Week 36 - ITF ($25K) - Barnstaple, UK Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 36 - ITF ($25K) - Barnstaple, UK Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

So Naomi will be ranked again if and when she steps on to court ( OK, technically 2 Weeks later ).

Points for WCs are a bit of a nonsense, but that's certainly not Naomi's fault.

Really good to have her back on the scene and I look forward to y storming up the rankings if she sticks around.

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Naomi :)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Qualifying draw is out and is very weak.

3 guaranteed GB qualifiers.

Nice to see Jodie Burrage having a go on the main tour, but has the top seed in her bracket.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) UNR v LUCY, Kate (GBR) UNR
Q1: CARTER, Margot (GBR) UNR v CAMPBELL-LAMERTON, Olivia (GBR) UNR
Q1: AXON, Georgina (GBR) UNR v ROGERS, Megan (GBR) UNR
Q1: DEIGMAN, Laura (GBR) 4 814 UNR v Bye
Q1: GEORGE, Nicola (GBR) v PEARCE, Charlotte (GBR)
Q1: BROWN, Lucy (GBR) 5 873 UNR v Bye
Q1: DUNFORD, Kyria (GBR) UNR v MASINI, Maria (ITA) UNR
Q1: KONOTOPTSEVA, Danielle (GBR) 6 882 UNR v Bye
Q1: HEPBURN, Natalie (GBR) UNR v GIBSON, Aimee (GBR) UNR
Q1: PORTER, Rachel (GBR) UNR v HILLYER, Natasha (GBR) UNR
Q1: SIMPSON, Jessica (GBR) 8 1160 UNR v Bye
Q1: MCMINN, Lauren (GBR) 9 1222 UNR v Bye

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

All those byes!!! Can't believe more juniors aren't having a go. Maybe back to school week for some and maybe that it's a 25k put them off.

indiana · Tennis legend

These are much lower ranked 25K qualifying seeds than is normally the case when it did seem a bit like lambs to the slaughter, so yes, more reasonable opportunity than often is the case.

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

First result of the day - Charlotte Pearce has raced through her match against Nicola George 6-0, 6-1

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

And Jodie Burrage has got past Kate Lucy 6-1, 6-4

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Margot Carter beats Olivia Campbell Lamerton 6-1, 6-3 (new names to me)

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

The Optimist wrote:
Margot Carter beats Olivia Campbell Lamerton 6-1, 6-3 (new names to me)

I believe originally they were characters in 'To The Manor Born'.

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

AliBlahBlah wrote:
The Optimist wrote:
Margot Carter beats Olivia Campbell Lamerton 6-1, 6-3 (new names to me)
I believe originally they were characters in 'To The Manor Born'.

No-one can help they names they were given but that did make me laugh

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Georgie Axon bts Megan Rogers 6-0, 6-3

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Aimee Gibson bts Natalie Hepburn 6-4 6-1

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Natasha Hillyer bts rachel Porter 6-4 6-2

Kyria into the third set