Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Antalya, Turkey Hard

DF · Tennis legend

Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Antalya, Turkey Hard

Strongbow · All-time great

Well done Fran smile

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

R1: Jazzamay DREW (GBR) 870 lost to Dhruthi TATACHAR VENUGOPAL (IND) [5] 679 6-3 5-7 2-6
R1: Maia LUMSDEN (GBR) 806 defeated (Q) Joanna CARSWELL (NZL) UNR 6-3 6-2
R1: Francesca STEPHENSON (GBR) 775 defeated (WC) Andra Maria NITESCU (ROU) 1268 6-1 6-3

R2: Maia LUMSDEN (GBR) 806 vs. Melis SEZER (TUR) [2] 430 (CH 336 03/2014)
R2: Francesca STEPHENSON (GBR) 775 vs. Sadafmoh TOLIBOVA (BLR) [4] 638 (CH 542 11/2015)
H2H 1-0
Jan 2015 - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - ITF $10K - Hard - FS [7] - R16, FS won 6-3 6-1

Edit: add other results.

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Thursday 19th of May 2016 10:18:31 AM

Strongbow · All-time great

Fran+ win their doubles 6-1 6-3 smile

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Fran off to a flyer, leading 3-0

Maia's just started *0-1

wimdledont · Challenger level

Both women underway in singles, versus seeds 2 and 4...

Fran 3-0
Maia 1-1

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Fran is on fire against the fourth seed
6-0 3-1*

Maia finding Sezer a harder proposition - Sezer is playing her 45th event at Antalya in the last 6 years, so you could say she has the home field advantage way beyond just being Turkish.
Still, Maia giving a decent account so far, breaks back to get things back on serve.
*4-5

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Very tight set for Maia, three points in it, but a seventh break of the set see's Sezer seize, er, it.
4-6

Fran still dominating.
6-0 4-2*

wimdledont · Challenger level

Maia getting hammered on second serve, winning 4/17

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Aw! Fran had not conceded a BP until she came to serve for the match, then she gave 2 of them, and one was taken.
6-0 5-3*

Luckily for Maia, her opponent is doing almost as badly on second serve as she is, as wimdledont points out above; the Turk is 7/17, and so it's still very competitive
4-6 1-1*

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

So, Fran just broke again to close out instead

Excellent win against the fourth seed.
GSM 6-0 6-3

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Maia with the first break of set 2
4-6 *2-1

indiana · Tennis legend

That's very good to see from Fran

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Maia still very close, despite the 470 WR places difference, but back on serve in set 2.
4-6 3-3*

Slipping away as Sezer gathers momentum with the finish line in sight.
4-6 3-5*

Competitive, but Maia goes down to the hometown girl.
4-6 3-6

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Thursday 19th of May 2016 11:24:20 AM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Really good to see Fran stringing some results together, she has really been struggling recently.