Week 37 - (ITF W25) - Johannesburg/Markspark, South Africa Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 37 - (ITF W25) - Johannesburg/Markspark, South Africa Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

Aberdaberdonian wrote:
Peter too wrote:
Q3: MUTAVDZIC, Matilda (GBR) 7 825 def ROMEO, Caroline (FRA) 6 688 6-1 6-3

R1: MUTAVDZIC, Matilda (GBR) Q 825 (CH=820 2021) {17yo JCH=12} v VAN VUUREN, Heike (RSA) WC UNR =CH {17yo JCH=221}
They played in a junior tournament in 2019 with Matilda winning 1 & 1.
With that draw, you could get your wish Paulisi. Matilda's got to be a strong favourite to get the win.

You need to go deep in 25k to pick up decent points.

However the SA tournaments have been notoriously weak in the past

the addict · Tennis legend

Matilda won't have any easy ride if she gets through this match. Chanel Simmonds (RSA) WR433 awaits the winner, and possibly Elizabeth Mandlik WR556 after that (leading Muramatsu #3 by 6-4 3-1 at the moment)

But she's on her way to 9 points (7+2) for this match. 2-0* in the second

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Pretty sure Matilda served for it once, at 5-2 in the second.

Now *5-4

ADD: But holds and wins out to love smile

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Wednesday 15th of September 2021 11:52:59 AM

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: MUTAVDZIC, Matilda (GBR) Q 828 def VAN VUUREN, Heike (RSA) WC UNR 6-2 6-4

R2: MUTAVDZIC, Matilda (GBR) Q 828 (CH=820 2021) {17yo JCH=12} v SIMMONDS, Chanel (RSA) 433 (CH=158 2013)

Updated ranking.

-- Edited by Peter too on Thursday 16th of September 2021 02:08:19 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

oops...

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Wednesday 15th of September 2021 01:13:54 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

All credit to Matilda - she's playing the far more offensive game, looking for the points, while Chanel isn't really doing very much.....

3-3

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Up until 6-6, Matilda really deserved to win that set.

Far better construction of points, on the front foot, a bit unlucky on two break points......

But her backhand down the line was pretty dire - and then she played a pretty hideous tie-break (and blaming the wind doesn't cut it).

Shame........ lost the tie-break 7-6(4)

Steve J · Lower Club Player

Ms. Mutavdzic went 3-0 down in the second, but managed to break back. 3-2*

the addict · Tennis legend

Seven games in a row, and serving for it.

the addict · Tennis legend

That's a very good win for Matilda. And she gets a fellow qualifier in the QF, Valeria Bhunu WR860, who beat Elizabeth Mandlik 4 & 1

the addict · Tennis legend

R2: MUTAVDZIC, Matilda (GBR) Q 825 (CH=820 2021) {17yo JCH=12} def SIMMONDS, Chanel (RSA) 433 (CH=158 2013) (4)6-7 6-3 6-1

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: MUTAVDZIC, Matilda (GBR) Q 828 (CH=820 2021) {17yo JCH=12} v BHUNU, Valeria (ZIM) Q 860 (CH=497 2016)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Good result and a good chance to go even further.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Steve J wrote:
Ms. Mutavdzic went 3-0 down in the second, but managed to break back. 3-2*

Very impressed by that.

As said, she was the better player in the first set and should have won it.

And started of badly in the second.

Took a lot of mettle to come back there, and really buckle down and see it out