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Katie only serving @ 41%, but winning ~90% of those points.
Close set, with only 3 BP (of which 2 for Katie).
Katie leads, up a break , 5-2*
Here's a set point, 40-30*...
Deuce. Veselinovic eventually holds.
Serving for the set then, *5-3


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Fourth set point = set secured, 6-3

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And there's an MTO.

Somewhat frustratigly, having ousted Harriet yesterday, Ula Radwanska then gave a w/o today befire her match against Chanel Simmonds. Simmonds thus awaits the winner of this match.

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Katie served for the match, but broken, 6-3 5-3*

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So, broke right back to win, with pleasing symmetry, 6-3 6-3

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Yay, good stuff. Finn, Katie, I just need to question players' progress and watch them go

Well done.



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QF: (8) Katie Swan WR 363 beat Ana Veselinovic (MNE) WR 441 (CH 329 in September 2007) 6-3 6-3

SF: (8) Katie Swan WR 363 vs (6) Chanel Simmonds (RSA) WR 330 (CH 158 in May 2013)



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The questioning was valid; this is Katie's best week in about half a year.
It's her second $25K SF of the year, after Irapuato in week 15. It's also the first time she's won more than 2 matches in a week since then.
So, a welcome uptick.

Sixth seed, Simmonds, in the Semi.

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That win also means we have won as many matches this week as we had active players (17), and that's one more win in total than last week; just spread far more thinly.

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We're guaranteed a champion in the doubles as both Harriet+ and Daneika+ make the finals !!! :)

Semifinal



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A word on Daneika: this is a pretty remarkable run.
She's mostly a coach now, at Columbia (if this is current: www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml )
A decent US college doubles player, but this is just her second pro event in 3 years, following one in June (where she went out in doubles QR1!).
Also, she's played pro tournaments since 2009 in one capacity or another. This is just her second final of any description in all of that time.
A remarkable littel run, and a nice story. With apologies to Harriet (and Maria, who is lovely), I kinda hope Daneika completes the 'Cinderella story' and takes the title.

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It's a lovely feel-good story for Dani, blob.

Can't help feeling the 'remarkable run' is rather more to do with her partner, who is WR 441, ex 329, in singles.
And WR 279, ex 207, in doubles.

But you need two to play doubles so well done to both.

(My money's on Harriet and Maria though.....)





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Thanks blob, I was wondering from where Dani had suddenly reappeared, and it is interesting to know. It is a remarkable sudden run, and even if CD is playing up her likely partner's role... well Ana wouldn't have agreed to play with Daneika if she didn't think she could play a bit! Will be an interesting final, though Harriet and Maria do seem to be playing well. They didn't give the #2 seeds much look in in the SFs.

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I watched Daneika before, she can definitely play. I'd have backed to be top 500 at the very least if she had given the tour a go after college.

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SF: (8) Katie Swan WR 363 lost to (6) Chanel Simmonds (RSA) WR 330 (CH 158 in May 2013) 4-1 to CS, retired

Must hope nothing too serious


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