Week 43 - ITF ($50K) - Saguenay, Canada Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

RE: Week 43 - ITF ($50K) - Saguenay, Canada Hard

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

She seemed to have a problem last week, and gave a walkover in Florence in the doubles having won a double bagel in their first match there.
Perhaps this is a continuation of the same thing.

PaulM · Tennis legend

If Em has been carrying something that makes yesterday's win even more impressive

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

QF: Slater/Bonaventure (GBR/BEL) [1] defeated Harman/Kobelt (USA/USA) 6-1 4-6 [10-8]

SF: Slater/Bonaventure (GBR/BEL) [1] vs. Glushko/Jaksic (ISR/SRB)

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Nicola's semi is well underway, 5-6*

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

They managed to recover the break. TB 6-6

PaulM · Tennis legend

Unbelievable!

2-5* down saved 3 set points to get to *5-5, traded breaks to get to a breaker which they were *1-6 down, recovered to 7-6*, won it 9-7!!!

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

And they pinched it! Saving three set points along the way

7-6(7)

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

*at least three then

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Twice been a break up in set 2, just had match points, but were denied, 7-6(7) 5-5*

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

into a second TB, 7-6(7) 6-6

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Rats! It goes to the MTB
7-6(7) 6-7(6)

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

*3-1
3-2*
4-2*
*5-2
*6-2
6-3*
6-4*
*6-5
*6-6
6-7*
6-8*
*6-9 - seven points in a row against!
*7-9 - finally get one
8-9* - can they? ...
9-9* - Yeeeeessssss

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

*10-10
10-11*
11-11* - what an epic match overall
*12-11 - Come on, now...NOW!!!

Holy guacamole! Houdini act complete

SF: Slater/Bonaventure (GBR/BEL) [1] defeated Glushko/Jaksic (ISR/SRB) 7-6(7) 6-7(6) [13-11]

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I couldn't bear to watch, Ali - I was feeling you stomach ulcer fit to explode !

So very happy ! For them, and you :)