Week 40: WTA Tier 4 - Tashkent Open

Happycynic · Pro player

Week 40: WTA Tier 4 - Tashkent Open

tennisbrain · Club Coach

good luck to katie

DavidC · Tennis legend

11am in Tashkent is 7am in the UK. Yakimova has been as high as 49 last year, but has had a lean time recently.

Katie and AA won their doubles quarter-final when Schruff retired with an abdominal strain, so she becomes the first Brit into a WTA doubles semi-final this year.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Anyone know the result yet?

gazzpash · Club Coach

imoen wrote:

Anyone know the result yet?

On Betfair the odds are suspended but it did end with Katie at slightly longer odds. From looking at the odds I think she lost in 2 sets but fingers crossed I'm wrong

gazzpash · Club Coach

Even though it is still saying the match is suspended, on the Live Stats and Scores it is saying Katie won the first set 6-3, but lost the second 3-6. She appears to be 0-1 down in the 3rd, but all betting is suspended again. Surely a rain delay wouldnt block betting?

Abc · Social player

LTA site says Katie wins 6-3 7-6!!

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

well done katie! she'll be roughly ranked in the 130s, if she wins her Qf, she'll be back in the top 120!

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Well Done Katie. Upto around 141 now.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Wow! Great win from katie! Her opponent took out the 8th seed 63 60 in round 1 so I wasn't really expecting her to win, let alone win in two sets!

Thanks for the result ABC, welcome to the forum

-- Edited by imoen at 11:44, 2007-10-04

DUSTY DICK · Club Coach

Nice one Katie.

It's great to see our girls
getting wins on the main tour
over the last few weeks.

Let's hope it's the start of
better times for them all.

wolf · Tennis legend

Is anyone else just starting to love Asia?

-- Edited by wolf at 15:33, 2007-10-04

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

Wow...well done Katie....what a fantastic result....just got up here and wow what a way to start my day.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

allright! Saw a two page thread and assumed she'd gone out in qualies!

But she's in the QF's!!!!!!!!!

Olga Govortsova (3) is up next. A tough nut to crack!

seagull · Hall of fame

Interesting stuff

"I'm really happy to be in my first WTA Tour quarter-final," the world number 141 O'Brien said.

"It was a tough match today, but overall I was pleased with my performance, although there were a few tentative moments in the second set.

O'Brien, who reached a career-high ranking of 121 in the world in July, says she felt in control of the match throughout the opening set.

"I had game points in 11 of the first 12 games, so I felt very much in control. I was being patient, and waiting for my opportunities to attack," the Yorkshire native said.

"From 1-1 in the second set, there were 10 consecutive breaks of serve - I just couldn't consolidate the break.

"I had a match point at 6-5, but despite losing this, I kept my composure and played a great tie-break.

"I'm treating every win here as a bonus, as I didn't expect to make the main draw. In fact, I'm lucky to be here as I had real problems getting a flight out here.

"In the end, I flew business class, so maybe I should consider travelling this way more often.

O'Brien is also competing in the doubles draw where she and Uzbekistani partner Akgul Amanmuradova will face Belarusian pair Ekaterina Dzehalevich and Yakimova in the semi-finals.

"I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's matches in singles and doubles. I have nothing to lose, but hopefully I can make something happen and continue my progress."