Week 34 - WTA ($220K) - Texas, USA Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 34 - WTA ($220K) - Texas, USA Hard

steven · Tennis legend

or not ... 6-6

steven · Tennis legend

A df from Erakovic gives Anne another chance and she seems to be in charge of the point, but to no avail.

They're like French players, determined not to win, it seems - Erakovic (who is clearly the fan favourite here) messes up again but Anne's 4th (?) MP goes begging.

Then she gets a 5th ... please put this away ...

steven · Tennis legend

Serving on her 5th match point ... sadly you can guess the rest by now. 9-9

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Erakovic playing terribly on the deuce points but very well on mp down

steven · Tennis legend

The other serve gets broken too and Erakovic has a match point on her own serve

steven · Tennis legend

Keothavong nets a 2nd serve return and goes ballistic because she thought the serve was miles out

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Lost her nerve on 4 of those 5 mps, unforced errors 3 fh, 1 bh

steven · Tennis legend

Commentator says she missed 4 match points, not 5, by the way - not sure which of us was unable to count (probably me)

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

0-0*
*1-0
*2-0
2-1*
Good defence from Marina, but Anne should've killed it.
3-1*
UE Erakovic
*3-2
DF from Annie to concede the mini-break!
*3-3
UE FH wide. This is agonising.
3-4*
Wild FH winner attempt wide from Marina.
4-4*
DF now by Marina! Come on Annie
*5-4
2 MP's....
*6-4
Rally pressure causes a break down from Anne.
6-5*
Please... 2nd serve... No! FH long from Anne.
6-6*
Another DF from Marina!
*7-6
MP #3... No! Good defense from MArina in a point Anne seemed like winning.
*7-7
Erakovic long.
8-7*
MP #4 for Annie... Saved well by Marina (drat!)
8-8*
UE error Marina.
*9-8
MP NUMBER FIVE! Forehand long by Anne - shouldv'e had that one really.
*9-9
Long from Anne. No!
9-10*
MP #1 is all Marina needs - but it's a very controversial end with Anne shouting repeatedly at the Umpire about the final call, and not shaking Erakovic's hand - yet.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Hard to tell from an internet stream on that last call but looked like the line calls were upsetting both players at the end of the match

PaulM · Tennis legend

I'm heartbroken.

So sad. She plays like someone who doesn't believe they will win

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

I made it 5 MP's for Anne.

An unsavoury end.

Anne obviously angry about the final point, and at least two other calls, but probably more at her self.

Set 2 and three she should have won the match I think - glad I didn't see set 1. What I saw Anne looked better than in quite a while (Olympics excepted) but consistency and an ability to stay ahead once getting there seem to be lacking.

Feel deflated now. cry

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

PaulM wrote:
I'm heartbroken.

So sad. She plays like someone who doesn't believe they will win

A perfect summation.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Summary
R1: KEOTHAVONG, Anne (GBR) 79 lost to ERAKOVIC, Marina (NZL) 53 1-6 7-5 6(9)-7

WD R1: WD R1: WATSON, Heather (GBR)/ERAKOVIC, Marina (NZL) [4] defeated LUMPKIN, Elizabeth (USA)/SCHNACK Yasmin (USA) 6-2 2-6 [10-8]