Week 37 - ITF ($50K) - Trabzon, Turkey Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 37 - ITF ($50K) - Trabzon, Turkey Hard

steven · Tennis legend

She's fighting back

- 3-0* up in the 2nd

Spectator · All-time great

Allez, Ms Webley-Smith!

steven · Tennis legend

Another break - Emily has lost just 3 points in the 2nd set so far (none on serve)

6-7(3) *4-0

steven · Tennis legend

5-0* ... 4 points lost in the 2nd set now

steven · Tennis legend

The Russian stops the rot by holding to love but Emily now has 2 set points ...
1 ... 0 ...

break point ... saved
another break point ... saved
another break point ... saved again
set point ... phew!

6-7(3) 6-1

Those last couple of games suggest the Russian won't go down easily though.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

"Those last couple of games suggest the Russian won't go down easily though."

Naah, not in her DNA.

1-1 in the third. Come on EWS !

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ouch, it's close . . . 4-4 . . .

steven · Tennis legend

... and that was from 2-4 down

But now Emily is serving to stay in the match at *4-5 down and it's 0-40

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Oh, what a shame for Ems

PaulM · Tennis legend

50:50 shot of getting one of the two lucky loser spots, but sadly Em's day got a little worse as she wasn't drawn out the hat.

indiana · Tennis legend

Strange match. I guess she still got 4 ranking points for one pretty facile victory.

TomTraubert · Futures level

murray gave walkover in dubs today and replaced in singles md - hope all is well

broady still in

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

2-2 in Naomi's match - with 4 breaks of serve.

But this tournament looks jinxed - Em loses in the third round and then doesn't even get a lucky loser spot - there were only 4 Qs and 3 LL spots I think - 2 listed and the extra Q to replace Sam - so she had a 75% chance - but no.
Then Sam withdraws. . . .

So maybe it's third time lucky, and Naomi will have a good run . . . but maybe it's jinxed . . .

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

After 5 games and 5 breaks, Naomi manages to hold serve (saw An-Sophie play in June - impressive young player, a real physical athlete. and SO competitive). Allez Naomi . . .