Week 13 - ITF ($15K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Week 13 - ITF ($15K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

And here's Emily, no breaks, winning 100% of 1st serve points, 3-3*

PaulM · Tennis legend

There was a mid-game medical time out at 3-3 30-30*

Em certainly having a much tougher time than when they last met

*4-5

PaulM · Tennis legend

Sniff at 15-30, but Bhuna holds for *5-6

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

6-6 in the TB...

PaulM · Tennis legend

Tiebreak

*1-0
2-1*
*4-1
5-2*
*6-3
6-5*

Very long break at 6-6*

*7-6

Em scrapes through the first set 7-6(6)

It didn't feel that close early on as she was constantly pushing on the return games but not looking in much trouble until 30-30 at *5-6. Hope she's ok, couple of MTOs in that set

PaulM · Tennis legend

And a break down in the second

1-2*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Levels it back up and holds on

3-2*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Clings on for 4-3*

I know it's the Sun, but elsewhere is reporting similar heightened concerns in Sharm for tourists:

www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/792584/holidaymakers-warned-to-leave-resorts-in-sharm-el-sheikh-as-soon-as-possible-amid-fears-isis-could-attack-any-day/

PaulM · Tennis legend

Breaks for *5-3

Can't find a first serve and broken to 15

5-4*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Em somehow holds on for 6-5*, saves two break points from 15-40, then two more advantages.

First serve % dropping like a stone, only got 3 in in that 12 point game.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Bhunu holds to love, looking the far stronger at the moment

Tiebreak

DF · Tennis legend

Close 6-6

steven · Tennis legend

*2-5 in the 2nd set tiebreak, but Emily wins the next 4 points to get a match point on her own serve ... not taken

She then loses the other service point too but breaks back again for 7-7*

Bhunu holds her other service point - *7-8 - *8-8 - Em is broken again 8-9*

Another set point saved - 9-9*

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 29th of March 2017 02:08:18 PM

steven · Tennis legend

The match clock ticks up to 2 hours as they change ends again.

Another match point 11-10* ... saved

Another set point *11-12

Another change of ends at *12-12