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the addict · Tennis legend

Week 49 - ITF W100 - Dubai UAE - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Harriet played a very nice match. Good to see.

Indeed. She's really produced again in the last few weeks after such a tough time and some thoughts that she should just wrap it up for the season.

Will surely be so good for her to go into the off season with much more positive performances and results.

indiana · Tennis legend

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

Yes, be very interesting to see how Mika does there.

For now, live ranked 318, GB #11, U17 #1, U18 #9

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Doubles roundup

L16:- Rutuja Bhosale (IND) / Freya Christie (GBR) CR332 (138+194) [3] lost to Sinja Kraus (AUS) / Arantxa Rus (NED) CR575 (258+317) 2-6 3-6

L16:- Ekaterina Ovcharenko (***) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) CR359(178+181) [4] lost to Elena Pridankina (***) / Ekaterina Yashina (***) CR452 (73+379) 3-6 2-6

L16:- Emily Appleton (GBR) / Prarthana G Thombare (IND) CR230 (87+143) [2] def Alevtina Ibragimova (***) / Ksenia Zaytseva (***) CR470 (233+237) (7)6-7 7-6(3) 10-5

I'm not really surprised at those results - all the pairs are quite decent players.

Harriet and partner have just beaten the top seeds, very convincingly, 7-6(6) 6-2

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Harriet Dart (GBR) / Arina Rodionova (AUS) UNR(113+UNR/CH=41) def Dalila Jakupovic (SLO) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) CR174 (114+60) [1] 7-6(6)
L16:- Olivia Gadecki (AUS) / Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) CR629 (53+576) v Amina Anshba (***) / Michaela Bayerlova (CZE) CR384 (141+243) 6-1 7-5

*****

QF:- Harriet Dart (GBR) / Arina Rodionova (AUS) UNR(113+UNR/CH=41) v Olivia Gadecki (AUS) / Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) CR629 (53+576)

B00thy · County player

Let's see how much Mika has learned ..

the addict · Tennis legend

Interesting match in prospect .....

QF:- Emily Appleton (GBR) / Prarthana G Thombare (IND) CR230 (87+143) [2] v Rada Zolotareva (***) / Vera Zvonareva (***) UNR (613/17yo/CH=374, UNR/41yo/CH=7)

HowardDubai · Junior player

What a fabulous win for Mika. Definitely deserves a wild card into Aus Open Qualies. Did Katie B a favour too as Kraus just below her in the rankings.

L16:- Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) WR342/16yo [Q8] beat Sinja Kraus (AUT) WR109 [3] 4-6 6-1 6-3.

One win away from the top 300.

-- Edited by HowardDubai on Thursday 4th of December 2025 08:59:51 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

HowardDubai wrote:
What a fabulous win for Mika. Definitely deserves a wild card into Aus Open Qualies. Did Katie B a favour too as Kraus just below her in the rankings.
L16:- Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) WR342/16yo [Q8] beat Sinja Kraus (AUT) WR109 [3] 4-6 6-1 6-3.
One win away from the top 300.

-- Edited by HowardDubai on Thursday 4th of December 2025 08:59:51 AM

Great win- have you managed to get along to watch any of this, Howard? Presuming youre based in Dubai still?

HowardDubai · Junior player

JonH comes home wrote:
HowardDubai wrote:
What a fabulous win for Mika. Definitely deserves a wild card into Aus Open Qualies. Did Katie B a favour too as Kraus just below her in the rankings.
L16:- Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) WR342/16yo [Q8] beat Sinja Kraus (AUT) WR109 [3] 4-6 6-1 6-3.
One win away from the top 300. Plays Iatchenko WR 168 in QF.

-- Edited by HowardDubai on Thursday 4th of December 2025 08:59:51 AM
Great win- have you managed to get along to watch any of this, Howard? Presuming youre based in Dubai still?

HowardDubai · Junior player

I relocated back to London two years ago Jon. I used to love watching the Habtoor event live.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

HowardDubai wrote:
I relocated back to London two years ago Jon. I used to love watching the Habtoor event live.

Hope you are enjoying London!!

And don't miss Dubai too much!

I have a business trip to Doha in early Jan (and Ahmedabad) which should be fun - a while since I have been to Dubai though!!

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) WR342/16yo [Q8] v Polina Iatcenko (***) WR168

Polina beat Freya comfortably in round one, so another good test for Mika

the addict · Tennis legend

Harriet lost the first four games, and consequently the set. But she has just levelled. 1-6 6-3

indiana · Tennis legend

That's a super looking win for Mika, still a 16 yo for another couple of weeks biggrin

Arguably the kind of player an Aus Open Q WC should be possible for but realistically no chance. Your time will come, Mika, and time is what you have loads of.