Orange 25K - 2007.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Orange 25K - 2007.

jamatthews · Strong Club Player

There's a 25K on Clay the week after Hammond.

And it would be a nice warm up for Fed Cup (although I think Nigel will probably pick from the girls playing in Spain).

Sheddie · administrator

I'll try and find out whether she has a wc into Miami....

What are the dates of the Spring championships ?

There's that Italy 25K after Hammond which jamatthews mentions, and also the week after there's 25Ks on clay in France and Italy.

I doubt Naomi will get a Fed Cup spot...it looking like it'll be between Anne, Mel, Katie, Sarah and Bally for the 3 singles spots (Claire Curran will surely get the doubles place). Mel may be out of the running unless she has some good results in the next 3 weeks, her form so far this year has been poor (though she was ill for 2 tournaments in Jan-Feb).

Are there hitting partner/reserve places as in the DC ? If so Naomi would probably get offered one of those, maybe either George or Natasha too.

jamatthews · Strong Club Player

Italy's on Hard...the Clay court event is in the US. After her AER runs out there are 2 50K's and a 25K as well.

Sheddie · administrator

Apparently....

Play was interrupted yesterday because of the forest fires ! Ash was falling down on the court meaning and the air quality wasn't good enough for players to play for quite a while

Salmon · Tennis legend

MDS:

http://dps.usta.com/usta_master/usta/doc/content/doc_13_16400.pdf?3/6/2007%203:13:39%20PM

That's one of the nicest draws she could get here. Not easy, but all the seeds are top 150 players, giving us an idea as to how strong the field is.

-- Edited by The Panda Bear at 06:05, 2007-03-14

Sheddie · administrator

Brilliant final qualies round win for Naomi, absolutely hammered America's Kim-Anh Nguyen 6-1, 6-0

Shame that the field here is so ridiculously strong

Rd1: N Cavaday (GB)(q) v V Tetreault (Can)(q)

It's a winnable first round match. Tetreault's ranked 85 places higher at 258 and didn't drop a set in her three qualifying matches. Last month she gave British no 4 Sarah Borwell a close match in the Saguenay 50K, losing in 3 sets in rd1. Last year she had a lot of success on the North American challenger circuit, reaching 2 finals and 2 semis at 25K level and then making two quarters in 50Ks.

Sheddie · administrator

Another brilliant win

Rd1: N Cavaday (GB)(q) bt V Tetreault (Can)(q)(wr: 256) 6-1, 6-2

Naomi's just on fire in this tournament ! I'm simply stunned at this result, she's absolutely thrashed a girl ranked 100 places higher ! On this form, she has to be in the Fed Cup team.

Sheddie · administrator

Next up is American 3rd seed Abigail Spears. She's ranked 121 and has been as high as 66 (June 2005). In rd1 she beat Canadian world no 140 Stephanie Dubois in straights. So far in 2007, Spears has made a 75K quarter-final and qualified for WTA Memphis and reached rd2. In the Aussie Open, she lost in the final qualifying round.

Spears competes mainly in WTAs and 75Ks and 50Ks, all a level up from the kind of tournaments Naomi usually plays. It'll be extremely tough for Naomi but on this form, who knows. In the grass season last summer, she beat a player with a similar ranking to Spears in Birmingham.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Whooooah! What a win.

She can take on those top 150 players in this sort of form.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

wow great result from Naomi, guess she's eager to play as many matches as possible in the few tournaments she has left until the end of April.

Good luck to her in round two it'll be tough but on this kind of form why not?!

Sheddie · administrator

Naomi says "I am really enjoying it out here, really relaxed and I'm playing well. I have a tough match tomorrow but am looking forward to it."

After Redding, she's playing the junior Luxilon Cup in Miami followed by two 25Ks on clay in Alabama and Mississippi

Salmon · Tennis legend

It'll be great to see her at Luxilon.

Maybe Tara will play, too?

Sheddie · administrator

There's surely a good chance that Tara will play. Are there qualies for Luxilon or will she have to hope for a wc ?

Salmon · Tennis legend

All the players are invited, so there's no criteria.

Usually players who have contracts with IMG are called in. Jade was there last year.