Week 14 - ITF (W15) Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

RE: Week 14 - ITF (W15) Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

For the Andre Lukosiute fans and followers (from yesterday, as a quasi-Brit), just to note that she has taken the first set 6-1, against the top seed

the addict · Tennis legend

Having been broken for *4-4, Beth holds and breaks to take the second set 6-4

PaulM · Tennis legend

Beth was *3-0 up in the third, now *4-4

indiana · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Beth was *3-0 up in the third, now *4-4

To be fair, it was 3-0*. Just been the one break each in the final set.

Now 5-4*

the addict · Tennis legend

Love hold to make it 6-5*

DF · Tennis legend

tb

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yes! Well done Beth! Neither player won two points in a row until Beth went from match point down to 8-7 up, then they traded points again until Beth finally took it 11-9.

So chuffed for her. Great fight!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

As you say, really chuffed for her.
She's sometimes choked in tight matches (or so it seems to me).
Great that she got through this at the clutch moment

the addict · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
As you say, really chuffed for her.
She's sometimes choked in tight matches (or so it seems to me).
Great that she got through this at the clutch moment

Totally agree with that. Really great to see her come through, especially after the really tough first set.

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) /Lina Glushko (ISR) CR1117 (335+782) [3] def Eleonora Alvisi (ITA) / Cristiana Ferrando (ITA) CR2196 (1509+687) 6-3 6-3

Will play the winners of Beth and Jodie's match, which follows Katie so may be on soon wink

PaulM · Tennis legend

Katie making slightly heavy weather of this.

Up 61 *43 but some long games and she's had to fend off several break points.

PaulM · Tennis legend

And having missed multiple points for 5-3*, she loses the set 6-4. Hmmm.

6-1 4-6 0-0*

the addict · Tennis legend

Really struggling with her serve in the second set - making just 41% of first serves and only winning 53% of those (i.e. 8 out of 31 points). Broken for 4-6 and the set.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Gets over the line in the third, 6-1 4-6 6-2.

7 of the 8 seeds have made the QFs, Lissey the only one not to, although her conqueror did back up her win to be the only non seeded player remaining.