British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

I watched a lot of that match

Hollie lost 4-6 in the third set

But it was a 50:50 match - Hollie laid out some excellent clay tennis there

She started really well - intense, physical, aggressive

And took the first set quite easily

but I don't think, at her age, she has the endurance to keep that level up

She dipped in the second - balls had less on them, a bit shorter...

And the third set was a war of attrition and nerves

Hollie was 3-1 up but there were tons of breaks, it didn't really mean anything

She'll be disappointed, Popa didn't look very confident she was winning that match, but Hollie should be very pleased with her level and her achievements this week