Week 15 - WTA ($100K+H) - Johannesburg, South Africa Hard

Armchair · County player

RE: Week 15 - WTA ($100K+H) - Johannesburg, South Africa Hard

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

And she takes it 6-3 in the 3rd!

Armchair · County player

Just enough time for a power nap before another win smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (1) Anne Keothavong WR 110 vs Valeria Savinykh (RUS) WR 204

Match to be played not before 11.00 BST on Court 2, but there's a men's singles QF (van der Merwe/Martin) under way on there at the moment. On the face of it, Anne should run out the winner, but Savinykh's put out the fourth & seventh seeds on her way to the semis, so she's obviously no slouch & given Anne's current trials & tribulations, I'd say it's touch & go... hmm

indiana · Tennis legend

Well done Anne on seeing the match out. That win takes Anne back into the top 100, and probably top 60 in the "race".

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 15th of April 2011 09:54:36 AM

steven · Tennis legend

That's really good news I believe that will be the first time Anne has been in the top 100 since her Auckland 2009 semi-final points dropped off at the start of last year- she got back as high as 102 just under a year ago but didn't quite make it back into the top 100 at that stage.

She beat Savinykh 6-4 7-6(2) at the Nottingham 50K last year.

-- Edited by steven on Friday 15th of April 2011 10:27:43 AM

Shhh · Challenger level

Wasn't Anne briefly back in the top 100 after the Aussie Open this year??????

Peter too · Tennis legend

Wasn't Anne ranked at 90 on 14th Feb this year?

steven · Tennis legend

Aargh, yes, completely lost the plot ashamed - it didn't feel like she was properly back in then because the Memphis points were about to come off.

Doh!!

-- Edited by steven on Friday 15th of April 2011 10:44:56 AM

Armchair · County player

Savinukg 2-0 vs Keothavong

steven · Tennis legend

Oh my, that could that be the worst stats error I've ever made ashamed ashamed - thanks both for putting me right so I could correct it.

I suppose it may be just as fleeting a return to the top 100 this time with Fes points due off at the start of May, but after those 70 points come off, she's only got 30 more points to defend before August.

indiana · Tennis legend

70 points to come off for Fes, 70 more points to be potentially earned here ( in addition to the 80 she has already secured ) if Anne wins the title here.

C'mon Anne !

Julia Carrot · All-time great

alex03maccy wrote:
And she takes it 6-3 in the 3rd!

Great news to come in to after a very 'hassley' morning. Well done Anne smile smile smile

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Good to see Anne finish the QF off so comfortably this morning. Now it's a great chance to cash in with a semi against another player outside the top 200.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Anne 3 - 4