Week 39 - ITF ($25K) - Clermond-Ferrand, France Hard

SMC1809 · All-time great

RE: Week 39 - ITF ($25K) - Clermond-Ferrand, France Hard

steven · Tennis legend

The scorecard is now available and it turns out that Sam served for the 1st set not 3 times (I only started half-following at 5-1*) but 4 times, i.e. at *5-0, *5-2, *5-4 and *6-5.

Sam served 7 double faults, Giovine served (wait for it ...) 24! There were 41 break points in the match, 20 of which were taken - Sam 11/25, Giovine 9/16.

The match lasted 2h 52m.

Conversely, Lisa looks to have served extremely well today.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Sam did pretty well to win that match and not fall apart having wasted so many opportunities in the first set.

NotAClue · Lower Club Player

Good efforts from both. Hope Jade can complete the hat-trick.

NotAClue · Lower Club Player

Jade also won smile 7-6(4) 6-0
Clean sweep of victories today. biggrin
All expected, per rankings, I suppose. However, Sam fought back well, and Jade had a convincing win over pretty a closely ranked opponent (don't think there's really a marked difference between #'s 449 & 503)
Nice change. More in MD welcomed, and hopefully a badly needed win for Nomes!

Jan · Hall of fame

Good for them - even if they are "expected" to win, they've still got to go out there and do it, which is often easier said than done!
Let's hope that the success that Laura and Heather are having will rub off on the others too and spur them on!

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: WHYBOURN, Lisa (GBR) 1 314 beat SCHAUL, Claudine (FRA) 15 797 6-1 6-4
Q2: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 5 388 beat GIOVINE, Claudia (ITA) 10 530 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4
Q2: WINDLEY, Jade (GBR) 7 449 beat TOLJAN, Janina (AUT) 9 503 7-6(4) 6-0

R1: WINDLEY, Jade (GBR) Q 449 v PLISKOVA, Karolina (CZE) 1 109
R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 246 v ZANIEWSKA, Sandra (POL) 7 151
R1: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) Q 387 v SHINIKOVA, Isabella (BUL) 345
R1: WHYBOURN, Lisa (GBR) Q 314 v PEREIRA, Teliana (BRA) 190

I am not sure which of the twins is top seed, they are No.1 and 2 seeds and both listed as K. Pliskova on the Tennis Euro website. Karolina is the higher ranked this week.

NotAClue · Lower Club Player

Any idea what happened with Naomi re this tournament. Was down to play, but not in Q or MD.
Probably withdrew, but not yet official on ITF or Tennis Europe. No news of injury either
Just wondering.

steven · Tennis legend

Tara went 4-1* up in the 1st set against 7th seed Zaniewska, getting pegged back but then eventually winning it 7-1 in the tiebreak. She has just served for the match at *5-2 in the 2nd but been broken.

steven · Tennis legend

Tara breaks again to take the match!

R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 246 beat ZANIEWSKA, Sandra (POL) 7 151 by 7-6(1) 6-3 biggrin

NotAClue · Lower Club Player

Impressive and convincing victory for Tara. Zaniewska is just about at her career high.
Hopefully this signals a good end to the year, which she'll need, as she still has ~ of her points to defend before the end of the year.

steven · Tennis legend

R2: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 246 v REMONDINA, Anna-Giulia (ITA) 295 (CH 219 in 2011)

H2H 1-0 - Tara won 6-1 4-6 6-2 in Biella in July.

NotAClue · Lower Club Player

One set all.
Sam just held at the start of the decider. 1-0*

And broke. *2-0

-- Edited by NotAClue on Tuesday 25th of September 2012 05:36:50 PM

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Good win for Tara.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Very good from Tara.