Week 25 - WTA Premier ($712K) - Eastbourne, UK Grass

Grachka · County player

Week 25 - WTA Premier ($712K) - Eastbourne, UK Grass

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Almost certainly Laura's right leg injury caused the retirement as it can't have healed much in the 18 hours since yesterday's match. Hopefully it's just a muscle strain that will be fine for next week.

Priesty · Challenger level

Gutting, I was getting quite excited at 4-2 cry

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Yep, hope Laura's OK for next week

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi gets Monica Puig with the winner meeting Konjuh as Madison Keys is one of 3 late withdrawls.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 84 v PUIG, Monica (PUR) Q 43 CH=41 2014
H2H 0-1 Madrid 2016 6-3 3-6 3-6

R1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 55 v VESNINA, Elena (RUS) 52 CH=21 2013
H2H 2-2
Charleston 2010 6-7(4)
French Open 2012 6-2 6-4
Eastbourne 2013 1-6 6-3 2-6
Toronto 2015 6-4 6-0

R1: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 19 v Bye

R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 230 v MAKAROVA, Ekaterina (RUS) 37 CH=8 6/4/15

paulisi · Tennis legend

Naomi must have a decent chance. Heather surprisingly is favourite with the bookies, not in my book. Vesnina is still underranked.

Priesty · Challenger level

vohor wrote:
Yep, hope Laura's OK for next week

Tweet from Laura this morning saying that she's getting treatment and should all be good for Wimbledon.

Just a shame as I thought she might at last be getting some momentum the other day. Still it's only a calendar year last week since she returned and even then she missed a couple of months after that, hopefully there's still grounds for optimism.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

4 hours later than planned but it looks like Tara's match is about to begin :)
With Heather and then Naomi following her on Centre in the adjusted schedule.

GL all 3 :)

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Tara saved 3 BPs so far and not getting many points against the #39's serve yet; but still on level terms :)
3*-3...and now holds to 30 for 4-3*

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Jinxed Makarova nicely there! Tara breaks to 15 :D
5*-3

PaulM · Tennis legend

Could have done better with her set points. Still impressive to even be in that position!

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

First serve deserted her from 40-15. Rather gave it away I'm afraid.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

That 5th set point was absolutely horrible. Can't believe she missed it. Replay showed it miles out too.

I thought a combination of the wind and some erratic bounces were going to get Tara over the line there.

Her 2nd serve return on the 4th set point was underwhelming too, handing Makarova the chance to strike a winner.

-- Edited by kundalini on Monday 20th of June 2016 03:30:21 PM

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Pity, 5 SPs come and gone now
5*-5