Week 14 - ITF ($25K) - Jackson, USA Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 14 - ITF ($25K) - Jackson, USA Clay

philwrig · Hall of fame

Heather should qualify for this having taken a look at the draw a young french lady looks like providing the toughest test.

Embittered · Junior player

philwrig wrote:

Heather should qualify for this having taken a look at the draw a young french lady looks like providing the toughest test.

Well, she's beaten Cercone before, at doubles, but this match isn't a pushover against a talented American junior. Personally, I'm hoping it's the young Scottish lady who gives her her toughest test, and I wouldn't be unhappy if she were found wanting.

philwrig · Hall of fame

As Nicola plays professional tennis on a somewhat part time basis I would much prefer the younger much more talented British junior gland slam champion to come out on top. I don't know Nicola's ability on the green clay so if they were to meet (unlikely) she may be able to cause a huge upset as certainly Heather is not at her best on this surface.

steven · Tennis legend

From Nicola on Twitter:

"2-6 6-2 6-4!!! woohooo! was 4-1 down n its been so long since good competition that i almost puked at 4-4 then was shaking at 40-0 match point lol!!! but won it at 40-0 pleased very pleased for my first match back"

philwrig · Hall of fame

Nicola Heather matchup still on the cards. Great fightback from Nicola to win against a higher ranked opponent.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: SLATER, Nicola (GBR) 1052 v LARRIERE, Vicoria (FRA) 16 607

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

From TF: Heather Watson def. Alex Cercone 6-4,7-5

philwrig · Hall of fame

Not as convincing as I would have forecasted but as Embittered mentioned Cercone much better than her unranked status would suggest.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

a win's a win.
whos heather got next?

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

Vanja Galijasevic AUS (UNR) in Q2 and then winner of Nicola's match in Q3

-- Edited by RBBOT on Sunday 4th of April 2010 10:10:12 PM

Tutu · Club Coach

Someone reported on TF saying: "the best match today by FAR was the match between watson/cercone. it was extremely physical, almot everypoint was a long rally. alex had an answer for just about anything heather threw at her. this was played when it was at its hottest and you could tell it was really beginning to affect heather at the end, i'm pretty sure if cercone could have won the 2nd she would have won the match."

Keep on winning Hev! And good effort from Nicola.

And by the way, I saw that Heather's (personal) facebook said she was sick a couple of days ago I think, so that may be the reason why she was thrashed so badly last week.

-- Edited by Tutu on Monday 5th of April 2010 03:04:32 AM

Tutu · Club Coach

Heather's next opponent doesn't seem to have won a mathc on tour, and she lost two games to the girl who was thrashed by bagel girl Brie Whitehead so this should be straightforward.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Sounds as if Laura might not make the draw here as an eye witness account noticed that she had her wrist taped up and iced.

Very odd to go all this distance with the wrist still not 100%.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, very odd indeed. I felt that they would ensure the wrist was absolutely fine before she competed again, which only made sense.

Pretty daft if you ask me if she's travelled when it's not definitely fully healed. And when I heard it was getting put into a cast, about now is the very earliest I expected to see her playing again.

Hmm, unless in some way it's relapsed.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 5th of April 2010 07:49:05 PM