Week 28 - ITF ($25K) - Imola, Italy - Carpet

PockyTastic · Futures level

RE: Week 28 - ITF ($25K) - Imola, Italy - Carpet

PockyTastic · Futures level

Katy breaks in the 3rd game. She had at least one chance to break in the 1st game. Kichenok has a big serve and strong groundies, but is making a fair few errors at the moment.

PockyTastic · Futures level

A double fault and some big hitting from the Ukrainian and Katy finds herself 0-40 down, but some wonderful play (and some poor play by Kichenok) and she manages to hold. A highlight includes a sliced forehand passing shot on the run.

Peter too · Tennis legend

I am not keen on the sky blue court, you can't see the ball against it.

PockyTastic · Futures level

*3-2 to Katy

Whilst Katy is moving well, keeping the ball to a good length and hitting some winners, a lot of it seems to be coming down to whether the Ukrainian can hit a winner or if she's going to club the ball into the net/ out.

(I'm not sure about the court colour either)

PockyTastic · Futures level

Broken from 40-0 up
Katy 3-3* Kichenok

A netted smash from Kichenok and Dunne regains the break 4-3

Jaffa · Challenger level

Club standard this. In fact, not even that.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Katy has several set points on serve, but cannot convert.

She's rather frustrated and berating herself a lot at the moment.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Katy snatches the tie break 8-6. It, like the whole set, really could have gone either way.

Kichenok was not happy to lose that set and her racquet felt the brunt of her emotions.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Jaffa wrote:
Club standard this. In fact, not even that.

Tuned in for a bit, based on your comment.

The tennis may have been bad but Kichenok's racket throw after losing the first set was brilliant biggrin

Well done to Katy for regaining her composure after losing set points.

-- Edited by tony_orient on Wednesday 15th of July 2015 02:19:23 PM

Jaffa · Challenger level

Tell you what, she could easily have been defaulted for that, it nearly hit the umpire!

yes, Katy is struggling with the flat heavy one down the middle but if she stays in the rallies she should win.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Kichenok is playing better this set and is serving at *4-1

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Katy's opponent is throwing the Kichen sink at her now .........sorry!

PockyTastic · Futures level

One set all...

Katy 7-6(6) 1-6

paulisi · Tennis legend

No luck for Katy - lost both second and third set quite comfortably judging by the scoreline