Week 10/11 - WTA 1000 BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, California, USA (Hard)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Week 10/11 - WTA 1000 BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, California, USA

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Real shame that.

It was really her set. She had several perfect moments for it.

A couple of horrid DFs rather shot herself in the foot (it is windy but all the same).

Xinyu is only 20.

Remember seeing her playing some very good tennis at Roehampton, as a junior. But very tall. Great levers. Good acceleration. But a little flat and awkward at times.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Oh Katie. Loses the breaker 10-8.

Bad double to go down *1-3, pulled it back, the most gorgeous point to go up *5-3, gets a set point at *6-5 and didn't do enough, then double faults, saves a couple of set points but eventually loses it.

Should have nicked that set. Wang was missing a lot of balls long but generally a high quality match. But you can't hit two doubles in a tiebreaker.

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 7th of March 2022 10:07:28 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, she certainly deserved to win that one. Wang was a little messy towards the end. And Katie put in an excellent couple of games towards the end of that set.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Katie hangs tough, and this time closes out the set. Great battle.

6-7(8) 6-4 0-0*

DF · Tennis legend

Into the decider!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yes!!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Didn't she do well

Really kept it together, kept aggressive, didn't let her misses faze her, and some super serves to close it out (even that DF was a 'decent' one)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yes she did. I was worried when she kept missing break points but she was serving so well. Great match.

Strongbow · All-time great

Harriet is making a meal of this cry

Might have done better to play the doubles final,

Now 6-1 *5-5

-- Edited by Strongbow on Tuesday 8th of March 2022 01:02:46 AM

Strongbow · All-time great

Harriet got there in the end - allbeit with a lot of thud and blunder - made the trip worthwhile.

6-1 7-5.

flamingowings · All-time great

Q1: (q20) Heather Watson WR 113 defeated Rebeka Masarova (ESP) WR 134 7-5 6-2 biggrin

Q1: Katie Boulter WR 127 defeated (q6) Xinyu Wang (CHN) WR 84 6-7(8) 6-4 6-4 biggrin biggrin

Q1: (q21) Harriet Dart WR 122 defeated Lesley Pattinaman Kerkhove (NED) WR 136 biggrin 6-1 7-5

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FQR: (q20) Heather Watson WR 113 (CH=38 2015) vs Mai Hontama (JPN) WR 126 (=CH)

FQR: Katie Boulter WR 127 (CH =82 Feb 2019) vs Sara Errani (ITA) WR 148 (CH= 5 May 2013)

FQR: Anastasia Gasanova WR 155 (CH = 121 Jan 2022) vs (q21) Harriet Dart WR 122 (CH=120 Nov 2021)

-- Edited by flamingowings on Tuesday 8th of March 2022 04:18:12 AM

flamingowings · All-time great

L128: (11) Emma Raducanu WR 13 (CH=12 Feb 2022) vs BYE

Plays the winner of Yastremska vs Garcia...not the best draw.

edited for the correction of the round.

-- Edited by flamingowings on Wednesday 9th of March 2022 01:40:24 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

flamingowings wrote:
Q1: (q20) Heather Watson WR 113 defeated Rebeka Masarova (ESP) WR 134 7-5 6-2
Q1: Katie Boulter WR 127 defeated (q6) Xinyu Wang (CHN) WR 84 6-7(8) 6-4 6-4
Q1: (q21) Harriet Dart WR 122 defeated Lesley Pattinaman Kerkhove (NED) WR 136 6-1 7-5

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FQR: (q20) Heather Watson WR 113 (CH=38 2015) vs Mai Hontama (JPN) WR 126 (=CH)
FQR: Katie Boulter WR 127 (CH =82 Feb 2019) vs Sara Errani (ITA) WR 148 (CH= 5 May 2013)
FQR: Anastasia Gasanova WR 155 (CH = 121 Jan 2022) vs (q21) Harriet Dart WR 122 (CH=120 Nov 2021)

-- Edited by flamingowings on Tuesday 8th of March 2022 04:18:12 AM

All 3 Brits surely have a chance , to the extent theyd be disappointed not to get through. Fingers crossed

emmsie69 · Top national player

Qualifying spots don't look too bad. Subject to making it into MD and Katie staying fit I'd give our 3 slightly better than evens to progress to R2 in most of those matches.