Week 9 - WTA 250 - ATX Open - Austin, TX, USA (outdoor hard)

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 9 - WTA 250 - ATX Open - Austin, TX, USA (outdoor hard)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Erika is really rather slight, but hits a big ball. Harriet's serve leaving her very vulnerable.

Six breaks to open

3-3*

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Erika is 18, got up to #11 in juniors.
She's also the older sister of Mirra (born 2007) who has already made top-300 WTA (and is #2 or so in juniors, despite having nearly three more years of juniors to play)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet misses 2 break points and Andreeva gets the first hold and looks the better player in the early exchanges.

*3-4

DF · Tennis legend

Andreeva showing wonderful shots whilst Harriet is frustrated and not able to counter.

DF · Tennis legend

Harriet has the shots just needs to calm down and play as she knows she can.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Andreeva should have broken at *4-5 but missed some basic returns then played a terrible game to allow Harriet to break to love.

But despite a horrendous overhead the Russian breaks to 30 and it's a tiebreak.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Not the greatest showcase of women's tennis...... :(

the addict · Tennis legend

Jodie watching again - good to see - shame about the tennis though

PaulM · Tennis legend

That tiebreak was absolutely horrendous (from both).

Harriet has played far better than this this year (and still lost, to be fair). It wouldn't take a big increase in level to turn this around but her body language doesn't fill me with hope the come back is on.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Got the break for *4-2 and immediately lost it. But broke again from 0-30* and will get the chance to serve for this set too.

*5-3

emmsie69 · Top national player

PaulM wrote:
Got the break for *4-2 and immediately lost it. But broke again from 0-30* and will get the chance to serve for this set too.

*5-3

Feels like Harriet has settled down now. 1 set all and a break in the 3rd set (not that that seems to mean anything)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Andreeva holds a long game with a net cord. The Russian seems to have lost all confidence taking balls out the air, made so many howlers today.

*2-1

PaulM · Tennis legend

So having missed a chance for *3-0, Harriet now gets broken from *30-0.

2-2*

From 0-30* to break point, saved with a bold serve and volley. Couple of deuces later she gets another chance and Andreeva goes long.

*3-2

PaulM · Tennis legend

Andreeva holds. Then comes out on top of a brutal point at *30-30, Harriet finds a decent serve to save it, but a weak backhand gives the Russian a second chance. Saves it after a successful challenge, gets a cheap return error for a game point, and a wild forehand gives her the game.

5-3*