Week 15 - ITF ($60K) - Istanbul, Turkey Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 15 - ITF ($60K) - Istanbul, Turkey Hard

PaulM · Tennis legend

Em served for the match but can't close against her roommate, into a third. Was two point away at *5-4 30-15

6-3 6-7(4) *0-0

I'm actually surprised how close this has been. Keeping up her slightly better singles form, but this is a week where a doubles win would really come in handy.

-- Edited by PaulM on Saturday 7th of April 2018 03:36:06 PM

blob · All-time great

Been a sterling comeback here from Emily, down 1-5 in the deciding set.
Back to 4-5*
Can she keep the Lazarus act on track?

blob · All-time great

Saves a MP
4-5 30-40*

blob · All-time great

But not the second

6-3 6-7(4) 4-6

PaulM · Tennis legend

Sadly the third set got away very quickly, and despite a fightback at the death, Andrei closed out at the second attempt.

Em loses 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4

Frustrating not to close it out, but I really hadn't anticipated this one being tight.

Think she might be playing doubles with Andrei actually.

the addict · Tennis legend

Yes, partner, opponent and room sharer !

Michael D · All-time great

The main draws are out now. Harriet has a qualifier first up.

R32: Harriet DART (GBR) 230 =CH vs Anastasia GASANOVA (RUS) [Q] 442 (CH:359 July 16) 18 yrs (JCH:42 Jan 16)

Michael D · All-time great

In the doubles, both EWS and Harriet are playing. EWS and her room mate have the tougher first up match.

R16: Harriet DART/ Ayla AKSU (GBR/TUR) [4] 490 (227+263) vs ANIL/ VANLANGENDONCK (TUR/BEL) [WC] 1089
R16: Laura-Ioana ANDREI/ Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (ROU/GBR) 505 (237+268) vs POZNIKHIRENKO/ SHARIPOVA (UKR/UZB) 627 (310+317)

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Harriet *5-0, first set.

the addict · Tennis legend

Harriet has taken her foot off the pedal - lost her last two service games
6-1 *0-2

indiana · Tennis legend

Foot back on pedal.

6-1 3-2*

Included a run of 9 points in a row.

Michael D · All-time great

Great to see Harriet crossing this line relatively easily to gain the first 8 points. Whilst she is currently at a CH, in May Harriet has 36 points coming off in total from 4 different tournaments played last year, so all points gained now will help her maintained her extremely pleasing upward momentum so far this year.

R32: Harriet DART (GBR) 230 =CH beat Anastasia GASANOVA (RUS) [Q] 442 (CH:359 July 16) 18 yrs (JCH:42 Jan 16) 6-1 6-3

Michael D · All-time great

Harriet's next opponent has just taken out the #3 seed. Like Harriet she is also at a CH, and finished last year at JWR:3

R16: Harriet DART (GBR) 230 =CH vs Elena RYBAKINA (RUS) 255=CH 18yrs (JCH:3 Dec 17)

indiana · Tennis legend

Good stuff. And for now, with these 8 points Harriet should push that CH up a few more notches and she will go back ahead of Katy D to GB #7 in running, both up into the 220s. Another win and she'll also move ahead of Robbo, but that certainly doesn't look like it will come easily.

As said, Rybakina beat the #3 seed Tomova WR 130 6-4 6-3. But then apart from winning her first senior singles title, a 15K in Kazan last month, already this year she has beaten both Bacsinszky and Garcia to reach the St Petersburg WTA Premier QF.

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 10th of April 2018 11:20:16 AM