Week 43 - ITF (W25) - Dallas TX, USA - Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Week 43 - ITF (W25) - Dallas TX, USA - Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Both Emily App and Katie Swan have drawn qualifiers.

Jodie has Amy Zhu.

Lissey has the Swiss 6th seed, Leonie Kung, who she beat 2 & 2 only a couple of weeks ago at Roehampton (although she beat Lissey a couple of weeks before that in Israel)

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) 628 v GUILLERMO, Lorraine M. (USA) Q 615 CH=543 31/12/18

R1: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) 4 274 def ZHU, Amy (USA) 579 =CH

R1: BARNETT, Alicia (GBR) 587 v KUNG, Leonie (SUI) 6 327 CH=322 30/9/19

R1: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 3 230 v PARTAUD, Marine (FRA) Q 576 CH=407 25/6/18

-- Edited by Peter too on Wednesday 23rd of October 2019 11:48:37 AM

DF · Tennis legend

Jodie wins 6-4 6-4

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Yep, just about over the line. Was 5-0* up in the second set, pegged back to 5-4 15-30*, but won the next 3 points and converted her 3rd MP.

foobarbaz · Strong Club Player

Quite understandably nervous finish, but good win in the end. Strong finish to the first set, after multiple breaks by both, and then took control at the start of the second. Her service game stats were good for most of the match. Well done to her.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Katie plays Marine Pautard in R1. She was the Q1, so highest ranked player, she could have faced, but should really be fine. She'll play another Q should she come through. Both potential R2 opponents played a lot of the Mexican W15 swing that Emily App played earlier in the year, one of them partnering Emily to a dubs title, but these are all circa 600 players, and none of them massively young and unknown, so hopefully a 3rd successive QF for Katie.

HarryGem · Club Coach

Long way back for Emily lost first set and now 4-0 down in second.

Make it 5-0 now!

-- Edited by HarryGem on Wednesday 23rd of October 2019 06:21:30 PM

HarryGem · Club Coach

Emily lost 3 and 1 in just over an hour.

Alicia will be on court very soon and Katie is next match up after Kayla Day and Claire Liu finish. However, they have just taken 32 minutes to complete the first two games!

Surely a key year, 2020, for Emily. Around 100 places lower than the start of the year and not really making much progress. Sky sponsorship starting to run out. She doesn't seem able to make a real step up fro the 15K level. Still young I know but I guess she'll be a bit disappointed with her year so far.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Katie must have been moved court as Day and Liu are still going. She's made a good start *3-0.

Lissy won her first set 6-3, lost the second 5-7, was an early break up in the decider, but it's now *2-5.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Alicia lost 6-3 5-7 3-6

Katie 6-1 2-1*

If she comes through then it'll be this player:

www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer-classic.cgi

23 years olds, been playing for years, but never higher than 718. A career high win of 396.

Kayla Day eventually won the battle of the US former junior grand slam winners, edging Liu 7-6 in the third in a match lasting over 3 and a half hours, and she could be a potential QF opponent for Katie. Both of those Americans are currently circa 250 places off their career highs.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Katie serving for the match 6-1 *5-3.

indiana · Tennis legend

Katie B won 6-1 6-3

These American 25Ks of the last 3 weeks must be close to getting Katie over the line for Aus Open qualifying.

She is now guaranteed a minimum 234 points at cut-off date.

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 26th of October 2019 05:29:53 PM

DF · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Katie B won 6-1 6-3

These American 25Ks of the last 3 weeks must be close to getting Katie over the line for Aus Open qualifying.

She is now guaranteed a minimum 243 points at cut-off date, currently equivalent to WR 247.

Confusing the Katies , Indiana? Hopefully both Katie B and Katy D will be back playing tennis soon.

Michael D · All-time great

R1: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) 628 lost to GUILLERMO, Lorraine M. (USA) [Q] 615 CH=543 31/12/18 3-6 1-6
R1: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) [4] 274 def ZHU, Amy (USA) 579 =CH 6-4 6-4
R1: BARNETT, Alicia (GBR) 587 lost to KUNG, Leonie (SUI) [6] 327 CH=322 30/9/19 6-3 5-7 3-6
R1: SWAN, Katie (GBR) [3] 230 def PARTAUD, Marine (FRA) Q 576 CH=407 25/6/18 6-1 6-3

R16: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) [4] 274 vs Marcela ZACARIAS (MEX) 395 (CH:181)
R16: SWAN, Katie (GBR) [3] 230 vs Ingrid GAMARRA MARTINS (MEX) [Q] 719 (CH:718)