Boys & Girls: 53rd Astrid Bowl Charleroi, Belgian International Junior Championships, clay - Grade 1 (Week 22)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: 53rd Astrid Bowl Charleroi, Belgian International Junior Championships, clay - Grade 1 (Week 22)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Resilience from Holly today, coming from a set and 4-2 down to overcome a Chinese player who won a G4 earlier in the year. Emma had no such difficulty against the twin winning 1 & 1. Both are scheduled back out later today. Lillian came close to upsetting the top seed (ranked inside the top 100) taking the first set 6-1 and reaching 5-5 in the second before losing 1-6 7-5 6-2. Victoria lost 4 & 1

tharris · Intermediate Club Player

I hope the long match doesn't hurt Holly's chances later today.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Holly and Emma are back on court for final qualifying - Emma up 6-4 5-3 but Holly trails 3-5. There are 7 slots in the main draw for qualifiers and a lucky loser, and oddly 6 of those slots are in Q v Q matches (with the other being against an SE). In the main draw Anton plays someone who won a G2 recently.

Boys R1 (L48)

(10) Barnaby Smith bye
Anton Matusevich v Bogdan Pavel (ROU)

Girls R1 (L48)

Diae El Jardi (MAR) v Ali Collins

DavidC · Tennis legend

Emma closes out 6-4 6-4 to qualify but Holly drops the first set 6-3

DavidC · Tennis legend

Holly loses out 6-3 6-4 and will have to hope for the LL spot

DavidC · Tennis legend

Emma gets the slot against the Special Exempt, so plays both twins in the same tournament Holly isn't successful in the LL draw.

Ali and Anton are currently on court - Ali having just broken for 3*-2 Anton 1*-2

Girls R1 (L48)

Diae El Jardi (MAR) v Ali Collins
(SE) Katya Townsend (USA) v (Q) Emma Raducanu

DavidC · Tennis legend

Anton lost 6-4 6-3 but Ali overcame a wobble (up a set and a break, then pegged back to 3-3 in the decider from a break up) to win 6-2 5-7 6-3

DavidC · Tennis legend

Emma completes the Townsend double while Ali gets to play Tornado Black's younger sister.

Girls R1 (L48)

Ali Collins d. Diae El Jardi (MAR) 6-2 5-7 6-3
(Q) Emma Raducanu d. (SE) Katya Townsend (USA) 6-4 6-3

R2

(9) Hurricane Tyra Black (USA) v Ali Collins
(Q) Emma Raducanu v (10) Anhzelika Isaeva (RUS)

Mervatron2 · Futures level

Good stuff from Emma and Ali.

Holly hasn't really made the strides I was expecting. Maybe she isn't fully 100% match fit and ready. Maybe i'm expecting too much too soon.

Strongbow · All-time great

Holly will get there - too much too soon smile

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Mervatron2 wrote:
Good stuff from Emma and Ali.

Holly hasn't really made the strides I was expecting. Maybe she isn't fully 100% match fit and ready. Maybe i'm expecting too much too soon.

I don't think it's really possible to say that someone who basically wasn't ranked last year and is now the top ranked player in the world for her age 'hasn't made the strides' expected.

Strongbow · All-time great

Coup Droit wrote:
Mervatron2 wrote:
Good stuff from Emma and Ali.

Holly hasn't really made the strides I was expecting. Maybe she isn't fully 100% match fit and ready. Maybe i'm expecting too much too soon.

I don't think it's really possible to say that someone who basically wasn't ranked last year and is now the top ranked player in the world for her age 'hasn't made the strides' expected.

What I meant to say was - too much expectation too soon - my bad aww

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Yes I think we have to remember both Emma and Holly are year 10 at school. A year off GCSE's and dipping their toes into U18 Grade 1 tennis, so one would expect them to win a few and loose a few

Spectator · All-time great

Barely 14 and ranked 179? I'd take that! I'd take still 14, doing full-time education, and making it into the second round of a G1, too. Quite excited about the prospects for both young women. And for Ms Collins.