Week 34 - WTA Tier 2 Pilot Pen Tennis - New Haven, CT, USA

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Week 34 - WTA Tier 2 Pilot Pen Tennis - New Haven, CT, USA

Sheddie · administrator

Cavaday serving

15-0

30-0

30-15

30-30

vital for Naomi to hold and stay in touch here

Sheddie · administrator

40-30

Game

6-7, 6-3, 1-2

Sheddie · administrator

Poutchek serving:

15-0

30-0

40-0

Game: ace

6-7, 6-3, 1-3

Sheddie · administrator

Naomi serving:

0-15

15-15

15-30

15-40

30-40

deuce

ad Naomi

Game

6-7, 6-3, 2-3

Sheddie · administrator

Poutchek serving:

15-0

15-15

15-30

15-40 !!

Sheddie · administrator

Game and Naomi breaks back !!!

3-3

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Now if she can just hold here, break and then hold and we'll be laughing!

Hmm, looks like the hold here may be a problem 0-30

Sheddie · administrator

Naomi serving:

0-15

0-30

15-30

15-40

Game

Grrrrrrr......poutchek breaks back....Naomi really can't afford these concentration lapses...

6-7, 6-3, 3-4

Sheddie · administrator

Poutchek serving:

15-0

15-15

30-15

40-15

Game

6-7, 6-3, 3-5

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Naomi loses 67(1) 63 36.

Still an excellent effort against someone so much higher than her and now she can go to the US open qualies with a bit of confidence and having found the form that seemed distant last week. Hopefully she gets a good draw and I see no reason why she doesn't have a fair chance of qualifying.

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

Poutchek won 7-6 3-3 6-3

Disappointing that Cavaday lost. I was glued to SB and it was a close match. However, i hope Naomi will take the positives from this match, i mean she gave a top 100 player a real fright and although Naomi had the momentum after winning the second set, i think she got tired towards the end of the match.

I am glad that Naomi took the WC because these matches would help her to get match fit for the USQ which i think she got a chance to qualify but that depends on the draw. also, she still remains as our greatest prospect, because she is a genuine canditate to be in the top 100, if she can give Poutchek a close match then i see no reason why she can't keep this up and get into the top 150 at least for this year.