Week 1 - ITF ($10K) - Antalya, Turkey Clay

DF · Tennis legend

RE: Week 1 - ITF ($10K) - Antalya, Turkey Clay

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Tara's opponent took just 1 minute more than Tara's 52 to complete her QF

QF: Tara MOORE (GBR) [2] 345 defeated Victoria SMIRNOVA (BEL) 1095 6-3 6-0

SF: Tara MOORE (GBR) [2] 345 vs. Sofia KVATSBAIA (GEO) [5] 380 (CHv 362 02/2012)
H2H: 1-0
2008 (!): $10K, Izmir, Turkey, Hard, SK[6], TM won 7-6(4) 1-1 RET

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Tara broken 3 times in the first set

2-6

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

But levels up to earn a decider

In which she is promptly broken, but, still!
2-6 6-4 0-1*

DF · Tennis legend

1-3 down

DF · Tennis legend

level at 4-4 in the deciding set

DF · Tennis legend

and Tara wins 6-4 in the third set and into the final

Strongbow · All-time great

Well done Tara smile

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

insomniacfolder wrote:
Tara's opponent took just 1 minute more than Tara's 52 to complete her QF

QF: Tara MOORE (GBR) [2] 345 defeated Victoria SMIRNOVA (BEL) 1095 6-3 6-0

SF: Tara MOORE (GBR) [2] 345 vs. Sofia KVATSBAIA (GEO) [5] 380 (CHv 362 02/2012)
H2H: 1-0
2008 (!): $10K, Izmir, Turkey, Hard, SK[6], TM won 7-6(4) 1-1 RET

And I bet neither of them thought they'd still be playing 10Ks in Turkey 8 years later...........

-- Edited by The Optimist on Saturday 9th of January 2016 03:14:40 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

SF: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 2 345 def KVATSBAIA, Sofia (GEO)5 380 2-6 6-4 6-4

F: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 2 345 v SCHAEFER, Anne (GER) 1 219 CH=161 2009

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Tara loses the first set, 2-6

DF · Tennis legend

3-3 Exchange of breaks

Miriambee · Futures level

With 11 breaks of serve in 15 games, the problem is who can hold serve, and with Tara up to 7 Dfs, she struggles.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

That's definitely true.
But...
She scraps her way to the second set

2-6 7-5

DF · Tennis legend

Good start to the third set 2-0 up