L32: (Q) Yasmin Clarke WR 670 v (Q) Ekaterina Dranets (RUS) WR 502 L32: (Q) Katharina Brown WR 576 v (WC) Kelly Anderson (RSA) WR 628 L32: Amanda Elliott WR 312 v (4) Lenka Tvaroskova (SVK) WR 232 L32: (2) Katie O'Brien WR 153 v (LL) Franziska Klotz (AUT) WR 675
A nice set of draws there (apart from Amanda's) and the winner of Katie's match will play a Q or WC, with (5) Irena Pavlovic (FRA) WR 234 the other seed in her quarter.
-- Edited by steven at 13:30, 2008-11-23
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
L16: (Q) Yasmin Clarke WR 668 lost to Tamaryn Hendler (BEL) WR 346 by 6-3 4-6 6-2 - good effort L16: (Q) Katharina Brown WR 578 beat (7) Teodora Mircic (SRB) WR 290 by 4 & 3 - wow! L16: (2) Katie O'Brien WR 155 beat (WC) Samantha Schoeffel (FRA) WR 517 by 1-6 6-4 6-4 - the less said about that 1st set the better!
QF: (Q) Katharina Brown WR 578 v Aurelie Vedy (FRA) WR 324 QF: (2) Katie O'Brien WR 155 v Arantxa Parra-Santonja (ESP) WR 352
Vedy thrashed no. 4 seed Tvaroskova 1 & 1 in R2 while Parra-Santonja had a 2004 career high 300 places above her current ranking.
-- Edited by steven at 04:55, 2008-11-27
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Excellent result for Kat, and a decent effort by Yasmin against a talented player, but a worrying score for Katie, who actually won fewer points than the unheralded Schoeffel. At least she won the crucial points.
A disappointing end to the season for Katie. When players in their 20s ranked in or around the top 100 start to go backwards they often fail to get back to that level for a long time if at all. The player she just lost to is an example. Lets hope Katie proves to be one of the exceptions.