Week 23 - WTA International ($220K) - Birmingham, Grass

SMC1809 · All-time great

RE: Week 23 - WTA International ($220K) - Birmingham, Grass

steven · Tennis legend

She won 4 or 5 games from at least 2-3* (probably *1-3) down

steven · Tennis legend

... and now she has broken Scheepers at the start of the 2nd.

steven · Tennis legend

Samantha Murray broke Tatishvili as she served for the set but then promptly got broken again and lost it 7-5

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Samantha lost 7-5 6-1. Heather has just been broken serving for the match, 5 all.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Hev breaks again and this time serves it out. 6-3 7-5

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Well done Heather. Got there in the end 7-5. Seemed to struggle winning points on first serve in the 2nd set. Much better on 2nd serve.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Emily held her serve the first 4 times despite serving under 50%, while making no impact on her opponent's serve. Eventually broken for 4-6 then again at the start of the 2nd set as she double faulted twice. Currently Rybarikova is serving 44% first serves in play while Emily is at 43%. EWS has 0-40 on MR's serve. She breaks for *2-3. Then broken straight away 2-4*

4-6 3-6 - a match of missed first serves yet surprisingly few breaks or indeed games with break point opportunities.

-- Edited by kundalini on Monday 6th of June 2011 01:17:04 PM

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Mel breaks at the start of the match *1-0 but faces 2 bps on her own serve. Broken for 1-1.

-- Edited by kundalini on Monday 6th of June 2011 01:28:18 PM

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Mel will take this one, I'm sure.

RCD · Intermediate Club Player

Marino breaks and takes the set 6-4 - looks like a good contest though

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Genuinely did think that was a winnable one for Mel. Seems not though.... *5-1 down in the 2nd

steven · Tennis legend

It was ... but Marino is now *5-1 up in the 2nd.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

6-4 6-1 Marino. Damn....

steven · Tennis legend

8 of the last 9 games went to the Canadian.

Mel's certainly not the first Brit this week to start brightly then fade. Either that or the higher-ranked players are taking most of a set to find their grass court feet.