Week 9 - WTA500 - Merida Mexico - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

Week 9 - WTA500 - Merida Mexico - Hard

seagull · Hall of fame

Medical timeout presumably for Fran

seagull · Hall of fame

And she is broken to love

indiana · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
And she is broken to love

Fran was *0-15 when the MTO occurred.

Now 2-3*

indiana · Tennis legend

Fran breaks back to 30 and holds to love. 4-3*

LordBrownof · Futures level

Retired. That was hard to watch. Poor Fran.

wales1994 · County player

Nooooo! :( what happened?

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Francesca Jones (GBR) WR136 [Q10] lost to Emiliana Arango (COL) WR133 [Q9] 6-3 3-6 4-3 retired

HarryGem · Club Coach

Watched the first two sets on and off. Anyone know what the problem was with Fran this time? It was quite an interesting if not very good quality match which i really thought Fran could win.

Overall a pretty weak WTA500. Some good points to be got with most of the top players missing.

Tennpar · Club Coach

Cramp - tricky weather conditions - so sad for Fran cry

indiana · Tennis legend

HarryGem wrote:
Watched the first two sets on and off. Anyone know what the problem was with Fran this time? It was quite an interesting if not very good quality match which i really thought Fran could win.

Overall a pretty weak WTA500. Some good points to be got with most of the top players missing.

Tbf Fran has collected a rather useful 85 points for qualifying and a R1 win and while yes relatively week for a WTA 500, all 8 seeds ( that became 7 ) are still top 30.

Yes, pity she couldn't make the QF ( and a further 48 points ) with no seed left in her section and then such a R2 draw.

But it's still going to be a big new CH for Fran with her now live ranked 123 as against her existing WR / CH 136. And I am very relieved to read that the issue was just cramp, as awful as that can be at the time.

dodrade · Futures qualifying

Tennpar wrote:
Cramp - tricky weather conditions - so sad for Fran

Fran seems particularly susceptible to cramping up in three set matches, i'm not sure there's much she can do about it.

-- Edited by dodrade on Friday 28th of February 2025 12:21:55 AM

9vicman · Satellite level

And it ends up being Arango versus Saville...in the semifinals of a 500???

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
And it ends up being Arango versus Saville...in the semifinals of a 500???

biggrin

Rich2310 · County player

Full credit to Fran who despite any setbacks always gives 100% of herself. If ever there was a player I am willing to reach the world's Top 100 it is this young lady.
Told years a go it would never happen and she continues to prove those people wrong. Inspiration.