Some win that for Hannah! Hopefully she can get some revenge for the doubles defeat.
Her doubles partner had lost a tight singles match which also must have been pretty upsetting as she is JWR 7 and she lost to a wildcard who is JWR 330 or so
Here is Colette's report (incidentally the surprise semifinalist Akasha Urhobo with JWR 330 or so mainly plays high value Women's Tour events, with modest success, so is WTA 819 - but I would have expected Quevedo to prevail even so)
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"The other girls semifinal will be a first meeting between Jovic and 14-year-old Hannah Klugman of Great Britain. Klugman saved a match point in her 7-6(2), 0-6, 7-6(2) win over top seed Laura Samsonova of the Czech Republic, a stark contrast to the last time they played, in the 2023 US Open quarterfinals, with Klugman retiring with an ab injury trailing 6-0, 3-0.
The first set was on Samsonova's racquet, with the 15-year-old serving at 5-4, 40-0. But Klugman, seeded No. 5, fought back to take the set, rising her level in the tiebreaker, only to see Samsonova blitz through the second set.
Samsonova again had the upper hand in the third set, breaking Klugman to take a 5-3 lead, but she was unable to serve it out, with Klugman breaking at 30-40 to get back on serve.
Down a match point serving at 4-5, Klugman went big, hitting a huge first serve and a forehand winner, as both girls continued to play aggressively on offense and effectively on defense to keep the points long regardless of who was serving. Klugman admitted that being down 5-3 in the third set wasn't as daunting after what she had done in the first set.
"That was definitely the biggest key to the match actually," said Klugman, who reached the quarterfinals of a ITF women's $100K in October. "I was 5-4, 40-love down and came back and won it, so in the third, I was like, you can do this again. Trust yourself, put it all out there, this is the last tournament of the year and I really wanted to finish on a high, and I definitely have, but let's go for more."
Klugman dominated the tiebreaker, with Samsonova making a crucial unforced forehand error to give Klugman two minibreak lead. Samsonova got one back with a forehand winner of her own to make it 5-2, but got no closer as Klugman won the final two points with Samsonova serving to end the two-hour and 56 minute battle."
I was researching Akasha yesterday - an interesting story - and a very likeable girl, and her father, based on Youtube videos etc, with excellent values
Yes but you have to pay a fortune - a ticket for streaming is available for $25 here (I think it includes downloads/analytics so is probably aimed at coaches rather than spectators). I don't know any free streaming options
Damn, so I have ended up buying a ticket but Hannah's match court is not streamed...
Ouch - on the Orange Bowl website it clearly states that live streaming and match analytics are available for all matches. They say "If you have questions, please reach out to admin@TennisAnalytics.net " If streaming/analytics are not being provided for this match then they should at least refund your money.