Week 7 - WTA International ($227K) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Clay

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 7 - WTA International ($227K) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Clay

cwej · Lower Club Player

Great result! I'm not sure that picture means they are a 'couple' in that way! But they make a lovely couple if they are!

SMC1809 · All-time great

cwej wrote:
Great result! I'm not sure that picture means they are a 'couple' in that way! But they make a lovely couple if they are!

I don't it's the photo that tells the story; you need to read the messages.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yep, the odd slight clues in the messages

And terrific win. WTA SF

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Brilliant result :D
Well done Tara and Conny
The entente cordiale :)

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

SF: Tara MOORE/Conny PERRIN (GBR/SUI) 471 vs. Alizé LIM/Francesca SCHIAVONE (FRA/ITA) 477

philwrig · Hall of fame

Tara seems like she loves playing doubles, even with a below average serve, I would guess she could get much higher up the rankings in doubles than in singles.

Strongbow · All-time great

I think Tara has the natural skills to move up in singles and doubles. She seems to be finding some form. If she can stay fit, and in form, then the world is her lobster smile

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

After quite a long rain delay, they're finally called and...
Tara and Conny Win!
By walkover.
Schiavone had been involved shortly before hand in a very long singles, so maybe she couldn't recover sufficiently.

Anyway, we have finalists, we'll take it

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

SF: Tara MOORE/Conny PERRIN (GBR/SUI) 471 defeated (WC) Alizé LIM/Francesca SCHIAVONE (FRA/ITA) 477 w/o

F: Tara MOORE/Conny PERRIN (GBR/SUI) 471 vs. Veronica CEPEDE ROYG/María IRÍGOYEN (PAR/ARG) [4] 210

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Friday 19th of February 2016 11:42:28 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Sorry for the Franco-Italian pair, but that's just great news for Tara and Conny.

What a success their WTA jaunt has turned out to be

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

At least $3,200 and 180 ranking points each.
Bizarrely that won't actually move Tara up in the GB doubles rankings at all! She'll just have to win the title if she wants to nip ahead of Emily and in to 6th.

steven · Tennis legend

That's quite a points haul

Thankfully she has got a QR1 bye in Sao Paulo so won't have to play two matches nearly 500 miles apart on the same day!

indiana · Tennis legend

AliBlahBlah wrote:
At least $3,200 and 180 ranking points each.
Bizarrely that won't actually move Tara up in the GB doubles rankings at all! She'll just have to win the title if she wants to nip ahead of Emily and in to 6th.

Is though now a big CH, taking out her current CH 197.

216 + ( 180 - 4 ) = 392 points takes her to around WR 170 though yes still GB #7 if clearly very much closer to the top 6.

The title would put her onto 216 + ( 280 - 4 ) = 492 points, around WR 140 and actually GB # 5, passing Em and Heather who has 105 ( net 104 ) points coming off, so then just behind Jossanna, Jo and Naomi.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

That looked like an interesting match-up but we'll never know; ah well take the freebie and move on :)
GL in the final Tara & Conny