Week 20 - ITF (W15) Tbilisi, Georgia, Hard

DF · Tennis legend

RE: Week 20 - ITF (W15) Tbilisi, Georgia, Hard

Christine · Intermediate Club Player

That should do wonders for her self-confidence

the addict · Tennis legend

Lissey will be on court shortly. Rather later than expected after Zoe Howard (Q) beat the #2 seed, coming from *2-5 to win 7-5 in the third, in just over three hours.

Miriambee · Futures level

the addict wrote:
Lissey will be on court shortly. Rather later than expected after Zoe Howard (Q) beat the #2 seed, coming from *2-5 to win 7-5 in the third, in just over three hours.

If Lissey wins her next game she will play Zoe Howard instead of the 2nd seed.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

That's more like it smile , what a score line!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ace Ventura wrote:
Looks like Emily and Alicia are both second on from 7am UK tomorrow.

I'd normally have at least heard of most top 400 players whether through going deep in an event, playing a Brit, or just skimming through the rankings, but I had never heard of Emily's opponent until yesterday.

www.tennisexplorer.com/player/yushchenko/

Upon looking, she has only played 6 (completed) events since 2019, although she was beaten by a decent player in all 3 of her events this year, and is the circa 1/2 1.50 favourite tomorrow, but perhaps not quite as daunting as it first appeared?

Good luck to both Brits.

Your scepticism proved spot on Ace smile

Great score for Emily, pleased for her.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Ace Ventura wrote:
Looks like Emily and Alicia are both second on from 7am UK tomorrow.

I'd normally have at least heard of most top 400 players whether through going deep in an event, playing a Brit, or just skimming through the rankings, but I had never heard of Emily's opponent until yesterday.

www.tennisexplorer.com/player/yushchenko/

Upon looking, she has only played 6 (completed) events since 2019, although she was beaten by a decent player in all 3 of her events this year, and is the circa 1/2 1.50 favourite tomorrow, but perhaps not quite as daunting as it first appeared?

Good luck to both Brits.
Your scepticism proved spot on Ace
Great score for Emily, pleased for her.

Certainly wasn't expecting that score mind biggrin . I was thinking more along the lines of 5-7 5-7 'good effort Emily', or 5-7 6-3 4-6, but great that she has bounced back so well from last week, and a big seed out of the way.

the addict · Tennis legend

Bit more of a match for Lissey, but she takes the first set 6-2, having served for it at 5-1
Long gap for a toilet break, and se's been broken to 15 on the restart.

the addict · Tennis legend

MTO for someone at *4-3 - and then Lissey loses the set 6-4

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) WR613 [7] LOST TO Maria Sholokhova (RUS) UNR (17yo-JR73) [JR] 6-2 4-6 3-6

L16:- Emily Appleton (GBR) WR752 def Valeriya Yushchenko (RUS) WR372 [1] 6-1 6-1

QF:- Emily Appleton (GBR) WR752 v Tamari Gagoshidze (GEO) UNR/1530/17yo-JR288 [WC]

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emily and ALicia lost their doubles, 2-6 5-7, which is not great from the top seeds.

the addict · Tennis legend

Just beat me to it - going throught the scores for the four doubles matches right now

dodrade · Futures qualifying

Lissey struggling against the juniors in recent weeks.

the addict · Tennis legend

Three DF in her opening service game has left Emily chasing for the whole set. She broke back twice only to lose her serve in the next game. Couldn't quite manage it a third time, so the set has gone 6-3.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lord, Emily was 3-1 up (I think) in the final set (having won the second 6-3)

And then it all went to pieces - she lost then next 5 games and the set 3-6

:(

So, the 17 year-old (who I've never heard of, or of whom I've never heard) won 6-3 3-6 6-3

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 21st of May 2021 10:14:30 AM