Week 33 - ITF ($50K+H) - Kazan, Russia Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 33 - ITF ($50K+H) - Kazan, Russia Hard

PockyTastic · Futures level

Valeria is a very steady player who will be tough for Tara if she's in inconsistent mode. Hopefully she can bring her accurate and aggressive A game and cause an upset.

Miriambee · Futures level

Peter too wrote:
R1: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 318 v KICHENOK, Lyudmla (UKR) 6 255

-- Edited by Peter too on Monday 13th of August 2012 12:56:05 PM

I shall be harsh and predict that Mel won't get through singles here.

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

PockyTastic wrote:
Valeria is a very steady player who will be tough for Tara if she's in inconsistent mode. Hopefully she can bring her accurate and aggressive A game and cause an upset.

tara won 63,62

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

Moore of that please, Tara

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Good win for Tara.

Pretty even chance next round against an opponent Mel South beat in Fukuoka earlier this year in straight sets - albeit on grass, not hard. Lykina is starting to find some form again though having been 179 in 2009, but ~500 this time last year.

R2: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 295 v Lykina, Ksenia (RUS) 319

PockyTastic · Futures level

briteny wrote:
PockyTastic wrote:
Valeria is a very steady player who will be tough for Tara if she's in inconsistent mode. Hopefully she can bring her accurate and aggressive A game and cause an upset.
tara won 63,62

Boom.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 308 lost to KICHENOK, Lyudmyla (UKR) 6 252 5-7 4-6
R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 298 beat SOLOVIEVA, Valeria (RUS) 3 221 6-3 6-2

R2: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 298 v Lykina, Ksenia (RUS) 319

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

John morris twitter:

Another quality win for Tara 63, 63. powerful, controlled and contained play.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Mayya KATSITADZE (RUS) 7-6(9) 6-3 Arina RODIONOVA (RUS)

Tara has 24 points so far. Another two wins would be worth an additional 40. No-one left in Tara's half is ranked inside 250. Highest seems to be 296 though a few talented youngsters.

-- Edited by kundalini on Wednesday 15th of August 2012 04:44:44 PM

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Miriambee wrote:
Peter too wrote:
R1: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 318 v KICHENOK, Lyudmla (UKR) 6 255

-- Edited by Peter too on Monday 13th of August 2012 12:56:05 PM
I shall be harsh and predict that Mel won't get through singles here.

I had the same feeling, it was closer than I expected though.

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

briteny wrote:
John morris twitter:
Another quality win for Tara 63, 63. powerful, controlled and contained play.

possible quarter final vs Irina Rodinova?

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

R2: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 298 beat Lykina, Ksenia (RUS) 319 6-3 6-3

The tourney website confirms Tara's win - the result of the match deciding her next opponent isn't up yet

Tara & Mel both also played in the doubles - though not with each other - both losing in R1 as follows:

R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR)/PALKINA, Ksenia (KGZ) lost to KICHENOK, Lyudmyla (UKR)/KICHENOK, Nadiya (UKR) [1] 6(5)-7 4-6
R1: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR)/RODIONOVA, Arina (RUS) [3] lost to ABDURAIMOVA, Nigina (UZB)/LYKINA, Ksenia (RUS) 5-7 6-2 [11-9]

philwrig · Hall of fame

Good work from Tara this week.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

I Lykina the performances from Tara this week