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paulisi · Tennis legend

Week 2- ITF W50 Manchester - Indoor Hard

Topspin · Social player

Could someone please confirm if Angelica and Eliana Blake are one and the same person. Its very confusing.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I threw me as well that folks were suddenly naming Angelica as Eliana - same world ranking so must be same person !

Peter too · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Allegra, Katy, Angelica and Esther are all capable of qualifying.

How about Amelia?

Lambda · Masters Series Champion

Topspin wrote:
Could someone please confirm if Angelica and Eliana Blake are one and the same person. Its very confusing.

Yes. Eliana is her middle name. It's not known why she's chosen to stop using her first name. The WTA are still using Angelica because she either hasn't asked them to use Eliana or they don't have a way to use a preferred name (WTA are not using Mimi's preferred name either).

Lambda · Masters Series Champion

Peter too wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Allegra, Katy, Angelica and Esther are all capable of qualifying.
How about Amelia?

Against Dodin? Unlikely considering some of her recent results.

I've said it before I think Millie needs to change her coaching set up to progress. At Loughborough she has at best stagnated and at worst regressed.

-- Edited by Lambda on Monday 12th of January 2026 04:15:30 AM

paulisi · Tennis legend

I know miss blake's coach, handed in rackets for stringing under the name of Angelica Blake.

As for Millie, she made heavy weather of beating Lily. She made quite a few errors, but to be fair, the umpire was terrible and in that match.
She is playing Dodin, who is one of the favourites for the tournament.

-- Edited by paulisi on Monday 12th of January 2026 07:15:09 AM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Not there today as it is a short day and i'd rather take time off to see a full day.
Will be there Tues & Wed - would like to see Hannah K live.

Good starts from Esther and Katy

the addict · Tennis legend

Katy is first over the line 3 & 4, but doesn't look very well today.

Esther into a second set tie-break having twice been a break down

paulisi · Tennis legend

Not suprised by Katy's win. Megan should have beaten her opponent yesterday, but switched off and lost 8 games in a row in the middle of the match.
Katy is far more solid.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Esther comes through the tie break.

I actually think Allegra and Angelica have great chances as well, although both underdogs based on odds

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Allegra, Katy, Angelica and Esther are all capable of qualifying.

You're doing well smile

Two out of four so far, well done to Katy and Esther

I'm definitely not expecting Allegra to win - so that would be a nice surprise

paulisi · Tennis legend

Summer gave Allegra's opponent a close match and having seen Summer recently(yesterdsy/Wrexham), her singles game is not the strongest.

DF · Tennis legend

Allegra lost the first set 3-6 and Eliana is down 1-5

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Summer gave Allegra's opponent a close match and having seen Summer recently(yesterdsy/Wrexham), her singles game is not the strongest.

I wasn't too impressed with Allegra yesterday - I don't think her opponent did much with the ball and was a bit of a headcase