Week 5 - ITF ($25K) - Burnie, Australia Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 5 - ITF ($25K) - Burnie, Australia Hard

steven · Tennis legend

Mel had a big 2-6 6-4 6-4 win against Nakamura in R3 at Birmingham WTA in 2008, less than a year after the Japanese player had reached her career high of 47. It took Mel into her one and only WTA QF and was instrumental in her career high being in 2 figures rather than 3!

However, Nakamura thrashed her 0 & 2 when they met in a 50K in Clearwater less than a year later.

Zec-Peskiric has been a top 100 player too (CH 93 in 2009) and Emily has met her once before, losing in 3 sets 4-6 7-5 6-3 at a 50K in Delhi.

Anna and Emily play tonight.

-- Edited by steven on Sunday 29th of January 2012 04:31:16 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: FITZPATRICK, Anna (GBR) 7 462 beat CATOVIC, Nina (AUS) UNR 6-4 2-6 6-3

Q3: FITZPATRICK, Anna (GBR) 7 462 v JANG, Su Jeong (KOR) 11 533

R1: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 324 v NAKAMURA, Aiko (JPN) 5 232
R1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 8 255 v ZEC-PESKIRIC, Masa (SLO) 292

philwrig · Hall of fame

I find it a little ironic that if our girls had been at home in Costa Del Sunderland they would have encountered a much easier field this week.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

A drubbing it is

6 - 2

*1 - 0

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 12:10:02 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
jb288 wrote:
Jees, do we always have to speculate that something might be 'up' with the other player just cos someone's doing well?
If you're referringto my comment, it was meant (as with Georgia Craven's double bagel in Sunderland) in the sense that even if the scoreline suggests the opponent may not be firing on all cylinders, it's a really impressive performance. No negativity meant at all!

Hmm, not sure you've quite dug yourself out yet smile

Just perhaps it's basically Mel playing really well, It's not as if she hasn't been a top 100 player in her time so we know the capability is there.

Anyway, on the face of it, a good looking performance so far.

C'mon, Mel.

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 12:49:50 AM

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q3: FITZPATRICK, Anna (GBR) 7 462 lost to JANG, Su Jeong (KOR) 11 533 6-3 2-6 5-7

steven · Tennis legend

Mel's match against Nakamura is about to start and is being live scored on bet365. I'll check back once in a while, but thought I'd mention it in case anyone missing late night tennis from down under feels like taking a closer look!

Julia Carrot · All-time great

1 - 1*

Nakamura holds to 40, Mel holds to love !

steven · Tennis legend

Having half-expected the score to end up closer to the 0 & 2 drubbing than to the Birmingham win, I'm pleasantly surprised to see that Mel started by taking Nakamura to deuce in her first service game then held to love and has now broken to 30

philwrig · Hall of fame

3-1* 15-0

philwrig · Hall of fame

*4-1 15-0

steven · Tennis legend

Whatever may or may not be up with Nakamura, that was an amazing 1st set from Mel - she dropped just 3 points on serve in 4 games!

philwrig · Hall of fame

Looking good at the moment, the Japanese girl hasn't played since November, so hopefully won't knock the rust off in time to make a comeback.

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

philwrig wrote:
I find it a little ironic that if our girls had been at home in Costa Del Sunderland they would have encountered a much easier field this week.

The LTA asked them to play there, but they wouldn't makem.