Shelby Rogers vs Elina Svitolina HIGHLIGHTS 6 August, 2024 (National Bank Open)

before pregnancy after pregnancy and you were saying she's been that much more aggressive that's a nice way to start I think you could call alen Selina par to get on the front foot she's got a huge forehand yeah that's a it's why she's won a lot of matches the fact that she's just come from the Paris Olympics had a couple of really tough rounds there did well and then before that of course on the grass a lot of the players contending with a lot of changes of surfaces this year isn't the trainer might be a racket she's waiting for from the ringer I'm talking to that I was actually speaking to one of the coaches it's just old school Spina counter punching it's just old school Spina counter punching Brilliance read the play superbly 154 this is a point that Spina should never have won really Shelby Rogers comeb back point though from Rogers but it's those little details and that will come if Rogers gets a run of matches swatted away moment swatted away the moment able to produce her best tennis and the biggest points 40 great really start for Swit 30 15 yeah just wonder whether struggles on this serve are injury related mention that the need that's a really good aggressive second serve though to set the forehand up that's a really good aggressive second serve though to set the forehand up she's trying not to Bubble over because you could tell Rogers is very frustrated she's not doing anything particularly like she'd like quite what's going on behind the scenes yeah and what phase of their career they're at in terms of the the intensity with some for the life and they live out of each other's Pockets really you have to really get on with the coach or the player depending on which role you're in I know there's a train of thought isn't there I don't know you thoughts on it cand in some cases you've seen a lot longer coaching relationships and others a lot shorter so it's just about the chemistry about the partnership return from Rogers yeah I know Darren K was new input can be brought into the team so you can still stay with the player but probably need a fresh perspective to to keep them alert thinking differently course trust is so important and there's certainly a lot of that's some big striking isn't it just looks so compose [Applause] [Applause] that's 30 40 not how Rogers would have wanted to end the set and with the just making a few bad errors got to give all credit to selino played a bit of a Blinder there but Rogers has to reset here complete reset can't have any and then she's got to go for big targets and try and keep the ball off the Spina forehand unless she can attack that side that's the weapon of spina since she's come back she really likes to hit her for and fair bit and Rogers has to test her this is a chance big points have come [Music] [Applause] what we' been talking [Applause] about oh she can hurt with the forehand she can hurt with the backhand as well Sela took that one so early just going back on that point Rogers penultimate shot penultimate shot was one in her prime she would have put away that ball was not coming back but that time a little bit of a hesitation on the shorter ball she's preferred to go crosscourt that's the safe shot but again Selina is able to move there because she knows what's coming talented do so well and how about that the best angle of the match so far from slina there have been just a few little cracks though in this second set so we were just had a couple of break points six Love sometimes p is a very dangerous score line isn't it everything continuing to go for Spina not sure how clean the backhand was but certainly worked beautifully not sure how clean the backhand was but certainly worked beautifully this angle three times in the last game and a half I think the replay maybe I gave her a disservice at the moment she might be Miss wishing that she hadn't played it this is where she's 30 anytime she's got a little bit of momentum you can see it in her eyes she's starting to panic get a little bit upset now tennis player's eyes say more than a thousand [Applause] words well well played Shelby Ro [Music] Grand Slam quarterfinalist former world number 30 so well respected on the tour she won't want sympathetic Applause for exactly right winning the 10th game of a match against someone who she's been very competitive against that's again fiten here there [Applause] everywhere that was a little bit careful from that was a little bit careful from slina wasn't it just really didn't accelerate on the drive volley which is so imperative this time it's Rogers that stays at [Applause] home oh that's a beauty of a back hand leaning in got the timing just [Applause] right just applying the pressure falina with the back hand this afternoon you do approach the net you largely want to come in on your opponent's back and it's much harder to pass off that side falina breaks again Gina nice big ball striking from Rogers nice and deep keeping it here in Toronto on the hard courts and she hasn't missed a beat in an extraordinar solid performance oh a little exposed there going inside in no just a little exposed there going inside in the first time really in this match it's Roger turn to steal a point away from swi Selina six break point save in a row for [Applause] Spina your percentage has at least that's a ripper of a beforehand though from fiina any time on the ball not yet says Rogers not yet says Rogers yes favorite quote of mine is Winston Churchill success consists of going from f failure to failure without losing enthusiasm and it's something that's