Boys & Girls: J500 Plantation, Florida, USA, clay (Week 49)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: J500 Plantation, Florida, USA, clay (Week 49)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Despite having matchpoint(s) earlier in the third set Gabia loses 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys R2

Nikita Filin (USA) d. (14) Viktor Frydrych 6-4 1-6 7-5
(16) Charlie Robertson d. Thomas Faurel (FRA) 6-1 6-1

R3

(16) Charlie Robertson v (3) Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (NOR)

Girls R2

(5) Hannah Klugman d. Ariana Anasagasty-Pursoo (USA) 4-6 6-4 6-3
Victoria Osuigwe (USA) d. Gabia Paskauskas 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5

R3

(11) Alisa Oktiabreva (***) v (5) Hannah Klugman

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
Despite having matchpoint(s) earlier in the third set Gabia loses 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5

What a shame - that match looks SO close - and serving for it twice, having had a MP - that must hurt

And so close for Viktor too....

Big congrats to Hannah, though, that's a really excellent win biggrin

And Charlie (who's also still going in the doubles, as is Hannah)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Poor Charlie had to retire after losing the first set

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Poor Charlie had to retire after losing the first set

That is a blow, presumably out of doubles also?

simon381 · Lower Club Player

Hannah K takes the first set against 11th seed and clay court specialist Oktibreva 6-4.

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Great start. Keep going Hannah

Jan · Hall of fame

Hannah won 6-3 in the 3rd set

DavidC · Tennis legend

Probably Hannah's best ever win on clay, against the JWR28, but she will need to top that to go further. Hannah lost 4 & 3 to the top seed in the European Summer Cup final, and then retired against her at the US Open. Unfortunately Charlie has pulled out of the doubles

Boys R3

(3) Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (NOR) d. (16) Charlie Robertson 6-1 rtd

Doubles QF

Delgado/Forbes (USA) d. (5) Camus/Robertson (AUS/GBR) w/o

Girls R3

(5) Hannah Klugman d. (11) Alisa Oktiabreva (***) 6-4 4-6 6-3

QF

(1) Laura Samsonova (CZE) v (5) Hannah Klugman

Doubles QF

(7) Evans/Sonobe (USA/JPN) v (2) Klugman/Quevedo (USA/GBR)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Hannah+ comfortably make the semis

Girls Doubles QF

(2) Klugman/Quevedo (USA/GBR) d. (7) Evans/Sonobe (USA/JPN) 6-4 6-4

SF

(3) Grant/Jovic (USA) v (2) Klugman/Quevedo (USA/GBR)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Hannah seems to be very much at home on the green clay here - I assume it is green or grey clay, slightly speedier than European red? Or is it red clay at this venue?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Just to note the player of the season polls are now up!

britishtennis.activeboard.com/t70183097/2023-player-of-the-season-vote-round-one-group-a/

Jan · Hall of fame

Just checked the scores. Hannah won the first set vs the top seed on a TB(2).

DavidC · Tennis legend

Whisper it quietly but Hannah has just taken the first set off Laura Samsonova - the first time I think she has won a set in the matches she has played in the last 18 months against either of the top Czechs who formed the Junior BJK Cup team. Samsonova served for the first set at 6-5, but was broken back and Hannah took the tiebreak 7-2