Week 33 - ITF ($100K) - Vancouver, Canada Hard

flamingowings · All-time great

Week 33 - ITF ($100K) - Vancouver, Canada Hard

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Boulter 1-6 *0-0

5 games in a row for the Canadian WC. Boulter was in a similar position the last time she played a Canadian wildcard, but unlike Fernandez, Abanda used to be ranked a lot higher and the last time they played it was a bit of a surprise win at the time for Katie.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Quoth the Oracle: "Katie leads Brits in 2018, with 9 comeback wins after losing the first set (9-14 - that puts her 4th in terms of comeback %, on 39.13%, behind Hill, Richardson & Nicholls, but none of them have played more than 4 such matches). Now would be a good time for that tenth turnaround."

Jan · Hall of fame

Great news - well done Hev!

Come on KB!

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Second set went with serve...until now and Katie breaks to 15 and will ty and serve the second set out to level it up.

*5-3

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Does level it up.

1-6 6-3 0-0*

Abanda serving first in the decider.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Even with 3 DF in that final game of set 2, that was good work from Katie B.
Kepp that up now

the addict · Tennis legend

Nervy game to take that set - 3DF's in a 10 point game. All to play for, come on Katie !

SuperT · Futures level

This was a match Heather should win comfortably, but given her recent form the outcome was by no means a foregone conclusion. Hopefully this will now give her some confidence and she can go on a good run.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Katie broke to love in the opening game and has fended off 3 consecutive BPs to get it back to deuce in her first service game of the decider 1-0 *40-40.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Katie keeping herself that early break ahead, 1-6 6-3 4-2*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Katie holds to love to continue a run of 4 reasonably straightforward holds in this match.

4-2*, in a good position here, but obviously just one break between them.

Katie has half a chance here for a bit of insurance 30-15*

40-15*, 2 BPs to almost seal it.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Tuesday 14th of August 2018 09:12:03 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

GETS IT! 2 opportunities to serve for the match here (if needed) *5-2.

Would be a good turnaround.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

8 of the last 10 games for Katie and Abanda is now 12/1 in play to win.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Katie holds to 30 and takes the match 1-6 6-3 6-2. Was fearing the worst after that first set despite ABB's rallying cry :)