Week 35 - ITF ($25K) - Barcelona, Spain Clay

steven · Tennis legend

Week 35 - ITF ($25K) - Barcelona, Spain Clay

DF · Tennis legend

Over in 3hrs 51mins and Amanda loses the final set 4-6

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Pretty brutal.
3 hours 51 minutes! Mandy was 0-4 down in the decider, rallied, but to no avail.
R1: Amanda CARRERAS (GBR) [6] 280 lost to (Q) Melanie STOKKE (NOR) 419 7-6(10) 5-7 4-6

PockyTastic · Futures level

I followed the start of the match when Mandy was 4-1 up - did not see this epic tussle coming! Gutting for Mandy to come out on the losing side, but hopefully she recovers and bounces back in her next tournament.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Mandy+ have beaten Izzy Wallace+ in the doubles, 7-6(6) 4-1 retired.

At least that means Mandy wasn't too ruined by that hyper-long singles match.....

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Amanda & Alice have now won 11 out of their last 12 matches together.

This was a QF; as fourth seeds, they received a R1 Bye.

Strongbow · All-time great

Well done to "Amaretti" - but both are in dire need of singles points - but well done anyway smile

indiana · Tennis legend

More singles points would certainly of course be good for Mandy and to get on a roll again, although not sure I see the real dire need.

For now reaching the doubles SF may have her beating her doubles CH 319 and reaching the final would ensure it.

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 31st of August 2016 09:39:47 PM

Strongbow · All-time great

Alice has the real need as she has slipped right down the rankings. A year ago there was only about 100 between them, now it's a lot more. Also, Mandy could have used a few points here to take out one of her low counters - and I think she's still got a 12 pointer to come off.

Well done to both of them smile

indiana · Tennis legend

Ah yes I recall ( and just looked again ) that Savoretti had really fallen down the singles rankings. Clearly rather better for them as an ongoing doubles pair if they are at a fairly similar singles level, which they're not really now. And the higher the better.

wimdledont · Challenger level

I have the impression that, since her purple patch in early summer, Amanda may have been nursing an injury? She has made several late withdrawals from tournaments, and her form when she has played has dropped off a bit.

Hopefully, if she played a long singles match here, and carries on in doubles, that's a sign that she's returning to full fitness, and ready to start moving on up again.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

No joy....

Mandy and Alice lost their semi-final, 6-2 6-3