Week 17 - ITF ($25K) - Obidos, Portugal Carpet

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Week 17 - ITF ($25K) - Obidos, Portugal Carpet

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Good job Katie.

Shame they had to meet in the QF. Hopefully Katie goes all the way this week.

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 3 315 def GREY, Sarah Beth (GBR) 613 6-1 7-5

SF: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 3 315 v OZGEN, Pera (TUR) 6 374 CH=207 2014
H2H 1-0 Sharm El Sheikh 2017 Swan 6-3 6-1

flamingowings · All-time great

Good to see Katie S have some deep runs.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Yeah, successive semi finals is somewhat encouraging and out of the 3 other semi finalists, you'd like to think she has the most favourable match. She's obviously beaten Rodionova last week, but she is still the top seed and Ula came through a tight match last week and is dangerous and has the game despite her low ranking.

Katie B beat the Turkish opponent relatively comfortably last week so I'd like to think KS has a decent chance.

Michael D · All-time great

Well, it's been a good week for both players so far and both will reach CHs once their points go on. Beth will rise to around 557/8 (current CH 587), whilst Katie S so far with net 17 points will rise to around 285 (current CH 289). Reaching the final, her next target, would take her too around 275.

Beth had a good second set performance today - a few DFs at really critical junctures unfortunately - and can be proud of her week, even if she and Olivia may be missing their end of week doubles performance.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Katie a break down.
Freya+ 5-1 up

blob · All-time great

Quite a lot of sloppy play from Ms. Swan, 4-6

Freya in the doubles final is into a first set TB, 6-6

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For Brits to sweep the Obidos doubles titles, following on from Grey-Nicholls successes, Freya & An Sophie are going to need an MTB, if they can even get there.
6-7(3)

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Katie playing pretty badly; Ozgen playing quite well, and using tactics that aren't allowing Swan to get any rhythym. Only looks like one result here at the moment.
4-6 *2-4

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Freya & An Sophie hit back strongly to force the MTB, 6-7(3) 6-1

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*4-2 at the change in the MTB

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Last chance saloon for Katie, 4-6 4-5*

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No swep for the Brits in doubles.
Freya's search for a tenth pro title goes on. Though, I'm she'd she'd just settle for a first singles title at this point.
F: Christie/Mestach (GBR/BEL) [1] 529 lost to Cabeza Candela/Fita Boluda (ESP/ESP) 947 6-7(3) 6-1 [6-10]

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Swan loses 4-6 4-6. A bit disappointing, but 2 successive SFs is not bad and something to build on. Shame she lost to a lower ranked player here, but I suppose a SF from #3 seeding is par. A week off and then Spain.