Week 4 - ITF W60 - Andrezieux-Boutheon, France Hard

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Week 4 - ITF W60 - Andrezieux-Boutheon, France Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Unbelievable..... :(

steven · Tennis legend

This isn't available on a stream anywhere, is it (?) Hard to imagine what's going on, there was nothing in Djoubri's recent results to suggest that this was going to be anything other than a fairly straightforward opener for Katie.

Fortunately she has just saved a couple of break points to stay on serve in the 2nd set. 1-6 3-2*

the addict · Tennis legend

Didn't take her chances in the first set - 0/3 break points against 2/2
Serving to stay in the match now at *3-5

paulisi · Tennis legend

She's a break down now. Maybe she's jetlagged.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Saved two match points on serve. Broke to love. Went up *30-0 at *5-5 with all the momentum looking to be with her, and then lost 7 points in a row. Saved one more match point.

Out 6-3 7-5. A bad one. When she levelled it up I really thought she was going to turn it round.

-- Edited by PaulM on Tuesday 25th of January 2022 03:46:28 PM

steven · Tennis legend

On the face of it, that's an absolute shocker - just checking Djoubri's previous results, this is only her second top 200 scalp. However, she did beat Parmentier in 2020 when Pauline was just inside the top 150 and the only time she has had back-to-back wins against top 300 players (Grabher and Turati) was in qualifying here last year, so she obviously likes playing here, maybe it's her home club, hence the WC.

dodrade · Futures qualifying

steven wrote:
On the face of it, that's an absolute shocker - just checking Djoubri's previous results, this is only her second top 200 scalp. However, she did beat Parmentier in 2020 when Pauline was just inside the top 150 and the only time she has had back-to-back wins against top 300 players (Grabher and Turati) was in qualifying here last year, so she obviously likes playing here, maybe it's her home club, hence the WC.

Very disappointing start to the season, her place in the BJK Cup squad could be in jeopardy if Emma plays.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) 7 155 lost to DJOUBRI, Salma (FRA) WC 467 1-6 5-7

seagull · Hall of fame

Oh please dump Mr Bates before its too late.

indiana · Tennis legend

If Katie is fit and well that's awful

HarryGem · Club Coach

Surely time to question the whole set up with her training/fitness and perhaps even sport mentality training?

She's got a very decent game or at least had a very decent game.
Maybe she isn't fit or well? If not as others have said really a pretty depressing result. Pretty sure she has points to defend this week or next?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
Oh please dump Mr Bates before its too late.

biggrin biggrin biggrin

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

HarryGem wrote:
Surely time to question the whole set up with her training/fitness and perhaps even sport mentality training?

She's got a very decent game or at least had a very decent game.
Maybe she isn't fit or well? If not as others have said really a pretty depressing result. Pretty sure she has points to defend this week or next?

Her game was good enough in February 2019 to be ranked 82 in the world when she impressed in the Fed Cup tie at Bath. She beat Coco Gauff a year ago , a fine result.

-- Edited by GAMEOVER on Wednesday 26th of January 2022 03:48:59 PM

HarryGem · Club Coach

GAMEOVER wrote:
HarryGem wrote:
Surely time to question the whole set up with her training/fitness and perhaps even sport mentality training?

She's got a very decent game or at least had a very decent game.
Maybe she isn't fit or well? If not as others have said really a pretty depressing result. Pretty sure she has points to defend this week or next?
Her game was good enough in February 2019 to be ranked 82 in the world when she impressed in the Fed Cup tie at Bath. She beat Coco Gauff a year ago , a fine result.

-- Edited by GAMEOVER on Wednesday 26th of January 2022 03:48:59 PM

Even allowing for her very bad injury it is hard to argue that there's been much progress in the last 3 years. She's at or approaching the age where she should be at her peak but the top 100 looks a way off right now. Still time obviously.