Week 8 - ITF (W25) Rancho Santa Fe, USA Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 8 - ITF (W25) Rancho Santa Fe, USA Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Tara retired again which she has now done in 3 of her 6 singles matches so far this year.

Q1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 450 lost to OSAKA, Mari (JPN) 3 322 CH=280 28/5/18 5-7 0-3 ret

Katie S will play a qualifier first up.

R32: Katie SWAN (GBR) 258 vs QUALIFIER

flamingowings · All-time great

I must say that the optics of Tara retiring so much in so little time isn't good. Especially when she seems able enough to play doubles.

Michael D · All-time great

flamingowings wrote:
I must say that the optics of Tara retiring so much in so little time isn't good. Especially when she seems able enough to play doubles.

Yes, and she is entered into the doubles again this week. It is all a bit strange and one does wonder quite why she is retiring in singles and then able to play the doubles.

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles draw

L16: - Megan Mccray (USA) / Hiromi Sasano (JPN) UNR (10097+UNR) v Emina Bektas (USA) / Tara Moore (GBR) CR447 (218+229)

L16:- Ana Sofia Sanchez (MEX) / Katie Swan (GBR) CR794 (317+477) v Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (BRA) / Gabriela Ce (BRA) CR436 (215+221)

-- Edited by the addict on Monday 24th of February 2020 11:23:06 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Katie+ lost their dubs, 3-10, in the MTB

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Ana Sofia Sanchez (MEX) / Katie Swan (GBR) CR794 (317+477) LOST TO Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (BRA) / Gabriela Ce (BRA) CR436 (215+221) 4-6 6-2 3-10

(Couldn't get the scores to load, then realised that they were using CET, and it was already tomorrow)

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 258 v SHAPATAVA, Sofia (GEO) Q 367 CH=186 2014

Michael D · All-time great

Peter too wrote:
R1: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 258 v SHAPATAVA, Sofia (GEO) Q 367 CH=186 2014

Sofia is Emily WS usual doubles partner - originally Emily was on the acceptance list but was a LWQ on 20 Feb. I don't know if that means Emily is injured or just didn't feel it worth making the trip to the US. Sofia is not playing doubles this week.

the addict · Tennis legend

I don't think Em is injured, she has been training hard, but didn't travel to California. She went back to NY and I think is still there.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Katie seems to have won pretty comfortably, 6-4 6-0.

Her potential R2 opponents are on court now - 5th seed Sramkova (who Hev beat easily in FC the other week) is currently 6-2 *4-2 up on Naomi Osaka's sister Mari (who Tara retired against in Qs).

Edit - Sramkova it is.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Tuesday 25th of February 2020 08:16:00 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 258 def SHAPATAVA, Sofia (GEO) Q 367 6-4 6-0

R2: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 258 v SRAMKOVA, Rebecca (SVK) 5 203 CH=111 2017

Michael D · All-time great

Tara after withdrawing from her qualifying singles yet again this week, has also risen from the dead once more and won her first round doubles match with Emina 6-3 6-2

-- Edited by Michael D on Wednesday 26th of February 2020 11:40:19 AM

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Emina Bektas (USA) / Tara Moore (GBR) CR447 (218+229) def Megan Mccray (USA) / Hiromi Sasano (JPN) UNR (10097+UNR) 6-3 6-2

QF:- Emina Bektas (USA) / Tara Moore (GBR) CR447 (218+229) v Olga Danilovic (SRB) / Jovana Jovic (SRB) CR 822 (438+384)

the addict · Tennis legend

Katie having quite a battle against Sramkova. It's 6-4 3-6 after 1hour and 31 minutes. Three breaks all.