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paulisi · Tennis legend

Week 24 - WTA500 HSBC Championships Queens Club, London - Grass

wales1994 · County player

paulisi wrote:
seagull wrote:
If Eastbourne is loss making (which whenever I go is packed to the rafters), how on earth to the other 250's make a profit (the ones where there is about 3 people there during the week).
Tickets are not cheap either..
Most 250's are fairly empty. They are funded by sponsors or governing bodies.

Not with good marketing / incentives! I went to Surbiton a few years ago on a random Tuesday, and it was mostly full.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Love the fact that Sonay and Kasatkina are both completely in black - they look very goth, the two of them, especially for Queens

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

wales1994 wrote:
paulisi wrote:
seagull wrote:
If Eastbourne is loss making (which whenever I go is packed to the rafters), how on earth to the other 250's make a profit (the ones where there is about 3 people there during the week).
Tickets are not cheap either..
Most 250's are fairly empty. They are funded by sponsors or governing bodies.
Not with good marketing / incentives! I went to Surbiton a few years ago on a random Tuesday, and it was mostly full.

Surbiton was always crowded to the brim - not only with spectators but with all the school kids smile

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

What a fun doubles match

Well done, Katie & Emma

The crowd obviously loved it

And they were getting better and better

paulisi · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
If Eastbourne is loss making (which whenever I go is packed to the rafters), how on earth to the other 250's make a profit (the ones where there is about 3 people there during the week).
Tickets are not cheap either..

Prize money for Eastbourne is well over 1 million, being a joint tournament.

Ticket sales will probably cover most of that, but then you have all the costs of putting up stands, hotel and expenses for players and officials etc. This is where you need a good sponsor.

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Katie Boulter (GBR) / Emma Raducanu (GBR) UNR (450+UNR) def Xinyu Jiang (CHN) / Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE) CR58 (28+30) 6-4 6-2
A very good win against two experienced doubles players. The next round will be interesting - either Sonay/Jodie or the top seeds.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
seagull wrote:
If Eastbourne is loss making (which whenever I go is packed to the rafters), how on earth to the other 250's make a profit (the ones where there is about 3 people there during the week).
Tickets are not cheap either..
Prize money for Eastbourne is well over 1 million, being a joint tournament.
Ticket sales will probably cover most of that, but then you have all the costs of putting up stands, hotel and expenses for players and officials etc. This is where you need a good sponsor.

The LTA had to cough up the loss - the LTA lost £4million on their grass courts tournaments last year

Queens (mens) was the only one to make a profit

https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12040/13379656/lta-commits-to-paying-equal-prize-money-to-women-at-queens-and-eastbourne-tournaments-by-2029

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
L16:- Katie Boulter (GBR) / Emma Raducanu (GBR) UNR (450+UNR) def Xinyu Jiang (CHN) / Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE) CR58 (28+30) 6-4 6-2
A very good win against two experienced doubles players. The next round will be interesting - either Sonay/Jodie or the top seeds.

That was £2 well invested biggrin

PaulM · Tennis legend

Sonay 3-1 *40-0

But Kasatkina plays some great defence and Sonay hits a terrible drop shot and it's *40-Ad. Saves it and another before missing a fourth game point. Saves another break point but another forehand long gives Kasatkina a fourth break point. And another to lose serve. Ouch.

6-1 3-6 3-2*

Brutal game. Sonay's level is overall very very good. Great match - insane how far she has come in 12 months.

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 9th of June 2025 03:29:37 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Breaks and goes up to *40-0 again at *4-2. Kasatkina saves two and Sonay goes wild with a other forehand on the third. Deuce again. This is so tough!

Finds it this time and gets out the game.

5-2*

Mervatron2 · Challenger level

This is very tense

PaulM · Tennis legend

Sonay gets the space at 5-2 30-30* but can't take it. Crunch time.

*5-3

What a win! What a forehand to finish on. That was such hard work and she was more than up to the task. Superb.

Mervatron2 · Challenger level

Wow did not expect that.

Bloody brilliant Sonay. She just keeps going form strength to strength.

Jan · Hall of fame

Great!! Well done Sonay