Week 19 - ITF ($15K) - Sajur, Israel - Hard

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Week 19 - ITF ($15K) - Sajur, Israel - Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Match is littered with DFs, and Cadar has now broken back *2-3

Michael D · All-time great

For the rest of the first set the momentum has only been in one direction. Nell is going to have to dig in now, if she wants a sniff of that third counter 2-6

the addict · Tennis legend

The double faults continue, but in Nell's favour. *3-0

Babfive · Satellite level

*4-3 to Nell

Michael D · All-time great

That was as good as it got for Nell unfortunately. She hasn't got her third counter this week.

R32: Nell MILLER (GBR) UNR 18yrs (JCH:185 Jan 17) lost to Elena-Teodora CADAR (ROU) [7] 859 (CH:346 Oct 14) 2-6 4-6

blob · All-time great

For Emilie, the hunt for a point, and a third counter, begins, 1-1*

Michael D · All-time great

Match of the day this, given the context, and Emilie's current lack of any kind of national ranking, even with 6 WTA points in the bag, and how long it has been since we've had a new woman player enter the rankings. Holding thumbs and everything else. Promising start, but it's a way to go yet. 5-1*

blob · All-time great

It's going rather well so far! 6-1

Michael D · All-time great

blob wrote:
It's going rather well so far! 6-1

Well, it's a big set coming up for Emilie now, that substantial leap up onto the bottom of the women's ladder... and she has not started it well, immediately conceding 3 BPs and a break, after conceding no BPs at all in the first set...

Michael D · All-time great

This set is running much more nip and tuck, and I imagine the nerves are much greater for Emilie here. However she has managed to claw the break back, denying her opponent a GP in the process, and since then has clung onto serve too. Just a break apiece so far in the 2nd set 6-1 4-3*

indiana · Tennis legend

6-1 5-4*

Win the next game and Emilie is ranked.

Michael D · All-time great

This set was never going to be easy, but Emilie holds serve following a deuce, and the set will go to a TB at the least. Still just the break apiece in the set. 6-1 6-5*

indiana · Tennis legend

Not a sniff that first time. But OK, now win one of the next two games and she is ranked.

6-1 6-5*

indiana · Tennis legend

Tiebreak ...