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

Wasn't expecting her to be on this soon, but Smitkova must have won fairly quickly.

Awful start *0-3. 12 points to 2.

christ · Futures level

Edit: Too slow!

-- Edited by christ on Thursday 28th of March 2019 12:24:22 PM

Miriambee · Futures level

Ace Ventura wrote:
Wasn't expecting her to be on this soon, but Smitkova must have won fairly quickly.

Awful start *0-3. 12 points to 2.

ITF LS has Smitkova winning in 12 minutes!

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Not getting too much better. *1-4. Paar has dropped only 2 points in her 3 service holds, and she has broken Harriet to 15 and and taken her to deuce twice in the other 2 HD service games (one is still ongoing).

Looking at that, you wouldn't think it was Paar who was the qualifier who was 8 years older, 300 places lower and never been inside the top 250.

HD, just saved a BP, to somewhat keep the set alive.

the addict · Tennis legend

Miriambee wrote:
Ace Ventura wrote:
Wasn't expecting her to be on this soon, but Smitkova must have won fairly quickly.

Awful start *0-3. 12 points to 2.
ITF LS has Smitkova winning in 12 minutes!

It was actually 53 minutes - always amazes me how that scoreboard hiccups every day !

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

A lot better from Harriet, she had a BP at 3-5* first set, but couldn't convert and the set went, but is an early break up in the second, 3-0*. Hopefully a 3rd successive 3 setter for her.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Much better now. 3-6 6-1 0-0*

She's now ahead in the points won totals.

the addict · Tennis legend

Big increase in serving stats in the second set, and she also dealt with Paar's serve much better.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

A quick hold to love for the Romanian in the decider. *0-1

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Still on serve in the decider. HD also held to love and had an opening at 30-0* in the third game, but snuffed out - *1-2

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Harriet gets the break. *3-2. Come on.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

One game away from a solid comeback and third successive 3 set win. 5-3*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

She'll need to serve it out though. *5-4.

Her serving has got a lot better since that opening set, only dropped 3 points in her last 4 service games, so hopefully a similar story here and get over the line.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Job done, was 15-30, so a bit squeaky, but on the next 3 points.

Wins 3-6 6-1 6-4 and into the SF.