Week 39 - ITF ($25K) - Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy, Clay

Michael D · All-time great

Week 39 - ITF ($25K) - Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy, Clay

Strongbow · All-time great

All depends if Mandy has recovered - hoping smile

Michael D · All-time great

Mandy comes from 0-2 down to win the first set 6-4, though she does it the hard way, failing to serve it out, and then breaking after several deuces and both set points and game points.

Michael D · All-time great

Both players struggling to hold serve at the moment, and for Mandy, a very low percentage of first serves. Just under 50% for the whole match at the moment.

Michael D · All-time great

Glad to see Mandy use the last comment as a spur for changing the pattern of the game smile Despite further BPs against her, including whilst serving for the match, she rebuffed them all, in so doing not losing another game. A wonderfully encouraging 6-4 6-1 victory in the end, and a welcome 5 points. Small beginnings and all that.... Hope her wrist holds out now for next match(es)

Michael D · All-time great

R1: Amanda CARRERAS (GBR) 378 beat Gabriela CE (BRA) 407 (CH:225 Nov 14) 6-4 6-1

Strongbow · All-time great

biggrin biggrin biggrin

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

That's a great win

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: CARRERAS, Amanda (GBR) 370 v HOBGARSKI, Katharina (GER) 6 230 CH=219 21/8/17

brendan · Strong Club Player

Mandy won at least 5 games in a row to come from 2 breaks down and won the first set 7-5

Michael D · All-time great

Yes, she may even have had a set point against her at 2-5*. That was somen incredible comeback smile Second set looks like being a battle too, Mandy having missed 3 BPs in her opponents first service game. 7-5 1-1

Michael D · All-time great

Well that was the most extraordinary match... In the second set Mandy got herself in an even worse position than the first set. She was *1-5 down in this one, before coming back to win the next six games and the match overall 7-5 7-5!!! Her first serving improved later in the match, is all I can say smile smile biggrin biggrin

-- Edited by Michael D on Thursday 28th of September 2017 03:31:48 PM

christ · Futures level

Well done. Now get yourself up to WR 225 by the end of the year please, ms. Carreras.

steven · Tennis legend

Madness but stunning recoveries in both sets

- looking at the ITF live scores PBP, she did indeed win 5 games in a row from 2-5 in the 1st and 6 games in a row from 1-5 in the 2nd and saved at least one set point in each set. Three 7-5s in the end - the 2 set scores and the number of breaks by each player!

Strongbow · All-time great

biggrin biggrin biggrin Well Done - Glad I wasn't watching that.