Week 11 - ITF (W25+H) Kazan, Russia Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Week 11 - ITF (W25+H) Kazan, Russia Hard

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Both held to 30. *1-1

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

First blood to Ianchuk, 3-4*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

But Freya has since broken back and held to 15 and 30 respectively. 5-4*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Very topsy turvy match. Freya had SP at 5-4 40-30*, couldn't take it, the Ukrainian held, broke to try and serve it out. Freya had 2 BPs (may have been 3), but it's now 5-6 40-30*

And now a tie break 6-6.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Wednesday 13th of March 2019 02:15:54 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

She's just dropped the first set on the tie break. She had *4-3 but then lost the next 3 points, saved a SP but not the second and lost it to 5.

She did actually start this match as the favourite and even now, after dropping the set, it its 4/7 vs 5/4 (Freya). Hopefully she can turn it around.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I know we all have a bit of a Pollyanna tendency on this forum (well, not quite all, certain notable exceptions

....)

But whatever happens, it is great to see Freya playing some strong, powerful, athletic tennis that plays to her strong points.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Looks to be flying now - just reeled off 6 games in a row to take it into a decider.

6-7 6-2 0-0*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Decider has started the same way as the second 0-2*. Freya had GP/BP in both of them.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Lost 6-7(5) 6-2 1-6.

Freya broke back (to love) to get it to *1-2, she saved about 5 BPs in the next game, but was eventually broken and it looks like it just ran away from her.

Michael D · All-time great

Yes, that first set TB proved crucial in the end, letting it get away from her when she was 4-2 up, but then losing 4 pts in a row, including a DF. Still a good effort and she added another 2hrs 50 mins to the long matches on Court 6 - 8hrs 30 mins for just 3 matches there!!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I saw a little towards the end of the third set and it seemed to me that Freya was holding the top of her leg, she didn't look comfortable.

But, as said, and assuming it's nothing serious (I might be completely wrong anyway), it's good to see her playing good tennis. With Jodie having changed coaches, I do wonder if Freya's coaching set-up has been tweaked too....

Michael D · All-time great

Freya and Valerie have won their QF. Next opponents squeaked through an MTB 13-11 to get here.

QF: Freya CHRISTIE/ Valerie SAVINYKH (GBR/RUS) [1] 321 (204+117) beat Vivian HEISEN/ Ganna POZNIKHIRENKO (GER/UKR) 584 (327+257) 7-6(4) 6-3

SF: Freya CHRISTIE/ Valerie SAVINYKH (GBR/RUS) [1] 321 (204+117) vs Ilona KREMEN/ Iryna SHYMANOVICH (BLR/BLR) 785 (358+427)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Blinkin' close, that match, but Freya is into the final:

SF: Freya CHRISTIE/ Valerie SAVINYKH (GBR/RUS) [1] 321 (204+117) def. Ilona KREMEN/ Iryna SHYMANOVICH (BLR/BLR) 785 (358+427) 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 10-7

indiana · Tennis legend

Good stuff.

Freya has 25K doubles final points (30) dropping of on 01/04 so might as well replace them with at least 25K+H final points (36).