Week 11 - ITF ($25K+H) - Irapuato, Mexico - Hard

DF · Tennis legend

RE: Week 11 - ITF ($25K+H) - Irapuato, Mexico - Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

Oh dear - I expected it to be much closer...

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Little Miss Marzipan rather put the icing on Katie's cake there

Hopefully Gabi will win in a little while and leave us still with two ladies active in singles.
Edit: I mean active globally, this week.

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Thursday 17th of March 2016 09:22:29 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Little Miss Marzipan -

WavenNarsam · Lower Club Player

I hope Katie didn't injure her wrist doing that failed golf swing she tweeted. The first one was more impressive though. :P

EDIT: She still plans to play Miami so it doesn't seem like an issue. Just a bad day at the office.

-- Edited by WavenNarsam on Thursday 17th of March 2016 09:57:46 PM

DF · Tennis legend

Gabi's match has started but is now ''interrupted''

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Rare for Katie in her young career to have such an off day, hopefully she is saving her best tennis for Miami.

DF · Tennis legend

Back ''live''.

3-3

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Amandine Hesse is a pretty classy player WHEN on form - she's one of the most mercurial players on the circuit. With a lot heavier ball than Katie's.

So, without having seen it, I don't think Katie necessarily had an off-day or that it was very surprising she lost heavily - she was playing a player who is a fair bit better than her (at the moment) and a LOT better than her (at the moment) when she's on song.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Gabi now starting to get ahead - leads 5-3

Peter too · Tennis legend

Match interrupted!

philwrig · Hall of fame

Coup Droit wrote:
Amandine Hesse is a pretty classy player WHEN on form - she's one of the most mercurial players on the circuit. With a lot heavier ball than Katie's.

So, without having seen it, I don't think Katie necessarily had an off-day or that it was very surprising she lost heavily - she was playing a player who is a fair bit better than her (at the moment) and a LOT better than her (at the moment) when she's on song.

I never had Ms Hesse pegged as a future top 100 player, so for me, I don't know about anyone else, felt Katie had a real shout here of an upset. I am a huge believer in not only Katie's future potential, but also her current potential. I certainly saw that 1st hand in Eilat, and even in her performance at Sunderland albeit she wasn't at her best there. So to end up at the scoreline we had today with only 80 points played, I would say its a combination of 3 factors assuming of course Katie was feeling 100% : 1. The matchup/Hesses's style of play just didn't suit Katie 2. Hesse played a 9/10 match and 3. Katie did have an off day. So that's my speculative answer.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Gabi has taken the first set 6-3

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Gabi duking it out in the decider, the Mexican is just 5 months older, has better senior and junior highs, but Gabi has the break!
6-3 3-6 *4-3

But, not anymore
6-3 3-6 4-4*

91 points a piece.
6-3 3-6 5-5*

Gabi breaks again! The 17th break in the match. Can she hold on? Come on Gabi, hold on!
6-3 3-6 *6-5

*15-0, *15-15, *30-15, *30-30, *40-30... MP .... Yeeesss!
6-3 3-6 7-5

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Friday 18th of March 2016 02:03:25 AM

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

R2: (Q) Gabriella TAYLOR (GBR) 661 defeated (WC) Renata ZARAZUA (MEX) 467 6-3 3-6 7-5

R2: (JE) Katie SWAN (GBR) 513 lost to Amandine HESSE (FRA) [4] 160 2-6 0-6

Another very tough trial awaits.
QF: (Q) Gabriella TAYLOR (GBR) 661 vs. Irina KHROMACHEVA (RUS) [6] 172 (CH 165 07/2012, JCH 1)