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Oscariyan · Club Coach

Week 30 - WTA 125 - Palermo, Italy (clay)

9vicman · Futures qualifying

What a three weeks for Fran. So happy for her. No nonsense, gets stuck in, and finally rewarded. She's a great example to all other players.

DF · Tennis legend

Well Done Fran . Two titled Fran smile

KK · Club Coach

Most impressed by her speech in Italian!

indiana · Tennis legend

Quite a good week for Fran biggrin

Well done !!!!!!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
What a three weeks for Fran. So happy for her. No nonsense, gets stuck in, and finally rewarded. She's a great example to all other players.

This smile

seagull · Tennis legend

Mervatron2 wrote:
Just tuned in for the last few games. Solid performance from Fran, cool calm and collected.

Im ove the moon for her two 125 titles in 3 weeks. Smashing into the top 100.

A well earned break now and then the US open I assume? Maybe a warm up event ?

Fran is down for Cincinnati qualifiers

B00thy · Club Coach

Brilliant!! so pleased for Fran and to see live 84 biggrin

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Well done Fran.

Peter too · Tennis legend

I think Fran has achieved one of the aims she set herself some yeas ago to show that anyone can achieve their dreams, even someone disabled. She is an inspiration to disabled children to not give up but to try following their dreams.

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

Fran has always been a when, not if, for the Top 100, just needed her body to cooperate for long enough! And what a way to do it, congratulations Fran!

indiana · Tennis legend

alex03maccy wrote:
Fran has always been a when, not if, for the Top 100, just needed her body to cooperate for long enough! And what a way to do it, congratulations Fran!

She certainly clearly had the ability. But how I have felt for her at times and it was not a when for me. It was a please let it be some day.

I suspect Fran herself though had much more faith that she would get there. And it's brilliant. Onward ...

DF · Tennis legend

Yes, I agree with Indiana. Although Fran might have the capability to be top 100 her health made the probabily questionable. Her body had
broken down during matches. However she seems to be getting stronger and showing her ability. Long may it continue. smile

LordBrownof · Futures level

Exactly, it was only her body that would stop her. What a fantastic story. And regardless of her disability, an incredible achievement.

I love her and Emma's friendship. Emma was posting on socials about how proud she was of Fran.

korriban · Challenger level

Watched most of the match and I thought Fran played very well, and probably well within herself too. I think she can play far better on a great day, but she didnt need to, and what she put out there was more than enough to win easily. Fantastic player, and no more than she deserves, having come back from so many physical set backs recently. I hope she gets a good rest, and makes a real go of the hard courts now, even though her first love will almost certainly be the Clay. By the way, those Sicilians were the best dressed spectactors Ive ever seen for a challenger tournament - so cool!