Week 48 - ITF ($15K) - Cairo, Egypt Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 48 - ITF ($15K) - Cairo, Egypt Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: ANANE, Soumeya (GBR) UNR def CHIARA PASCALE (ITA) UNR 6-2 6-1

Q2: ANANE, Soumeya (GBR) UNR v KOPLOVA, Martina (CZE) UNR

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Soumeya's first singles outing for over a year, and she makes it through qualies; fighting from a set down to prevail.
She hasn't come through qualies in singles since June 2016; that time it was only a single round.
In fact, this is the first time in her career that Soumeya has won two matches to qualify through to the MD - in her first ever event, in June 2016, she came through two rounds, but had a BYE in QR1.
Even further, it's the first time she's won two singles matches at any pro event.
All-in-all a worthwhile return

Fingers crossed for the MD, point-hunting draw.

2-6 6-4 6-4

blob · All-time great

Soumeya got an unranked 19 yo Ukranian WC, former JCH 297.
That's about as good as could be hoped.

Tiffany also in the MD, draws a local with a similar ranking to her.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: ANANE, Soumeya (GBR) UNR def KOPLOVA, Martina (CZE) UNR 2-6 6-4 6-4

R1: WILLIAM, Tiffany (GBR) 1094 v SHAWKY, Nermeen (EGY) 1075 CH=980 20/6/16 18yo JCH=177
R1: ANANE, Soumeya (GBR) Q UNR v KLYENKO, Anastasiya (UKR) WC UNR

Michael D · All-time great

Tiffany and Soumeya are playing together in the doubles too.

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Tiffany begins usefully, *3-0

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Raced through the first set; second closer, 6-0 2-2*

Strongbow · All-time great

Tiffany wins 6-0 6-3 biggrin

Michael D · All-time great

Tiffany and Soumaya put up a good fight but lost their first round doubles 5-7 4-6

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Strongbow wrote:
Tiffany wins 6-0 6-3

Very nice biggrin

blob · All-time great

Soumeya looking to join Tiffany in R16, 1-0*

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Ooh! It's been a battle.
From a set down Soumeya levelled up.
Then, from 2-5* down in the final set, she's come back again to get in back on serve.
1-6 6-4 *4-5

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Saved two match points, but could not complete the job

1-6 6-4 4-6

For a player that has specialised in doubles all year, and even before was a player with a very occasional schedule, this week is still a pretty good account.
Wonder what Soumeya will decide to do next!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

You'd never teach a kid to play tennis like Soumeya (and I really wonder what her US college made of her) but she's a breath of fresh air to watch play - a real character - and I wish her huge success, and pleasure, in her tennis.