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the addict · Tennis legend

RE: Week 4- ITF W35 Birmingham - Indoor Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

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Coup Droit · Tennis legend

YAY for Ruby

That was a really hard fought win

paulisi · Tennis legend

Ranah lost in 3. The coaches and Ranah are fully aware of the issues and are trying to ensure she diesnt drop her levels at crucial times.
Some decent results elsewhere with Ruby winning and Millie likely to win.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I feel some Ruby Tuesday jokes are in order

(Ranah's coaches should be afraid to look at themselves in the mirror - it's really poor - and, if what one is led to believe is true at the NTC, no one cares)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well done to Millie R, too - got over the line in two sets, which is what we like to see

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emily battled well, it was very close, Julia went for broke on her second serve, and Emily App gets the first set 6-4

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Hannah was 0-40 down twice on her serve, but managed to serve her way out of it

Not the best strategy though

But takes the first set 6-4

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And Katy gets her first set, too, 6-3

After some ding-dong stuff in the middle

Lambda · Masters Series Champion

If Ranah isn't getting the support she needs at the LTA whether she wouldn't benefit from spending a couple of years at us college to get that support and build up her resilience. She probably has 1 more year where thats an option available to her.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
If Ranah isn't getting the support she needs at the LTA whether she wouldn't benefit from spending a couple of years at us college to get that support and build up her resilience. She probably has 1 more year where thats an option available to her.

Yes, I think that's a sensible idea

But I've always understood that Ranah is not really of the academic bent (apologies if I've got that wrong, Ranah)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Very nice win, Emily

Let these pesky juniors wait another day

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Hannah gets the better of Marni

Marni will not be happy that she let a 4-1 lead in the second set slip away and lost 5 games in a row

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 27th of January 2026 05:41:24 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Katy dropped the second set missing some game points for 5-5* sadly

the addict · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Katy dropped the second set missing some game points for 5-5* sadly

Katy getting a lot of chances but unable to take most of them. Tough match with big hitting from both.