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WK18 - ITF Cagnes Sur Mer ($100K + H)- (FRA) Clay

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Doubles Main Draw

(1)Jurak/Voracova (CRO/CZE) v Cirstea/Watson (ROU/GBR)
Begu/Peers (ROU/AUS) v (wc)Mladenovic/Parmentier (FRA/FRA)

(4)Birnerova/Zhang (CZE/CHN) v (wc)De Gubernatis/Ferrand (FRA/FRA)
Camerin/Foretz Gacon (ITA/FRA) v Savinykh/Tatishvili (RUS/GEO)

Craybas/Hampton (USA/USA) v (wc)Garcia/Vedy (FRA)
(3)Klemenschits/Klepac (AUT/SLO) v Panova/Pervak (RUS/RUS)

Dekmeijere/Dolonts (LAT/RUS) v Keothavong/Moore (GBR/AUS)
(2)Groenefeld/Martic (GER/CRO) v Lee-Waters/Moulton-Lecy (USA)

The Xperia Hotshots project probably playing some part in Heather and Sorana deciding to team up.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Bit tough to draw the No 1 seeds though before they've even got used to playing with each other. But are you implying it's more of a photo opportunity?

Maza1987 · Challenger level

No, I was simply stating that it has allowed them to become friends and thus that is probably big reason they have teamed up with each other.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Heather had a decent partnership with Groenefeld earlier in the year, would have been nice to see them pair up again. Heather doesn't play doubles too often but she has the game to really post some decent wins in doubles. For the purpose of GB success in the Fed Cup this sort of experience is vital. Clearly the Anne/Hev partnership never really got off the ground.

As for the singles any wins this week will be a bonus, I for one have no expectations, a QF for any of them would a successful week in my opinion.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

I'm hoping for wins for all three in the first round at least.

-- Edited by Maza1987 on Sunday 1st of May 2011 10:53:23 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Maza1987 wrote:
Doubles Main Draw

(1)Jurak/Voracova (CRO/CZE) v Cirstea/Watson (ROU/GBR)

The Xperia Hotshots project probably playing some part in Heather and Sorana deciding to team up.

According to WTF, the girls lost by 3 & 3. cry Clearly no disgrace, but even so, one had hopes... hmm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

According to "Benji" on WTF, Anne lost the first set by 3-6. cry Serving first in the second...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Not looking at all good for Anne: 1-2* in the second. bleh

Bally *1-2 in the first.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

comon anne

indiana · Tennis legend

Tatishvili and Craybas must be 2 of the highest ranked non seeds.

With Anne's fall in the latest rankings out today, at WR 107 she is actually ranked below Tatishvili WR 105. Craybas is ranked WR 100 as against Elena'a latest WR 91.

Tough tasks, especially on clay.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 2nd of May 2011 04:27:09 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Not surprisingly Anne lost 6-3 6-4, but I do like tht way she fought hard in the second set.
I would have thought Bally should beat Craybas, so I have my fingers crossed for that.

markymc1983 · Club Coach

(6)Elena Baltacha (GBR) d. Jill Craybas (USA) 46 61 62

Well done Bally, first win on the dirt this year if Im not mistaken

Julia Carrot · All-time great

She won. Thank goodness for that.

philwrig · Hall of fame

markymc1983 wrote:
(6)Elena Baltacha (GBR) d. Jill Craybas (USA) 46 61 62

Well done Bally, first win on the dirt this year if Im not mistaken

I think the first and second set scores might have been the other around.

This was probably our best chance of round one success, so happy with that. Heather's match I reckon is 50/50, her opponent has come through qualifying and is generally on the up and at this stage in her career Hev is still a novice on this surface.