Week 19 - ITF ($10K) - Bastad, Sweden Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 19 - ITF ($10K) - Bastad, Sweden Clay

steven · Tennis legend

R1: BROWN, Lucy (GBR) 576 lost to ROMA, Sandra (SWE) 946 by 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) bleh

Roma has a career high in the top 600 and this was very close, but still, not a great start to the week for the Brits here.

steven · Tennis legend

As if she hasn't had enough injury problems, Jennifer had to retire 2-6 1-4 down against Virtanen

Fran looked to be heading for a quick win against Trifunovic at 6-3 5-1* up but the Swede has broken back and held twice - Fran has one more chance to serve for it 6-3 *5-4

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 8th of May 2012 11:19:04 AM

steven · Tennis legend

R1: ALLAN, Jennifer (GBR) 882 lost to VIRTANEN, Eveliina (SWE) 961 by 6-2 4-1 ret.
R1: STEPHENSON, Francesca (GBR) 7 533 beat TRIFUNOVIC, Aleksandra (SWE) Q 1231 by 6-3 7-6(4)

R2: STEPHENSON, Francesca (GBR) 7 533 v CEDERMARK, Beatrice (SWE) 956

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 8th of May 2012 12:03:01 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Fran goes 0-40 down, saves 2 of the bps but gets broken again

steven · Tennis legend

Fran breaks

... and will serve for the match for a third time.

steven · Tennis legend

At least one match point and lots of break points are making this a very long game - deuce for the ?th time ...

John the Bowler · Social player

An awful lot of deuces and break points in that game but with the wrong result.
Come on Fran, I've got work to do!

steven · Tennis legend

yet another break point ... saved ... another break point ... not saved

Tiebreak time.

steven · Tennis legend

*1-0 m/b

*1-1 m/b

2-1*
3-1* m/b

*4-1 m/b

*4-2 m/b

4-3* m/b

5-3* m/b

*5-4
*6-4
7-4

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

John the Bowler · Social player

That was hard going at the end but well done Fran!

steven · Tennis legend

Fran recovered from a break down in the 1st set to take it to a tiebreak but lost it 7-5

steven · Tennis legend

Fran breaks at the start of the 2nd

steven · Tennis legend

Fran takes the 2nd set 6-4

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: STEPHENSON, Francesca (GBR) 7 552 lost to CEDERMARK, Beatrice (SWE) 956 6-7(5) 6-4 1-6