Week 39 - ITF 75K - Shrewsbury, Great Britain

goldfish · Futures qualifying

RE: Week 39 - ITF 75K - Shrewsbury, Great Britain

jamatthews · Strong Club Player

The media already talked about the age gap between Laura and Sarah. They'll have a field day with the age gap between Obziler and Laura. biggrin

steven · Tennis legend

serena wrote:
Besser-Henke???

I was going to say "yes, but we're keeping it from you unless you have the password" then I noticed that one had already been done on tennisforum:

Quote:

Originally Posted by serena2

Somebody knows something about the match of Besser and Henke?

Yes, we're keeping it from you on purpose.

Poor Serena ... blankstare

wolf · Tennis legend

I'm surprised Obziler (the 4th seed, not 2nd, Steven) beat Coin as I was not that impressed with her against Vickers, but maybe she was playing within herself then. I would back Laura to beat her, but being 21 years older, Obziler has experience on her side!

Gary · Social player

I appreciate what you're saying Kundalini, but isn't Radwanska ranked more highly than Mel Oudin?

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Fantastic win from Laura. I think what Kundalini says is very valid but the mere fact that we (as Brits) have one of those "talented 14 year olds" is still sinking in for me!

I've been very impressed with Laura and her team so far, and I hope that the sense in scheduling and media involvement continues.

steven · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
I'm surprised Obziler (the 4th seed, not 2nd, Steven)

I think I just beat you to the correction LOL

stfletch · Junior player

Hi all, just joined this site after following a link on the BBC606 forum.

Amazing win for Laura!

and thanks to all those who are keeping us up to date on the results from this tourny, both texters and textees!

Peter too · Tennis legend

35 year old Obziler hit her career high of 75 only last year so it is going to be a match between the ultimate in early developers against the ultimate in late developers - should be interesting.

Gary · Social player

Can't help thinking that the "shoulder injury" may have been a bit mythical to allow her to enter this tournament. Aren't I cynical? wink

Seriously though, I hope she's treated as your average teenager, despite the immense talent she obviously possesses.

steven · Tennis legend

From Vamos (now back on AM.com)

Very impressive by Laura, looked very comfortable for the duration of the match. The backhand especially is going to be one of her strongest weapons.

Radwanska didn't to herself any favours as from the second game she started smashing her rackets and screaming at the umpire phrases like:

"zee ball wez in. eez it becuz she iz englisz that you call it in?"

... which particularly got the crowd against her, whilst Laura had to turn around as she was laughing about it herself.

All in all the hype she has been given seems justified at the moment.

steven · Tennis legend

Just to confirm, Elena went down 4 & 2.

stfletch · Junior player

steven wrote:
Radwanska didn't to herself any favours as from the second game she started smashing her rackets and screaming at the umpire phrases like:

"zee ball wez in. eez it becuz she iz englisz that you call it in?"

... which particularly got the crowd against her, whilst Laura had to turn around as she was laughing about it herself.

Lol, thats hilarious, poor Ula. At just 17 herself, it can't have been easy for her playing against a 14yo wonderkid who is in her first pro tournament in her home country.

RedCabbage · Club Coach

stfletch wrote:

Hi all, just joined this site after following a link on the BBC606 forum.

Amazing win for Laura!

and thanks to all those who are keeping us up to date on the results from this tourny, both texters and textees!

Welcome to the site. It's a real eye-opener for anyone interested in the whole breadth of british tennis.

Every time there's a headline grabber (be it Laura, Chris Eaton, Robert Dee or Bebogate) I always hope to see new faces (errr...usernames) attracted to the site. I like to think of it as an indicator of support for grass-roots tennis and I long for the day when the balance is tipped and the popular media find it worth putting some effort into covering pro british (and international) events.

DUSTY DICK · Club Coach

Wow. Didn't think laura would win that one. I was just happy to see her in round 2. Well done to her. She has nothing to prove in her next match given her age so i hope she doesn't feel under pressure. There's that real excitement factor about Laura and we want to see her do well. Let's hope she has a good team around her and isn't pushed too hard too soon. Plenty of time to shine but what a cracker.