[Ollie_R]

Allez Aravane.

[Bероника]

Finally! Good luck tomorrow although not an easy match.Allez Aravane!!

[Ollie_R]

Please win Aravane...but it's not looking good.

[Aravanecaravan]

1 set all, Aravane looks pretty good considering it's her first match of 2013. The other girl is serving lights out, with 11 aces through 2 sets. Hard to find break opportunities against that, but Aravane's managed to break her 3 times. She did get broken in the first game of the third set, however, so we'll see if she can claw back from that. Allez!

[Aravanecaravan]

Sadly, Aravane lost 1-6 in the third. 4-6, 6-3, 1-6 to Foretz Gacon. Not a bad loss, though, considering she hadn't played in many months and was coming off a hip injury, AND her opponent served 16 aces with only 2DF. Hard to find many opportunities when your opponent is getting that many free points. But Aravane served almost as many aces as doubles (6 to 8, I think) and around 60% 1st serves for the match, so it wasn't a bad day for her in her return. A nice three set fight against a hot serving opponent is a good start to her 2013 campaign, and something to build on for the next tourney.

[Ollie_R]

^ I agree.

I can't believe how well Stephanie was serving! :jawdrop:

Good luck in your next tournament, Aravane.

[Bероника]

well sad that she lost but considering it's first tournament for her after some time injured and she managed to make it quite competitive,it's not that bad

what is her next tournament?

[Mary Chain]

[Bероника]

Any news about Aravane? I miss her

[Mary Chain]

Me too

[Aravanecaravan]

I dunno if it means anything, but her site doesn't appear to have any news or posts on it. I don't know if it is working for anybody else at the moment, but I haven't been able to see anything there for the past several days. Not sure what to make of it. One of the regular posters there told me a few days ago that she may have other priorities in her life at the moment. Whatever is going on--health, personal, etc., I hope she is at least happy and fulfilled and living the life she wants to live. She is incredibly talented and powerful undeniably exciting to watch, and at her best she has the ability to beat anybody, and I sincerely hope this is not the last we see of her on the court. But if it's not meant for her to play tennis, then let's hope she can find happiness and success in other pursuits.

[toovip]

Elle s 'entraine en croatie et reviens debut mars en france, son prochain tournoi reste encore inconnu.Elle ne se sentait pas prête pour rejouer dans les meilleures conditions après sa défaite à open gdf. Je pense qu'on pourrais la revoir a osprey fin mars

ps: ma page facebook fan :https://www.facebook.com/pages/arava...05354866181909 venez nombreux!!!!

[David 11]

Hi, she's practicing very hard right now and has promised to reach the top again. :-)

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[Mary Chain]

Aravane Can't wait to have you back

[Aravanecaravan]

That's great to hear! Hopefully she can stay healthy and avoid further injuries. Allez Aravane!