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HowardDubai wrote:
Apparently, qualifiers wont play their first round match until Wednesday so could get a rest day tomorrow from singles. Great win !
Thanks for your report. This turned out not to be true though - both Anna and Katie are due to play at about 08.30/09.00 GMT today, Tuesday.

 



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That is true. Surprising as I was told by two different French players that 1st round would be spread over three days and no qualifiers would play on Tuesday. I cant make it today so really hoping Katie and Anna make it through to tomorrow.

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There's live-scoring on Fitzy's match, which is about to start.

http://www.bet365.com/home/default.asp?affiliate=365_028814

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Can someone please update Anna's score. Bet 365.com is blocked here in Dubai.

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She made a storming start, went 4-0 up, but de Gubernatis has since woken up and it's now 4-4.

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De Gubernatis broke for the 3rd time in a row but then Anna broke her back when she served for the set - *5-5.

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Gubernatis is serving for the set again after breaking Anna for the 4th time in a row bleh but it's 0-30 ...

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... but de Gubernatis wins the next 4 points to take the 1st set 7-5. It's quite hard to see Anna coming back from that.

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Meanwhile, on another court, Katie was due to be playing, but ...

"In the warm up of my match just now a beach party started up nxt to the court blasting out xmas classics. I couldn't even hear myself think.

My opponent & I both started laughing & said to the umpire "What the hell?!" So the ref came on & agreed it was impossible to play ...

And so he just sent us off for lunch (on him) & told us to start the match in 3hrs when the party finishes. Absolute classic!

This tournament is becoming more farcical by the day ..."

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Shame about Anna 1st set after such a good start. She tended to get a little tight on serve yesterday when things got close.  Thanks for the updates Steven.

The party next to the court is so Dubai, lol. So now I am missing good tennis as well as a good party because of work commitments. Dont you just hate how work interferes with having fun.



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Anna now 2-0 up in the 2nd set.

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HowardDubai wrote:

Shame about Anna 1st set after such a good start. She tended to get a little tight on serve yesterday when things got close.  Thanks for the updates Steven.

The party next to the court is so Dubai, lol. So now I am missing good tennis as well as a good party because of work commitments. Dont you just hate how work interferes with having fun.

LOL yes - I was working til 1 this morning and up again at 6 (it's a very busy time of year, I guess I'm lucky it coincides with the off-season!) and just tuning in and out of the tennis for a bit for some light relief before things really heat up today.

Anna has just broken for *2-0 in the 2nd, so she hasn't given up!

 



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Wow, she won the 2nd set 6-1 and is now 2-0* up with 3 bps in the 3rd! smile.gif

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make that *3-0 with a double break - for the 3rd set in a row!

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Wow, what a turnaround. "Keep hitting your first serve Anna!"

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