Week 17 - WTA1000 - Madrid, Spain Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 17 - WTA1000 - Madrid, Spain Clay

PaulM · Tennis legend

Not sure this the tournament to turn the fortunes around, but have to live in hope...

Crispy · Strong Club Player

Raducanu gets Pliskova, boulter will face Montgomery or Avanesyan in R2

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) 303 (CH=10 2022) v PLISKOVA, Karolina (CZE) 47 (CH=1 2017)
R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) (26) 28 (CH=27 2024) v Bye

The winner of Emma's match plays 17th seed WR19 Kudermetova in R2. If Emma wins that it would be the highest ranked player since her return.

-- Edited by Peter too on Sunday 21st of April 2024 05:34:57 PM

Brendan F · Lower Club Player

Peter too wrote:
R1: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) 303 (CH=10 2022) v PLISKOVA, Kristyna (CZE) UNR (CH=35 2017)
R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) (26) 28 (CH=27 2024) v Bye

The winner of Emma's match plays 17th seed WR19 Kudermetova in R2. If Emma wins that it would be the highest ranked player since her return.

An unranked player? I think you're confusing her with her twin.

the addict · Tennis legend

Emma plays Karolina, not Krystina (who hasn't played since September 2021)

Peter too · Tennis legend

Brendan F wrote:
Peter too wrote:
R1: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) 303 (CH=10 2022) v PLISKOVA, Kristyna (CZE) UNR (CH=35 2017)
R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) (26) 28 (CH=27 2024) v Bye

The winner of Emma's match plays 17th seed WR19 Kudermetova in R2. If Emma wins that it would be the highest ranked player since her return.
An unranked player? I think you're confusing her with her twin.

Thanks, now corrected.

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

Emma will now meet a qualifier/LL

9vicman · Satellite level

Harriet Dart lost the first set 6-0. Not the best of starts for the clay court season.

Doonan · Intermediate Club Player

But wins the 2nd set 6-3 in a turn up for the books. Hopefully she can go on from here but every service game looks an almighty struggle.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet was twice a break down but miraculously found herself serving for the match at *5-3.

She was, of course, broken to love.

5-4*

Jan · Hall of fame

Harriet just served for the match at *5-3 but was broken.
Now receiving for the match.

Edit - snap!

-- Edited by Jan on Monday 22nd of April 2024 03:35:09 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Well, given how this one has gone it felt like the only chance Harriet really had was to receive for it. But Sasnovich wins 7 points in a row to go up 0-40*. Harriet gets it back to deuce, but loses the next two points.

*5-5

PaulM · Tennis legend

Can Harriet sneak a hold, she's got *40-15...

Holds to 30. Attempt to receive for the match #2 coming up. First serve % still under 50 is a bit yuk.

6-5*

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 22nd of April 2024 03:44:18 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Argh!

Harriet gets 30-0*, and a match point at 40-30*, but can't get over the line. She saves a game point, misses a second match point, and it will be a tiebreak to decide this one. Ouch.