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QR1:- Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) WR1445 v Ekaterina Ovcharenko (***) WR490  cry

They are entered together in the doubles, so should know each other's game after playing together in 14 tournaments over almost 7 months.

Harriet and Mimi are entered for the main draw



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QR1:- Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) WR1445 lost to Ekaterina Ovcharenko (***) WR490 3-6 6-3 3-6

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R1:- Mimi Xu (GBR) WR241 v Erika Andreeva (***) WR273

R1:- Harriet Dart (GBR) WR170 [7] v Qualifier

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L16:- Naima Karamoko (SUI) / Mimi Xu (GBR) CR400 (154+246) v Polina Bakhmutkina (BEL) / Mina Hodzic (GER) CR800 (353+447)

L16:- Ekaterina Ovcharenko (***) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) CR365 (181+184) v Carole Monnet (FRA) / Ekaterina Yashina (***) CR490 (183+307)

L16:- Harriet Dart (GBR) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR187 (111+76) [2] v Erika Andreeva (***) / Camilla Rosatello (ITA) CR1260 (1143+117)


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Mimi loses again.
Not great travelling all that way to Aus and back and presumably with no coach and not winning a match

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R1:- Harriet Dart (GBR) WR170 [7] v Ekaterina Ovcharenko (***) WR490

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paulisi wrote:

Mimi loses again.
Not great travelling all that way to Aus and back and presumably with no coach and not winning a match

 Not in AUS,  in the UAE.



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I know that.
She went to Aus open lost and is stopping off on the way back. Lost last week and again this week.

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I know that.
She went to Aus open lost and is stopping off on the way back. Lost last week and again this week.

 Seems to lack a strong support team. Our younger players appear to get stuck between the LTA system and building their own coaching team. I know money is a factor but I just wonder if this may be an impact the transition to seniors? Stand to be corrected as ever. 



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Var wrote:
paulisi wrote:

I know that.
She went to Aus open lost and is stopping off on the way back. Lost last week and again this week.

 Seems to lack a strong support team. Our younger players appear to get stuck between the LTA system and building their own coaching team. I know money is a factor but I just wonder if this may be an impact the transition to seniors? Stand to be corrected as ever. 

 She's part of the top level of funding. I don't see what more can be asked.

"Xu is being supported by the LTA Pro Scholarship Programme, presented by Lexus  the highest level of support offered to developing players between the ages of 16 and 24 with the best chance of reaching the ATP/WTA top 100 singles."

 



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Katie O'Brien didnt travel. It may have been a late decision from Mimi as she was an alt.
Andy Bettles, who was also with her at Wrexham, is with Svitolina

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Coup Droit wrote:
Var wrote:
paulisi wrote:

I know that.
She went to Aus open lost and is stopping off on the way back. Lost last week and again this week.

 Seems to lack a strong support team. Our younger players appear to get stuck between the LTA system and building their own coaching team. I know money is a factor but I just wonder if this may be an impact the transition to seniors? Stand to be corrected as ever. 

 She's part of the top level of funding. I don't see what more can be asked.

"Xu is being supported by the LTA Pro Scholarship Programme, presented by Lexus  the highest level of support offered to developing players between the ages of 16 and 24 with the best chance of reaching the ATP/WTA top 100 singles."

 

 Thanks for the link CD. Very interesting. The link goes to a list for the year 2025. Does the programme last for more than one year for each player or do they just get it once?  I wonder what criteria are used to assess ongoing funding etc.  On paper it looks a good programme.



-- Edited by HarryGem on Monday 26th of January 2026 10:04:02 PM

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Just answered my own questions in their very detailed terms document.

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Var wrote:
paulisi wrote:

I know that.
She went to Aus open lost and is stopping off on the way back. Lost last week and again this week.

 Seems to lack a strong support team. Our younger players appear to get stuck between the LTA system and building their own coaching team. I know money is a factor but I just wonder if this may be an impact the transition to seniors? Stand to be corrected as ever. 

 She did make over £20k for losing in the first round of quallies! And, she also put up a decent go of it. 



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