Week 39 - ITF ($25K) - Helsinki, Finland Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 39 - ITF ($25K) - Helsinki, Finland Hard

SMC1809 · All-time great

QR2: REN, Jennifer (GBR) 3 948 beat PROZOROVA, Ekaterina (RUS) UNR 6-0 6-4 smile

QR2: ROHDE-MOE, Caroline (NOR) 4 1087 beat ALPAY, Ilge (GBR) 6-4 6-0 cry

SMC1809 · All-time great

R1: Q REN, Jennifer (GBR) WR 971 v MORATELLI, Angelica (ITA) WR 839
R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) WR 486 v SUOMALAINEN, Piia (FIN) WR 462

The 3rd and 2nd seeds await should either get through R1.

I have a feeling that Piia is a Gosling girl.

SMC1809 · All-time great

The 2nd seed who could play Tara in R2, is her partner for the doubles

L16: MOORE (GBR) / PLISKOVA (CZE) 4 v SAARTEINEN (FIN) / SALONEN (FIN)
L16: REN (GBR) / SHLOMO (ISR) v HENKE (GER) / PERKOVIC (GER)

philwrig · Hall of fame

Link to an article that Tara has signed a clothing deal with adidas, a bit of hyperbole in there, but still encouraging signs that Tara is determined to take her tennis career seriously and take the actions needed to give her a good chance of reaching her full potential.

http://www.globaltennisconnections.co.uk/2010/09/23/tara-moore-signs-with-adidas-international/

chavkev · Intermediate Club Player

Good news, that should be helpful for funding and the training will be very useful for her transition to seniors. As someone who in the past, probably criticised her a bit unfairly I would like to say well done. She is an Adidas girl now.

The Adidas gear will look even better with trophies in her hand and it sounds like she is putting in the hours to get them.

PS What has happened to Fran Stephenson? You don't hear that much about her at the moment. Does she have injuries? The same probably applies to Lisa Whybourn as I have not heard her name in a little while.

My apologies if this has been covered already.

-- Edited by chavkev on Monday 27th of September 2010 09:16:36 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Fran has been injured and Lisa has just returned from injury.

indiana · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:

Link to an article that Tara has signed a clothing deal with adidas, a bit of hyperbole in there, but still encouraging signs that Tara is determined to take her tennis career seriously and take the actions needed to give her a good chance of reaching her full potential.

http://www.globaltennisconnections.co.uk/2010/09/23/tara-moore-signs-with-adidas-international/

Ha ha, just a bit of hyperbole

Love how there is no distinction made between senior and junior tournaments.

Tara has certainly done very well this year to reinvigorate her career, and all the best to her.

Re chavkev's post, not sure about Fran, but Lisa was certainly out injured and has just recently started back but understandably without any real initial success. She should be in Barnstaple next week.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 27th of September 2010 09:30:21 PM

chavkev · Intermediate Club Player

philwrig wrote:

Fran has been injured and Lisa has just returned from injury.

Thank you philwrig, I appreciate it. It is a shame because they both have good potential and injuries during the formative stages of your career can be a real stumbling block.

seagull · Hall of fame

Fran and Lisa are both playing Barnstaple next week

steven · Tennis legend

R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) WR 448 beat SUOMALAINEN, Piia (FIN) WR 463 by 6-3 2-3 ret.

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 28th of September 2010 03:28:17 PM

PockyTastic · Futures level

Good to see Tara getting the win even if it's by retirment. It would be interesting to see how she gets on against Pliskova, assuming the Czech also wins her first round match.

steven · Tennis legend

She did win her R1 match - there's a decent website for this event at http://www.ortolaakaritopen.fi/tulokset_kaaviot.html

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: REN, Jennifer (GBR) Q 968 lost to MORATELLI, Angelica (ITA) 827 3-6 4-6

R2: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 448 v PLISKOVA, Kristyna (CZE) 2 221

philwrig · Hall of fame

A toughie for a rejuvenated Tara.