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Week 19 - ITF ($15K) - Hammamet, Tunisia Clay
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I think we missed this last week. A belated congratulations to Olivia Sonnekus-Williams on getting her first counter. R32: SONNEKUS-WILLIAMS, Olivia [WC] 17yo UNR def MILAS, Katja (CRO) UNR (CH:782 Oct 2011) 6-4 6-3  R16: SONNEKUS-WILLIAMS, Olivia [WC] 17yo UNR lost to ZEBALLOS, Noelia (...
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Week 19 - ITF ($60K) - Fukuoka, Japan - Hard
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Tara's route to the main draw is challenging to say the least. This first match is going to be no pushover whatsoever, and then likely opponent in QR2 is one Abbie Meyers, conquerer of Naomi Broady this week!! Abbie doesn't even have a q rank. QR1: Tara MOORE (GBR) [q2] 444 vs Ayumi MIYAMOTO (JPN) 833 (...
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Week 19 - ITF ($60K) - Lu'an, China- Hard
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Emily and Harriet have both drawn a qualifier. Qualifiers yet to be decided. Harriet is seeded 4. They are both in doubles, Emily with Nika Kukharchuk and Harriet with Ankita Raina. Harriet+ is seeded 3. Unfortunately they meet in the 1st round. -- Edited by RedSquirrel on Monday 7th of May 2018 09:37...
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Week 19 - ITF ($25K) - Monzon, Spain - Hard
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Spain and its not clay. Beth into the second round of qualifying, with just one match to win to reach the main draw. Whoever she plays will be unranked. Katie S should be in the main draw. QR1: Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) [q2] 610 vs BYE
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Week 19 - ITF ($15K) - Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago Hard
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R1: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) 1 627 v PITAK, Aleksandra (GBR) 1214 R1: PITAK, Katarzyna (GBR) UNR v AMEN, Idia (USA) UNR CH=1203 2013 It could be a better draw for the Pitak sisters, one is facing the top seed and the other an ex Ugandan Dictator. Rankings updated to 7/5/18. -- Edited by Peter too on Mond...
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Week 19 - ITF ($15K) - Karlskrona, Sweden Clay
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Q1: POPESCU, Anna (GBR) UNR v AERILA, Saara (FIN) UNR
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Week 19 - ITF ($25K) - Goyang, Korea Rep - Hard
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Freya and Lissey are both in the qualifying draw. Really annoyingly, with 8 places available, they are drawn to meet each other in the FQR, so at best only one of them can qualify Both will play a Korean in QR2 QR1: Freya CHRISTIE (GBR) [q1] 521 vs BYE QR1: Alicia BARNETT (GBR) [q10] 645 vs BYE
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Week 19 - WTA Premier ($6.7M) - Madrid, Spain - Clay
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R1: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 23 v RYBARIKOVA, Magdalena (SVK) 17 16 =CH H2H 2-0Nottingham 2015 Konta 6-3 6-3Nottingham 2017 Konta 6-2 7-5 Heather was on the list but doesn't seem to be in the draw.
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Week 19 - ITF ($15K) - Sajur, Israel - Hard
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Well, I guess Emilie has made some progress this week, because for next week she gets a bye in QR1! There are only 4 QR1 matches, the rest are byes. Amelia gets one too, and Nell Miller should be back in the MD again. So two wins needed for Emilie this week to get a ranking... QR1: Amelia STUART (GBR) vs BYE Q...
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Week 19 - ITF ($15K) - Antalya, Turkey Clay
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Q1: GARSHONG, Iman (GBR) UNR v Bye Q2: GARSHONG, Iman (GBR) UNR v SZLAVIKOVICS, Szabina (HUN) 4 1158 CH=525 2014
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Week 19 - ITF ($25K) - Rome, Italy Clay
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Q1: GHODRATI, Lily (GBR) UNR [18yo JCH=1957 ] v DJOUBRI, Salma (FRA) 9 821 =CH [15yo JCH=782] Tiffany William was a late withdrawal.
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Week 18 - ITF ($80K) - Gifu, Japan - Hard
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Em will start her qualifying matches tomorrow, QR1 and QR2 both being scheduled. I'm slightly surprised Emily is here when there were some very light field 25k events in Europe - she would probably have got into the main draw in Tbilisi, which is a lovely city too. Here at Gifu, she will have to beat high...
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Week 18 - ITF ($15K) - Akko, Israel Hard
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Q1: LINDH GALLAGHER, Emilie (GBR) UNR v YOUNES, Kristin (ISR) UNR 17yo JCH=600
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Wimbledon Qualifiers
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Apologies that this won't be to format. http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws/index.html Headlines Gabi plays Tara Lucy Brown in; plays JoKo's doubles partner Sanchez Katie Swan gets the 9th seed, Kucova Em plays 24th seed, Min Mandy plays Minella, ranked 200+ Katy Dunne plays Kalinina, rank...
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Week 18 - WTA International ($250K) - Rabat, Morocco (clay)
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Well next week Anna is out again with her third different partner in a row.... With her latest partner, the highest ranked person she has yet played with, they are top seeds too, and could not have an easier opening match in a WTA event. Rankings are estimated next week. L32: Barbora KREJCIKOVA/ Anna S...
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Week 18 - WTA International ($250K) - J&T Banka Prague Open, Czech Republic (clay)
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As good a first round match up as Heather could expect... Next week's rankings used. L32: Heather WATSON (GBR) 78 vs Anna Karolina SCHMIEDLOVA (SVK) [WC] 83 H2H 1-1 - 2014 Prague 100k Watson 7-6(5) 6-0, 2013 New Haven, Schmiedlova 6-3 2-1 ret -- Edited by Michael D on Saturday 28th of April 2018 08:26...
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Week 18 - ITF ($15K) - Antalya, Turkey Clay
(Preview)
Q1: GARSHONG, Iman (GBR) UNR v TUAYEVA, Alana (RUS) UNR 18yo JCH=503 -- Edited by Peter too on Friday 27th of April 2018 03:56:36 PM
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Womens tennis
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My views (taken from another site, but this sum things up perfectly): I've always been bored witless by women's tennis. It is slow, populated by women with sturdy thighs and puntuated by noises I only make when badly constipated. However, I've been reading this site from quite a while a...
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Week 17 - WTA International ($250K) - TEB BNP Paribas Instanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
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Harriet Dart has snuck into the qualifying draw as the last direct acceptance. Shes drawn Rodina who is a very solid player.
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Week 17 - ITF ($25K) - Obidos, Portugal Carpet
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I'm not sure what has happened but the top 10 in the qualifying list are not in the qualifying draw. That includes Eden, Freya and Beth. Jodie withdrew yesterday. That leaves just the Pitaks in Q for GB. QR1: PITAK, Katarzyna (GBR) UNR v OLIVEIRA, Leonor (POR) UNR [15yo JCH 1384] QR1: PITAK, Aleksan...
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Fed Cup 2018 World Group II Play-Off - Japan v Great Britain - 21-22 April
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4 World Group II Play-Offs in 7 years, 4 away ties. Does look a competitive tie, winnable but we will no doubt need our players in pretty decent form. -- Edited by wolf on Friday 20th of April 2018 06:34:36 AM -- Edited by wolf on Monday 23rd of April 2018 04:11:19 PM
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Week 17 - ITF ($60K) - Quanzhou, China Hard
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R1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 5 134 v IMANISHI, Miharu (JPN) 195 CH=193 9/4/18 H2H 0-1 Fukuoka 2015 Imanishi 1-6 4-6
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Week 17 - ITF ($15K) - Villa del Dique, Argentina Clay
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R1: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 8 661 v Qualifier
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Week 17 - ITF ($25K) - Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy Clay
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Q1: WILLIAM, Tiffany (GBR) 12 1038 v ZUGER, Sina (SUI) UNR 18yo JCH=111
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Week 17 - ITF ($25K) - Karshi, Uzbekistan - Hard
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A great draw here for Emily, a really good opportunity to pick up 5 points... R32: Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) 602 vs Dariya DETKOVSKAYA (KAZ) [WC] 1103 (CH:1059 July 17) 18yrs (JCH:211 Feb 18)
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