Week 10 - ITF ($25K) - Clearwater, USA Hard

Danjn · Lower Club Player

RE: Week 10 - ITF ($25K) - Clearwater, USA Hard

Danjn · Lower Club Player

Georgie 3-5* c'mon.. break!!!

steven · Tennis legend

Zhang serving *5-3
40-0, 3 MPs
saves 1
saves 2!
saves 3!!

ad Georgie

breaks!

Wow!

Danjn · Lower Club Player

Georgie breaks after saving 3 match points!!!

*4-5

indiana · Tennis legend

Go, Georgie !

Really hope she can consolidate and hold here, though been more breaks than holds this set !

steven · Tennis legend

She went 30-0 up, was pegged but to deuce but held for 5-5.

Now 15-40 on Zhang's serve - come on!

30-40 ...

steven · Tennis legend

deuce
ad Georgie (3rd bp in this game)
saved again
ad Zhang
deuce

steven · Tennis legend

ad Georgie (bp 4)
YES! *6-5 serving for the match

steven · Tennis legend

0-15 (predictably ...)
0-30 (oh no)
0-40 ugh!

steven · Tennis legend

Tiebreak time ... this could be a bit tense!

indiana · Tennis legend

Well, that' s been some fight on both sides. I made it at least 8 breaks in 12 games this set, so maybe don't get too excited about any mini breaks in the tiebreak

C'mon, Georgie

steven · Tennis legend

Georgie *1-0 smile

(I doubt it'll be the last mini-break!)
*1-1 (told you! cry

)
1-2*

(who's going to win a service point first?)
1-3* Zhang unfortunately
*2-3 smile

back on serve, as if that matters
*3-3

steven · Tennis legend

3-4*

3-5*

scoreboard gave up then showed *4-6 then disappeared so I guess Georgie lost cry

Peter too · Tennis legend

SF: STOOP, Georgie (GBR) Q 273 lost to ZHANG, Shuai (CHN) 4 145 5-7 6-4 6-7(4)

I don't think I would have fancied the chance of either of them in the final after that match, they must both be pretty much exhausted.

indiana · Tennis legend

Aww, pity. Tennisforum contributor says Georgie lost 7-6 (4) in third.

I am taking that as more reliable than the following post of Larsson beating Zhang 6 - 0 6 - 0 in the final from an evidently disgruntled member !

Well, that match was fluctuating to say the least, seemed neither prepared to give up and I was so hoping Georgie could join Bally in being a save 3 MP winner !

On the face of it, a very good match from Georgie. Zhang was of course the title winner last week in Hammond ( though very strangely just beat qualifiers and lucky losers in her 5 matches incl. Heather 7 - 5 6 - 2 ) and has had good wins vs Naomi Broady ( in a long 6 - 4 6 - 2 match ) and two top 200'ers here.

So, Georgie at times recently seems to have strepped up a level given this and her very comfortable win against Heather.

Very unlucky

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 14th of March 2010 05:56:12 PM