Week 15 - ITF $25k - Edgbaston - Hard Indoor

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 15 - ITF $25k - Edgbaston - Hard Indoor

blob · All-time great

The Ninjas doubles SF has just started on live scores.
*1-3

blob · All-time great

The Ninjas shuriken seem blunt and wayward today.
4-6 1-4*

blob · All-time great

But boy oh boy did they sharpen up their act... to take the second set

4-6 7-5

blob · All-time great

Only to be squeaked out in the MTB, but a fine performance in the end.
Ninjas lose

4-6 7-5 [8-10]

blob · All-time great

SF: Tara MOORE/Melanie SOUTH (GBR/GBR) lost to Kristina BARROIS/Ana VRLJIC (GER/CRO) [3] 4-6 7-5 [8-10]

Miriambee · Futures level

Just noticed 2 things:

1. Tara is the only semifinalist who has not dropped a set so far, so well done to her!

2. on the lta website page about this tournament the doubles draw is labelled the "womens' singles doubles draw".

steven · Tennis legend

I like no. 2 - why does 'singles doubles' make me think 'Jamie Murray'? Actually, it's probably more like Boggo when he played doubles with Safin at Queen's and Marat stood at the net like a lemon while the Bogster did all the work.

Actually, I like no. 1 even better

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Tara's semi final on at 11am tomorrow. Does anyone actually know why they have scheduled both semis to start on different courts at the same time?? I know it's not uncommon for this sort of scheduling so there must be some reason, but you would think two singles matches plus one doubles could be played sequentially on one court so spectators can see all three matches.

steven · Tennis legend

Just as the first rule of scheduling in the US seems to be "the players should be the last to be considered," the first rule of scheduling in the UK seems to be "the fans should be the last to be considered."

Miriambee · Futures level

tony_orient wrote:
Tara's semi final on at 11am tomorrow. Does anyone actually know why they have scheduled both semis to start on different courts at the same time?? I know it's not uncommon for this sort of scheduling so there must be some reason, but you would think two singles matches plus one doubles could be played sequentially on one court so spectators can see all three matches.

The set up is such that there's an overhead viewing balcony, such that 2 courts can be seen quite easily at the same time. Courts 1,2 and 3 are seen from 1 side, 4,5 and 6 from the other side of the balcony. They were using 1,2 4 and 5 for the tourney, while 3 and 6 were practice courts.

Of course there are no ball boys, or barriers operational which meant you could see across 3 courts fairly easily, however the balls hit onto other courts could disrupt a rally potentially.

korriban · Challenger level

steven wrote:
The Ninja seems to be no match for the Russian Bych at the moment.

(igmc)

Matron! 0-2 now. Tara just needs to keep her opponent out there as long as possible, keeping it relatively close: surely the Russian's level must drop at some point

-- Edited by korriban on Friday 12th of April 2013 10:47:38 AM

korriban · Challenger level

And a TennisTalker tweet rewriting what you just tweeted, Steven, less than a minute later!!! Agggghhhh!!

Let's hope he doesn't start a commentary on how each of the girls is playing, suggesting that one or other is "throwing this away. Very poor!" or equivalent. furious

......and 30 seconds after that post he claims someone else, Jouan, is throwing away a match where there's no streaming.

-- Edited by korriban on Friday 12th of April 2013 11:51:44 AM

-- Edited by korriban on Friday 12th of April 2013 11:54:07 AM

Danjn · Lower Club Player

Tara *2-5

Danjn · Lower Club Player

Tara loses the next game and the set quickly 2-6. 5 games in a row for Bychkova! hmm