Week 9 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 9 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

PaulM wrote:
Have to say I'm not a big fan of Em's potential QF match-ups (Kazimova is currently a set up but a break down) but if she can come through that match which will be much tougher either way, hopefully she can keep going.

Slightly surprised she isn't staying for another week, and instead going to Preston, given we know she hates playing indoors.

She has been on the road for a month now though plus ranking points on offer and prize money for a couple of wins would make this more appealing than the lesser appeal of 10ks.

If she wins tomorrrow she won't make sign in for Preston qualies anyway so might end up signing in here instead.

On checking again thought she withdrew from sharm next week so I'm sure she can't do that.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emily and Eden are into the semis of the doubles, having beaten Laura and partner. Farah and partner also lost their second round doubles match.

steven · Tennis legend

Emily wins the 1st set of her QF 6-2

steven · Tennis legend

Another convincing win for Emily (though she did get broken 3 times in the match!)

QF: (2) Emily Webley-Smith WR 422 beat Khristina Kazimova (UKR) WR 925 (CH 706 in 2011) by 2 & 2

PaulM · Tennis legend

Guess I had no need to be worried after all!!

steven · Tennis legend

SF: (2) Emily Webley-Smith WR 422 v (Q) Anna Vrbenská (CZE) UNR

Not sure what to make of the 17-year-old Czech - looking at her record on ITF, she has done very little before (she is only 735 in juniors with a junior career high outside the top 400 and no significant wins in senior ITFs before this week) but she has upset the 3rd and 7th seeds this week. Hopefully they both had off-days and this is a dream semi for Emily, but who knows.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

EWS and Eden 6-2 2-0 up in their dubs semi-final

TomTraubert · Futures level

they won nice and easy 6-2 6-1 :)

edens second pro final
in her last one emily was on the other side of the net!!!

paulisi · Tennis legend

Emily is our last chance of singles silverware this week. Currently 4-4

paulisi · Tennis legend

Emily breaks and takes the first set 6-4

paulisi · Tennis legend

Emily 3-0 up second set.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And Em wins 6-4 6-2 :)

Peter too · Tennis legend

SF: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 2 422 beat VRBENSKA, Anna (CZE) Q UNR 6-4 6-2

F: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 2 422 v SCHUURS, Demi (NED) SE 1098

steven · Tennis legend

SF: (2) Emily Webley-Smith WR 422 beat (Q) Anna Vrbenská (CZE) UNR by 4 & 2

FINAL: (2) Emily Webley-Smith WR 422 v (SE) Demi Schuurs (NED) WR 1098 (CH 914 in Sep)

Emily has made the Final for the loss of just 12 games in 4 matches but hasn't had to beat an opponent in the top 900 and won't have to do so in the Final either! That said, Schuurs (a former top 25 junior) reached the semis from qualifying last week and has upset the 1st and 4th seeds this week.

Schuurs' last 3 singles matches against Brits have been a loss to Nik Slater and a win against Amanda Carreras in 2012, plus a loss to Manisha Foster last month, so make of that strange selection of results what you will!