Week 20 - WTA 125K - Florence, Italy (outdoor clay)

Strongbow · All-time great

RE: Week 20 - WTA 125K - Florence, Italy (outdoor clay)

foobarbaz · Strong Club Player

Swan so close to winning that. Very gutsy performance, having to follow serve in the final set. Repeatedly held serve under pressure, to take it to a tie break. Then from 4-2 down took it to 7-7, saving a couple of match points. No shame in losing when it's that close.

Rich2310 · County player

Poor Heather. Her game is just not there it seems. You can't bet on her to beat anyone it seems right now. Is it time for her to switch to doubles where she might do really well like she has in the past.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Heather should play more doubles. She and Gabueva beat Em and Kempen 6-4 6-3 - lots of deuce games, and they won the majority.

Best wishes to Em's dad, who is starting a 30 week course of chemo, battling cancer for the 5th time.

dodrade · Futures qualifying

foobarbaz wrote:
Swan so close to winning that. Very gutsy performance, having to follow serve in the final set. Repeatedly held serve under pressure, to take it to a tie break. Then from 4-2 down took it to 7-7, saving a couple of match points. No shame in losing when it's that close.

An unfortunate draw as well, would probably have beaten Heather's opponent.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
L16: Emily Webley-Smith / Magali Kempen (BEL) CR 351 (188+163) v Heather Watson / Angelina Gabueva CR 339 (235+104)
L16: Katie Swan / Katerina Scott (USA) CR 2167 (888+1279) v Angelica Moratelli (ITA) / Camila Rosatello (ITA) CR 348 (170+178)
L16: Ali Collins / Freya Christie CR240 (120+120) v Sara Errani (ITA) / Jasmine Paolini (ITA) CR 632 (303+329)

L16: Heather Watson / Angelina Gabueva CR 339 (235+104) def. Emily Webley-Smith / Magali Kempen (BEL) CR 351 (188+163) 6-4 6-3

L16: Angelica Moratelli (ITA) / Camila Rosatello (ITA) CR 348 (170+178) def. Katie Swan / Katerina Scott (USA) CR 2167 (888+1279) 6-4 6-3

L16: Sara Errani (ITA) / Jasmine Paolini (ITA) CR 632 (303+329) def. Ali Collins / Freya Christie CR240 (120+120) 6-0 6-4

foobarbaz · Strong Club Player

dodrade wrote:
foobarbaz wrote:
Swan so close to winning that. Very gutsy performance, having to follow serve in the final set. Repeatedly held serve under pressure, to take it to a tie break. Then from 4-2 down took it to 7-7, saving a couple of match points. No shame in losing when it's that close.
An unfortunate draw as well, would probably have beaten Heather's opponent.

Not had the easiest opponents this clay season. Then again, perhaps that's the kind of matchup [against Paolini] where valuable experience is gained, ie. playing someone who is adept on the clay, and being in the contest right until the end.

wolf · Tennis legend

Just to round up some results

L32: (4) Jasmine Paolini (ITA) WR 65 defeated Katie Swan WR 162 by 6-4 4-6 7-6(7)

L32: Nuria Brancaccio (ITA) WR 178 defeated Heather Watson WR 166 by 6-3 6-2

*****

QF: (1) Asia Muhammad & Giuliana Olmos (USA/MEX) CR 49 (35+14) defeated Angelina Gabueva (***) Heather Watson CR 339 (104+235) 6-3 6-4

foobarbaz · Strong Club Player

foobarbaz wrote:
dodrade wrote:
foobarbaz wrote:
Swan so close to winning that. Very gutsy performance, having to follow serve in the final set. Repeatedly held serve under pressure, to take it to a tie break. Then from 4-2 down took it to 7-7, saving a couple of match points. No shame in losing when it's that close.
An unfortunate draw as well, would probably have beaten Heather's opponent.
Not had the easiest opponents this clay season. Then again, perhaps that's the kind of matchup [against Paolini] where valuable experience is gained, ie. playing someone who is adept on the clay, and being in the contest right until the end.

Paolini progressed through all the rounds, and then in the final beat Taylor Townsend 6-3 7-5. She also figured in the doubles semifinal too.

Swan gave Paolini probably her toughest test, in this tournament.