Week 40 - ITF W60 - Trnava, Slovakia Hard

foobarbaz · Strong Club Player

RE: Week 40 - ITF W60 - Trnava, Slovakia Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

Diatchenko keeps doing well at 60-100k level, but really does anything when she steps up to Main tour.

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: SWAN, Katie (GBR) (3) 129 =CH v LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) SR 684 (CH=250 2019) 6-2 6-1
QF: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) (8) 209 lost to DIATCHENKO, Vitalia ( ) (2) 116 3-6 6-1 4-6

SF: SWAN, Katie (GBR) (3) 129 =CH v DIATCHENKO, Vitalia ( ) (2) 116 (CH=71 2014)

tharris · Intermediate Club Player

I'm loving seeing Katie win so many matches recently. Injuries have really hindered her progress, but she's such a talent. Also good week for Maia and Sonay.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Katie is another one, playing well this week, who has won a PoM title here this season and could be a contender for player of the year.

the addict · Tennis legend

SF:- Sonay Kartal (GBR) / Katie Swan (GBR) CR1274 (673+601) LOST TO Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) / Conny Perrin (SUI) (218+206) [3] 4-6 (3)6-7

SF:- Mariam Bolkvadze (GEO) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR547 (275+272) [4] defeated Ekaterina Kazionova (***) / Anna Kubareva (***) CR828 (446+382) 6-1 7-5

F:- Mariam Bolkvadze (GEO) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR547 (275+272) [4] v Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) / Conny Perrin (SUI) (218+206) [3

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Sonay should have/would have/could have beaten Diatchenko yesterday.

I'm expecting Katie to win reasonably easily today

SuperT · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
Sonay should have/would have/could have beaten Diatchenko yesterday.

I'm expecting Katie to win reasonably easily today

I wish you hadn't said that. It makes me nervous.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

SuperT wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Sonay should have/would have/could have beaten Diatchenko yesterday.

I'm expecting Katie to win reasonably easily today
I wish you hadn't said that. It makes me nervous.

I don't believe in jinxes smile

She might lose but it's not because she's jinxed

If we don't commit at the start, then there's less discussion

And if people all go for the negative approach (like one poster I have in mind where, bless her, our lad could play someone 1000 places lower in the list and she'll say 'well, he's got a chance'), then there's not much interest in that either

Sorry, but I think she'll win

SuperT · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
SuperT wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Sonay should have/would have/could have beaten Diatchenko yesterday.

I'm expecting Katie to win reasonably easily today
I wish you hadn't said that. It makes me nervous.
I don't believe in jinxes
She might lose but it's not because she's jinxed
If we don't commit at the start, then there's less discussion
And if people all go for the negative approach (like one poster I have in mind where, bless her, our lad could play someone 1000 places lower in the list and she'll say 'well, he's got a chance'), then there's not much interest in that either
Sorry, but I think she'll win

She's playing really well so I'm very much hoping your right. But after going 4-0 up Diachenko started getting cross and going for broke. Despite a few rash misses she's getting a lot of winners so it's now 5-4. I don't believe in jinxes either but it feels at times that there's a commentator curse which changes the momentum. Anyway hope you're right and I'm worrying unnecessarily

SuperT · Futures level

SuperT wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
SuperT wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Sonay should have/would have/could have beaten Diatchenko yesterday.

I'm expecting Katie to win reasonably easily today
I wish you hadn't said that. It makes me nervous.
I don't believe in jinxes
She might lose but it's not because she's jinxed
If we don't commit at the start, then there's less discussion
And if people all go for the negative approach (like one poster I have in mind where, bless her, our lad could play someone 1000 places lower in the list and she'll say 'well, he's got a chance'), then there's not much interest in that either
Sorry, but I think she'll win

She's playing really well so I'm very much hoping you're right. But after going 4-0 up Diachenko started getting cross and going for broke. Despite a few rash misses she's getting a lot of winners so it's now 5-4. I don't believe in jinxes either but it feels at times that there's a commentator's curse curse which changes the momentum. Anyway hope you're right and I'm worrying unnecessarily

And she takes the first set 6-4 - hurrah!!!

-- Edited by SuperT on Saturday 8th of October 2022 09:58:28 AM

the addict · Tennis legend

Diatchenko is certainly going for broke. Big serves and big groundstrokes. Katie looking good though and hitting some big shots herself.

SuperT · Futures level

And she wins 6-4. 6-1 - a really competent performance. What a lovely Saturday morning watching Katie win.

foobarbaz · Strong Club Player

No panic, Katie makes the game look easy, when the confidence is high. Diatchenko hitting with a lot of power, but not that quick around the court, and not reacting quick enough to the first serve. Katie hitting plenty of aces, and Diatchenko not many. It wasn't an exhausting match for Swan, and sets her up for the final, hopefully.

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Great news