Week 37 - ITF ($15K) - Hammamet, Tunisia, Clay

Michael D · All-time great

Week 37 - ITF ($15K) - Hammamet, Tunisia, Clay

Michael D · All-time great

Emily is 4th seed in the doubles too with Mia Nicole EKLUND (FIN)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emily Arb has the first set 6-3

blob · All-time great

Bit of a wobble for the reigning queen of Hammamet, but re-focused to ensure no harm done, 6-3 2-6 6-1

Fran is impressing again against another seed, 6-4 1-0*

blob · All-time great

Fran rolls past WR 533, scarcely pausing for breath 6-4 6-1

blob · All-time great

Sadly, the two Brits meet again in the next round

Michael D · All-time great

And indeed Fran completed her win against the #6 seed with a very comfortable second set. Impressive again from her, and a good win too for Emily also against a higher ranked player.

L32: Francesca JONES (GBR) 1085 beat (6) Irina FETECAU (ROU) 653 (CH518 May 17) 6-4 6-1

L32: Emily ARBUTHNOTT (GBR) 902 beat Verena HOFER (ITA) 773 6-3 2-6 6-1

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L16: Francesca JONES (GBR) 1085 vs Emily ARBUTHNOTT (GBR) 902

Yes, it's a pity they have to play this early against each other rather than in a final again!

-- Edited by Michael D on Wednesday 13th of September 2017 02:01:19 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In pitiless form, Emily Arb & Mia won their dubs, 0 & 0.

blob · All-time great

The all-GB-hyper-clash-grudge-rematch-apalooza seems to be following the same early pattern as the final last Sunday, with Francesca making the early running.
She is the one making the early opportunities (1/9 on BP, versus Emily 0/1), and also being up the early break, *4-3

Edit: gobbledigook

-- Edited by blob on Thursday 14th of September 2017 09:58:29 AM

blob · All-time great

There was a further break a piece, but as on Sunday, Francesca takes the first set, this time 6-4

blob · All-time great

Fran seemingly well in charge, and serving for the match, 6-4 *5-2

blob · All-time great

Very comprehensive win by Fran, who looks to have pretty much dominated affairs, 6-4 6-2
Hopefully she can continue and thus replace Emily as the reigning champ in Hammamet.

indiana · Tennis legend

blob wrote:
Very comprehensive win by Fran, who looks to have pretty much dominated affairs, 6-4 6-2
Hopefully she can continue and thus replace Emily as the reigning champ in Hammamet.

That would be great. If Fran won the title both her and Emily Arb would be on 26 points on Monday week, likely to be very low 700s.

Michael D · All-time great

Amazing win for Fran there, and now 1-1 in their personal stakes over the last couple of weeks. Interesting too that Fran's dominant win came without her serving particularly well - 7DFs and only 47.5% of 1st serves in, but of the first serves she did make she won 76%. At 16 years, and given her injury history, Fran clearly has plenty of potential if she can avoid further major injuries for a while.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

It's not injuries, Michael. It's birth malformations of her hands and feet, and palate. (Although they have caused injuries, as well as needing correcting - insofar as possible - in themselves).

Yes, a wonderful win for Fran.

Always great to see a young player turn it around so quickly. Wonder if she came in with a different plan, having played Emily last week? Or just executed better? Or if Emily played worse?