Em saved break points, went a break up, then missed 4 points for a double break (two were saved with aces to be fair)

*4-3

Saves break point, double faults on game point, broken

4-4*

 

-- Edited by PaulM on Thursday 6th of April 2017 08:53:15 AM

Saves a game point, and takes her second break point of the game

*6-5

Gets a little closer, broken to 30 this time. Just not getting any joy out her first serve today at all.

Tiebreak

Manages to protect her serve better in the tiebreak, and takes it 7-3.

7-6(3) *0-0

Suzy was always going to find it tough today, but she's had a good few weeks out here.

-- Edited by PaulM on Thursday 6th of April 2017 09:24:56 AM

MTO

Em breaks back to 15, then saves a break point

2-1*

-- Edited by PaulM on Thursday 6th of April 2017 09:39:58 AM

Samir holds to 40 and breaks again, so we're going to be heading to a third

2-5*

The MTOs and her inability to win points on her serve might point to a niggle. But we'll see.

Yup, into a third with a love hold

7-6(3) 2-6 *0-0

Had to break in that fourth game to have any chance of keeping her nose in front. Difficult now.

You can never write her off. From *1-3, she's stormed back to 4-3*

As the temperate goes above 30 degrees in Sharm, a 2 and a half hour battle ends. Em saves two match points, misses break point, and we're done.

GSM Samir 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4

That MTO (whoever it was for) killed the mini-momentum Em had built up to haul herself back into contention.

Shame, but it was a heck of a lot closer than I had anticipated. Missed too many break opportunities in the end.

Quick turnaround for qualies at the $60k in Istanbul

-- Edited by PaulM on Thursday 6th of April 2017 11:01:58 AM