Girls: 2023 Wimbledon (Week 28)

TW18 · Lower Club Player

RE: Girls: 2023 Wimbledon (Week 28)

TW18 · Lower Club Player

Ruby Cooling and Hannah Rylatt have taken the first set off Ranah and Mimi on court 4, 6-3. Can someone remind me why Cooling and Rylatt are in the draw, please? Very good play from them.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I think they're just a regular wildcard, along with Haddad & Read, and Mika & Hep

As opposed to Given and Ellie who 'earned' theirs

As with the singles, we had a couple of teams who made it in as of right so there were wildcards to spare, so to speak

indiana · Tennis legend

TW18 wrote:
DF wrote:
TW18 wrote:
Strongbow wrote:
WCs only pay off if they win
Yes, but would explain the numbers!
No. WCs are always allocated by the host nation. There are extra players this year as they are there by right.
Yes, and that would explain the numbers! What part of that aren't you understanding!

But were 7 GB MD WCs this year any different from our norm?

TW18 · Lower Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
I think they're just a regular wildcard, along with Haddad & Read, and Mika & Hep

As opposed to Given and Ellie who 'earned' theirs

As with the singles, we had a couple of teams who made it in as of right so there were wildcards to spare, so to speak

Thanks, CD. I thought wrongly, for some reason, that you can only play doubles if you're in the singles draw, WC or not.

TW18 · Lower Club Player

Cooling and Rylatt are 2-1 up in the 2nd set and now Rylatt is having a medical time out (ankle, I believe.). They're playing so well. However, Mimi doesn't look herself, I have to say.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Three dubs wins:

Hep & Mika
Ranah & Mimi
Ella & foreign player

9vicman · Satellite level

thegingerlightbulb wrote:
I think they were both injured. Or one was, and one was as comfortable playing on grass as she would be playing on ice

Different types of opponent certainly. But all great experience for Isabelle.

-- Edited by 9vicman on Tuesday 11th of July 2023 03:40:51 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
thegingerlightbulb wrote:
I think they were both injured. Or one was, and one was as comfortable playing on grass as she would be playing on ice
Different types of opponent certainly. But all great experience for Isabelle.

-- Edited by 9vicman on Tuesday 11th of July 2023 03:40:51 PM

I don't think yesterday was a great experience unless having a bad experience is good in that it makes you stronger in some way going forward. Which might be true.

A couple of our girls' doubles matches have been cancelled for today.

9vicman · Satellite level

Coup Droit wrote:
9vicman wrote:
thegingerlightbulb wrote:
I think they were both injured. Or one was, and one was as comfortable playing on grass as she would be playing on ice
Different types of opponent certainly. But all great experience for Isabelle.

-- Edited by 9vicman on Tuesday 11th of July 2023 03:40:51 PM
I don't think yesterday was a great experience unless having a bad experience is good in that it makes you stronger in some way going forward. Which might be true.
A couple of our girls' doubles matches have been cancelled for today.

I meant the grass court season as a whole. Hopefully there were learnings from yesterday.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
9vicman wrote:
thegingerlightbulb wrote:
I think they were both injured. Or one was, and one was as comfortable playing on grass as she would be playing on ice
Different types of opponent certainly. But all great experience for Isabelle.

-- Edited by 9vicman on Tuesday 11th of July 2023 03:40:51 PM
I don't think yesterday was a great experience unless having a bad experience is good in that it makes you stronger in some way going forward. Which might be true.
A couple of our girls' doubles matches have been cancelled for today.
I meant the grass court season as a whole. Hopefully there were learnings from yesterday.

Yes. True. And she's on court as we speak, for doubles, so that's always a different experience too

Nix · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
9vicman wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
9vicman wrote:
thegingerlightbulb wrote:
I think they were both injured. Or one was, and one was as comfortable playing on grass as she would be playing on ice
Different types of opponent certainly. But all great experience for Isabelle.

-- Edited by 9vicman on Tuesday 11th of July 2023 03:40:51 PM
I don't think yesterday was a great experience unless having a bad experience is good in that it makes you stronger in some way going forward. Which might be true.
A couple of our girls' doubles matches have been cancelled for today.
I meant the grass court season as a whole. Hopefully there were learnings from yesterday.
Yes. True. And she's on court as we speak, for doubles, so that's always a different experience too

She and Hannah seem to get on very well. Hannah is very encouraging. They're a set and a break up.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes. Hannah IS very encouraging - and she needs to be - Isa really was not playing that well. Lots of doubles faults. And ovbiously not a natural at the net. But the two of them won and look happy, which is all matters.

Nix · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
Yes. Hannah IS very encouraging - and she needs to be - Isa really was not playing that well. Lots of doubles faults. And ovbiously not a natural at the net. But the two of them won and look happy, which is all matters.

I agree. And it's good to see them playing doubles. It's a chance hopefully to improve their net play and have some fun after all the pressure of the grass court season.

DavidC · Tennis legend

There was a change to the doubles draw. Originally Ranah/Mimi and Hannah/Ruby were drawn against different opponents, but the young American Tyra Grant sadly fractured a tibia late in her round 1 win. Hence she and Clervie were replaced as seeds by Ranah/Mimi

Doubles R1 (L32)

(1) Perez Alarcon/Quevedo (PER/USA) v Gilheany/Piani (AUS/GBR)
Klugman/Lacy d. Jones/Milic (AUS/SLO) 6-4 6-2
Ivanova/Rowinska (BUL/POL) v Blackford/Roach
(8) McDonald/Moyano (GBR/ARG) d. Konstantinova/Kostovic (BUL/SRB) 6-4 6-4
Haddad/Read v Esquiva Banuls/Genis Salas (ESP)
(9) Stoiber/Xu d. Cooling/Rylatt 3-6 6-4 [10-4]
Oluwadare/Stojsavljevic d. Slama/Smejkalova (USA/CZE) 7-5 6-4