Week 46 - ITF ($25K) - Mumbai, India - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 46 - ITF ($25K) - Mumbai, India - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

Interesting weather forecast for Mumbai today. Not rain, sun or cloud but ... "smoke"!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Well, the little lion is doing what she does best, scrapping away

*1-0

PaulM · Tennis legend

*2-1

PaulM · Tennis legend

Misses a game point and we're level again

2-2*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Re-establishes the break

*3-2

PaulM · Tennis legend

First serve winning percentage is dropping quite quickly now, it is incredibly hot humid out there by the sounds of things, so it may just be who can hold on the longest. Broken from game point at 40-30 again unfortunately.

3-3*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Em misses break point :(

*3-4

Just not been able to take some of these chances in the final set.

steven · Tennis legend

Melnikova breaks and will serve for the match

It's been so close throughout ...

steven · Tennis legend

0-15
15-15
30-15
40-15 2 MPs

SF: Emily Webley-Smith WR 344 lost to (3) Marina Melnikova (RUS) WR 209 (CH 203 last week) by 3-6 7-5 6-3

Pity - Emily certainly gave herself plenty of chances to wrap up the match - but a very good week for her (encouraging last few weeks, in fact) nonetheless.

PaulM · Tennis legend

A valiant effort but Melnikova escapes and wins 36 75 63 :(

Em really needed to consolidate one of those two breaks in the final set, and despite having a point to do so each time she couldn't close out the service games, and that cost her in the end. However, it's been a fabulous week, and I really hope she doesn't feel too deflated. A superb effort against a player just outside the top 200 at pretty much a career high, and who had a very easy day yesterday - unlike Em!

So head up girl, you did good.

-- Edited by PaulM on Friday 14th of November 2014 12:41:15 PM

Julia Carrot · All-time great

B*******. So sorry for Em

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

She edged a really close one yesterday. And lost a really close one today.

But just wonderful to be in the position of actually being so close to those sort of players . . .

Onwards and upwards . ..

PockyTastic · Futures level

Bah! Good to see her back in the SF of a 25K though, and yesterday's win really underlines that she's playing at a decent level again. Really pleased for Em.

Spectator · All-time great

A very good week, even if there's some disappointment at the end. But two close matches against top seeds (one won, one lost) shows she's in the right place.