Helen40 wrote:

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I was wondering at the difference between the jump from boys to mens and girls to womens.

Bear with me as I haven't got all the information for my ponderings, hence my musings. I was thinking that both Jack and Emma got QWCs into the seniors. Emma had a tight three setter, losing to someone who then beat two players ranked around 150 to got to the MD, and Jack got beaten quite straightforwardly by someone ranked around 170, and lost to someone ranked around 120 in the next round. Emma went out to someone ranked 500+(seniors) in the girls comp and the semi finalists were all top 500, and now it's reported that Emma wants to go pro at 15. I'm not sure of the seniors ranking of the semis boys. Please can someone help me make sense of this.

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 There are only two boys not yet 18 in the world top 500 ATP not yet 18 by age, most boys focus on juniors until they turn 17 (and o lay then if they are very good) start a steady journey through futures. In terms of physical maturation they will continue to develop in terms of strength well into their early twenties.

The girls are generally physically much more mature so an equivalent switch at 15 would not be unusual for girls destined right for the top. Emma has improved incrementally in all her 15Ks so far winning her last and took Harriet to three sets at Ikley. Some may disagree but I it is about the right time for her to test herself more often in senior tennis.