Martina 2007

The 2007 season has begun. My girl is having mixed success so far. She has played in two tournaments already this month as warm ups to the Australian Open which starts next week. The first one she made it to the final, and lost in a heartbreaking loss. She should have won that match. There really was no excuse. It was really close, but she should have won. To make it to the final, having barely dropped a set throughout the tournament, and then to lose the title?? I was sick. And then in the next tournament in Sydney (this week), she was ousted in the first round. This was another heartbreaking match...she lost the first set, and was about to lose the second, but fiercely clawed her way back to win the second set. And then in the third set, it was as if she wasn't even there. She had MANY opportunities to win, but squandered them. (She only converted like 3 of 16 break points, or something like that.) Her form is good, but she is getting nervous on big points, and seems to lose focus. It's going to be a long 10 months.