Week 43 - ITF ($75K) - Barnstaple, UK Hard

Maza1987 · Challenger level

RE: Week 43 - ITF ($75K) - Barnstaple, UK Hard

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Heather and Laura are playing doubles here, together.

Dream team biggrin biggrin biggrin

So wish this tournament was not so far away.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Maza1987 wrote:
I think I might be going down Wednesday. But that's probably the only day I can make it:(

That'll do smile I know it's still a pretty long way for you.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

OMG. LAURA V JOKO 1ST RND, THEN POSSIBLY HEATHER RND2

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING.

AND I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO BE THERE NOW.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

(1)Mona Barthel (GER) v Karin Knapp (ITA)
Mandy Minella (LUX) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)
Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) v (wc)Anna Fitzpatrick (GBR)
(8)Michaella Krajicek (NED) v Tatjana Malek (GER)

(3)Anne Keothavong (GBR) v Kiki Bertens (NED)
Arantxa Parra-Santonja (ESP) v Jill Craybas (USA)
Stefanie Voegele (SUI) v (Q)Kristina Kucova (SVK)
(6)Eva Birnerova (CZE) v Elitsa Kostova (BUL)

(5)Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) v (LL)Maria Joao Koehler (POR)
Kathrin Woerle (GER) v (wc)Tara Moore (GBR)
(Q)Marta Domachowska (POL) v Olga Savchuk (UKR)
(4)Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) v Alison Riske (USA)

(7)Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) v (wc)Naomi Broady (GBR)
Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) v (Q)Marta Sirotkina (RUS)
Laura Robson (GBR) v (Q)Johanna Konta (AUS)
(2)Heather Watson (GBR) v (wc)Amanda Elliott (GBR)

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Certainly an intriguing draw - a Laura v Heather match would be very interesting, but I'm a bit worried now because whenever the top 4 British girls are due to play eachother one of them normally ends up losing. It would be a major upset if Heather lost but JoKo has a chance against Laura.

SMC1809 · All-time great

L16: KLEMENSCHITS (AUT) / MALEK (GER) (1) BYE
L16: FITZPATRICK (GBR) / MOORE (GBR) Vs BYCHKOVA (RUS) / CRAYBAS (USA)
L16: LAINE (FIN) / WOERLE (GER) (3) BYE
L16: KOSTOVA (BUL) / SOBASZKIEWICZ (POL) Vs ELLIOTT (GBR) / KONTA (AUS)
L16: MINELLA (LUX) / VOEGELE (SUI) Vs GARCIA (FRA) / KRAJICEK (NED)
L16: ROBSON (GBR) / WATSON (GBR) Vs KOEHLER (POR) / MAROSI (HUN) (4)
L16: BERTENS (NED) / EJDESGAARD (DEN) Vs AREFYEVA (UKR) / SIROTKINA (RUS)
L16: BIRNEROVA (CZE) / KEOTHAVONG (GBR) (2) BYE

Maza1987 · Challenger level

^^True.
But whoever it is, Heather V Laura or Heather V Joko it will be interesting. And I'll be there with bells on. I hope it's scheduled for Wednesday though. It should be, right?

*Goes to put £50 of unleaded in his car*.

SMC1809 · All-time great

After beating Heather last week, Bertens retired against Schoofs in QR2, although she beat Schoofs a week earlier. Bertens has also played doubles with Anne back in April.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Tara also has a reasonable draw.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Laura played Johanna twice in junior tournaments 2008. It was a time when Laura was losing her first encounter to a player but winning against the same player a short time later.
Their first encounter was in the Final of the Citta Di Santa Croce on 12th May which Johanna won 6-4 6-4.
Their 2nd encounter was in the 3rd round at Roehampton 22nd June which Laura won 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(5) Laura went on to lose to Oudin in the Final.
The next week she beat Oudin easily on the way to winning the Wimbledon Junior Title.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Julia Carrot wrote:

Heather and Laura are playing doubles here, together.
Dream team

So wish this tournament was not so far away.

They played together in this tournament in 2009 (when it was a $50,000 event).

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Peter too wrote:
Laura played Johanna twice in junior tournaments 2008. It was a time when Laura was losing her first encounter to a player but winning against the same player a short time later.
Their first encounter was in the Final of the Citta Di Santa Croce on 12th May which Johanna won 6-4 6-4.
Their 2nd encounter was in the 3rd round at Roehampton 22nd June which Laura won 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(5) Laura went on to lose to Oudin in the Final.
The next week she beat Oudin easily on the way to winning the Wimbledon Junior Title.

They also played earlier this year in woking 25k where Joko won 64 11ret. I also remember there was a bit of needle in one of their junior matches. Makes it all the more tasty. (I really want a sandwich now).

-- Edited by Maza1987 on Monday 24th of October 2011 04:19:57 PM

Maza1987 · Challenger level

SMC1809 wrote:
Julia Carrot wrote:

Heather and Laura are playing doubles here, together.
Dream team

So wish this tournament was not so far away.
They played together in this tournament in 2009 (when it was a $50,000 event).

And they also played together in one of those southern U.S tournies a while ago where they won a round. Hopefully they can gel as a dubs team as it could come in handy a few years down the line.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Has anyone been to a tennis event in Barnstaple? I was wondering what it would be like for taking photographs, i.e. good viewing places where a tripod could be set up with seating, also is there any natural light coming in through windows or is the lighting all artificial. It's just about within reach for me.