Week 43 - ITF ($100K) - Poitiers, France - Indoor Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 43 - ITF ($100K) - Poitiers, France - Indoor Hard

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Heather certainly has regained some form this week, and she will be feeling good after closing out two tight third sets.

Still searching for a bit more consistency though, her level was quite up and down yesterday and judging by the scoreline was probably similar today. In fact it's becoming irrelevant how the first set goes in Hev's matches these days.

She would probably need to win here to ensure AO direct entry, but more likely is a combination of points from this week and next week. Her worst two scores are 15 & 20, so she would need c. 140 points in the two events to get to WR110.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Gutting for JoKo, especially given the comments that I have read. That FH can be an achilles heel, it does have a slight hitch to it, so can break down under pressure and when out of form. Serve is also key to her game.

Great to see Hev win again especially in 3 sets, Hradecka like McHale struggling a little bit, will be fascinating to see the QF, and see whether she is playing an in form player, and then guage better her form.

TomTraubert · Futures level

nik & mel lost the first set to pliskova² 1-6
the twins did just win linz wta though

5-2* up in the second though

TomTraubert · Futures level

nik and mel take set 2 from the team #31 in the wta race rankings :)

MTB

TomTraubert · Futures level

but lose 4-10 in that MTB :(
there gettin closer though

indiana · Tennis legend

I do hope that Mel and Nik stick with their doubles partnership into 2014 and give it a real chance to develop.

TomTraubert · Futures level

lucie got her revenge as hev lost in dubs 2&5
surprised the silent h's didnt qualify for istanbul this year as they won uso

LordBrownof · Futures level

Seems odd that you don't automatically qualify for the end of season champs if you win a GS. Would make sense to me.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

we'll forget the two nasty BH errors on the first 2 MPs (and Alison played very well on the third).

BUT on the fourth MP, Heather finishes it off with a perfect drive volley - game, set and match. brilliant !

(NB I see that Alison is coming to Barnstaple next week - don;t envy whoever gets her . . . )

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 25th of October 2013 12:30:53 PM

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

steven wrote:
Arvidsson is a former top 30 player (CH 29 in 2006) and the H2H is 1-1 - Hev won 5 & 3 in Québec City in 2011 but lost 2 & 3 in Memphis last year.

It seems like Alison Riske was an exception in this tournament, and most players are like Heather or her next opponent Arvidsson , players with a ranking well below their career high and looking to claw back some end of season ranking points.

-- Edited by tony_orient on Friday 25th of October 2013 03:44:00 PM

TomTraubert · Futures level

hev v riske has started on stream too
http://www.ifv86.com/

steven · Tennis legend

Riske wins the 1st set 6-3

The American is pretty relentless at the moment and making very few mistakes, while Heather seems to be finding the net a lot.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And finally Heather gets a little chance - and takes it.

3*-2 to her

paulisi · Tennis legend

Back to 4-4 second set.