Week 19 - ITF W35 Patja D'Aro, Spain - Clay

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

Week 19 - ITF W35 Patja D'Aro, Spain - Clay

Strongbow · All-time great

wimbledont wrote:
sarah won 6-4, 6-1

great win

Sarah going great guns at the moment. Currently up nett 9 points for Spring (Mar to May),

Lambda · Challenger level

Oscariyan wrote:
Just out of interest how many tournaments at senior level would Klugman have after this one? I presume she will want to play British tournaments in the summer too. So would that mean she would have hardly any left for the US hard court swing? And when she is 16 how many senior tournaments will she get?

Hannah will have played 2 and have 8 tournaments left after this while she's 15. At 16 she has 12 tournaments. But Hannah's goal this year should be to end the year as a top 5 junior, which will give her an additional 4 senior tournaments each year while she is of junior age, 3 additional pro WCs to use at any time while she's a junior and accelerator programme places into the main draw of higher level ITFs next year. With that she would have more freedom to continue her development in senior tournaments and leave juniors largely behind. To achieve that goal she has a lot of junior points to defend in the 2nd half of the year so I expect her to still predominantly play juniors for the rest of the year.

DF · Tennis legend

No sign of Sarah on court. Her opponent turned up. There was talk and she went away and the staff continued to prepare the court for play.

DF · Tennis legend

Looks like it was put back to 10:30 local time as all are back on court.

wimbledont · Lower Club Player

Play has started, though Sarah hasnt really turned up, losing the first 8 points, 0-2

BradMarx90 · County player

Despite losing the first set 6-2, Sarah really grew into the game and was unlucky to be broken in the final game of the first set. She's now up an early break in the second set and looks on top for now.

wimbledont · Lower Club Player

Sarah lost the first set 2-6, and has broken for the first time at the start of the second set.

She's being rather overpowered, but playing a canny game.

BradMarx90 · County player

Sarah has just been gifted a way back into the match. Serving at 4-5, 40-40, her opponent smashed a forehand into an empty court long, and then a second one into the net. Both should have been easy winners. Now at 5-5 in the second set. Turning point?

BradMarx90 · County player

Sarah has broken for a *6-5 lead in the second set.

Var · Pro player

BradMarx90 wrote:
Sarah has just been gifted a way back into the match. Serving at 4-5, 40-40, her opponent smashed a forehand into an empty court long, and then a second one into the net. Both should have been easy winners. Now at 5-5 in the second set. Turning point?

Sarah breaks, 6-5, tempers from her opponent , frustration me thinks!

wimbledont · Lower Club Player

Really enjoying this... Reyngold is clearly much more powerful and taller, Sarah the better all round tennis player and mover.

Brains versus brawn, variety v power, Arya Stark v Brienne of Tarth.

Have a horrible feeling that Reyngold might win though.

Sarah broke and serves for the second set 6*-5...

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

Lambda wrote:
Oscariyan wrote:
Just out of interest how many tournaments at senior level would Klugman have after this one? I presume she will want to play British tournaments in the summer too. So would that mean she would have hardly any left for the US hard court swing? And when she is 16 how many senior tournaments will she get?

Hannah will have played 2 and have 8 tournaments left after this while she's 15. At 16 she has 12 tournaments. But Hannah's goal this year should be to end the year as a top 5 junior, which will give her an additional 4 senior tournaments each year while she is of junior age, 3 additional pro WCs to use at any time while she's a junior and accelerator programme places into the main draw of higher level ITFs next year. With that she would have more freedom to continue her development in senior tournaments and leave juniors largely behind. To achieve that goal she has a lot of junior points to defend in the 2nd half of the year so I expect her to still predominantly play juniors for the rest of the year.

That's good to know, hopefully she can perform well particularly in the grand slams and thanks for replying Lambda!

BradMarx90 · County player

And takes the second set 7-5! Game on.

BradMarx90 · County player

Sarah immediately breaks to 15 in the first game of the decider. Her opponent's head is really down now, and Sarah needs to fully capitalise: if it remains close I sense Reyngold may get back into it.

-- Edited by BradMarx90 on Wednesday 8th of May 2024 10:41:37 AM