Week 13 - ITF $50K - Croissy-Beaubourg, France - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 13 - ITF $50K - Croissy-Beaubourg, France - Hard

philwrig · Hall of fame

Jeremy was telling me last week that Annie played well last time in Mexico and even against Savchuk in defeat so it looks like she has maintained that form and maybe she has found a better way to manage the foot condition she has.

paulisi · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
To say this draw is full of players with career highs around 50 would be putting it mildly!

I suspect most of these were some time ago and most are on their way down the rankings.

I wonder how many have been inside the top 75 in the last 18 months? I'd guess only Anne K

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Good solid win for Anne. Hope she can keep going

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (4) Alberta Brianti (ITA) & Anne Keothavong WR 328 defeated Tadeja Majeric & Anne Schäfer (SLO/GER) WR 521 by 5-7 6-2 [11-9]

*****

SF: (1) Stéphanie Foretz Gacon & Eva Hrdinova (FRA/CZE) WR 184 vs (4) Alberta Brianti (ITA) & Anne Keothavong WR 328

The above two pairs are the only surviving seeds & interestingly, all four quarter-finals were decided by a match tie-break.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Anne's serving stats are insane, they have been all week so far, as have a few of the other girls'. I'm guessing these courts are particularly quick?

-- Edited by PaulM on Thursday 28th of March 2013 02:12:03 PM

LHarvey89 · Social player

Unbelievable serving stats from both players. Both 80%+ on first serves. As you say, it was similar for Keothavong in her last match, pretty sure she won all 10 of her service games against Beltrame. Good to see. Amanmuradova's opponent in the first round (Zarina Diyas, I think) won her first four service games to love too, courts must be pretty quick.

-- Edited by LHarvey89 on Thursday 28th of March 2013 02:39:11 PM

-- Edited by LHarvey89 on Thursday 28th of March 2013 02:40:46 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
I've never really thought of you as one of the big punners before, SC, but if you're making a bid for the hall of fame (*), that's a good start

(*) I mean hall of shame, obviously - but that's somewhere any good punner is proud to enter

I'm not really, & am in no way making a bid to enter the hall of fame/shame. Indeed, other posters often get there before me with the more obvious ones, but that one was just too hard to resist when I spotted it. wink

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Thursday 28th of March 2013 07:33:02 PM

RCD · Intermediate Club Player

Anne's singles is now up on livescores, *1-2

RCD · Intermediate Club Player

*5-6

Looks like it's been an on-serve affair so far

blob · All-time great

Very tight first set, Annie does well to take it on the tie break 7-6(5)

paulisi · Tennis legend

When i looked just before the tie break, i think Anne had dropped 1pt on serve.

Good to see her take the tie break, but Akgul has just got the first break of the match.

RCD · Intermediate Club Player

Anne lost the second 6-4 - only the one break to Amanmuradova

1-0* in the third. Anne held to 15 in the first game of the decider

RCD · Intermediate Club Player

Annie breaks Akgul to love for *4-2, c'mon Anne!

RainDelay · Pro player

Anne unfortunately broken back