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wimdledont · Challenger level

RE: Week 23 - WTA500 - HSBC Championships, Queens, London

Var · Challenger qualifying

I didnt think Katies slice serve was working quite as well, so once that gets going she could do even better. Moves back to GBR number 2 and up to 38 approx in WTA live race, which I have to say is my favourite metric for current form.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

sammmm wrote:
Has anyone been able to watch and is Katie playing lights out or is it more Christian struggling because this scoreline is astonishing?

Edit - Christian instead of Circstea

-- Edited by sammmm on Friday 12th of June 2026 11:27:51 AM

Both, I would say

Cristian came out with a calf strapping and was pretty poor - wasn't reading the flight of the ball, wasn't moving well

Meanwhile, Katie looked very at ease and strolled through, playing excellent percentage tennis

Cristian went off after the first set and removed the calf support, and seemed to be getting the hang of conditions a bit better in the second

But Katie did really well - she was serving pretty well, keeping the ball deep, only using slice when she needed to, came into the net a few times - it was intelligent play

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Couple of breaks and Harriet's match is back on serve

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, Laura and Mariana could have done without this....... Elena and Tatti have been on the court about 2 hours and are just about to go into a third set .....

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 12th of June 2026 11:59:14 AM

the addict · Tennis legend

Rybakina taked the second set 7-5, so into a decider. Only 1 hour 48 minutes so far, but all helps Katie for later.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Liv+ have won their first set

One of their opponents (I don't know which one's which) had quite a fall, and hurt her knee

But she carried on

DF · Tennis legend

Harriet played so well to break Rahkimova's serve but each time so far she has made so many errors on her own serve has not been able to consolidate the break.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

DF wrote:
Harriet played so well to break Rahkimova's serve but each time so far she has made so many errors on her own serve has not been able to consolidate the break.

Yes, both girls having real trouble in holding serve

But Harriet, after a real tussle, manages it, just, at the key moment and takes the first set

DF · Tennis legend

DF wrote:
Harriet played so well to break Rahkimova's serve but each time so far she has made so many errors on her own serve has not been able to consolidate the break.

She did it smile and takes the first set 7-5

indiana · Tennis legend

DF wrote:
DF wrote:
Harriet played so well to break Rahkimova's serve but each time so far she has made so many errors on her own serve has not been able to consolidate the break.
She did it and takes the first set 7-5

Eventually served out a long game, having initially been *0-40 down.

indiana · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Rybakina taked the second set 7-5, so into a decider. Only 1 hour 48 minutes so far, but all helps Katie for later.

Not so much help in the third set which Rybakina won 6-0 ( 24 points to 4 ).

Emma time ...

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet broken from *40-15 and now getting a long timeout at 7-5 *0-3

Liv and Tereza lose the break and back to *4-4 from 4-1*

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Nice win for our dubs pair

PaulM · Tennis legend

It was quite a bad slip that led to the MTO a couple of days later (jolted her neck). Not convinced she'll finish but let's see. About to lose the set.