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Mervatron2 · Challenger level

Boys & Girls: 2025 French Open, clay (Week 23)

9vicman · Futures qualifying

simon381 wrote:
Good win for Hannah. Fajmanova is the opponent in the QF. Hannah was a set and breaks down to the this girl in Milan R3 but recovered at the last gasp and won. So it will be an interesting and very tough match I expect. Lots of opportunity for big points here from Hannah.

I believe Hannah dropped the middle set in that recent clash but the point is well made. It was a battle of endurance lasting 3 hours and 27 minutes.

I am really surprised that Fajmanova beat Pohankova who was my pick to reach the final. Until Fajmonova had that run in Milan, had never heard of her. She's 18 with no real historic success, but have learned never to discount Czech players.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Its been a year of British records at Roland Garros smile Trawling through drawsheets, assuming I didn't miss anybody Hannah is our first quarter-finalist in the girls singles since Elizabeth Jones in 1982 (reached the semis). We have had several quarter-finalists in the boys though, most recently Henry Searle in 2023 (just before winning Wimbledon)

In doubles Oli+ progressed but British interest in the girls doubles ended. Oli next has a chance to avenge his singles defeat by the Romanian seed, who only lost one game today. Tomorrow Hannah follows the Romanian on court 6

R3

(8) Hannah Klugman d. (10) Alena Kovackova (CZE) 6-0 7-5

QF

(8) Hannah Klugman v (Q) Sarah Melany Fajmonova (CZE)

Girls Doubles R2

(6) Krejcova/Valdmannova (CZE) d. Korpanec Davies/Solar Donoso (GBR/ESP) 6-2 6-2

Boys Doubles R2

(8) Bonding/Leach (GBR/USA) d. Behrmann/Bilozertsev (AUT/UKR) 4-6 6-3 [10-6]

QF

(4) Alexandrescou/Tabata (ROU/JPN) v (8) Bonding/Leach (GBR/USA)

9vicman · Futures qualifying

DavidC wrote:
Its been a year of British records at Roland Garros Trawling through drawsheets, assuming I didn't miss anybody Hannah is our first quarter-finalist in the girls singles since Elizabeth Jones in 1982 (reached the semis). We have had several quarter-finalists in the boys though, most recently Henry Searle in 2023 (just before winning Wimbledon)

In doubles Oli+ progressed but British interest in the girls doubles ended. Oli next has a chance to avenge his singles defeat by the Romanian seed, who only lost one game today. Tomorrow Hannah follows the Romanian on court 6

R3

(8) Hannah Klugman d. (10) Alena Kovackova (CZE) 6-0 7-5
QF
(8) Hannah Klugman v (Q) Sarah Melany Fajmonova (CZE)

Girls Doubles R2

(6) Krejcova/Valdmannova (CZE) d. Korpanec Davies/Solar Donoso (GBR/ESP) 6-2 6-2

Boys Doubles R2

(8) Bonding/Leach (GBR/USA) d. Behrmann/Bilozertsev (AUT/UKR) 4-6 6-3 [10-6]

QF

(4) Alexandrescou/Tabata (ROU/JPN) v (8) Bonding/Leach (GBR/USA)

That stat is extraordinary. I want to disprove it (!) but can't think of anyone.

wales1994 · County player

Tennis Channel interviewed Hannah after her win: www.youtube.com/watch

She's enjoying the clay! Hope she can keep going here.

simon381 · Lower Club Player

As expected, a close match between Hannah and Fajmonova. The Czech girl got the first set 6-3 and broke Hannah early in the second. Hannah broke back and has just won 14/15 points to move to 5-1 up, with the one point being an Ace.

-- Edited by simon381 on Thursday 5th of June 2025 12:54:31 PM

korriban · Challenger level

Been watching the last 5 games - from *1-0 Hannah in the final set. Currently 3-3. Im not exaggerating to say that Hannah, apart from her first serve, has not attempted a single attacking shot for the entire time Ive been watching. Not one. Shes just keeping the ball in play with 3/4 pace ground strokes with huge net and line margins and waiting for the opponent to make mistakes. And as I write that, Hannah just attacked to get to 15-40 BP TBF. I hope she wins, of course, but its hard to not root for the player trying to play more adult attacking tennis. She gets the break - great stuff.from another opponent UE. Having only once before seen Hannah play, does she also have an aggressive game style change up, or is this her MO for now (very early days of course)

korriban · Challenger level

Hannah answered my question herself. 4-5 down and a match point down, she raised her game and hit a few glorious winners, 5-5 now. Match could go either way, but my earlier comments very much just a period of the match it seems.

LordBrownof · Futures level

Great nail-biting win from Hannah, through to the semis.

korriban · Challenger level

Hannah really raised her game to take the match 7-5. Excellent! Huge support for her in the crowd vs the other player, and a fantastic embrace between them both at the end. Very good fun watch. I really dont think it was tennis that would frighten any opponent in the SF, a bit nervy and battling, no killer weapons, but theres certainly lots of heart involved - wishing Hannah well for tomorrow

simon381 · Lower Club Player

I am unable to watch it, but on paper it looked as though she tightened up. The servers in the last game were very slow. But she ground it out, saved a match point, frayed our nerves and got a win 7-5 in the third.

SF will be against Rosita Dencheva of Bulgaria who has moved largely to playing senior tennis but had a career high in Juniors of 11.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Excellent win and some massive points earned.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Oh wow, well done Hannah. Im quite wrung out lol. I was also really concerned about the trapped flying insect on one of the cameras. I do hope it found its own way out or was kindly liberated

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Thursday 5th of June 2025 12:58:53 PM

wales1994 · County player

Fantastic from Hannah! Well done, first semifinalist in the French juniors since....?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

korriban wrote:
Hannah really raised her game to take the match 7-5. Excellent! Huge support for her in the crowd vs the other player, and a fantastic embrace between them both at the end. Very good fun watch. I really dont think it was tennis that would frighten any opponent in the SF, a bit nervy and battling, no killer weapons, but theres certainly lots of heart involved - wishing Hannah well for tomorrow

If you want to see her hitting winners all over the place, watch the first sets of the matches against Alena Kovackova or Ksenia Efremova - thet were riddled with winners

BUT that was a lot easier - it was at the start, she'd come out pumped up, Alena and Ksenia are far smaller girls who play far more regular balls (hard but very conisistent trajectories)

Today was really windy and Hannah was having trouble dealing with the effect on Sarah Faj.'s balls - Sarah is far taller (than Alena/Ksenia) and hits a heavy shot. So Hannah was a lot further back, and - you're right - was having trouble winning the points

But she managed to keep her serve solid - 74% firsts in the third set is very good, with 98 mph average speed, and not too many DFs

And she played well - being really clutch when it mattered - she had two really unlucky points when she was 4-3 up and serving which could have made the match far easier

It was a really tricky one - she saved a MP - Sarah played some super tennis (and some poor tennis) - as did Hannah really

She shouldn't get pushed so far back but this is the first opponent she's played with such a heavy ball

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 5th of June 2025 01:05:23 PM