(WC) Daniela Piani d. Gaia Maduzzi (ITA) 4-6 7-5 [10-3]
R1 (L64)
(Q) Greta Greco Lucchina (ITA) v (WC) Imogen Haddad (10) Tereza Valentova (CZE) v (WC) Hannah Read (WC) Gabia Paskauskas v (8) Ena Koike (JPN) (Q) Malwina Rowinska (POL) v Ranah Akua Stoiber (12) Nina Vargova (SVK) v (WC) Hephzibah Oluwadare 2nd match court 4 Mingge Xu v Cara Maria Mester (ROU) Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo (USA) v (Q) Daniela Piani Martina Genis Salas (ESP) v (11) Ella McDonald 3rd match court 4 (13) Emerson Jones (AUS) v (WC) Given Roach 2nd match court 5 Wakana Sonobe (JPN) v (WC) Mika Stojsavljevic 4th match court 14 Hannah Klugman v (9) Federica Urgesi (ITA) (Q) Roisin Gilheany (AUS) v (WC) Isabelle Lacy
Bit off piste but if you are on Instagram follow Mimi, Ranah and Ella. They post some lovely photos sharing time together during competitions including Wimbledon - think it really good to see they are supporting each other on their journeys .
Hep trails 2-6 3-4* but that is an improvement on 1-4* a few minutes ago, so the break may have come at the wrong time for her.
If you are not watching this, you ought to log on now. Hep leading 6-5 in the final set and had lots of break points on her opponent's last two service games.
2-6 6-4 7-5 in the end - a mix of stunning winners and disappointing errors, but the plus column just exceeded the minus in the end (helped by a poor last game from the Slovak)
Hep trails 2-6 3-4* but that is an improvement on 1-4* a few minutes ago, so the break may have come at the wrong time for her.
If you are not watching this, you ought to log on now. Hep leading 6-5 in the final set and had lots of break points on her opponent's last two service games.
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes
Watched the last set and a half of that - and, blimey, didn't our Hep do SO SO well
And it was absolute justice
Hep really took the game to Vargova
Who, increasingly, was playing the consistency card - just keep it deep and in the court - but Hep was hitting winners left and right - and a few errors - but really on the front foot - and Vargova stuck to her tactics - until the last game where she made three completely unexpected errors ! And serve her right Hep's game was a breath of fresh air
A crazy match. Hep won 9 out of 10 games from a set and 4-1 down to lead 4-1 in the third but was pulled back to 4-4. She reminds me a bit of Julie Pullin - not huge power on the groundstrokes but uses her lefthanded forehand effectively with some excellent placement. Some smart tennis.
A crazy match. Hep won 9 out of 10 games from a set and 4-1 down to lead 4-1 in the third but was pulled back to 4-4. She reminds me a bit of Julie Pullin - not huge power on the groundstrokes but uses her lefthanded forehand effectively with some excellent placement. Some smart tennis.
An even tougher potential second round match against Nikola Bartunkova, who plays solely in senior events and has held at Top 300 WTA ranking.