Week 19 - ITF ($100K+H) - Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France Clay

Julia Carrot · All-time great

RE: Week 19 - ITF ($100K+H) - Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Some close games but Laura still loses the first set 1-6

Unusually she hasn't managed to hold her own service yet.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Seems to be a long wait between points now ?? Hopefully just the scoreboard stuck,

Jan · Hall of fame

it's certainly been 0-30 for ages

Julia Carrot · All-time great

philwrig wrote:
I wonder if Laura has retired after 2 points of the second set.
Earlier in the week a doubles match was won by retirement and it was left on livescore for ages. First serve is not firing, maybe an arm problem.

-- Edited by philwrig on Tuesday 8th of May 2012 05:34:29 PM

Perhaps Rybarikova has retired biggrin

philwrig · Hall of fame

She was struggling with her first serve in the second set aginst Catalina, looks like one match too many, it is after all her 7th consecutive day of matches, hopefully a bit of rest and she'll be fine.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Julia Carrot wrote:
philwrig wrote:
I wonder if Laura has retired after 2 points of the second set.
Earlier in the week a doubles match was won by retirement and it was left on livescore for ages. First serve is not firing, maybe an arm problem.

-- Edited by philwrig on Tuesday 8th of May 2012 05:34:29 PM
Perhaps Rybarikova has retired

I wish, no for me she can't serve at her maximum had an injury timeout at the end of the first then had another couple serves at the beginning of the second and thought this is pointless and has retired.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Now, if you'd gone down to the south of France instead of freezing your butt off in Newcastle we might be better informed

Jan · Hall of fame

philwrig wrote:
Julia Carrot wrote:
philwrig wrote:
I wonder if Laura has retired after 2 points of the second set.
Earlier in the week a doubles match was won by retirement and it was left on livescore for ages. First serve is not firing, maybe an arm problem.

-- Edited by philwrig on Tuesday 8th of May 2012 05:34:29 PM
Perhaps Rybarikova has retired
I wish, no for me she can't serve at her maximum had an injury timeout at the end of the first then had another couple serves at the beginning of the second and thought this is pointless and has retired.

that's certainly the most logical explanation from the scoreline - but while we don't know we could be allowed to dream!!

philwrig · Hall of fame

Julia Carrot wrote:
Now, if you'd gone down to the south of France instead of freezing your butt off in Newcastle we might be better informed

True true, Costa del Newcastle does have its positives though.

philwrig · Hall of fame

It's now appeared officially on the tournament website singles drawsheet. Hopefully just fatigue as per Woking final last year.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

philwrig wrote:
True true, Costa del Newcastle does have its positives though.

The ale is better perhaps ?

philwrig · Hall of fame

Julia Carrot wrote:
philwrig wrote:
True true, Costa del Newcastle does have its positives though.
The ale is better perhaps ?

That and the fact I don't speak any French.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

It's frustrating that Laura had to retire again today. Perhaps 7 matches in 7 days was one too many, but on the other hand she needs to get matches under her belt and playing consistently was leading to Laura getting a few good wins.

Hopefully she will recover in time for the French Open qualies and the grass court season.

Jan · Hall of fame

what a shame - hope it's nothing too serious.
up to Heather now to fly the flag!!