Week 32 - Olympic Tennis Competition - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Hard

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Week 32 - Olympic Tennis Competition - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 67 lost to SVITOLINA, Elina (UKR) 20 3-6 6-1 3-6
R2: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 10 13 def GARCIA, Caroline (FRA) 32 6-2 6-3

R3: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 10 13 v KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana (RUS) 8 10 CH=2 2007

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Hev just let up for a moment in that third set, and Svitolina took advantage 3-6 6-1 3-6

PaulM · Tennis legend

Nice try Hev. Played better than yesterday.

Needs to find some good form over the next few weeks back on the tour.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

A shame for Heather that she won't get a chance to play Serena again but a good win yesterday and she didn't have a realistic prospect of a medal. Jo on the other hand has a outside shot though her opponents from here on will be really tough.

PaulM · Tennis legend

I missed the start of the third. Did Hev have a play on the two break points?

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

I'm not clear enough on the entry rules for mixed doubles, but if Heather can convince Andy to play with her (and the mixed title at Wimbledon should help) then that would always represent her best chance of a medal. Or would Andy need to play with Jo as Heather is not ranked high enough?

wimdledont · Challenger level

Jo+Hev are on. 1-1

PaulM · Tennis legend

tony_orient wrote:
I'm not clear enough on the entry rules for mixed doubles, but if Heather can convince Andy to play with her (and the mixed title at Wimbledon should help) then that would always represent her best chance of a medal. Or would Andy need to play with Jo as Heather is not ranked high enough?

Heather's ranking is too low for her to make the cut. Only way she'll get in is if Jo decides not to play and her and Andy get one of the 4 ITF places (unlikely).

Suspect Jo will team up with Jamie.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Jo+Hev 5-3

wimdledont · Challenger level

6-3

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

PaulM wrote:
I missed the start of the third. Did Hev have a play on the two break points?

She went to her bag to get a gut saver before the first which took about 30 seconds, then had a 20% chance BH DTL. On the second, she left a ball that looked like it was going out, but dipped onto the line, she could easily have played it, on into the rally.

the addict · Tennis legend

I am right in saying there's no tv coverage on court 8 ?

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

the addict wrote:
I am right in saying there's no tv coverage on court 8 ?

Not that I can find.

wimdledont · Challenger level

6-3, 0-6