Week 21 - ITF (W25) - Karuizawa, Japan - Carpet

Michael D · All-time great

Week 21 - ITF (W25) - Karuizawa, Japan - Carpet

Michael D · All-time great

Familiar doubles partners. Tara with Emina Bektas, as 3rd seeds; Naomi with Ayaka Okuno as 2nd seeds. Both have Japanese opponents first up.

Michael D · All-time great

Naomi on court and a set down now 3-6

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Naomi making a go of it.

2-0 up in the third.....

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Tara 6-2.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Naomi was 5-2 up with MP

But now serving for it for the second time at 5-4

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Which she does to love

Bravo, Naomi

Super win!

the addict · Tennis legend

Good win, given Naomi's recent form. But we all know she can be better than that, so a win over WR307 should really be more routine. I'm very pleased to see the win though, and hope it's a strt of a good run.

Michael D · All-time great

Indeed a good win for Naomi, given recent form. Tara on court now too, and hope she is not going to go the opposite way to Naomi. Won the first, but lost the second, 6-2 4-6

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Really pleased for Naomi, I questioned whether she had turned a corner and thought it was too early to gauge, but she'd have probably lost matches like this 2 or 3 (or 2-12) months ago. Takes out a seed of course and faces 18 year old Miyamoto next, and just looking at recent results, she'll have a decent opportunity to go further.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

I had a look at the Tara odds yesterday evening and Hanatani was 11/4, so I clicked her as a double with Emily's 9/4 Indian opponent which brought up an 11.18/1 double. I didn't put it on and then when I went back on a couple of hours later, the Japanese opponent had shortened to 2/1, to bring the double down to just over 8/1. I probably wouldn't have put anything on anyway, but the shortening put me right off, so another reason to hope Tara comes through.

Anyway, Tara saved at least 1 BP to hold and is currently looking at a BP herself on the opponents serve.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Breaks and then holds, 3-0*

the addict · Tennis legend

Match points for a bagel, but couldn't take them. Now to serve it out.

Michael D · All-time great

Two lovely wins against higher ranked opposition, congrats both Tara and Naomi!

R32: Tara MOORE (GBR) 487 beat Nagi HANATANI (JPN) 454 (CH:407 Jan 19) 6-2 4-6 6-1

R32: Naomi BROADY (GBR) 405 beat Kyoka OKAMURA (JPN) [4] 307 (CH:223 May 16) 3-6 6-2 6-4

Michael D · All-time great

Naomi get's a lower ranked opponent next round, after beating the seeded player today, so good chance for her to progress further. Tara could play the 6th seed, but her match will only be Tuesday.

R16: Tara MOORE (GBR) 487 vs (to be decided Tuesday)
R16: Naomi BROADY (GBR) 405 vs Ayumi MIYAMOTO (JPN) 563=CH Born 2000 (JCH:17 Jan 17)