Week 12 - ITF ($15K) - Obidos, Portugal Carpet

PaulM · Tennis legend

Week 12 - ITF ($15K) - Obidos, Portugal Carpet

PaulM · Tennis legend

Saves 3 set points from 0-40* down to break for *5-5

Saves break point and holds for 6-5*

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 20th of March 2017 03:44:25 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

3 match points...

2 match points...

1 match point...

Deuce

Adv Moreno Arias

Tiebreak

Ouch

PaulM · Tennis legend

1-0*
2-1*
2-3*
*3-4
5-4*
*6-5 (mp #4)
6-7* (sp #4)

Louise loses the second set 7-6(6)

Double ouch

PaulM · Tennis legend

Saves 3 break points at the start of the third, then wins 11 points in a row to go up 3-1*

PaulM · Tennis legend

The Spaniard now goes on a run, 8 points to make it *3-4

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 20th of March 2017 04:24:06 PM

DF · Tennis legend

but Louise holds her serve 4-4

DF · Tennis legend

Louise serving for the match at 6-5

PaulM · Tennis legend

This match is all over the place! Broken to 30

Final set breaker

DF · Tennis legend

cry

PaulM · Tennis legend

4 match points in the second, served for it in the third

Loses 3-6 7-6(6) 7-6(3)

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Curious that Olivia is out here and her successful doubles colleague is in Greece.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

So nearly all three.
FQR: Manisha FOSTER (GBR) [q4] 830 defeated Jill Nora ENGELMANN (GER) [q14] 1124 6-2 6-3

FQR: Laura SAINSBURY (GBR) [q6] 931 defeated Svetlana IANSITOVA (RUS) UNR 4-6 6-2 6-2

FQR: Louise HOLTUM (GBR) UNR lost to Lidia MORENO ARIAS (ESP) [q16] 1138 6-3 6-7(6) 6-7(3)

About as wide a gulf in fortunes for our qualifiers in the draw as it's possible to get.
R32: (Q) Manisha FOSTER (GBR) 830 v. Harmony TAN (FRA) [1] 366 (CH 364, Mar. 2017)
R32: (Q) Laura SAINSBURY (GBR) 931 v. (WC) Rita VILACA (POR) UNR (CH 1020, Oct. 2011)

Michael D · All-time great

Hmmm extremely unfortunate for Manisha. That draw is not going to help her get back up the rankings again cry Her performances seem to be improving again too after her long injury layoff last year, just after her sole title victory in Sharm. A pity she couldn't have had a main draw win or two before such a match up, but I guess will be a good test for her of where her game is now.

For Laura, yes, she will be looking at Manisha's draw and be saying her prayers of thanks tonight... Hope she continues her steady improvement too.

-- Edited by Michael D on Monday 20th of March 2017 07:07:20 PM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Harmony Tan is overranked - Manisha has a chance.
Good draw for Laura S - she has potential to fly up the rankings

As for Louise Holtum, talented, but inconsistent and mentally fragile.