Week 27 - ITF ($25K) - Denain, France Clay

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 27 - ITF ($25K) - Denain, France Clay

steven · Tennis legend

Amanda holds and is now receiving for the set ...

steven · Tennis legend

1 set all

4-6 7-5

Amanda has taken 7/13 bps so far, the Brazilian 7/8

steven · Tennis legend

Looking on bet365, there have been some huge swings in this match:

Rain delay with Amanda leading 2-1* (1 break each)

More breaks leave Amanda *4-2 up

Gonçalves wins 5 games in a row to lead by a set and a break 4-6 0-1*

4 more breaks then 3 holds make it 4-6 *3-5

Amanda holds to love then breaks to love, eventually winning 5 games in a row to take the 2nd set and win the first game of the 3rd 4-6 7-5 1-0*

Gonçalves holds and breaks 4-6 7-5 1-2*

Peter too · Tennis legend

So far Amanda has created 16 break points but only converted 7.
Paula has created 10 break points and converted 9.

steven · Tennis legend

The Brazilian won the last 6 games, sadly

QF: (Q) Amanda Carreras WR 425 lost to Paula Cristina Gonçalves (BRA) WR 257 (= CH) by 6-4 5-7 6-1

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity about that last set, but that looks otherwise a good consistent level that Amanda has achieved this week against 3 top 300 players, including a CH win for her.

Hopefully more to come like this.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Don't think it got mentioned before but Nik Slater came very close to the doubles title, just not quite close enough . . .

Doubles :

FINAL

Paula Cristina GONCALVES (BRA) / Florencia MOLINERO (ARG) [1] 7-6(3) 7-6(4) Nicola SLATER (GBR) / Karolina WLODARCZAK (AUS)