Week 24 - WTA Tier 3 - Birmingham

DavidC · Tennis legend

RE: Week 24 - WTA Tier 3 - Birmingham

gazzpash · Club Coach

Ans she wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7-6 7-5
What a day this is turning out to be

Happycynic · Pro player

Great stuff.

And yes, beating someone WR 125, establishes a very credible position for a wimbledon qualies WC.

-- Edited by Happycynic at 12:47, 2008-06-07

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Great win Naomi.

Klepac isn't a bad grass court player. She qualified and won a match here last year and got to 3rd round of wimbledon quallies last year.

I thi nk Naomi has a great shot against Rutel tomorrow.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Looking at the match stats, 11 aces to 1 DF is a great ratio, with 74% First Serves in, suggests she was going for her serve and was making it the majority of the time. She stands a good chance against Ruutel, but even so this result shows promise (as does qualifying for Surbiton)

DavidC · Tennis legend

The main draw is out and Fitzy has picked up the 4th WC, but plays Mel (Mel keeps drawing other Brits - Katie at the French and Naomi B at Surbiton). Some quite tough draws for the others:

Anne plays Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukr, 12)
Naomi C plays Jill Craybas (US, 14)
Katie plays Alla Kudryavtseva (Rus)
Elena plays Ekaterina Makarova (Rus, 15)

-- Edited by DavidC at 13:49, 2008-06-07

gazzpash · Club Coach

DavidC wrote:

The main draw is out and Fitzy has picked up the 4th WC, but plays Mel (Mel keeps drawing other Brits - Katie at the French and Naomi B at Surbiton). Some quite tough draws for the others:

Anne plays Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukr, 12)
Naomi C plays Jill Craybas (US, 14)
Katie plays Alla Kudryavtseva (Rus)
Elena plays Ekaterina Makarova (Rus, 15)

-- Edited by DavidC at 13:49, 2008-06-07

At least one lady through then.

Bad draws there and cant see much progress......but hope I'm wrong

Salmon · Tennis legend

Oh, I wasn't aware that there were four WCs! So any player can take the Gold/Silver Exempt if the big shots refuse, then?

Peter too · Tennis legend

Naomi is making a habit of removing the top seed in these Qually grass tournaments, she did the same at Surbiton.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Anna Smith v Sunitha Rao has just started on the live scoreboard with Rao serving.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Smith v Rao 0-3

PockyTastic · Futures level

Anna Smith loses the first set 6-1

DavidC · Tennis legend

Greenleaf wrote:
Oh, I wasn't aware that there were four WCs! So any player can take the Gold/Silver Exempt if the big shots refuse, then?

This issue was brought up in TennisForum and the rule quoted there is: "For Tier III and Tier IV Tournaments, if the WTA does not use the Gold/Silver Exempt Wild Card, this Wild Card may be awarded by the Tournament to any player, subject to Age Eligibility restrictions and Wild Card limitations."

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Hell of a win for Broady and on the faster surfaces she will turn out to be a big threat, and when she's on her game she will take some stopping

Not great draws, but they are the kind of matches you have to win if you want to make it up the rankings, so I'd hope at least 1 or 2 of them can get the win and join South in round 2 (who won't lose to Fitzpatrick)

Happycynic · Pro player

Anna lost 6-1 6-4