Peter too wrote:

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R1: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) SR 491 (CH=250 2019) v BALUS, Irina (SVK) WC 1051 =CH {17yo JCH=38}

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 Maia drops the first set 5-7

Coup Droit wrote:

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paulisi wrote:

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Decent looking draws

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 Absolutely.

For women who have ostensibly gone there for doubles, they've had very nice singles quali draws (which they've taken advantage of well, all credit to them) and now have the best sort of main draws you could hope for 

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 I think that really just applies to Freya, like Emily Apoleton in Israel. Maia, while playing doubles here ( and having had some good doubles results ) I would have thought to be very focused on getting her singles career pushing forward again aftet her lost time. I certainly hope so with her ability and singles CH 250.

Jaggy1876 wrote:

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Same could be argued for Freya, shes still got a shot in singles yet. Shes still young enough to have a tennis career yet.

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 I think I explained myself poorly

I think Freya should definitely be looking at singles. 

And, indeed, Emily Appleton too, why not (she's only 23 - far too young in my book to close the door on singles)

I meant the other way round

Maia is a different case in that she hasn't got a very strong doubles profile

So my point was - it's great that Freya and Emily, who presumably went to these richer events mainly with doubles in mind, then also took advantage of the weakish singles qualis draws, and picked up good singles points - and hopefully this will push their singes further, probably better than the more singles focused players winning a round or two in a 25k

As to Freya in particular, I'm not sure that it will come to pass now but she was one of my 500:200:100 picks so I've always been a big fan (i.e. one of those at age 17 or so, before they were ever ranked, and weren't top juniors, who I put a little bet on to make it)

Ordinary tie-break, not MTB  

R1: CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) Q 455 (CH=286 2016) LOST TO JASKOVA, Anika (SVK) Q 891 (CH=890 2022) 6-4 3-6 (5)6-7 

L16:- Freya Christie (GBR) / Ali Collins (GBR) CR336 (174+162) [2] def Aneta Kucmova (CZE) / Aneta Laboutkova (CZE) CR826 (395+431) 6-3 6-2

L16:- Maia Lumsden (GBR) / Katarina Stresnakova (SVK) CR668 (231+437) def Cristina Dinu (ROU) / Alexandra Ignatik (ROU) CR812 (245+567) 6-4 6-3

QF:- Jesika Maleckova (CZE) / Renata Voracova (CZE) CR215 (109+106) [1] v Maia Lumsden (GBR) / Katarina Stresnakova (SVK) CR668 (231+437)