Week 42 - WTA ($220K) Luxembourg - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 42 - WTA ($220K) Luxembourg - Hard

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Anne saves several set points but eventually loses the first set 6-4.

Hard to see her winning this now - you don't get too many comebacks from a set down by players guaranteed a lucky loser spot.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Ack!
I hope Annie can win it though, a good tough comeback would be much better for her self-belief.

steven · Tennis legend

Anne breaks at the start of the 2nd set 4-6 *1-0

steven · Tennis legend

... then double faults twice to get broken back to 15

4-6 1-1*

steven · Tennis legend

Anne rebreaks

but a double fault leaves her 0-30 down in her next service game and despite saving break points to get to deuce, she eventually gets broken for the 5th time in the match

4-6 2-2*

steven · Tennis legend

Anne gets to deuce in the 7th game of the 2nd set but Dushevina holds and Anne then gets broken for the 6th time. Vera then holds serve to win ...

Q3: KEOTHAVONG, Anne (GBR) 4 82 lost to DUSHEVINA, Vera (RUS) 8 117 by 4 & 3 bleh

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Shame Anne couldn't qualify for the singles by right! cry

Doubles:

R1: Kiki Bertens & Arantxa Rus (NED/NED) vs Anne Keothavong & Andreja Klepac (SLO)

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Pretty good R1 MD draw for Annie as a LL. She'll be playing Bertens in singles and doubles.

[LL] KEOTHAVONG Anne (GBR) 83 vs. BERTENS, Kiki (NED) 60
Anne leads the H2H 2-0 both times in straight sets 4 & 2:
2011 Barnstaple R32, Hard (AK: [3] 91 Bertens: 196)
2011 Ismaning SF, Carpet (AK: [3] 89 Bertens 199)

Since Wimbledon, Kiki has been in decent, but unspectaular form (but certainly better than Annie).
She normally wins a round or two, Montreal being her best week, as Q+R32 beating Petrova in 3 tight sets in R64. She also beat McHale at USO, and Barthel last week in Linz.

A chance for Annie, but Kiki a pretty strong favourite unfortunately.

Winner to play #1 seed Vinci in R2 hmm

Anne's only scheduled for doubles tomorrow though, at 16:00 UK time.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
R1: Kiki Bertens & Arantxa Rus (NED/NED) vs Anne Keothavong & Andreja Klepac (SLO)

The Dutch girls were a break up after the first game! cry 0-2* I had a feeling it was going to be a tough one...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

First set down the pan by 3-6. 1-1* in the second...

Shhh · Challenger level

Stircrazy wrote:
First set down the pan by 3-6. 1-1* in the second...

My livescore window says Anne & Partner won the first set?

Have lost the 2nd mind so, tie break time

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Shhh wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
First set down the pan by 3-6. 1-1* in the second...
My livescore window says Anne & Partner won the first set?

Have lost the 2nd mind so, tie break time

You're right, Shhh, they did. Just realised my mistake & came back on to correct it (misread the scoreboard... ashamed ). That said they lost the MTB by 6-10. cry

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Decent effort from Anne & Andreja.
Thought it would be close, as, though good singles players, the two Dutch girls hardly play doubles. So, despite the apparent disparity, I saw the rankings as sort of even:

Anne & Andreja: 700
Singles: 512 (83 + 429)
Doubles: 188 (112 + 76)

Kiki & Arantxa: 738
Singles: 126 (60 + 66)
Doubles: 612 (252 + 360)

Hopefully revenge will be swift for Annie, in the singles over Bertens tomorrow.