Week 14 - WTA500 - Charleston, USA Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 14 - WTA500 - Charleston, USA Clay

the addict · Tennis legend

Lissey and Liv are in the doubles draw - draw should be made later today.

Mervatron2 · Futures level

Very tough for Lily

Winnable for Heather but who knows

Brendan F · Lower Club Player

I think Lily has a decent chance. Sabine has been very erratic since coming back and she was never a clay court player even at her best.

Mervatron2 · Futures level

Shes a former champion here

GAMEOVER · Pro player

Brendan F wrote:
I think Lily has a decent chance. Sabine has been very erratic since coming back and she was never a clay court player even at her best.

Back in 2009 when Sabine was a teenager she won Charleston beating Venus , Bartoli and then Wozniacki in the final. Grand Slam champions all the way. However she never did as well again on clay. Her best performances were reserved for grass at Wimbledon and the Birmingham title in 2011.

-- Edited by GAMEOVER on Saturday 1st of April 2023 01:04:53 PM

HarryGem · Club Coach

Mervatron2 wrote:
Very tough for Lily

Winnable for Heather but who knows

It is a very decent draw for both GB women. Heather should win quite easily and Sabine has barely played any decent level tennis for around 3 years due to injuries etc.

Crispy · Intermediate Club Player

Especially for heather if she makes it through round 1, Townsend is still playing Miami doubles final

the addict · Tennis legend

Qualifying draw now published on the website, so just to confirm -

Townsend has withdrawn and has been replaced by Hailey Baptiste.

Lisicki and Mateas are both Wild Cards

-- Edited by the addict on Saturday 1st of April 2023 03:48:15 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Lily had two set points at 5-4* and led 4-1* in the tiebreak, but lost

6-2 7-6(5)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Heather misses four points for *4-0 and then broken from *40-15

3-2*

the addict · Tennis legend

Well done for Lily for taking the second set to a tie-break. Sabine has been inching her way up the rankings recently (60k semi in February) and has been training hard, so I was expecting this to be a straght sets win for her. (Yes, I am a fan of Lisicki and want to see her competing on tour)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Jeez Heather. This is just silly, she is now *3-5 down (having missed another break point) and basically if she makes the return wins the point but is missing tons of them. And also making a series of really silly decisions behind her own serve.

If she focuses she wouldn't lose another game, instead she could find herself heading for the exit.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Drops the first set 7-6(3)....

PaulM · Tennis legend

Wastes two break points with poor play. Such an odd match.

*1-2