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Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 33 - W35 Aldershot, Great Britain - Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

4-0

And that's 16 points to Hanhan, 0 to Brooke

AND THEN Brooke hits a clean winner

Now that must feel good

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And then wins her game to love

Which must feel even better

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the second half of the first set was very different

2 games a piece

No break points, no deuces, all easy holds

but as Hannah was already 4-0 up at that point, the first set is done, 6-2

simon381 · Lower Club Player

Hannah feels in control winning firsts 6-2. Previously she has lost focus on set 2 so we'll see.

Is that Haran far right from camera (near me)?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I don't know - it's too small - ask him

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And the second set continues the vein of the second half of the first set, very close, and then Brooke makes her move, and breaks Hannah to love

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles results

SF:- Martyna Kubka (POL) / Amelia Rajecki (GBR) [1] CR391 (153+238) lost to Hiromi Abe (JPN) / Akiko Omae JPN) CR566 (271+295) [3] 1-6 1-6
SF:- Esther Adeshina (GBR) / Victoria Allen (GBR) CR748 (370+378) [4] def Julie Belgraver (FRA) / Holly Hutchinson (GBR) CR544 (257+287) [2] 6-4 6-1

*****

F:- Esther Adeshina (GBR) / Victoria Allen (GBR) CR748 (370+378) [4] v Hiromi Abe (JPN) / Akiko Omae JPN) CR566 (271+295) [3]

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Hannah breaks back

Very close

simon381 · Lower Club Player

Significantly more coaching by Haran in this second set tryingto get the energy levels up. Close match. Hannah srrveseems much better and good power on the backhands.

simon381 · Lower Club Player

Awful service game serving for the match. Tie break. Klugman has tightened up ...

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Hannah Klugman (GBR) WR669 [SE] def Brooke Black (GBR) WR963 [Q] 6-2 7-6(5)

*****

SF:- Hannah Klugman (GBR) WR669 [SE] v Harmony Tan (FRA) WR294 [3]

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I missed some of the second set but saw the tiebreak

Very close. Hannah was 3-5 down.

Overall, I think the second set was pretty 50:50

Hannah probably edged it fractionally - her top shots were better than Brooke's top shots

But Brooke really needs to address why she started so poorly today, and yesterday

Hannah's backhand is miles better than it was this time last year - it is a pleasure not to be stressed every time she has a backhand to hit, seeing most half way up the net

It makes her so much better balanced, and kills the obvious strategy that all opponents went for last year

dodrade · Futures qualifying

Coup Droit wrote:
the addict wrote:
QF:- Hiromi Abe (JPN) WR349 [5]def Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR) WR281 [2] 5-7 6-4 6-2
Which is not too surprising, given the past few weeks' form

What has happened to Lily? Two years ago she had a great run to R2 in Flushing Meadows but didn't even make qualifying this time round.