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Double Faults in the women's game.
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Just glancing at Ana Konjuh's first match back after long term injury (currently in a third set against a player ranked in the 200s, so not bad at all), and she has already served 13 DFs. She's by a country mile the best junior in the world. This morning, Bartoli lost serving 10 DFs to an Italian whi served...
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Landisville, PA, USA - Hard
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Q1: Katherine WHITE (GBR) UNR lost to Yolande LEAC0CK (TRI) UNR 3-6 1-6  Doubles FQR: (QWC) Katherine WHITE/Alexandra WALTERS (GBR/USA) defeated Hiroko KUWATA/Tara VASOVIC (JPN/CAN) 6-7(2) 6-3 [10-6]  R1: (Q) Katherine WHITE/Alexandra WALTERS (GBR/USA) vs. Danielle MILLS/Deni...
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Week 20 - WTA Premier ($2.369M) Rome, Italy - Clay
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Subject to confirmation, because they are making a complete dog's breakfast of the draw (not actually showing the drawsheet at all) and it's all in Italian, but I think: L56: Laura Robson WR 41 v Venus Williams (USA) WR 21 (CH 1 in 2002) ... with the winner getting Serena in R2 edit: now confirmed --...
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Marathon, Athens - Hard
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R1: Laura DEIGMAN (GBR) 988 vs. (Q) Aspasia AVGERI (GRE) UNR (CH: UNR - 14 yo, 2nd tournament; last week was her 1st.) R1: Francesca STEPHENSON (GBR) 903 vs. Erin CLARK (USA) 874 (CH: 849 04/2013 - H2H: 0-0 - they took the double title together last week!) R1: Lucy BROWN (GBR) 751 vs. Sviatlana PIRAZHENK...
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Week 21 - WITF ($10K) - Sumter, USA Hard
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Q1: WHITE, Katherine (GBR) UNR v ROLDAN, Danielle (USA) UNR
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard
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Not the draw Anna would have been hoping for  R1: Anna FITZPATRICK (GBR) 815 vs. Melis SEZER (TUR) 372 [2] (CH: 348 09/2012)
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Week 20 - ITF $25K - Balikpapan, Indonesia - Hard
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L32: Melanie South WR 475 v (Q) Alison Bai (AUS) WR 482 (CH 397 in 2011) H2H 2-0, both in straight sets in 2007 L32: (5) Samantha Murray WR 240 v (WC) Lavinia Tananta (INA) WR 667 (CH 301 in 2010) Mel and Sam are both in the top quarter with top seed Rodionova L32: (3) Lisa Whybourn WR 255 v Han Sung-Hee (KOR) WR...
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Antalya, Turkey Hard
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Q1: HILLYER, Natasha (GBR) UNR v ZHANG, Yukun (CHN) UNR
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week 20 - ITF $50K+H - Saint-Gaudens, France Clay
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Q1: BALTACHA, Elena (GBR) 5 207 v Bye
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Monzon, Spain Hard
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Q1: HARVEY, Helen (GBR) UNR v KOUSSENKOVA, Valeria (ESP) UNRQ1: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) UNR v Bye
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Båstad, Sweden Clay
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Q1: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) 4 1098 v PAALMA, Eva (EST) UNR Edit: sorry, Peter, only experimenting with the Swedish accent after Steven tried to amend it earlier... -- Edited by Stircrazy on Tuesday 14th of May 2013 09:48:27 PM
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Week 19 - ITF $50K+H - Johannesburg, South Africa - Hard
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The two highest-ranked Brits here meet in R1 (and are in top seed Babos's quarter), which is a pity, but given Jade's draw and the points on offer, we can't have too many complaints overall: L32: (7) Samantha Murray WR 254 v Emily Webley-Smith WR 436 (H2H 1-1 but both way back in 2006, 1 a ret.) L32: Jade Wi...
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Week 19 - WTA Premier ($4.03M) Madrid, Spain - Clay
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R1: Laura ROBSON (GBR) 41 vs. Magdalena RYBARIKOVA (SVK) 48 Winner to play either A-Rad or Pironkova Slovakian opposition in the doubles too: R1: Laura ROBSON/Lisa RAYMOND (GBR/USA) 103 vs. Janette HUSAROVA/Sabine LISICKI (SVK/GER) 84 Winners to play #2 seeds Petrova/Srebotnik
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy Clay
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Q1: GOODMAN, Camille (GBR) UNR v Bye Q2: GOODMAN, Camille (GBR) UNR v PREOTESCU, Irina Elena (ROU) UNR
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Week 19 - ITF $10K - Marathon, Athens Hard
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R1: STEPHENSON, Francesca (GBR) 903 v RADANOVIC, Dejana (SRB) 851
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Week 19 - ITF $25K - Raleigh, USA Clay
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Q1: WHITE, Katherine (GBR) UNR v ELLISON, Sierra (USA) UNR -- Edited by Peter too on Sunday 5th of May 2013 01:27:26 AM
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Week 19 - ITF $10K - Antalya, Turkey Hard
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R1: REN, Jessika (GBR) 1137 v GABUEVA, Angelina (RUS) 1 460R1: HILLYER, Natasha (GBR) UNR v CHUBAROVA, Yulia (RUS) Q UNR
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Week 19 - ITF $10K - Ramat Hasharon, Israel - Hard
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L32: (7) Laura Deigman WR 989 v Rona Lavian (ISR) UNR (CH 1018 in 2010 & ex-top 150 junior)
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Week 18 - ITF $10K - Edinburgh, UK Clay
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Q1: DIXON, Grace (GBR) UNR v HILLYER, Natasha (GBR) UNRQ1: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) 2 1096 v ByeQ1: CRAVEN, Georgia (GBR) UNR v RAAHOLDT, Andrea (NOR) UNRQ1: REN, Jessica (GBR) 3 1100 v ByeQ1: PAYNE, Sian (GBR) UNR v BEES, Hollie (GBR) UNRQ1: FEDERICI, Sabrina (GBR) UNR v ByeQ1: DREW, Jazzamay (GBR) UNR v Bye...
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Week 19 - ITF $10K - Båstad, Sweden - Hard
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L32: Danielle Konotoptseva WR 932 v (4) Cindy Burger (NED) WR 580 (= CH) L32: Sabrina Bamburac WR 831 v (Q) Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaaard (DEN) UNR Burger reached the Final of a 10K in Italy last week. Looks like a decent draw for Sabrina until you realise that Jacobsgaard is a 33-year-old who reached a car...
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Week 19 - ITF $10K - Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy Clay
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Q1: GOODMAN, Camille (GBR) UNR v SARAH, Funedda (ITA) UNR
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Week 19 - ITF $100K - Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France Clay
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Q1: Keothavong, Anne (GBR) 4 192 v Bye
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Week 18 - ITF $25K - Phuket, Thailand - Hard
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A bit of a change from this week - the Brits are all in different quarters of the draw! Will that work out better or worse, I wonder ... L32: Melanie South WR 380 v Nicole Rottmann (AUT) WR 344 (CH 307 in 2012) - H2H 0-1, 3 sets, Cairns 2011 L32: (4) Lisa Whybourn WR 267 v (WC) Kamonwan Buayam (THA) UNR (17-y-o...
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Week 17 - ITF $10K - Bournemouth, UK Clay
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Q1: SMITH, Anna (GBR) WC 1 955 v ByeQ1: PETERSON, Nicole (GBR) UNR v HAINE, Sophia (GBR) UNRQ1: HILLYER, Natasha (GBR) UNR v RONALDSON, Loise (GBR) UNRQ1: MULLINS, Ceire (GBR) UNR v BOINAY, Louise (SUI) UNRQ1: GIBBENS, Emily (GBR) UNR v HORN, Pippa (GBR) UNRQ1: FEDERICI, Sabrina (GBR) UNR v DREW, Jaz...
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Week 18 - ITF $50K - Indian Harbour Beach, USA - Clay
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The all conquering Nicola Slater continues in the States, taking pity on one of her victims in last weeks final (and last weeks singles champion) to partner with her this week. They have, however, drawn the #2 seeds; a team that comprises two of the strongest players in the singles field. R1: Nicola S...
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