Week 38 - ITF (W25) Roehampton, Great Britain Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 38 - ITF (W25) Roehampton, Great Britain Hard

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

I liked the way she crouched down (for what seemed like ages) after being pegged back to duece when serving for it, yelled, and then responded with 2 aces, ha. Probably her first decent win since coming back. I don't know much about those first 2 Israel W15 opponents in her first event back, but Jodie was like 1/100 and may have even been 1/1000 in one of them (despite the layoff), and Lily is at least capable, as demonstrated by comfortably beating Maia the other week.

There's been a lot of defeats today, and that was our first non guaranteed win, but with my WTA hat on, Emma and Jodie are IMO the most important GB players in this field. Probably too early to gauge with Sonay at this stage, so while we could have had more numbers, at least those with arguably the most potential and higher ceilings have advanced, and (this may not go down well on here), with no disrespect intended to Beth, it'll be a bit more exciting (again IMO) than when she was the last one standing at Woking.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Tuesday 17th of September 2019 01:16:37 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Sonay was 5-3 up in the second (after a rather bitty set) and then lost three games..... all rather head-gone-AWOL sort of tennis.....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Eliz lost 4 & 3

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And in the mammoth GB match, Grace won the third-set TB 7-6 (6)

Well done to her, she deserved the third set, she was slightly more lucid, more dynamic, read the game well.....

But Sonay had the match wrapped and with a ribbon on top at 5-3 in the second, was by far the better player, and has stronger tennis. She's only got herself to blame.....

the addict · Tennis legend

Actually, I thought Grace was the better player in the third set by quite a way. I was most impressed with the way she set up the points and kept the pressure on. But just the two points in it to decide the set.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

So completed last 16 line up of:

(1) Ozgen vs Bandecchi
Sanchez vs (8) Burrage
(3) Friedsam vs (WC) Piper
Gervais vs (Q) Garland

(6) Parrizas-Diaz vs Sekulic
(Q) De Vroome vs (4) Paar
(7) Georges vs Heisen
Raducanu vs Kung

15 of the 16 matches were over in straight sets, just the aforementioned mammoth GB match that went the distance.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) 324 lost to OZGEN, Pemra (TUR) 1 185 4-6 2-6
R1: LINDH, Emilie (GBR) WC 648 lost to BANDECCHI, Susan (SUI) 294 3-6 3-6
R1: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) WC 622 lost to SANCHEZ, Maria (USA) 368 3-6 4-6
R1: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) 8 276 def MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (JPN) 508 7-6(5) 6-4
R1: PIPER, Grace (GBR) WC UNR def KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) Q UNR 3-6 7-5 7-6(6)
R1: MALONEY, Eliz (GBR) Q UNR lost to GERVAIS, Julie (FRA) 414 4-6 3-6
R1: TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR) 376 lost to SEKULIC, Sarah-Rebecca (GER) 404 5-7 4-6
R1: GREY, Sarah Beth (GBR) WC 623 lost to PAASR, Laura-Iona (ROU) 4 219 2-6 4-6
R1: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) 548 def ARBUTHNOTT, Emily (GBR) Q 920 6-1 6-3

R2: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) 8 276 v SANCHEZ, Maria (USA) 368 CH=107 2013
R2: PIPER, Grace (GBR) WC UNR v FRIEDSAM, Anna-Lena (GER) 3 206 CH=45 2016
R2: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) 548 v KUNG, Leonie (SUI) 327 =CH

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Actually, I thought Grace was the better player in the third set by quite a way. I was most impressed with the way she set up the points and kept the pressure on. But just the two points in it to decide the set.

Absolutely. I agree. Grace thoroughly deserved the third set, as said.

But Sonay threw away the match in the second, for no reason.

Spireman · Club Coach

Well done to Grace! And a good example of a player who has done virtually no junior ITFs but has done LTA tournaments including winning two grade 1s (lta ones) including national championship in August (and r/up in doubles).

the addict · Tennis legend

First set of doubles matches now finished, and second set just starting (apart from Grace and Sonay's matches which will be later).

Wins for Freya +, the Pitaks, and the Emily's over the #4 seeds. I'll post the scores after the other matches finish.

the addict · Tennis legend

Sonay and Esther have withdrawn from the doubles, and are replaced by Fernanda Contreras Gomez (MEX) and Katherine Fahey (USA)

DF · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
DF wrote:
seagull wrote:
Will Sonay get ranking points for that?
She should get one point but will need three counters before she gets a ranking

Ranking for Eliz though. Already had single point counters from Sharm last November and Cancun last month.
Will take us up to 35 ranked on 30/09. Chloe Compson is due to lose one of her 3 'counters' the following week, 07/10. So as things stand, then back to 34 again.

Chloe manages to gain another counter see Italian thread!!

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles results

L16: Freya CHRISTIE (GBR) / Maria SANCHEZ (USA) CR265 (207+58) [1] def Joanna GARLAND (TPE) / Leonie KUNG (SUI) CR943 (599+344) 6-4 6-3 smile
L16: Sarah-Rebecca SEKULIC (GER) / Chanelle VAN NGUYEN (USA) CR1335 (584+751) def Maria GUTIERREZ CARRASCO (ESP) / Ines IBBOU (ALG) CR2264 (961+1303) 7-5 6-0

L16: Emily APPLETON (GBR) / Emily ARBUTHNOTT (GBR) CR840 (382+458) def Julia TERZIYSKA (BUL) /Prarthana G. THOMBARE (IND) CR373 (248+125) [4] 6-4 6-3 smile
L16: Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) / Gabriella TAYLOR (GBR) CR762 (147+615) def Emilie LINDH (GBR) / Yuriko Lily MIYAZAKI (JPN) CR1466 (738+728) 7-5 6-1 smile cry

L16: Aleksandra PITAK (GBR) / Katarzyna PITAK (GBR) CR1368 (684+684) def Katie MORRIS (GBR) / Nadia RAWSON (GBR) UNR (UNR+UNR) (WC) 6-1 6-1 smile cry
L16: Myrtille GEORGES (FRA) / Julie GERVAIS (FRA) CR1343 (518+825) def Laura-Ioana PAAR (ROU) / Julia WACHACZYK (GER) CR549 (242+307) [3] 6-4 3-6 10-6

L16: Susan BANDECCHI (SUI)/ Nuria PARRIZAS-DIAZ (ESP) CR1188 (833+355) def Amelia BISSETT (GBR) / Grace PIPER (GBR) UNR (UNR+UNR) (WC) 6-3 6-1 smile
L16: Vivian HEISEN (GER) / Katharina HOBGARSKI (GER) CR394 (185+309) [2] def Fernanda CONTRERAS GOMEZ (MEX) / Katharina Fahey (USA) 6-4 6-4

Quarter finals
Freya CHRISTIE (GBR) / Maria SANCHEZ (USA) CR265 (207+58) [1] v Sarah-Rebecca SEKULIC (GER) / Chanelle VAN NGUYEN (USA) CR1335 (584+751)
Emily APPLETON (GBR) / Emily ARBUTHNOTT (GBR) CR840 (382+458) v Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) / Gabriella TAYLOR (GBR) CR762 (147+615)

Aleksandra PITAK (GBR) / Katarzyna PITAK (GBR) CR1368 (684+684) v Myrtille GEORGES (FRA) / Julie GERVAIS (FRA) CR1343 (518+825)
Susan BANDECCHI (SUI)/ Nuria PARRIZAS-DIAZ (ESP) CR1188 (833+355) v Vivian HEISEN (GER) / Katharina HOBGARSKI (GER) CR394 (185+309) [2]

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Ace Ventura wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
THere was some decent tennis there from Gabi. And she certainly looked fit and healthy (as far as one can tell).

It was pretty close.

But the other girl deserved it, just, and Gabi will be a tad disappointed and that was certainly winnable.

Maybe with a few more matches under her belt.....
If she looked well, and played some half decent stuff (I didn't get to see it), then that's important, certainly longer term, but it does seem to be a bit Groundhog Day. I remember when she lost to 544 Cascino at Woking in July, and it was generally on here like 'first match since the grass', 'not too concerned' etc. but in the 7 weeks later since that defeat she's lost to someone ranked 600, and again today to a 27 year old perennial 400+ player (all 3 in straight sets), and Gabi has now gone 2-10 since mid-March. At least with Jodie it was an obvious (unfortunate) injury, 3 months out, probably start slowly and hope she can pick up again soon, but with Gabi it's just been illness, injury and retirements throughout the year, and it's effectively been a write off year.
If she does play next week, and can get a few more matches in before the end of the season, as you say, then maybe it will be something to build on for 2020.

In Gabi Taylor's case you wonder how a player who was winning $25k. events in early 2018 and getting a Fed Cup nomination can slump as much. At Nottingham 2018 didn't she run Donna Vekic close. What does JTC stand for and who are the leading coaches working there?