Boys & Girls: Trofeul D.Sturdza, Moldova - Grade 2 (Week 7)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: Trofeul D.Sturdza, Moldova - Grade 2 (Week 7)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Thanks.

It's hard to tell, but I would say she is not the one that is winning most of the points?

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Tuesday 14th of February 2012 08:37:20 PM

Maza1987 · Challenger level

that rickety wooden surface looks scary.

-- Edited by Maza1987 on Tuesday 14th of February 2012 09:00:26 PM

Julia Carrot · All-time great

There is a girl's match on the stream right now. Is PIppa the one with longer shorts and shorter hair ?

SMC1809 · All-time great

Yes, Pippa has the longer shorts.

Surprised to see a wooden surface, which are lightning fast.

SMC1809 · All-time great

It appears that way. It seems she also called a good ball out, but still lost the game. She's also trying to confuse us by changing out of her long shorts.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

biggrin biggrin biggrin

Julia Carrot · All-time great

I liked the hand on hip and hand on net 'discussion' !

Julia Carrot · All-time great

I like the grass green colour though !

Why on earth can't they set up cameras like this at UK tournaments ?

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Lots of drama and arguments and finally Pippa has the trainer/doctor on for leg problem, I think.

Play resumed.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

She lost. Match over 2hrs so perhaps went 3 sets. Will be interesting to see the score when posted.

DavidC · Tennis legend

A very late finish for Pippa (just after midnight local time) and the scores are now posted, revealing a competitive but ultimately disappointing day. From the bit I saw of the match (last few minutes) it looked like an official had to come down and take over the scoring because of the disputes.

Boys R1 (L32)

Callum Poland-Smith (GBR) d. (LL) Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (UKR) 7-6(4) 0-6 6-2
(3) Lukas Mugevicius (LTU) d. Billy Harris (GBR) 7-6(4) 6-4
Aleksandr Ivanovich Spirin (RUS) d. (6) Thomas Colautti (GBR) 7-6(5) 7-5

R2

(1) Anton Desyatnik (RUS) v Callum Poland-Smith (GBR)

Girls R1 (L32)

(WC) Daniela Ciobanu (MDA) d. (8) Pippa Horn (GBR) 6-4 7-6(5)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

I hadn't realised it was quite so close. Perhaps if Pippa hadn't got quite so 'het up' it might have been a different result. I know it's easy to say, but her opponent certainly was calmer and just getting on with it.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Her opponent was probably getting the "rub of the green"

DavidC · Tennis legend

Pippa was calmer in the previous matches I have seen her play, but she was either winning or losing heavily in those, whereas this was a tight match. She has another late night in prospect, being on 9th again (but on a non-streamed court) for her doubles. Callum plays his second round singles tomorrow, probably on the streamed court given his opponent.