Week 8 - ITF (W25) Sunderland, GBR Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 8 - ITF (W25) Sunderland, GBR Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Michael D wrote:
I'm not watching but counting on the momentum live scores graph Sam saved 4 SPs during the TB there to win the first set 7-6(7).
She always seemed to be playing catch up in the set and was 1-5 down early in the TB too. I did not expect her to win it!

Hence, I'm hoping that Amandine has a nice collapse now - she is rather prone to them ....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, that cunning plan didn't work..... :(

One set all for Sam

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lovely job from Emma

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Hmm, do I root for Tauson here to set up a really intriguing semi final tomorrow, or Ozgen in what would likely be a more winnable match for Emma. Decisions?

I'll stream a bit of this next match in the background.

And yes, great stuff from Emma. It would have been a travesty if she ended up losing that first set when it went back on serve at 4-3.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Friday 28th of February 2020 02:32:33 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Well, that cunning plan didn't work..... :(

One set all for Sam

You might have been a trifle early. Sam is now 5-1* in the final set

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Well, that cunning plan didn't work..... :(

One set all for Sam
You might have been a trifle early. Sam is now 5-1* in the final set

smile

Brilliant - 6-1 in the third

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Tauson it is. She won 6-1 6-2, but due to one very long game, she was on court slightly longer than Emma today.

Back to Sunderland then.

the addict · Tennis legend

We have a pair in the final !

SF:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR 853 (356+497) def Sarah Lee (USA) / Victoria Muntean (FRA) CR1140 (597+543) 6-4 6-3

Opponents yet to be decided, either the Dutch or the Spanish pair

Michael D · All-time great

Thrilled to have both Sam and Emma in the SF. Tauson and Emma will be a fascinating match tomorrow. Tauson seems a bit of a little miss so hope Emma wins not just coz she is the (Romanian/Chines) Brit - probably would be have been excluded under Patel's new criteria [sorry, can't help the dig].

Delighted too for Lissey and Olivia reaching the final, lovely to see Olivia back again and winning matches, and happy to see these two doing well as a pair..

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: MURRAY SHARAN, Samantha (GBR) 4 216 def HESS, Amandine (FRA) 8 274 7-6(7) 6-7(4) 6-1
QF: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) 366 def HOGENKAMP, Richel (NED) 5 218 6-3 6-2

SF: MURRAY SHARAN, Samantha (GBR) 4 216 v TOMOVA, Viktoriya (BUL) 1 151 CH=128 16/7/18
SF: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) 366 v TAUSON, Clara (DEN) 7 266 CH=261 3/2/20

the addict · Tennis legend

F:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR 853 (356+497) v Celia Cervino Ruiz (ESP) / Maria Gutierrez Carrasco (ESP) CR1932 (660+1272)

HarryGem · Club Coach

Been a pretty decent week for the British women which makes a refreshing change.

Sam and Emma probably underdogs? Fingers crossed.

KK · Club Coach

Michael D wrote:
Thrilled to have both Sam and Emma in the SF. Tauson and Emma will be a fascinating match tomorrow. Tauson seems a bit of a little miss so hope Emma wins not just coz she is the (Romanian/Chines) Brit - probably would be have been excluded under Patel's new criteria [sorry, can't help the dig].

Delighted too for Lissey and Olivia reaching the final, lovely to see Olivia back again and winning matches, and happy to see these two doing well as a pair..

As would have been Priti Patel's parents - as she herself noted. Does not mean her policy is no the right one for today. it the is certainly one the people voted for.

HarryGem · Club Coach

KK wrote:
Michael D wrote:
Thrilled to have both Sam and Emma in the SF. Tauson and Emma will be a fascinating match tomorrow. Tauson seems a bit of a little miss so hope Emma wins not just coz she is the (Romanian/Chines) Brit - probably would be have been excluded under Patel's new criteria [sorry, can't help the dig].

Delighted too for Lissey and Olivia reaching the final, lovely to see Olivia back again and winning matches, and happy to see these two doing well as a pair..
As would have been Priti Patel's parents - as she herself noted. Does not mean her policy is no the right one for today. it the is certainly one the people voted for.

Perhaps we could leave brexit out of this thread?

I hope both Emma and Sam win. British Women's tennis has had a pretty dispiriting few months and with Heather likely to win her tournament a British winner here would cap off one of the best weeks for a long while.