Week 38 - ITF ($25K) - Shrewsbury, UK Hard(indoor)

PaulM · Tennis legend

RE: Week 38 - ITF ($25K) - Shrewsbury, UK Hard(indoor)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Fran missed a break point at 3-2*, another at 4-3* and had 0-40 at 5-4*

6-5*

PaulM · Tennis legend

0-40 again, takes it.

First set, 7-5.

PaulM · Tennis legend

misses points for a 3-0* lead in the second. *2-2

PaulM · Tennis legend

Misses game points again and finds herself a break down *2-4

PaulM · Tennis legend

Loses the second set 6-3. Then misses 0-40 at 1-1*

*1-2 final set

Jazzamay has had a few close games and finally gets on the board 06 *13

PaulM · Tennis legend

Fran loses 57 63 62. Lost a very long game at *2-3 and that was the end of the challenge sadly. Really good effort, one of the most impressive since her comeback but she really had it for the taking.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

I don't understand why they've changed it. I've enjoyed it over the years, I've gone to watch Hev, and support Jade and Anna. Saw Tara and Joko there too, and it was nice.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Harriet wins the first set 7-5 :)

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (WC) Eden Silva WR 805 lost to Julie Coin (FRA) WR 282 (CH 60 in 2009) by 1 & 4

L32: (WC) Jazzamay Drew WR 1081 lost to Viktorija Golubic (SUI) WR 219 (CH 156 in Mar) by 0 & 2

L32: (WC) Francesca Stephenson WR 884 lost to (Q) Myrtille Georges (FRA) WR 293 (CH 245 in 2013) by 5-7 6-3 6-2

Harriet is up 7-5 2-2 and Naomi has just started.

steven · Tennis legend

Fran: "Very happy with my play today. Didn't get the w but moving well + all games were close! Looking forward to next lot of tournies 😃"

Meanwhile, Stanciute edged the 2nd set against Fran 7-5

and Naomi lost 5 games in a row from 4-1 up in the 1st

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

The calibre of players we have now mean it's not right to have a 75k. We used to have 4/5 players who were top 150 and looking to break top 100 we don; have that right now. 25k's is what our younger players need

steven · Tennis legend

Not sure what happened to Naomi - she lost the last 11 games

L32: (WC) Naomi Cavaday WR 1123 lost to (2) Vesna Dolonc (SRB) WR 152 (CH 84 in 2013) by 4 & 0

Harriet was a break down in the 3rd but is now back on serve, 4-3* up

indiana · Tennis legend

I am afaid that I suspect all that happened in the Naomi match is that a generally currently far superior player just outplayed her. It may have had more to do with Dolonc than Naomi.

I see the first set score as pretty encouraging, the second set as a disappointment after that, but not a hugely unexpected one.

Good luck to Naomi, but she clearly still has a very long way to go to begin to get close to her previous levels, if that is the aim.

steven · Tennis legend

Stanciute serving to stay in the match for the 2nd time - 15-30