British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

Johnny Aitch · Intermediate Club Player

RE: Week 49 - ITF W100 - Dubai UAE - Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

R1:- Freya Christie (GBR) WR903 [WC] lost to Polina Iatcenko (***) WR168 0-6 2-6

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R1:- Harriet Dart (GBR) WR174 v Mai Hontama (JPN) WR241 [Q1]

R1:- Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) WR342/16yo [Q8] v Valentina Ryser (SUI) WR282 [Q5]

Tennisfandan · Improver

I saw on her social media, she was playing with a bloke who wanted to return a pros serve and she said she couldnt go full out because of her shoulder so am presuming shes injured?

Tennisfandan · Improver

Tennisfandan wrote:
I saw on her social media, she was playing with a bloke who wanted to return a pros serve and she said she couldnt go full out because of her shoulder so am presuming shes injured?

Jodie that is

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Johnny Aitch wrote:
the addict wrote:
FQR:- Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) WR341=CH/16yo [Q8] def Katarina Zavatska (UKR) WR347 [Q10] 6-3 6-2
Mika plays the no 5 qualifying seed in the main draw.

That's a very good draw

Ryser needed three sets and a third-set TB to win today, against the Russian 'middling' youngster - I saw a bit of it - it was hardly 'scary' stuff

the addict · Tennis legend

Ryser has lost in the first round of her last three tournaments, including to Ranah in Glasgow (two tiebreaks)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Mika is a set up

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Neatly done

Ryser has little to really offer

Good to make it straightforward, well done Mika

the addict · Tennis legend

Well done Mika

R1:- Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) WR342/16yo [Q8] def Valentina Ryser (SUI) WR282 [Q5] 6-4 6-3

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L16:- Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) WR342/16yo [Q8] v Sinja Kraus (AUT) WR109 [3]

Var · Futures level

Well done Mika. Very interesting second round match coming up! One to watch.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Great result and exactly the sort of player she 'should' be beating as she climbs the levels.

the addict · Tennis legend

R1:- Harriet Dart (GBR) WR174 def Mai Hontama (JPN) WR241 [Q1] 6-1 6-1

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L16:- Harriet Dart (GBR) WR174 v Petra Marcinko (CRO) WR103 [4]

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet played a very nice match. Good to see.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emily App won her doubles, just

Emily WS lost hers, as did Freya+, despite being 4th and 3rd seeds respectively

PaulM · Tennis legend

Emily App a bit lucky there. Her opponents absolutely fluffed their two match points in the second and fell apart in the tiebreak. MTB was a bit better.

The others played very poor matches against decent opposition. But given I didn't have a WTA final, top 200 and a singles ranking on EWS' bingo card for this year can't complain too match about a bad performance (mainly from Kat to be honest who had a horror show) to end the year.

-- Edited by PaulM on Tuesday 2nd of December 2025 01:37:16 PM