Week 26 - WTA Premier ($998,712) Eastbourne, Great Britain (Grass)

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Week 26 - WTA Premier ($998,712) Eastbourne, Great Britain (Grass)

flamingowings · All-time great

Mervatron2 wrote:
Katie was * 4-2in the final set now a game away from losing.

A pattern is emerging.

Not a good pattern either cry

Nix · Futures level

Michael D wrote:
Damn, Katie S has not only lost her break but been broken herself so now has to break to stay in the match. Thought she would win this but now looks out
And out she is...

-- Edited by Michael D on Sunday 23rd of June 2019 12:44:01 PM

I didn't see the last few games but when I left her, she looked in a strong position. It's a pity for Katie.

Tough for Harriet too but she's not had the best preparation with her foot injury and then not being able to play Surbiton. I hope all our women players have a proper rest after Wimbledon and try to recover from their injuries.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Again, a good effort by Swan to take a higher ranked player to 3, but to no avail in the end. If you look at Zhangs recent results, she lost 2 and 2 to Rogers last week who is still using PR, she's lost 3 and 2 to Kozlova, 4 and 1 to Sharma. She had lost 7 of her last 8 matches, is 75 in the race and that's boosted by the AO at the very start of the year (so much poorer form since Jan), and dipping back to China for a 125k event where she beat a bunch of 200/300 players to reach the final and boost her ranking. Katie was 11/8 at the bookies so still an underdog, but that was definitely an opportunity to make a statement, in a chance not too many players get. If she loses in Wimbledon R1, she will slip further and it'll be back to W25 events for a while.

flamingowings · All-time great

Heather has a break again 5-3*

indiana · Tennis legend

Certainly Katie's general game seems in a pretty decent place. But the closing out is a disaster and looks like it is maybe becoming cumulatively more of an issue.

A real pity but she needs to seek solutions and/or at least get the one good tight win.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Oh Katie. Did well to turn the first set around and should have closed it out. Looked good in the third and then got so tight. Dropping serve from 40-15 at *4-4 with poor play.

She's so close, so nearly there. Played some lovely tennis. But you have to take these chances and the more you have these end of match collapses the more you get into your head.

Such a shame, she could have been going into Wimbledon on a real positive, instead she's going in on the back of two chokes.

Thought Harriet did very well against a top 20 player and was unfortunate with the slip. I really hope the Wimbledon draw is kind to her, she is playing great tennis and can definitely beat a lot of girls.

-- Edited by PaulM on Sunday 23rd of June 2019 01:04:49 PM

flamingowings · All-time great

Beechy coaching Heather. Heather complaining of feeling uncoordinated and her arm.

flamingowings · All-time great

Goes to say that heather lost that break.

Jan · Hall of fame

cry cry

flamingowings · All-time great

Also no surprise that Heather lost the set

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

6 games in a row for Cornet now who breaks early in the second. 0-2*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

5-7 2-6. Not for the first time, won't be the last, Jo left to carry the flag in the tournament (although at the moment, that's just down to scheduling, not performance).

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

twitter.com/Katieswan99/status/1142790690650370049

Some back and forth between Katie an Zhang on Twitter.

flamingowings · All-time great

Katie's reply is very measured.