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

RainDelay · Pro player

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

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

R1: [LL] WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 398 lost to [Q] LUCIC, Mirjana (CRO) 97 1-6 2-6

WD R2: WATSON, Heather (GBR) / ERAKOVIC, Marina (NZL) [4] Vs. ELIE Jennifer (USA) / MUHAMMED, Asia (USA)
Heatina's dubs is not on today's OOP. So, should be a win on Wednesday then, as Elie / Muhammed were very average in beating Emily & partner in R1.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Oh Annie... Strong proof of why hawkeye is needed at all tour events on all courts. A definitive call either way could have helped keep her calm. Wish she could have bagged that one. The one small positive I can derive is that it was a lot closer than Carlsbad.

Shame Em couldn't do more with her LL but the financial boost will have been welcome. Looking at the results I see that Begu only one more game than Em against Dellacqua.

Jan · Hall of fame

This has just answered a mystery! I've been away for a couple of days - no internet, but did see some tennis results on the beeb. They reported EWS's loss (I didn't know she's got in as LL, so I was a tad surprised to see her name there) - but the most surprising thing was that they had her down as the top seed!!! I couldn't fathom that out at all, until I just saw that she replaced the top seed!!

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Jan wrote:
This has just answered a mystery! I've been away for a couple of days - no internet, but did see some tennis results on the beeb. They reported EWS's loss (I didn't know she's got in as LL, so I was a tad surprised to see her name there) - but the most surprising thing was that they had her down as the top seed!!! I couldn't fathom that out at all, until I just saw that she replaced the top seed!!

Beeb reporting up to it's usual standards then!

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Peter too wrote:
Time for all good insomniacs to come to the aid of our girl.

And it has an instant effect, as they break almost as you posted smile

*2-1

And again, winning 60% of the points now - which, most times, will help a bit! Though I seem to remember Goran winning matches from the wrong side of that equation.

*4-1

Nice efficient job in the first then.

They were similarly good in their R1 match in the first set, and then collapsed dramatically. We don't want a repeat performance please girls. A nice routine victory is quite sufficient. No need to manufacture some drama!

6-2

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 01:58:12 AM

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

3 BP's to start the second set for Heatina... and only one is required, a break to love.

*1-0

2 more BP's in game 3 - the first again converted, for a decisive seeming lead, in double quick time.

*3-0

Hungry for the bagel it would seem.

*5-0

And is duly served!

Bam! completely dominant second set, losing just 8 points! Whole match took just 48:42.

6-0

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 02:19:11 AM

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

steven wrote:
insomniacfolder wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
insomniacfolder wrote:
Heather's doubles is last up, so likely to be in the region of 03:00 Tuesday morning (I'll probably be up!)
I've got too ask - when do you sleep?
Only about 90-120 minutes a day, so it's pretty easy to fit in!
No longer do I have the strangest sleeping habits on the board, it seems
That doesn't sound like fun though ...

So steven, when do you sleep?

steven · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
steven wrote:
insomniacfolder wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
insomniacfolder wrote:
Heather's doubles is last up, so likely to be in the region of 03:00 Tuesday morning (I'll probably be up!)
I've got too ask - when do you sleep?
Only about 90-120 minutes a day, so it's pretty easy to fit in!
No longer do I have the strangest sleeping habits on the board, it seems
That doesn't sound like fun though ...
So steven, when do you sleep?

Most of the day for the last 3 days, but that's because I'm ill at the moment! doh Otherwise, I usually manage 5-6 hours sometime between midnight-10 am plus a short nap at some point during the day. It depends on whether I need to talk to business contacts on the other side of the world and I sometimes deliberately skew sleep time a bit when slams are on. Contrary to popular belief though, the number of nights per year when I hardly sleep at all can (thankfully) be counted on the fingers of one hand! smile

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Heatina's Doubles is about to start, but, alas, I can't find a stream, even though their court was televised earlier in the week. hmm

Peter too · Tennis legend

Time for all good insomniacs to come to the aid of our girl.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Very difficult semi awaits though...

WD QF: WATSON, Heather (GBR) / ERAKOVIC, Marina (NZL) [4] defeated ELIE Jennifer (USA) / MUHAMMED, Asia (USA) 6-2 6-0

WD SF: WATSON, Heather (GBR) / ERAKOVIC, Marina (NZL) [4] 132 Vs. BENESOVA, Iveta (CZE) / Barbora ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA (CZE) [1] 46

Peter too · Tennis legend

That didn't take long. I looked away for a moment and the 2nd set was over. Total match time 48 mins.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Heatina's WD SF begins at Midnight UK time.

Unfortunately, it appears to be the only match on the un-streamed court, despite having #'s 1 & 4 seeds. The other WD SF has no seeds, but is streamed. Go figure?

Heather is already guaranteed a new CH for doubles with the wins this week, of ~72. Even if they win this tournament she'll 'only' get up to about 65.

*Addition* NB: I only just noticed that in their win at Stanford, Heatina took out Seeds 2, 3 & 1 in consecutive rounds, from QF to F.

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 11:20:49 AM

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Hail the insomniacs!

steven, I envy you that you've got a job where you can get up late.