Week 41 - ITF (W25+H) Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Week 41 - ITF (W25+H) Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France Hard

Jajon · Strong Club Player

Is Indy de Vroome the lady who double faults 6479 times a match?

Michael D · All-time great

Jajon wrote:
Is Indy de Vroome the lady who double faults 6479 times a match?

Today she beat the 2nd seed 6-3 6-1 and had just 3 DFs all match. Sam is not going to start favourite here.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

I'm surprised to see the odds so close in the Paquet vs Brouleau match later, where the winner faces Eden. Paquet is the very slight 4/7 fave vs 5/4. I thought it would have been more like 1/6 vs 7/2 given the significant ranking difference, massive contrast in experience despite being of similar age. It'll be interesting to see how that one goes.

Michael D · All-time great

Sam and Naomi have won their doubles QF easily over the French pair Halemai and Leonard, 6-2 6-3

Beth and Eden are warming up now.

DF · Tennis legend

Eden and Beth lost 6-7(6) 3-6

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Ace Ventura wrote:
I'm surprised to see the odds so close in the Paquet vs Brouleau match later, where the winner faces Eden. Paquet is the very slight 4/7 fave vs 5/4. I thought it would have been more like 1/6 vs 7/2 given the significant ranking difference, massive contrast in experience despite being of similar age. It'll be interesting to see how that one goes.

Well, Lou B is currently 6-3 5-2* up, so if anything, the odds were too conservative.

http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer-classic.cgi?p=ChloePaquet&f=ACareerqq

http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer-classic.cgi?p=LouBrouleau

On paper, one currently ranked in the top 150 with wins over both Kenin and Garcia in the past 5 months, whereas the other was in Mexico beating Emily App in W15s earlier in the year, and while has significantly improved her ranking since, has had a few much lower ranked defeats recently. They'll have their metrics for setting their prices, and I guess one will be they think Paquet is currently overranked.

Eden will very likely be a reasonable betting underdog against either, but should Lou finish the job here, then on this basis, it's not really an upset.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Yep, 6-3 6-3 to Brouleau and that's who Eden will face in R2.

So both Sam and Eden avoid the #2 and #1 seeds respectively in the 2nd round. Not surprised that Indy DV beat Schoofs given her past credentials and did well at Roehampton (and she was 8/13 favourite), but was a bit surprised here.

Good luck to both Brits.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 282 def ALBIE, Audrey (FRA) 318 6-4 6-4
R1: SILVA, Eden (GBR) Q 439 def ARCANGIOLI, Manon (FRA) WC 597 7-6(6) 6-4

R2: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 282 v DE VROOME, Indy (NED) 368 CH=177 2014
R2: SILVA, Eden (GBR) Q 439 v BROULEAU, Lou (FRA) 382 CH=329 2016

DF · Tennis legend

Sam has not started well.

0-3

DF · Tennis legend

and the first set i1-6

DF · Tennis legend

However she has started the second set better 2-0

DF · Tennis legend

Sam levels the match at one set all.

Hope she can continue the better tennis in the deciding set

Michael D · All-time great

DF wrote:
Sam levels the match at one set all.

Hope she can continue the better tennis in the deciding set

She took a toilet break end of the first set... maybe she has a magic potion somewhere? That was some turn around that set...

DF · Tennis legend

The magic potion continues to work Michael as she breaks to lead 3-1 in the final set