Week 28 – (ITF W60) - Biarritz, France (Clay)

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 28 – (ITF W60) - Biarritz, France (Clay)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Great wins ladies. Beth heading back towards the top 200.

Strongbow · All-time great

Strange week with Tara, Olovia and Sarah Beth all doing well in doublles/ biggrin biggrin biggrin

Get this in before it all goes Tits-up tomorrow.

More strange weeks please smile

-- Edited by Strongbow on Friday 16th of July 2021 12:03:36 AM

Miriambee · Futures level

Fran the only seed left in the quarter finals.

Sardinia · Improver

Strongbow wrote:
Strange week with Tara, Olovia and Sarah Beth all doing well in doublles/
Get this in before it all goes Tits-up tomorrow.
More strange weeks please

-- Edited by Strongbow on Friday 16th of July 2021 12:03:36 AM

As Beth and Olivia are 2nd and 4th seeds in what are effectively 25K fields it would be concerning if they hadn't done well

Babfive · Satellite level

Fran back on serve at *3-3

indiana · Tennis legend

Fran comes back from 0-3* to take the first set and holds at the start of the second.

6-4 1-0*

Peter too · Tennis legend

Fran *3-1 in the 2nd breaking to love

-- Edited by Peter too on Friday 16th of July 2021 05:03:28 PM

Christine · Intermediate Club Player

and doesn't lose another game

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 1 206 (CH=185 2021) def HARTONO, Arianne (NED) 330 =CH 6-4 6-1

SF: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 1 206 (CH=185 2021) v WAGNER, Stephanie (GER) 302 (CH=263 2020)

Fran played Stephanie in Minsk in 2019 winning in three sets.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Half way through the first set without either getting a break point.
Fran 3-2*

Peter too · Tennis legend

At 4-3 30-15* to Fran there was a medical time out, then 30-30 and then Fran broke.
Fran *5-3

-- Edited by Peter too on Saturday 17th of July 2021 03:25:15 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

Stephanie immediately broke back 5-4*.
Then another break of service by Fran to take the 1st set 6-4.

What was that about waiting half an hour for a bus and then 3 come along together!

Peter too · Tennis legend

SF: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 1 206 def WAGNER, Stephanie (GER) 302 6-4 6-1

F: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 1 206 (CH=185 2021) v SELEKHMETEVA, Oksana (RUS) 431 =CH {18yo JCH=7}

the addict · Tennis legend

F:- Sarah Beth Grey (GBR) / Magali Kempen (BEL) CR688 (233+455) [2] LOST TO Oksana Selekhmeteva (RUS) / Daniela Vismane (LAT) CR814 (431+383) 3-6 (5)6-7

Almost recovered from 1-5* and 15-30 cry