Boys & Girls: Australian Open - Grade A (Weeks 3/4)

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

RE: Boys & Girls: Australian Open - Grade A (Weeks 3/4)

steven · Tennis legend

... which she managed. I thought she might be a goner after the 2nd set (e.g. maybe Hon a bit nervous at the start playing in front of a home crowd as fav to win the match and then settling down), but this is really good from her

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Agreed. She's had a bit of a nondescript time since becoming a full GBR.

But this could, perhaps, be the start of an up-tick.

A third BP for Hon was enough to earn a break back, so on serve again.
3-4*

steven · Tennis legend

The 4-1* "curse" strikes for the 2nd set in a row

Nice-looking R2 draw for the winner (a JWR 246 / WTA UNR qualifier) so I hope she can still edge this.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

She'll force Hon to hold to stay alive.
5-4*

Big effort now... "Finish Her!"

steven · Tennis legend

This time though, Izzy wins the 9th game, changing the 'script' a bit and it's 30-30 as Hon serves to stay in the match ... but the Aussie holds for *5-5

-- Edited by steven on Sunday 19th of January 2014 03:29:43 AM

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Nope!
On we go, getting tenser by the minute.
*5-5

steven · Tennis legend

Izzy holds from 15-30, what a battle! - 6-3 5-7 6-5*

steven · Tennis legend

*6-6 and no tiebreak in the final set here, even in juniors

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Another gutsy hold from Izzy from *15-30, and saving a BP from deuce!
7-6*

Looking at the match stats, there is some possibility that this is not a very high quality affair.
Luckily we can't see it, and on live scores only, it becomes a bit of a, fraught, minor classic.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

30-30* but couldn't eke out that precious MP.
*7-7

steven · Tennis legend

AliBlahBlah wrote:
Another gutsy hold from Izzy from *15-30, and saving a BP from deuce!
7-6*

Looking at the match stats, there is some possibility that this is not a very high quality affair.
Luckily we can't see it, and on live scores only, it becomes a bit of a, fraught, minor classic.

So true Gripping stuff!

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

8-7*

Come on Izzy save the scorer having to get out the extra digits.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Nope, two fat ladies it is!
*8-8

steven · Tennis legend

*8-8 15-40 ... both break points saved & she holds for 9-8*