Week 37 - WTA International ($250K) - Hong Kong, China - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

Week 37 - WTA International ($250K) - Hong Kong, China - Hard

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Emily should be on circa 08:00-09:00 UK then, which is a lot better than the 03:00 it could have been.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Em has taken the 1st set in the tiebreak. She had 6 bps in the 1st set but couldn't take any, but only faced one (when serving at 5-6 which she saved with an ace).

paulisi · Tennis legend

Em now 5-2 down in the second set.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Kostova has converted 2/3 break points, Emily 0/8. 7-6(4) 2-6

paulisi · Tennis legend

Em broken to 15 so 3*-2 down.

paulisi · Tennis legend

No joy for Em lost 6-3 in third, but couldn't convert all those break points.

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity, but looks decent effort. Emily does seem to have gone back up a gear this year, which must make her world travels more enjoyable.

Looks as if the bulk of her BPs ( don't know about the third set ) were in the first set, which in the end she still won, so not so costly in that respect.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Feel really disappointed for her. She's playing miles above her ranking just now but not getting the rewards. These points would make a big difference but im pleased she's giving this swing a go even if she doesn't defend her points from last year

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Doesn't sound like Em was too impressed with the officiating:

Emily Webley-Smith ‏@ews24 35m

How the hell is it within the rules to take 8min med timeout @4-3,15min toiletbrk @7-6,+a 10min timeout @1-0 4 pts later cos you're tired?

PaulM · Tennis legend

Sadly Kostova has form for that kind of thing. Em lost 5 games in a row from 1-0* in the second so sadly the tactic worked.

Yes Indy and of the 4 other break points (two in each set) one in each set was an ace. It's a shame she didn't level at *3-3 in the final set but not to be.

She's got one last WTA event to try and make a bit of a splash - the Tokyo Premier next week. Not sure what she has planned for the autumn but the Ozzie 15ks look appealing on current form if she wants to cover what she is defending.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Slightly frustrating that there was a late withdrawal from the main draw. A little earlier and Kostova would have been bumped up to replace the seeded qualifier moved to the main draw, leaving Em with an alternate.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

They're back!

R1: Jocelyn RAE/Anna SMITH (GBR/GBR) 202 vs, Pauline PARMENTIER/Laura THORPE (FRA/FRA) 257

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Joss & Anna *4-4

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

1 set point went in game 12.
Then in the TB at 6-3* they lost three more.

and then the rain came.... 6-6 [*6-6]

BP's
Brits 0/8
French 0/0

Hopefully they can come back out and finish this set off, they seem to deserve it.