Week 37 - ITF ($50K) - Trabzon, Turkey Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 37 - ITF ($50K) - Trabzon, Turkey Hard

steven · Tennis legend

*2-5
*2-6

4 SPs
3-6*
4-6*

4-7

b%$&£r

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Oh shucks - can't say I'm too hopeful about the third set (but you never know . . . . . )

steven · Tennis legend

Me neither, but she certainly didn't collapse after what must have been a very disappointing set to lose, so all credit to her. She has just held serve to love too - 6-3 6-7(4) 3-3*

The bookies make it 50:50 (that love hold producing a big change in the odds)

korriban · Challenger level

steven wrote:
Me neither, but she certainly didn't collapse after what must have been a very disappointing set to lose, so all credit to her. She has just held serve to love too - 6-3 6-7(4) 3-3*

The bookies make it 50:50 (that love hold producing a big change in the odds)

Well then the bookies must think they know something that none of us know, because at 3-3 final set, surely Mestach wins 8 times out of 10 (respect to Naomi here, but it's true)

steven · Tennis legend

Every time Mestach holds, the odds go about 65:35 in her favour, then when Naomi holds, 50:50 ... an illustration of the advantages of serving 1st in the decider.

15-30 ... Naomi wins the next 2 points 40-30 ... but Mestach wins the next 2 to get a break point ... and will serve for the match

6-3 6-7(4) 3-5*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Oh Naomi :(

Two good performances this trip but nothing to show for it. Hoping the indoor $25k swing will suit her game nicely and she can rack up a few wins.

steven · Tennis legend

The former world junior no. 1 survives - gutted for Naomi

R1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 279 lost to MESTACH, An-Sophie (BEL) 6 147 (= CH) by 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Still not convinced that this tournament isn't hexed but at least somebody wins something :

R1 : Stephanie FORETZ GACON (FRA) / Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) [2] def. Alona FOMINA (UKR) / Christina SHAKOVETS (GER) 3-6 6-1 [10-5]
R1 : Basak ERAYDIN (TUR) / Anja PRISLAN (SLO) def. Naomi BROADY (GBR) / Jasmin STEINHERR (GER) 6-3 6-4

QF : Stephanie FORETZ GACON (FRA) / Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) [2] v Basak ERAYDIN (TUR) / Anja PRISLAN (SLO)

TomTraubert · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
Still not convinced that this tournament isn't hexed

hmm... yup, trabzons-poor!

paulisi · Tennis legend

QF : Stephanie FORETZ GACON (FRA) / Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) [2] bt Basak ERAYDIN (TUR) / Anja PRISLAN (SLO) 6-7 6-2 10-7

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

TomTraubert wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Still not convinced that this tournament isn't hexed
hmm... yup, trabzons-poor!

very good

wolf · Tennis legend

SF: Ani AMIRAGHYAN (ARM) / Dalila JAKUPOVIC (SLO) beat Stephanie FORETZ GACON (FRA) / Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) [2] 6-3 6-3

This week I would have thought would take Ems to another CH.