they pair they beat contained naomis next round singles oponnent madrie le roux
its also le roux that naomis partner this week emma beat in the singles final of last weeks $10K in sharm
Shamayko has broken again unfortunately so is serving for the set. She's ranked more than 250 places above anyone Eden has beaten before so I'm impressed that it's this close, even if Shamayko isn't in great form.
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Eden leads 5-4 now back on serve - two breaks a piece
The Russian girl has not a great winning run in the last few months, so Eden has a chance.
Naomi - should really win this tournament, singles and doubles.
Go Eden !
And as to naomi, well yes, she's number one seed so she 'should' win, but it's actually quite rare for the number one seed to win. And, looking at the GB players, some of the top seeds have sometimes really bombed (as have other countries' players of course).
When players do their 'range' goals before a tour, I always reckon that a number 1 seed should make the semis but, more than that, it's a bit pot-luck.