Week 11 - ITF ($25K) - Clearwater, FL, USA - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

Week 11 - ITF ($25K) - Clearwater, FL, USA - Hard

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Looks like a riduculously strong field for a $25k. Most the players here will be more concerned about finding form ahead of Miami next week rather than the points on offer.

Heather and Laura are both in the situation of badly needing a win or two to boost their confidence, so hopefully they get decent 1st round draws.

steven · Tennis legend

QR1: (q6) Naomi Broady WR 192 beat Nastja Kolar (SLO) WR 275 (CH 232 last Aug) by 5 & 2

philwrig · Hall of fame

The qualie field here is much stronger than Nassau.

steven · Tennis legend

QR1: (q6) Naomi Broady WR 192 v Alizé Lim (FRA) WR 301 (CH 207 last July)

Surprisingly, Lim upset 13th seed Weinhold today to end a 9-match losing streak in singles stretching back to the autumn.

philwrig · Hall of fame

This will be on Bet 365 from 3.30 GMT, clocks having sprung forward stateside over the weekend.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

4 - 6

3 - 4*

Sorry to replicate. Keep trying post updates, but then the phone goes!!!

By the way Heather beat Lim in the Toronto 50 k final. (not sure if anyone else said that !)

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Monday 12th of March 2012 05:15:37 PM

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Naomi opens by holding to love.

1 - 0* and now has as break point

RainDelay · Pro player

Naomi currently 4-6 2-4 down :(

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Naomi serving to stay in the match, saves 1 match point,

and another

and holds

4 - 5*

philwrig · Hall of fame

Saved a MP, but I'm not too optimistic, just doesn't seem to be Naomi's day after getting out to an early lead.

philwrig · Hall of fame

That's that a 6-4 6-4 loss.

philwrig · Hall of fame

I wonder whether Hev/Laura will team up for the doubles here, would make alot of sense you would have thought. Good FedCup prep and also more matches. Only stumbling block I can see is Laura's low doubles ranking, which may mean they may need a WC.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Laura plays Mijacika whom I believe beat her last year in China via a retirement, whilst Hev plays Puchkova.
Both in the same quarter, but if both players get there, I think it would be cause for celebration anyway.

Hev playing with Naomi in the doubles.

Hev plays both her singles and doubles tomorrow, singles at 2GMT probably covered by Bet365.

steven · Tennis legend

Doh! (I thought, when I saw the draw) but yes, you're right, after the last few weeks both of them getting to that QF match would be a mini-triumph in itself.

You're right about Laura's previous match against the Croatian, Mijacika (WR 208), who beat her 4-1 ret. in Wenshan.

Puchkova is WR 187 but was ranked as high as 32 in 2007 after reaching two WTA tour Finals in 2006, in which she suffered three bagels in 4 sets, first v Hingis in Kolkata (0 & 4) and then a double bagel loss (the first ever in a WTA Final) to Bartoli in Québec City.