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PaulM · Tennis legend

Weeks 22 and 23 - Grand Slam - Roland Garros, France - Main Draw - Clay

wimbledont · Lower Club Player

Jodie to serve at 6-5 v Collins

PaulM · Tennis legend

Saves 3 break points but not a fourth.

It's not anything like a clay court match which is sort of helping Jodie out I think. Hanging tough but Collins has more in her locker power and feel wise she's able to pull out when she really needs it.

6-6

PaulM · Tennis legend

Tiebreak a case in point sadly. Did well to get two points from the set - one deuce she just missed a drop shot, second deuce she hit a good wide serve but Collins read it and redirected the pace very well cross court. Never quite looked like winning it really.

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 26th of May 2025 01:25:10 PM

Neil Gee · County player

Jodie annihilated in the tie break 7-1. Is that the cue for Collins to run away with the second set now?

PaulM · Tennis legend

2-5* down in the second but Jodie breaks

*3-5

PaulM · Tennis legend

Loses 7-6(1) 6-4. Probably her best performance on the clay this year but Collins was never really operating above 70%.

Good pay day, still has doubles, and then home to the grass where hopefully she can get some runs going with nothing to defend.

the addict · Tennis legend

Pretty good from Jodie but could have served much better and made a few wrong shot selections. Collins was nowhere near her best and made plenty of unforced errors but always had a bit in reserve.

HarryGem · Club Coach

Very good effort from Jodie. Lots of positives to take away.

RJH1962 · Strong Club Player

Only saw the first set but thought she played OK. Bring on the grass!!!

wimbledont · Lower Club Player

Katie starting now

PaulM · Tennis legend

Very weak stuff from Katie at *5-4. Gave Monnet a couple of cheap points and lost the depth. Had otherwise looked pretty comfortable but momentum shifted.

5-5*

PaulM · Tennis legend

*0-3 becomes 7-4.

Poor end to the set. But then, this is kind of the equivalent of a British wildcard playing a clay courter at Wimbledon that we'd be hoping, if not expecting, to see an upset. And with Monnet having gone further by coming through qualies, this was always a banana skin.

Question is, who crumbles first. Katie or Carole?

markymc1983 · Club Coach

Katie is bottling it again. She should easily be having this match Monnet does not have much of a game.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Out of interest, what were the odds of getting each of our players through today? Presumably Emma and Jake were slight favourites, Jodie not so. Was Katie favourite with the bookies?