Week 10 - Womens WTA ($4.5M) - Indian Wells, USA Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 10 - Womens WTA ($4.5M) - Indian Wells, USA Hard

steven · Tennis legend

Lepchenko, a former top 100 player like Mel, has a 2-0 record against Anne and a 1-0 record against Elena but the only Brit she has played recently is Georgie Stoop, whom she has played 3 times in the last 12 months, wiinning two and losing one, all in three sets.

The clocks changed in the US at the weekend, so this match will be played at 17.00 GMT.

Smidster · Challenger level

Should also say she is in the top section of qualifying so is likely to play WR 52 Sanchez Martinez if sahe wins tonight

Smidster · Challenger level

Players up on LS

Good luck Mel!!

seagull · Hall of fame

3-3 Deuce at moment

Smidster · Challenger level

Lost first set 6-3

1-1 in 2nd

seagull · Hall of fame

2 breaks in a row and it's 3-3

Smidster · Challenger level

Broken again

3-4*

Keep going Mel!

Smidster · Challenger level

Lepchenko serving for match

4-5*

Smidster · Challenger level

Mel Breaks back

5*-5

Smidster · Challenger level

And broken again

5-6*

But breaks again

6-6 TB time

seagull · Hall of fame

6-2 down

seagull · Hall of fame

Goes down 6-3, 7-6 Shame

DavidC · Tennis legend

Shame, but it is good to see Mel competitive again after a few weeks dominated by injury and illness.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Main Draw

(1) Dinara Safina (RUS) BYE
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) v Marina Erakovic (NZL)
Anne Keothavong (GBR) v Olga Govortsova (BLR)
(28) Shuai Peng (CHN) BYE

Govortsova has not beaten a top 100 player for 2 months, and Peng's record is not much better, so there's an opportunity for Anne to make the third round if she plays well.