Week 16 - ITF ($25K) - Karshi, Uzbekistan - Hard

TomTraubert · Futures level

RE: Week 16 - ITF ($25K) - Karshi, Uzbekistan - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

Anything you can do, I can do better...

indiana · Tennis legend

Oops, actually the same :)

TomTraubert · Futures level

naomi overturns a break defisit in set 2 to secure a TB
had 2 mp in game 12 but the russian saved 6-6

TomTraubert · Futures level

a dominent TB from naomi means a comfortable win overall: 6-1 7-6(2)
20 aces from broady (including the match point) and just 1 DF

much tougher for both naomi and tara next round
potential very very tricky matches against ana bogdan and tereza smitkova respective

-- Edited by TomTraubert on Wednesday 16th of April 2014 10:30:05 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

well done, Naomi, and as you say TT, amazing ace number :) (and, also as you say, the ITF board is wrong, Naomi was definitely a break down at the beginning of the second, 2-0 and, I think, 3-1) so good effort not to let it drag out to three sets.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Good results, the next round could be a bit trickier for Tara. Naomi should get past Ana.

This is where the bigger points start to kick in with 18pts on offer for the winners.

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Good to see both making progress. Step up next but it's matches they should be winning to make take the next step

steven · Tennis legend

Good wins today

L16: (5) Naomi Broady WR 218 beat Yana Buchina (RUS) WR 387 (CH 334 last Aug) by 6-1 7-6(2)

L16: (7) Tara Moore WR 242 beat (LL) Alena Tarasova (RUS) WR 465 (CH 443 in Dec) by 1 & 4

QF: (5) Naomi Broady WR 218 v Ana Bogdan (ROU) WR 309 (CH 302 last month) *
QF: (7) Tara Moore WR 242 v (4) Tereza Smitkova (CZE) WR 206 (CH 201 last week) #

* H2H 1-0 - Naomi beat Bogdan 6-3 7-6(5) at Wimbledon juniors back in 2008

# Smitkova made her career high earlier this month after reaching the semis of a 50K as a qualifier, beating the likes of Barrois, Sirotkina, Buyukakcay & Brianti.

indiana · Tennis legend

Adding in their 9 points each to date this week, Naomi and Tara are now GB's no 2 and 3 in points earned this year so far, which admittedly is not a tremendous feat ( the GB guys, as listed elsewhere, have 4 over 100 points already ).

Ranking points this year :

1. Heather 294
2. Naomi 63
3. Tara 57
4. JoKo 54
5. Samantha 33

Hopefully some of these will be hitting the 100 points mark sooner rather than later.

TomTraubert · Futures level

tara got thumped 1-6 3-6

10 DF in 8 services, only held serve twice - made BP but not taking them 2/9
she needs a tine up to get to top working order again

naomi is up 6-3 *4-5
close match

TomTraubert · Futures level

urk!!! naomi broken and bogdan takes the second set: 6-3 5-7

TomTraubert · Futures level

bogdan in charge now early in decider

6-3 5-7 0-2*

TomTraubert · Futures level

looking bleak 6-3 5-7 1-5*

before the last game of set 2 naomi was ahead in every stat. only ahead in aces now
bogdan realy seems to have turned it around

TomTraubert · Futures level

naomi hangs in breaks to love 6-3 5-7 *2-5