Week 7 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 7 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Q1: SMALLBONE, Antonia (GBR) UNR def. v KUZNETSOVA, Varvara (RUS) UNR 7-6(1) 6-1

Q2: SMALLBONE, Antonia (GBR) UNR v ODRASKOVA, Michaela (SVK) UNR (age 16)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 9th of February 2014 04:41:48 PM

TomTraubert · Futures level

1st pro win for antonia well done!
the russian been ranked before about 1000 so pretty decent scalp at her level

steven · Tennis legend

I assume this is Antonia ... http://www.sportspromotions.co.uk/models/2749 ... she's 23 but this was only her 2nd Pro Tour match and she won just one game in the first one (in the Netherlands last June), so that's quite an improvement

TomTraubert · Futures level

interesting stuff as antonia loses first set heavy but roars back in set 2 dishing out the bagel
third just underway hoping the pedulum dont swing again
2-6 6-0

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
I assume this is Antonia ... http://www.sportspromotions.co.uk/models/2749 ... she's 23 but this was only her 2nd Pro Tour match and she won just one game in the first one (in the Netherlands last June), so that's quite an improvement

177 cm tall for a weight of 49 kg ????

There's got to be typo there somewhere - that's off the scale. In fact, takes 'Smallbone' to a whole new level . . .

However, she's just broken back after being 0-2 down. So fingers crossed.

TomTraubert · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
177 cm tall for a weight of 49 kg ????
There's got to be typo there somewhere - that's off the scale. In fact, takes 'Smallbone' to a whole new level . . .

smile

yeah aga rad is notably slight and even shes only 173cm 56 kg

even catwalk models are (aparently) ~175 and ~52-55

anyway more important lots of breaks but still on serve *2-3

TomTraubert · Futures level

*4-4 v close

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

TomTraubert wrote:
*4-4 v close

smile As far as i can tell, antonia is the only one who's held serve (just the once) in this set. It's now 5*-4 - so if she just somehow manage it one more time . .. .

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

TomTraubert wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
177 cm tall for a weight of 49 kg ????
There's got to be typo there somewhere - that's off the scale. In fact, takes 'Smallbone' to a whole new level . . .
yeah aga rad is notably slight and even shes only 173cm 56 kg
even catwalk models are (aparently) ~175 and ~52-55

Antonia is a bit on the slight side, but certainly not this slight! She has a normal-looking athletic build.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The Optimist wrote:
TomTraubert wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
177 cm tall for a weight of 49 kg ????
There's got to be typo there somewhere - that's off the scale. In fact, takes 'Smallbone' to a whole new level . . .
yeah aga rad is notably slight and even shes only 173cm 56 kg
even catwalk models are (aparently) ~175 and ~52-55

Antonia is a bit on the slight side, but certainly not this slight! She has a normal-looking athletic build.

Glad to hear it. But then Sports Promotions UK Models (or whoever they are) should be ashamed of themselves and get it changed fast - it sends out a really bad message.

TomTraubert · Futures level

couldnt serve it out first time but a second chance at *6-5

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well done to her !!!

TomTraubert · Futures level

GSM 2-6 6-0 7-5
well done
nice little story and a hard earned place in the md and a chance at a point

steven · Tennis legend

There were lots of nice draws for a 10K R1 available here. Unfortunately, neither of the Brits got one

L32: Danielle Konotoptseva WR 759 v (8) Gai Ao (CHN) WR 592 (CH 581 in Sep)
L32: (Q) Antonia Smallbone UNR v (5) Ana Veselinovic (MNE) WR 504 (CH 329 in 2007)

Particularly unlucky for Dasha, who'd have been seeded herself if Pashkova hadn't entered late and then come through qualifying.

-- Edited by steven on Monday 10th of February 2014 03:07:32 PM