Week 8 - WTA ($235K) - Memphis, USA - Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

RE: Week 8 - WTA ($235K) - Memphis, USA - Hard

blob · All-time great

It would be just her second WTA SF if she can win today; and we all know what happened last time Heather made a SF.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Hev finally get started, and breaks for *1-5.

Not sure this is a tactic, but it seems to have worked for her recently.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Here we go but I think this first set I'd done.

blob · All-time great

Even by recent standards, that was worrying. 35% point won.

But, the belief is still strong...

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

2 out of the last 4 games won, so signs Hev is starting to get going

philwrig · Hall of fame

Ok very worried now.

korriban · Challenger level

I watched Ms Voegele absolutely destroy Svetana Pironkova earlier this year......I'd call it top 10 tennis easily, it was that good.

Would be great to see the match to see where Hev is coming up short

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Any other player and I would say this match is over. With Heather there is still a chance - though admittedly a very small one.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Looked like that was the game to get back in to it - at least one BP but not to be *2-5

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 4 41 lost to VOEGELE, Stefanie (SUI) 89 1-6 2-6

philwrig · Hall of fame

Well that didn't go to plan, indoors is not really Hev's thing. Might have to wait for Miami before we see the best from Hev.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

All over Voegele wins 6-1 6-2 cry

No miraculous comeback today then. Not a good scoreline at all but Voegele has been playing well recently and Heather is always likely to have the odd match where she is helpless to stop an in form opponent (of course she could have just played badly and we will probably never know which is more correct).

blob · All-time great

1-6 2-6 in less than an hour

Gotta be saving energy earlier in the tournaments.

But, again, she sets a new CH.

Could have been more here perhaps.

But it's hard to grumble when we see that she's not playing great but still achieving.

Guess we just sit anxiously and watch the live scores (Hev does like poicking un televised events!) tick over until better form makes the experience easier to bear.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

philwrig wrote:
Well that didn't go to plan, indoors is not really Hev's thing. Might have to wait for Miami before we see the best from Hev.

Interesting that Hev actually plays a few indoor events and Laura never does. Logically it would be the other way round.