Finale del WTA di Hobart: severa lezione di Alizé Cornet ad Eugenie Bouchard

Non credo che nel tennis sia applicabile tout-court la proprietà transitiva... Certo che una Alizé Cornet che demolisce in poco più di un'ora l'ex mito Eugenie Bouchard, che a sua volta aveva battuto nettamente l'aspirante-mito Camila Giorgi, vorrà pur dire qualcosa...

Non ho visto la finale, preso da impegni meno divertenti, e la finale non appare per ora sul canale youtube di Hobart, fra i video "on demand". Quindi devo affidarmi alle statistiche, e alla cronaca di wtatennis.com

 

Alizé Cornet b. Rugenie Bouchard 6/1  6/2

Cosa aggiungere alla crudezza di questi numeri? 60 punti totali contro 44; due breaks subiti dalla "capra", 7 breaks subiti dalla Bouchard; quando entra la prima di servizio, la Cornet fa il 62% dei punti, la Bouchard il 34%... Ognuno può divertirsi a "trovare le differenze". Ripeto: non ho visto la partita, ma dai numeri mi sembra che più che di un match si sia trattato di "tiro a segno".

Ma ecco cosa scrive in home-page il sito della WTA:

 Cornet Eases To Hobart Victory

Alizé Cornet captured her first title since 2014, dropping just three games in the final of the Hobart International to beat comeback kid Eugenie Bouchard. (Published January 16, 2016 12:14)

Alizé Cornet

HOBART, Australia - Alizé Cornet cruised through her final two matches at the Hobart International, losing two games in the semifinals and dropping only three more in Saturday's final against the resurgent Eugenie Bouchard to win her first title in nearly two years, 6-1, 6-2.

"I was very focused for the whole tournament and the whole match today, and now I can let go!" Cornet told press after the match. "To start the year this way, it's the best." [...]

Cornet had lost her last two meetings with the Canadian - including a Wimbledon fourth round along the way to Bouchard's first major final - but was in imperious form in Hobart, breaking serve seven times to win in just over an hour.

"Each time we've played against each other, it was a tough battle and at least two hours, three sets or two tight sets. This time, I was just a little bit better from the beginning of the match. I was patient, trying to be aggressive but trying to play the right shot at the right time. It all worked out my way today, and it's just great to have an easy final like this because finals are already so emotional!" [...]

For Bouchard, it has nonetheless been a great start to the season following the disappointments of 2015; the Canadian has had the most consistent results of any player in the first two weeks, with a quarterfinal appearance in Shenzhen and a runner-up trophy here in Hobart.

"I'm going to try to regroup; I have a couple of days, and just go to Melbourne and be excited to be at a Slam."