Week 43 - ITF (W60) - Saguenay, Canada - Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 43 - ITF (W60) - Saguenay, Canada - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

Very good battling from Sam. Getting very close to the top 250 and a QF win would see her clear that mark. As Peter says though, the #2 seed next.

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 24th of October 2019 10:48:54 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Nice set of tennis from Tara. 6-3.

Another one like that would be nice.....but the Belgian wasn't great and may well play better now....

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 505 v ZIMMERMANN, Kimberley (BEL) 399 6-3 2-6 4-6
R2: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 6 272 def SUGNAUX, Tess (SUI) 581 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 6-4

QF: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 6 272 v SCHOOFS, Bibiane (NED) 2 156 CH=142 2012

Tara was leading 3-1 in the final set but then lost her service three times and broke once.

-- Edited by Peter too on Friday 25th of October 2019 12:04:02 AM

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles round up

L16:- Samantha MURRAY (GBR) / Bibiane SCHOOFS (NED) [1] def Sarah-Maude FORTIN (CAN) / Catherine LEDUC (CAN) 6-3 7-5
L16:- Emina BEKTAS (USA) / Tara MOORE (GBR) [3] def Ariana ARSENEAULT (CAN) / Jada BUI (CAN) 6-3 6-7(9) [10-6]

QF:- Samantha MURRAY (GBR) / Bibiane SCHOOFS (NED) [1] def Safiya CARRINGTON (USA) / Dalayna HEWITT (USA) 6-4 6-3
QF:-Emina BEKTAS (USA) / Tara MOORE (GBR) [3] def Tess SUGNAUX (SUI) / Kimberley ZIMMERMANN (BEL) 6-4 6-2

SF:- Samantha MURRAY (GBR) / Bibiane SCHOOFS (NED) [1] v Emina BEKTAS (USA) / Tara MOORE (GBR) [3]

Winners to face an unseeded pair in the final

Michael D · All-time great

So Sam is playing her doubles partner now in the QF. Their H2H is 0-1

Year Tournament Nation Surface Round Winner Score
2017 $60,000 Croissy-Beaubourg FRA Hard Round 1 (Q) SCHOOFS 4-6 6-3 4-6

paulisi · Tennis legend

Very interesting to see where Sam gets to in singles and doubles rankings. I think she is capable of becoming GB no.1 doubles player and that would really stick one up the LTA given her age.

wolf · Tennis legend

Sam up *4-1

DF · Tennis legend

Now 5-6 down.

DF · Tennis legend

Sam takes the first set 7-6(6)

the addict · Tennis legend

Was 6-2 in the tie-break, but gets it 8-6

Michael D · All-time great

DF wrote:
Sam takes the first set 7-6(6)

Wow, but that doesn't tell the story! Sam really made that hard. After being 4-1 and 5-3 up as you said, she was then *5-6 down, got to the TB and was cruising it at 5-1 and 6-2, then somehow lost 4 pts in a row, before finally claiming the last two pts against the serve. Be good if she could make the second set a little easier... including for their doubles fortunes together later today.

wolf · Tennis legend

QF: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 6 272 beat SCHOOFS, Bibiane (NED) 2 156 7-6(6) 6-3

paulisi · Tennis legend

Cannot stop winning. Flying up the rankings.

indiana · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Very interesting to see where Sam gets to in singles and doubles rankings. I think she is capable of becoming GB no.1 doubles player and that would really stick one up the LTA given her age.

Sam and EWS for our doubles #1 and #2

Re singles it certainly looks between Sam and Katie S for our end of year #4. And Sam looks capable of getting back into the singles top 200 next year which would be tremendous ( reaching the final here will see her back into the doubles top 200 on Monday ).

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 26th of October 2019 01:39:58 AM