Semis today and Friday's recap.....

Natalie and Sanaz will play the Semi Final match third on after 11....code for 2:30ish.  Today, Saturday.  They will play the fellow American team of Jan Abaza and Louisa Chirico who are tourney ranked 1031.    The match will be featured on the live feed for your viewing pleasure, here is the link:

http://www.usta.com/Pro-Tennis/Pro-Circuit/pro_circuit_live__indian_harbour_beach/

Friday's Recap:

We stop at a random hotel so that I can "borrow" wifi to watch the match. Am watching the end of the match that was finishing on Nat's court. I watch Nat and Sanaz warm up....then...pooooofffff....black screen. Then my wonderful friends start texting me, asking if Nat is ok, and of course I had no idea what they are talking about. I guess our gal fell on the very first point of the match and had to take 2 medical time outs to get all the bleeding stop. For the record it is not fun to have a black screen during such a period of time...am very thankful for my texting friends. And for the record she is NEVER going to a tourney alone again! Yea right!

Ok, to the match details: Won the first set 6-3. Were down in the second

 3-1 (I think?) battled back to go up 5-4. Then had match point, only to go on to lose the set. Hence a breaker. Was up in the breaker 4-1 (I think), to let it slip back to 4 all, then to 6 all, then they took control and clinched 

at 10-6.

When I spoke to Nat, she just showered and was about to enter the chamber of terror....aka trainer's office. Her partner and Asia had offered to watch her go thru the pain of cleaning the clay from the wounds. Aren't they the sweetest things....hahaahah! I told her to have them take pictures and movies. AAahhhh come on you wanna see too!!! ahahahahha   

 

Hard to believe she was able to muster up the will to play with what looks like a very painful knee.  Well ....here you go...Natalie's knee, all I can say is.....

OUCH!