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the addict · Tennis legend

Week 29 -ITF W50 Nottingham, GB - Hard

Brendan F · Intermediate Club Player

the addict wrote:
They have moved the three matches that started inside.

L16:- Amelia Rajecki (GBR) WR421 [8] def Tegan Bush (GBR) WR1245 [Q] v 6-0 6-4

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QF:- Amelia Rajecki (GBR) WR421 [8] v Shuai Zhang (CHN) WR120 [1]

QF:- Harmony Tan (FRA) WR334 [6] v Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR) WR292 [4]
QF:- Ranah Akua Stoiber (GBR) WR552 v Mariam Bolkvadze (GEO) WR200 [2]

They started inside, or were started then moved inside?

the addict · Tennis legend

They played around 6 games outside.

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Amelia Rajecki (GBR) WR421 [8] lost to Shuai Zhang (CHN) WR120 [1] 1-6 3-6

QF:- Ranah Akua Stoiber (GBR) WR552 def Mariam Bolkvadze (GEO) WR200 [2] 2-0 retired

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ranah's having a pretty good run of luck here :)

That's two wins by retirement now

the addict · Tennis legend

SF:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Holly Hutchinson (GBR) CR533 (245+288) [1] def Hephzibah Oluwadare (GBR) / Millie Skelton (GBR) UNR (1084+UNR) 6-4 6-2

The other SF appears to have been postponed until tomorrow

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Harmony Tan (FRA) WR334 [6] def Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR) WR292 [4] 7-6(6) 2-6 6-3

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SF:- Ranah Akua Stoiber (GBR) WR552 v Harmony Tan (FRA) WR334 [6]

9vicman · Futures qualifying

What a bizarre tournament for Ranah. Two retirements sandwiching a very unconvincing win over an unranked Indianna Spink.

the addict · Tennis legend

SF:- Victoria Allen (GBR) / Amelia Rajecki (GBR) CR815 (551+264) [2] def Jamilah Snells (USA) / Viola Turini (ITA) CR1153 (569+584) [3] 6-3 6-2

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So, not surprisingly based on the rankings, the top two seeded pairs meet in the final. My bet is on Millie and Victoria.

F:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Holly Hutchinson (GBR) CR533 (245+288) [1] v Victoria Allen (GBR) / Amelia Rajecki (GBR) CR815 (551+264) [2]

Grachka · County player

Zhang Shuai has reached the final with a very comfy straight sets win over Valdmannova. And now Ranah has started against Tan, and is an early break (*1-0) up.

Shuai will be a tough prospect in the final as she's coasted through this draw. She's only dropped 11 games in total.

the addict · Tennis legend

Shuai Zhang is so much higher ranked than the rest of the draw. Makes you wonder why she is here rather than playing the WTA events this week.

the addict · Tennis legend

SF:- Ranah Akua Stoiber (GBR) WR552 lost to Harmony Tan (FRA) WR334 [6] 6-4 4-6 3-6

LordBrownof · Futures level

Shame. Ranah was a set and a break up.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
SF:- Ranah Akua Stoiber (GBR) WR552 lost to Harmony Tan (FRA) WR334 [6] 6-4 4-6 3-6

That was a nice match

Very close

Ranah had too many loose balls, as usual, but played some nice, loose arm, attacking tennis as well, which is two sides of the same coin

Grachka · County player

the addict wrote:
Shuai Zhang is so much higher ranked than the rest of the draw. Makes you wonder why she is here rather than playing the WTA events this week.

While she's been in better form since she snapped her losing streak last year, she's still been having staccato wins at Tour level so I guess dropping down has given her the chance to get a string of wins together (which has clearly worked). She will be clear favourite for the final, too, which would edge her very close to a US Open maindraw place I think.