Week 20 - WTA International 220k - Strasbourg (Clay)

DavidC · Tennis legend

RE: Week 20 - WTA International 220k - Strasbourg (Clay)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Naomi races to the finish with a love game including an ace on second serve

GSM Naomi 6-1 6-3

philwrig · Hall of fame

Cav finally woke up in the second set and came out a comfortable winner.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: SMITH, Anna (GBR) 269 v CIRSTEA, Sorana (ROU) WC 1 35
Q2: CAVADAY, Naomi (GBR) 5 174 v FEDOSSOVA, Yulia (FRA) 219

steven · Tennis legend

Cav has played Fedossova once, losing to her in two t/bs in Eastbourne qualifying.

JT · Junior player

Good win there Cav, I thought this might have been a tricky one as I've heard the French Federation think highly of this girl, obviously no Cornet but a strong '91 none the less.

Fedossova has had a poor year, she was up as high as 107 in 2007 but since then has been slipping down slowly. This year she hasn't won two matches in a row and has only won 5 overall.

I'm going for Naomi in 2 tight sets, 6-4, 7-5?

-- Edited by JT on Saturday 15th of May 2010 08:35:32 PM

JT · Junior player

Good luck to Anna too!! I hope she plays well and gets her confidence back after last week, not often she's going to get a chance to play someone that good.

Laura - I thought it would be tough but if Laura really is as good as everyone says she is then she should be coming through that one whether it's on grass or clay.

philwrig · Hall of fame

I would have said that Laura's was a much tougher assignment today than Cav's. Someone from tennis forum who was there today commented that Laura did play poorly following the first set making many unforced errors coupled with poor movement. Just a bad day at the office but yes a match she was favourite to win. Will be interesting to see how Bergot goes tomorrow against the number 2 seed.

indiana · Tennis legend

It's clay, plus probably more pertinently Laura is still a bit inconsistent though getting much better, she is still just 16 and not far off the top 250.

As I have said before her best ( which is what I really take note of ) as distinct to her worst is very impressive and steadily getting better.

She will have surprise wins, she will have surprise losses.

The real deal still to me unless someone comes up with a hell of a lot more evidence otherwise.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 16th of May 2010 01:32:53 AM

SMC1809 · All-time great

Anna's game up on live-scoring:

http://www.protennislive.com/frameset.asp?year=2010&wkno=20&lang=en&tabno=4&eventid=0406&ref=www.sonyericssonwtatour.com

johnnylad · Tennis legend

0-4 down so far

SMC1809 · All-time great

Anna was broken in her first service game, and in her second. However, she saved 3 BPs in the second game before handing it to Cirstea with a DF. 0-4*

-- Edited by SMC1809 on Sunday 16th of May 2010 09:30:15 AM

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Anna gets one break back

SMC1809 · All-time great

*1-4.

Prior to that game, Anna had won just one point on Cirstea's serve. However, 4 second serves, and 4 points to Anna.

And now Anna holds. 2-4*

-- Edited by SMC1809 on Sunday 16th of May 2010 09:31:43 AM

SMC1809 · All-time great

Cirstea finds her first serve again and wins to love, including 2 aces. *2-5