Week 11 - ITF (W25) - Nishi-Tama, Japan - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

Week 11 - ITF (W25) - Nishi-Tama, Japan - Hard

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Excellent win there for Gabi :D
GL in the SF :)

indiana · Tennis legend

In her SF, first set to Gabi 6-3 ( 2 breaks to 1 )

A little timeout at the start of the second set losing the first 8 points.

Has just broken back though.

6-3 *1-2

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 16th of March 2019 03:14:31 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

Broken again, breaks back again, holds.

3-3*

indiana · Tennis legend

4 further holds in a row.

5-5*

15 yo phenom Daria Lopatetska has eased into the final 2 & 2 over the 6th seed. Jodie is the only player so far to take a set off her this week.

indiana · Tennis legend

Broke to 15, served for it but was broken back to 30 ( 2 DFs from *30-30 ).

2nd set TB ...

indiana · Tennis legend

The TB slipped away.

6-3 6-7(3)

Final set ...

Babfive · Satellite level

*3-3

Babfive · Satellite level

*5-3

indiana · Tennis legend

Second break of the set for Gabi. She has come from going a break down at 2-3* to serve for the match ( again ).

*5-3

indiana · Tennis legend

Oh yes !

Serves it out to 30 biggrin

indiana · Tennis legend

SF: Gabriella Taylor WR 251 beat (Q) Quinn Gleason (USA) WR 374 (CH 372 last month) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3

F: Gabriella Taylor WR 251 vs Daria Lopatetska (UKR) WR 304 (CH 301 last month), age 15, JCH 24

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Fantastic. I was just reading through the posts on here and when I saw 3-3 final set I did fear the worst, but what a great week.

Obviously a very tough final. By my reckoning GB are at least 0-4 in the senior ranks against the impressive Lopa (Broady x2 last year, Maia earlier in the year and of course, Jodie yesterday. It would be fantastic for Gabi to win and get those extra 20/21 points, but when she's shown very little form coming into this week, beat the #2 seed and Ruse just to get the the QFs, I honestly think it's a case of great week, anything else in a bonus. Would love her to get another title though.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Great stuff; good luck in the final :)

Michael D · All-time great

Yes, great win for Gabi, and a very welcoming 30 points once more, now just the little task of those last 20... I'm sure Lopa will start as the favourite for the final, but Gabi can be well pleased with her performance this week and has nothing to lose. Jodie's performance against Lopa should also have given Gabi some heart too. Holding thumbs now...