MARY DAILEY-HY YORKE,#3 SEED,35'S DOUBLES

CHRISTINE SHELDON, #2 SEED WAITING TO PLAY HER MARATHON MATCH AGAINGT CANADA'S #2 PLAYER SUZANNE HATCH. SHELDON WON THE FIRST SET 60. HATCH RALLIED BACK TO TAKE THE SECOND SET. THE GAMES SWUNG BACK AND FORTH FOR 40 MINUTES. TIEBREAKER. SHELDON DOWN 4-0,4-1,4-2,5-2,5-3,5-4. WE ARE ALL GOING CRAZY IN THE BLEACHERS. WITH CANADA'S CONTIGENCY TO MY LEFT, I AM SHOUTING ENCOURAGEMENT TO SHELDON. SHE IS DOWN....5-5,6-5. SAVED THE MATCH POINT.EVEN. SAVED. BACK AND FORTH UNTILL FINALLY SHELDON WINS.WHEW!!!GOOD JOB TO BOTH PLAYERS. THIS WAS FINALS QUALITY TENNIS NOT SECOND ROUND.

YORKE LOSES TO BIRGIT VAN-RY-PARDOEL, NETHERLANDS #2 PLAYER, 64,60. I HAD MANY CHANCES TO CLOSE THIS ONE OUT. THE SCORE DOES NOT TELL THE WHOLE STORY. WHOEVER COINED THE PHRASE "TENNIS IS A GAME OF INCHES" IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. I MISSED WIDE,LONG,TOP OF THE NET BY 2" EVERY TIME. GOD,SO ANNOYING. MANY 30-30 GAMES,BUT I JUST MISSED BY 2 INCHES HERE AND THERE.BROKE A STRING IN THE SECOND GAME OF THE 2ND SET...RUSHED THE NET, SHE LOBBED DEEP, I HIT A STUPID SMASH AND SHE PUMMELLED A FOREHAND LIKE GRAF PAST ME.BROKE ANOTHER STRING IN THE 5TH GAME. A LOT OF 30-30 GAMES. I AM HAPPY WITH THE WAY I PLAYED HER TODAY.....NEXT TIME.DOUBLES THURSDAY. WE ARE SEEDED #3. SHELDON #2 SEED LOST TODAY AS WELL 61,60. AGAIN THE SCORE DOES NOT TELL THE WHOLE STORY. CHRIS SAID SHE HAD SEVERAL 40-15 GAMES. SEVERAL DEUCE GAMES. TODAY WAS NOT HER DAY. HERE IS A PLAYER WHO GIVES EVERYTHING ON EVERY SHOT. NO HOLDS BARRED. NEXT TIME BABY.BIRGIT LOST TO #1 SEED RENE SIMPSON OF CANADA THURSDAY. BIRGIT SAID THAT EVEN IF SHE PLAYED HER BEST TENNIS SHE WOULD HAVE LOST.

GERDA PREISSING #8 SEED FROM GERMANY, LOST TODAY AS WELL TO ROS BALODIS #2 SEED FROM AUSTRALIA.ROS HAS THE BEST VOLLEYS I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. PINPOINT ACCURACY.SEE YOU AT MERION,GERDA.ON THE SAME HALF OF THE DRAW, GABRIELA GROELL DINU OF GERMANY, #6 SEED,MET BALODIS WITH THE SAME RESULTS.MOIRA GANDY,UNSEEDED,IS MOVING BEAUTIFULLY THROUGH THE DRAW.