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DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: J500 Milan, Italy, clay (Week 21)

simon381 · Lower Club Player

Change of courts presumably due to the weather.

Hannah was losing 2-6, 2-5 but recovered to 5-5 and forced a tie-break, which Hannah won 7-2. Into a decider.

... which Hannah dominated to win 6-1. Would have been interesting to see the dynamics of that match, whether Mia Pokanhova bottled with 1 game to win or Hannah changed her approach. Won it by the skin of her teeth!

-- Edited by simon381 on Thursday 22nd of May 2025 11:04:54 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Saved 4 MPs, I believe

DavidC · Tennis legend

No joy for Hannah in doubles or Allegra in singles, but that's a good win in singles for Hannah against a higher ranked opponent despite the junior seeding (WTA 472). If she progresses tomorrow, she will play another higher ranked WTA girl (Julieta Pareja or Lilli Tagger)

Girls R3

(14) Laima Vladson (LTU) d. Allegra Korpanec Davies 7-6(3) 6-4
(3) Hannah Klugman d. Mia Pohankova (SVK) 2-6 7-6(2) 6-1

QF

Sarah Melany Fajmonova (CZE) v (3) Hannah Klugman

Doubles QF

(3) Esquiva Banuls / Taraba Wallberg (ESP/SWE) d. (8) Klugman/Tagger (GBR/AUT) 6-3 6-2

9vicman · Satellite level

Interesting that Hannah beat Mia by an almost identical scoreline 67 76 61 in Traralgon this year. She's already had success at senior level (has won a W75) so a good win.

Her potential semifinal opponent Pareja has also had success at senior level, coming through qualifying to reach the semifinals at WTA Bogota, which was very random.

And Tagger beat Hannah on clay in March.

-- Edited by 9vicman on Friday 23rd of May 2025 06:55:39 AM

DavidC · Tennis legend

All the girls quarter-finals are on court, with extended first sets. Hannah has just won her first set 7-6(2) coming back from 3-5 down

paulisi · Tennis legend

All 4 QFs have now gone to a final set

DavidC · Tennis legend

After 2 and a half hours Sarah Fajmonova levels up by taking the second set 7-5. That means all 4 quarter-finals are into a deciding set.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

2 hr 45 mins

Well done to Luna Vujovic (2009) - the first of the four matches to finish and produce a winner !

simon381 · Lower Club Player

Hannah wins 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-4 in 3 hrs 27 mins! She has clearly been working on fitness with the last two matches being long ones.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Hannah led 3-0 in the decider but was pegged back, but eventually prevailed to set up a match against the American star (also a 2009, WTA 317)

QF

(3) Hannah Klugman d. Sarah Melany Fajmonova (CZE) 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4

SF

(3) Hannah Klugman v (11) Julieta Pareja (USA)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well done

Glad she's getting a rest next week

DavidC · Tennis legend

Hannah's semi is on fourth tomorrow. I think the last Brit to reach the semis here before Hannah was Katy Dunne in 2013 (lost to Daria Kasatkina)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Hannah has just claimed the first set breaking to take it 6-4. It will be an all 2009 final whoever wins as Luna Vujovic won the other semi - Hannah beat her in the recent Vrsar J300 final

DavidC · Tennis legend

Julieta takes the second set 6-3