Week 16 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 16 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Good to have Sam back on the matchcourt :D

paulisi · Tennis legend

There were only 31 on the acceptance list, so quite a few have turned up and signed in.....

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Great to see Sam back.

Now if only Georgie returned.

indiana · Tennis legend

Mervatron wrote:
Great to see Sam back.

Now if only Georgie returned.

And I see that Eden Silva is on the Egypt week 17 list along with Katie B and Sam.

Strongbow · All-time great

Sam has started and is 4-0 up in the 1st.

DF · Tennis legend

Sam starts her comeback well taking the first set 6-0

DF · Tennis legend

Sam won by retirement

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

DF wrote:
Sam won by retirement

When you're 0-6 0-3 down after 32 minutes, and have won just 6 total points in 9 games, I think there's a mercy rule.

Welcome back Samantha!

Edit: PS: one of those 6 points was a Sam DF!

-- Edited by AliBlahBlah on Monday 18th of April 2016 11:05:27 AM

SMC1809 · All-time great

AliBlahBlah wrote:
DF wrote:
Sam won by retirement
When you're 0-6 0-3 down after 32 minutes, and have won just 6 total points in 9 games, I think there's a mercy rule.

Welcome back Samantha!

Edit: PS: one of those 6 points was a Sam DF!

-- Edited by AliBlahBlah on Monday 18th of April 2016 11:05:27 AM

I wonder if the result is a true reflection of Sam's form or just a Red Herring?

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

SMC1809 wrote:
AliBlahBlah wrote:
DF wrote:
Sam won by retirement
When you're 0-6 0-3 down after 32 minutes, and have won just 6 total points in 9 games, I think there's a mercy rule.

Welcome back Samantha!

Edit: PS: one of those 6 points was a Sam DF!

-- Edited by AliBlahBlah on Monday 18th of April 2016 11:05:27 AM
I wonder if the result is a true reflection of Sam's form or just a Red Herring?

Hmmm... I cod you not, halibut something smells fishy about it; could be a load abalone or even utter pollocks. Anyway, here's hoping Sam can mackerel go of her comeback, surely that's the bream, and I pike the way she started, and she'll surely clam quickly back up the ladder, eel be reely gladif she does.You've got to crab your chances when they come. There's only scampi evidence about her form though, and this is no plaice for speculation, despite what you might have been herring.

Ok, tartare for now.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

FQR: Samantha MURRAY (GBR) UNR defeated Khume Herring (USA) UNR 6-0 3-0 RET

Not great draws this time round.
R1: Katie BOULTER (GBR) 1056 vs. Despina PAPMICHAIL (GRE) [5] 474 (CH 317 07/2014)
R1: (Q) Samantha MURRAY (GBR) UNR vs. Rishika SUNKARA (IND) [7] 522 (CH 441 11/2015)

Doubles
R1: Murray/Malmqvist (GBR/SWE) vs. Pribylova/Totka (RUS/HUN) [2]

Priesty · Challenger level

Sam was clearly smoking her opponent prior to the retirement wink

cwej · Lower Club Player

Regardless of whether her opponent was completely all over the place because of her injury, to have played that many points and made as few errors as Sam must have done, implies she is in a good headspace. A fantastic start to the comeback. Let's not forget she was ranked top 300 - she has the game to beat everyone in the draw when she's fully match fit.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I'm pretty sure she was top 200, cwej - about 160 or 170, from recollection (although maybe not for very long).

But, absolutely, she's a very good player - will be great to see her back playing again. Does anyone know what injury she sustained?