Fed Cup 2012

steven · Tennis legend

Fed Cup 2012

indiana · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:
Indiana the first rubber is 2 v 2.

Ah, does make the option of playing the number 2 singles player in doubles more reasonable.

Given there are no obvious doubles picks I imagine the temptation initially will be to play the two non singles players, but it is an option to have someone play twice later in the week.

Anyway, more definitive selection stuff from me wink

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

Well, let's face it, when it comes to tennis players rapping, the bar isn't exactly high...

-- Edited by RBBOT on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 01:04:03 AM

steven · Tennis legend

The Fed Cup team making an impression at the Fed Cup dinner.

http://yfrog.com/esmayqnj

Laura has been rapping apparently ... wink

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Good luck to the girls tomorrow. I'm getting desperate to see the girls in a play-off match

philwrig · Hall of fame

Reeltime wrote:
Is it purely based on win/loss for the match, or do individual rubbers count regards tie-break proceedures. For example if a team wins both the singles, do they still play the doubles?

I think if two teams top the group, their H2H is the deciding issue. However if three top the group then rubbers won count, and then if you can't split them after that, sets won/lost.

-- Edited by philwrig on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 02:25:27 PM

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Interesting how the momentum has shifted back and forth in this match with both girls winning games in groups. Momentum is all with Anne right now though at *4-3

-- Edited by tony_orient on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 03:07:28 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Annie K 6-3 6-4, I had put that down as a semi banker, so relieved that Anne retrieved the situation well in the second set.
I think MLDB will be tougher, but hopefully the doubles will end up being a dead rubber for this tie.

-- Edited by philwrig on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 03:24:26 PM

steven · Tennis legend

There are live scores for all courts at http://www.ita.co.il/news.php?homepage

Josh · Challenger level

Any idea what time gb are meant to start or when we'll find out who's playing??

steven · Tennis legend

2 pm GMT - the deadline for naming the singles players is 30 minutes before.

murrayman650 · ATP level

4-0

0-15 (15-0)

15-15 (15-15)

30-15

40-15 (15-30)

(30-30)

40-30 (40-30)

40-40

Adv GB (4-1 Israel)

40-40

adv GB

5-0 GB

0-15 (15-40)

0-30 (30-40)

(40-40)

(Adv Israel)

15-30

(5-1 Israel)

15-40 2 Match Points

(Israel serving for the Match)

Gsm 7-5 6-0

-- Edited by murrayman650 on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 07:03:53 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

One imagines that it is probably same again vs Netherlands.

My only concern would be how well Anne has played, being aware of a courtside supporter tweet that Koehler was looking surprisingly poor.

If she has played reasonably well and given how well the girls' doubles went, it makes life easier. Also, as has been poiinted out with such as Krajicek, it's potentially quite useful players just having to play one match a day.

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 07:55:30 PM

murrayman650 · ATP level

0-15

15-15

30-15

30-30

30-40

1-1

0-15

15-15

15-30

15-40

2-1 Netherlands (10 service Breaks in a Row)

-- Edited by murrayman650 on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 09:15:32 PM

murrayman650 · ATP level

0-15

0-30

0-40

15-40

2-2 (11 breaks in a row)

0-15

15-15

15-30

30-30

30-40

40-40

adv Netherlands

3-2 Netherlands (12 service breaks in a row)

-- Edited by murrayman650 on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 09:15:01 PM