Week 10 - ITF ($10K) - Dijon, France Hard

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Week 10 - ITF ($10K) - Dijon, France Hard

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

6-3* 3 mp!

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

and she takes it on the 1st one! 6-1 7-6 (3)

philwrig · Hall of fame

Nice win it just confirms to me she really is going off the boil. Not.

steven · Tennis legend

Excellent - this win should make absolutely sure that Anna hits a new CH on Monday week

QF: (8) Anna Smith WR 350 beat (1) Iryna Kuryanovich (BLR) WR 225 by 6-1 7-6(3) biggrin

SF: (8) Anna Smith WR 350 v (3) Anaïs Laurendon (FRA) WR 247

24-year-old Laurendon won her last 10K (in Grenoble in January, the only other event she has played at this low a level since March last year) and thrashed Laura Robson 1 & 1 in Nantes Q late last year. Anna has met her once before, in Hechingen Q last August, when she lost 3 & 0. Laurendon hasn't lost to a Brit since 2005, when she lost to Holly Richards in 3 sets in Surbiton Q and got thrashed 1 & 1 by Alice Mackenzie in Montechoro - she has obviously improved out of all recognition since then!

indiana · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:

Nice win it just confirms to me she really is going off the boil. Not.

Well I did say smile

That's a really nice win for Anna against a player who seems to have had quite a lot of decent wins at 25K and 50K level since returning midway through last year after seemingly a long time out.

Laurendon also has had a fair amount of success at a higher level and will be another good test.

Embittered · Junior player

Anna 6-6 *6-4 deux balles de set

Anna 7-6(4) *0-0 Laurendon

-- Edited by Embittered on Saturday 13th of March 2010 03:27:17 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Laurendon took the 2nd set 6-2, but Anna is now *4-2 up in the 3rd. Not bad for someone who only took 3 games off the same opponent last year!

Vamos08 · Intermediate Club Player

Anna served for it at 5-3 but now 5-4*

steven · Tennis legend

5-5 *0-15, come on Anna you don't want to let this one slip away.

steven · Tennis legend

Oh dear, Laurendon to serve for the match cry

Vamos08 · Intermediate Club Player

Damnnnnnnnnnn 7-6(4) 2-6 5-7

steven · Tennis legend

Laurendon wins 6-7(4) 6-2 7-5

A good week for Anna nevertheless, but she looked to be about to make a big breakthrough in this match and it'sa pity it slipped away from her.

-- Edited by steven on Saturday 13th of March 2010 04:50:47 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Ah, pity one that certainly got away. However, another week of very decent performances for someone that's certainly been playing top 300 level this year.

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Anna seems to have got herself together, lets hope she can keep it going and move into the top 300 and higher