Week 13 - ITF (W60) - Croissy-Beaubourg, France - Hard Indoor

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 13 - ITF (W60) - Croissy-Beaubourg, France - Hard Indoor

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

*2-5, looking like another 3 setter for Harriet.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Broken to love and it seems a very similar set to the first one, but in reverse. 6-2 2-6 0-0*

63 points each as well.

the addict · Tennis legend

Yes, going three.
Beth and Eden take the first set 7-5 and 5 breaks to 4

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

5 games in a row now for the Spaniard, who holds to 30. 0-1 and halfway there in the second game *0-30

the addict · Tennis legend

You did it there ACe. Harriet takes 9 of the next 11 points, and leads *2-1

Beth and Eden have gone up a gear, and will serve for the match at *5-1

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

That's why I am pretty big on the whole odds thing. Normally you'd see a high seed who was not too far off the top 100, qualified for a slam draw and had some success in a Premier event and after a bit of a layoff, pushed Barthel very close and then beat Minnen (who is currently playing top 100 tennis) against a fellow early 20's who is around 300 in the rankings, had to come through qualifying and bar a very good week in her last event a month ago, hasn't really taken 2019 by storm. You'd probably expect a relatively comfortable win, or certainly be favoured considerably in the odds, yet it was 4/7 vs 5/4 which suggested a close match which has proven to be the case.

Mind, after all that waffle, Harriet held from 0-30 and has just broken so is ahead again. *2-1. Come on Harriet.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
You did it there ACe. Harriet takes 9 of the next 11 points, and leads *2-1

Beth and Eden have gone up a gear, and will serve for the match at *5-1

That hold was never in doubt biggrin

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Back on serve. 2-2*

And now Harriet breaks again, was pegged back from 40-0 to 40-30*, but got over the line. Still expecting a few more more twists and turns in this one.

*3-2

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Wednesday 27th of March 2019 03:04:26 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Yep, a 4th break in a row. 3-3*. Anybody's match from here.

3 holds in a row and now HD is serving to stay in the match *4-5. Bucsa has broken 4 times in the last 6 games, so let's hope it's not a 5th.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Wednesday 27th of March 2019 03:20:32 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

It wasn't a 5th, Harriet holds to 15. 5-5*. Perhaps another final set TB looming a week on from the Barthel match.

That's the best case scenario now. *5-6.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Wednesday 27th of March 2019 03:29:02 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Final set TB it is, 100-99 points (1 extra for Harriet), very close throughout, perhaps a TB was a fitting decider.

Good luck Harriet. There'll definitely be a qualifier in the SF if Bucsa comes through.

the addict · Tennis legend

And in the blink of an eye, it's all over. Great finish Harriet !

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Wow. I literally looked away from my screen for about 2 mins and was expecting to check back and see like 2-3 or something, Harriet won it 7-0 biggrin

Tight, but comes through 6-2 2-6 7-6(0).

Great!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

What a tie-break - shame no livestream - but looks like Harriet just bulldozered her