Weeks 21 & 22 - French Open 2016 (clay) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Weeks 21 & 22 - French Open 2016 (clay) - doubles

wimdledont · Challenger level

But lost finally 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4

There's still mixed doubes, I guess.

PaulM · Tennis legend

I really like Maria and Jo together. Shame they have such few opportunities to play together

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, Jo has really come on in doubles, without playing that much, and has a good partner there.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Naomi has made it in to the doubles, playing with Madrid semi-finalist Louisa Chirico; last match on court 18 against Diatchenko/Voskoboeva. VERY winnable!

DF · Tennis legend

AliBlahBlah wrote:
Naomi has made it in to the doubles, playing with Madrid semi-finalist Louisa Chirico; last match on court 18 against Diatchenko/Voskoboeva. VERY winnable!

does the match have 'cancelled' against it?

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

DF wrote:
AliBlahBlah wrote:
Naomi has made it in to the doubles, playing with Madrid semi-finalist Louisa Chirico; last match on court 18 against Diatchenko/Voskoboeva. VERY winnable!
does the match have 'cancelled' against it?

Hmm, yes, does now.

They've not called the result, yet, so we'll have to see if it was a w/o for one side, or if for some reason it'll be played tomorrow, or what exactly is happening.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Naomi+ could play the Williams sisters in R2.

Chirico plays Venus in singles today.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Cancelled EITHER because Chirico v Venus is scheduled 5th up on Lenglen, OR because Naomi is in Manchester. If anybody here's on Twitter...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
R1: Alison Riske & Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) CR 611 (246+365) vs Jos Rae & Anna Smith CR 148 (74+74)
R1: (8) Raquel Atawo & Abigail Spears (USA/USA) CR 40 (20+20) vs Jo Konta & Maria Sanchez CR 210 (144+66)
R1: Nicole Gibbs (USA) & Heather Watson CR 262 (124+138) vs Sabine Lisicki & Andrea Petkovic (GER/GER) CR 317 (162+155)

Details of the new addition in case it is eventually played:

R1: (ALT) Naomi Broady & Louisa Chirico (USA) CR 575 (126+449) vs Vitalia Diatchenko & Galina Voskoboeva (RUS/KAZ) CR 444 (194+250)

wimdledont · Challenger level

Ms Smith and Ms Rae to Court 15, SVP...

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Coverage available.
Kurumi has a massive strapping on her left thigh. Although as she's barely 5 feet tall, maybe it's just normal size, and just looks huge on her. Joss has a strapping on her right thigh that looks smaller, but in fact probably is bigger. Kurumi could probably wear it as a dress!

wimdledont · Challenger level

If Ms Watson and Ms Gibbs are on speaking terms, they're wanted on Court 13

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Three scrappy breaks start Jossana's match *2-1

No coverage on Court 13 for Hev

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Joss can't serve properly off that leg, not extending, and probably only functioning at about 50% of maximum.
Nevertheless. had *40-0 there, next five points all went the wrong way - a couple of awful misses from Anna at the net - and it's on serve (or on break) again.
Honestly, a very poor 5 games from all involved so far

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