Week 19 - ITF (W25) - Rome, Italy - Clay

Michael D · All-time great

Week 19 - ITF (W25) - Rome, Italy - Clay

the addict · Tennis legend

Not quite so tough

R16: Katie SWAN (GBR) [2] 181 "defeated" Daria LOPATETSKA (UKR) 231 (16 y/o) by a walkover

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Strange, considering she just dropped 2 games yesterday, maybe she picked up a virus or something. But as a 2/1 underdog, Katie will definitely take that and an easy passage through to the QF, especially with Monzon points coming off.

Let's just hope live scores have the correct player this time after the Eden stuff yesterday.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Well it's definitely Daria and it sounds like it could potentially be a nasty injury, so hopefully she gets back as quickly as possible as she looks a talent with huge potential. It's 26 year old Brazilian Gabriela Ce up next in the QF, who may currently be 442 in the world, but she is a clay court specialist and reached the final here last week (hence her SE this week), so shouldn't be underestimated.

Top seed Elina Rybakina, who has been in great form this year, lost earlier so this could be a good opportunity for Katie.

Edit - final in Pula last week, not Rome.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Thursday 9th of May 2019 10:35:21 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles Result

QF:- Martina CAREGARO (ITA) / Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA) [3] 499 (375+124) def Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) Katie Swan (GBR) 824 (273+551) 7-6(4) 7-5 cry

Pretty close - 6 breaks to 5 and 74 points to 71

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 2 181 v CE, Gabriela (BRA) SE 442 CH=225 2014

Michael D · All-time great

Ace Ventura wrote:
Well it's definitely Daria and it sounds like it could potentially be a nasty injury, so hopefully she gets back as quickly as possible as she looks a talent with huge potential.

Wow, seems strange, before, after or during when she was playing yesterday and only conceding two games?? And what kind of injury any idea?

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Michael D wrote:
Ace Ventura wrote:
Well it's definitely Daria and it sounds like it could potentially be a nasty injury, so hopefully she gets back as quickly as possible as she looks a talent with huge potential.

Wow, seems strange, before, after or during when she was playing yesterday and only conceding two games?? And what kind of injury any idea?

I saw a report translated from Ukrainian which said "breaking of the meniscus "

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

ROSAMUND wrote:
Michael D wrote:
Ace Ventura wrote:
Well it's definitely Daria and it sounds like it could potentially be a nasty injury, so hopefully she gets back as quickly as possible as she looks a talent with huge potential.

Wow, seems strange, before, after or during when she was playing yesterday and only conceding two games?? And what kind of injury any idea?
I saw a report translated from Ukrainian which said "breaking of the meniscus "

Yeah, that was what I saw as well.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Katie underway and looks like 3 breaks of serve to start the match. 1-2*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Lost the first set 2-6, but is an early break up in the second, *2-0.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Serving to stay in the match, went from *3-1 to 3-5*.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Lost 2-6 3-6.

I guess you could say she was quite fortunate to gain 9 points for winning one match against a WC outside the top 500, which can replace the Eastbourne 1 counter, as she could have faced the likes of Ce or Lopatetska in the 1st round.

The 50 points for winning Monzon last year should still be on her record by the time the Surbiton entry lists comes out, so hopefully she gets into that event without the need of a MDWC and that can go elsewhere, but she'll need to start picking up bigger points soon or she will start tumbling down the rankings.

The pre-match odds were 5/6 vs 5/6 despite the difference in ranking, so it's not a shock in that respect, but a closer scoreline would have been more encouraging.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Friday 10th of May 2019 12:49:08 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

QF: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 2 181 lost to CE, Gabriela (BRA) SE 442 2-6 3-6

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Friday 10th of May 2019 06:51:10 PM

foobarbaz · Strong Club Player

Well, .. gotta applaud the GB women for playing on the clay, there's only one way to learn, and that's by doing. If they want to reach the pinnacle of the sport, then they have to be able to play on all surfaces. Clay is difficult, I remember Andy Murray himself being given the run-around by Fognini in the Davis Cup.