Re: The Barty Party
Reply #15 –
Teenagers making finals is always scary. Often have ability but haven't been round long enough to get up the rankings. Semi final scared me for that reason, especially as the other girl knocked off Halep in the previous round.
The way Barty has picked up clay is extraordinary, but relative to the Czech she must still be less "up to date" on that surface.
I thought the variable conditions helped Barty last game, she handled the wind and drizzle much better than the US kid, particularly serving into the wind, the US kid obviously preferred playing in perfect Florida conditions or indoors!