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sammmm · County player

Week 35 - WTT W50 Leiria, Portugal - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

I think Anne K has success ( or gets lucky ) with some team selections and then stays too loyal to players in changing circumstances.

GAMEOVER · Futures qualifying

What about drafting in Heather Watson?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
I think Anne K has success ( or gets lucky ) with some team selections and then stays too loyal to players in changing circumstances.

I think Anne 'gets given strong advice' and follows it

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Meanwhile, Sofia does a complete houdini act

Served for the first set - ended up in a TB - 4-6 down

Hits a clean winner return backhand DLT to save the first SP

Then is on the end of a bit of string for the second one, no way she should have got back in the point - but she did, and won it

And then ends up winning the set 7-6(7)

GAMEOVER · Futures qualifying

indiana wrote:
I think Anne K has success ( or gets lucky ) with some team selections and then stays too loyal to players in changing circumstances.

I think Anne K's luck might have run out with this tie.The Czechs must be spolt for choice and not sure how many top class teams the Czechs have available.

sammmm · County player

Coup Droit wrote:
Meanwhile, Sofia does a complete houdini act

Served for the first set - ended up in a TB - 4-6 down

Hits a clean winner return backhand DLT to save the first SP

Then is on the end of a bit of string for the second one, no way she should have got back in the point - but she did, and won it

And then ends up winning the set 7-6(7)

Helped by a DF at 7-7 but fought back brilliantly and is a break up early in the second set too

indiana · Tennis legend

Sofia up a break for the 3rd time in the 2nd set, *6-5

sammmm · County player

Served for it twice and in both service games Sofia has been incredibly timid and made unforced errors on almost every point

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Sofia Johnson (GBR) WR459 [Q3] v Celia Cervino Ruiz (ESP) WR686 [WC] 7-6(7) 7-6(2)

*****

QF:- Hannah Klugman (GBR) WR439 [JR] v CHelsea Fontenel (SUI) WR625 [Q8]

QF:- Sofia Johnson (GBR) WR459 [Q3] v Anastasia Gasanova (***) WR192 [4]

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

A very nice win for Sofia

She plays a rather defensive game, but it's agile and deft

And it's actually more offensive, IMO, than it used to be when she started on the pro tour, I think she knows she has to take the ball on at times, but it doesn't come naturally

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Hannah will play US college 22 year-old Chelsea Fontenel (SUI)

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Madeleine Brooks (GBR) / Amelia Rajecki (GBR) CR248 (108+140) [1] def Sofia Johnson / Malaika Rapolu (USA) CR1733 (1059+674) 6-2 6-3

*****

SF:- Madeleine Brooks (GBR) / Amelia Rajecki (GBR) CR248 (108+140) [1] v Anastasia Gasanova (***) / Katarina Kuzmova (SVK) CR1101 (933+168)

GAMEOVER · Futures qualifying

Coup Droit wrote:
indiana wrote:
I think Anne K has success ( or gets lucky ) with some team selections and then stays too loyal to players in changing circumstances.
I think Anne 'gets given strong advice' and follows it

Um! Why do we not have a woman in overall charge of British womens tennis? Years ago we had Sue Mappin and later Janet Newberry. Not sure who followed after that. We don't have a woman in charge of British mens tennis. Should be a reciprocal arrangement.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

GAMEOVER wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
indiana wrote:
I think Anne K has success ( or gets lucky ) with some team selections and then stays too loyal to players in changing circumstances.
I think Anne 'gets given strong advice' and follows it
Um! Why do we not have a woman in overall charge of British womens tennis? Years ago we had Sue Mappin and later Janet Newberry. Not sure who followed after that. We don't have a woman in charge of British mens tennis. Should be a reciprocal arrangement.

I think we should have the best person fullstop

We're not different species