Week 14 - WTA Premier ($776K) - Charleston, SC, USA - Green Clay

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Week 14 - WTA Premier ($776K) - Charleston, SC, USA - Green Clay

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Big fan of green clay as a playing surface (and Charlston as a city), is this the most lucrative event on this surface? I am not aware of an equivalently lucrative men's event on the ATP tour.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Very nice draw against the 16th and 7th seeds.

Only Mandy's fourth ever shot at WTA qualies; never previously won a match, once at Eastbourne, twice at Wimbledon. Hopefully green clay will suit her better than green grass.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Let's go, Amanda! *0-1

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

2 breaks each, 4-4*

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Very, very even, in almost every stat, but Mandy now serving for the set, *6-5

wimdledont · Challenger level

Amanda led 4-1, Teichmann led 5-4, Amanda has just broken for 6*-5.

Both saving teir bet for break point down, and mot gamesz goin to several deuces.

Cepede Royg has already won, and awaits the winner in the next round.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Amanda 7-5

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Serves out to 15. First set secured
Mandy's first set in a WTA or GS event!
Small steps.

Now for a big one!

-- Edited by AliBlahBlah on Saturday 1st of April 2017 03:26:08 PM

wimdledont · Challenger level

Leads by a set and a double break...

7-5, 3*-0

wimdledont · Challenger level

Amanda 4-2*, or to rephrase the above, leads by the only hold of set 2.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Fantastic result for Amanda

First win at WTA level or above, and in fine style (despite the large number of breaks).

wolf · Tennis legend

Amanda won 7-5 6-2 against a player who won 2x25k's on clay last year, as well qualifying and winning a round at a WTA.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Amanda wins 7-5, 6-2

Very notable difference in her serving stats this year. Last year she was regularly serving 85-95% of first serves in, and maybe only hitting one or two second serves in a whole match. Today, and several times in Brazil, just above 50% first serves in, witha whopping 6 DFs. I'm not sure she served 6 DFs in the whole of 2016.

Suggests to me that she is trying to get a lot more oomph on the serve; and may be a cause for celebration rather than concern.

This result should see her improve her CH to inside the top 250.

tharris · Intermediate Club Player

Well done Amanda! I've always been particularly drawn to her for whatever reason.