Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Hammamet, Tunisia Clay

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Hammamet, Tunisia Clay

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Saw a nice picture of Fran with one of the Ad-in Tennis academy coaches, Dani Navarro, after her success in the juniors.

Don't know who's with her this week.

Doubt it's him - rather reckon he'd be up at RG.

Dani N was also coaching a couple of his squad at the WTA event in Bogota recently - it must be great for both coach and player to be part of a team effort like that.

And Maria Sakkiri, WR 110 approx, is certainly doing very well under their care.

Good luck to Fran, and her team.

Strongbow · All-time great

Mirabelle+ win their doubles 4-6 6-2 10-5 smile

DF · Tennis legend

Fran J + won 10-7 in the MTB !

Strongbow · All-time great

So Fran J's first doubles point as well as her first singles point smile

Keep pushing!

wimdledont · Challenger level

Double that. 2 doubles points for Fran; and a guaranteed GB SFist, as Fran+ draw Mirabelle+

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Thanks for posting the video: Fran is an inspiration good luck to her, although it appears she has the will to make her own!!

A very impressive young lady.

indiana · Tennis legend

wimdledont wrote:
Double that. 2 doubles points for Fran; and a guaranteed GB SFist, as Fran+ draw Mirabelle+

No, it's actually just 1 point for a women's doubles 10K QF. Points go 1/4/7/12 rather than as I used to also think 2/4/7/12.

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 18th of May 2016 10:13:03 PM

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

R1: (Q) Francesca JONES (GBR) UNR defeated Michele Alexandra ZMAU (ROU) 1093 6-1 6-4

R2: (Q) Francesca JONES (GBR) UNR vs. Audrey ALBIE (FRA) [5] 584 (CH 563 09/2014)

wimdledont · Challenger level

Fran's on.

(sorry for my mix-up re dubs points, and thanks for the correction)

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Mini-Fran gives a decent account in the first set - about a point a game off the pace set by the (now with updated rankings) WR 629.
2-6

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes. That set took about 46 mins. Closer than the score shows.

Strongbow · All-time great

Finally loses 2-6 3-6 cry

As ISF pointed out this was about 1 point per game. Francesca gave away 12 DF vis her opponents 3 - more than half the difference.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

A highly impressive debut week for Francesca comes to a close in singles (still in doubles later - against Mirabelle) with a useful showing against a solid $10K exponent.
Plenty, I imagine, for her excellent coaching setup to get their teeth in to and work on.
The training video Sanchez-Casals posted last year shows some already tasty looking groundstrokes.
Good start, may there be much more to come in due course

R2: (Q) Francesca JONES (GBR) UNR lost to Audrey ALBIE (FRA) [5] 584 2-6 3-6

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Strongbow wrote:
Finally loses 2-6 3-6
As ISF pointed out this was about 1 point per game. Francesca gave away 12 DF vis her opponents 3 - more than half the difference.

I think the DF might also help explain the low 2nd serve % (29%); looks like she has a big serve, and possibly goes for two first serves quite a lot rather than playing safe to avoid DF.