Week 21 - Roland Garros women's main draw

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 21 - Roland Garros women's main draw

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Yes, Heather and Bally are both in the bottom half of the draw. In fact they could meet in the QFs

If only, Indy, if only... wink

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Madeline wrote:
Brilliant news to come home to! I had to go out before the match had even started - I was checking the OOP for ages hoping to catch a bit of it. I still have never seen her play, but no doubt I am going to get the opportunity soon

There was a lovely photo of Hev on the back page of today's Times (+ a report by OEM inside) & there's a round-up of sorts on the Beeb site, Mad, if that's any consolation. I wasn't even in the country yesterday & so totally dependent on BBC World... wink

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

Montana Doug wrote:
My hope & prediction is two of the three reach the second round and I think it will be Bally and Hev.....I think those odds on Bally are amazing and thankfully she has been given an extra day to recover with the Tue start....

OOoooo......I just love it when I am right.....although in hindsight I wish I had hoped that all three would make it.....if only I had put a wager on too.....but not sure if you can bet on such things over here......

S&V · Club Coach

Very happy to have 2 in the last 64, would love both in the last 32 but would settle for 1.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

For the bookies it's a case of once bitten, twice shy as you can only get evens on bally to win in round 2 (heather is 9/4)

philwrig · Hall of fame

Again I have to say Bally is worth a bet, because I would make her favourite against King.
King apparently benefited from a poor performance from Cibulkova in her first round match so I might put a little bit on for a win through to round 3.
I think the bookies are underestimating Bally based upon previous form shown on clay. However she has shown this year with the right preparation and application she can be effective on this surface. Heather I feel will struggle against Kanepi unless 1. Kanepi is below par 2. She can step it up from her performance in the first round.

Spectator · All-time great

3rd on Court 3 for Ms Watson tomorrow; 2nd on Court 6 for Ms Baltacha. (And only the best for Mr Murray). Some curious things, though. Ljubicic/Querrey on 7?

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Is Heather likely to be on tv ?

philwrig · Hall of fame

All on TV courts, but clashing so it might be difficult to see Heather via the red button/eurosport

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

From the BBC website:

Thursday's live Red Button matches are:

Kim Clijsters v Arantxa Rus

Andy Murray v Simone Bolelli

Heather Watson v Kaia Kanepi

Victoria Azarenka v Pauline Parmentier

Unfortunately Elena Baltacha looks likely to be on court when Andy Murray is playing and we're very unlikely to be able to feature any of her match.

PaulM · Tennis legend

There will be streams on livescorehunter.com

Might be on eurosport too.

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

An article on the state of Heather's game from Nick Bollettieri in the Independent today

-- Edited by RBBOT on Wednesday 25th of May 2011 07:45:16 PM

steven · Tennis legend

The latest odds imply the Brits' chances today are:

Bally 45%
Hev 24%

Relevant "last times" for Brits at RG that are potential targets today - E&OE (I have 1970s/early 80s ITF pages swimming in front of my eyes after this LOL) - and the chances of them happening based on the bookies' odds (Muzz is 95%):

1992 (19 years ago) - the last time a GB woman reached R3 (Jo Durie, who went out at that stage - Sara Gomer reached R2 and Monique Javer R1 that year too) - 58%

1984 (27 years ago) - the last time we had 3 Brits in R2 in men's and women's singles combined - 100% (i.e. already achieved)

1983 (28 years ago) - the last time 2 GB women reached R3 (Jo Durie, who went on to make the semis, and Anne Hobbs, who reached R4) - 11%

1982 (29 years ago) - the last time we had both a man and a woman in R3 (John Lloyd & Virginia Wade, though the latter had a bye in R1 because it was only a 96 draw) - 55%, would also equal the second 1980 feat below

1980 (31 years ago) - the last time we had 3 Brits in the last 32 (Buster Mottram reached R3, Virginia Wade reached R3 and Anne Hobbs reached R2 - but that was the L32 at the time because there were only 64 players in the women's draw) - 10%, would also equal 1972 below

1980 (again) - the last time both a GB man and a GB woman got back to back singles wins in the RG main draw - 55%

1972 (39 years ago) - the last time 3 Brits won back to back singles matches in the RG main draw (John de Mendoza reached R3, Virginia Wade and Corinne Molesworth reached the QFs) - 10%

-- Edited by steven on Thursday 26th of May 2011 08:46:05 AM

murrayman650 · ATP level

Balatacha soon on court 6

clijsters 5-1 down in third set against rus