Week 51 - Womens ITF (75K) - Dubai, UAE Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 51 - Womens ITF (75K) - Dubai, UAE Hard

Smidster · Challenger level

Q1: (q7) Emily Webley-Smith WR 408 def Tracy Schroeder (USA) UNR 6-2 6-3

FQR: (q7) Emily Webley Smith WR 408 v Anna Larkina (UKR) WR 1012

Larkina got a walkover in the previous round where she should have faced WR 546

wolf · Tennis legend

It's not the FQR, there are 3 rounds. Emily more than capable of qualifying here though.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Q2: (q7) Emily Webley Smith WR 408 defeated Anna Larkina (UKR) WR 1012 6-2 6-4

PockyTastic · Futures level

FQR: Emily WEBLEY-SMITH 408 (7) vs Cassandra BARR AUS 799

Barr took out top seed Ozgen in 3 sets, but has had a fairly uninspiring set of results recently, so Em has a good chance of winning, though Em has a habit of surprising (sometimes in a good way and sometimes not).

DavidC · Tennis legend

Hopefully Em will not feature in a surprise this time, but if she were to lose there are a couple of LL spots available. The six possibilities for qualifiers/LLs are (3)Urszula Radwanska (POL), Shikha Uberoi (IND), (wc)Romana Tabakova (SVK), (7)Selima Sfar (TUN), Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) and Aniko Kapros (HUN). Radwanska and Begu are the ones to avoid ideally I think.

PockyTastic · Futures level

FQR: Emily WEBLEY-SMITH 408 (7) defeated Cassandra BARR AUS 799 6-1 6-0

PockyTastic · Futures level

R1: Emily WEBLEY-SMITH 408 (Q) vs Selima SFAR TUN (7) 199

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

SFAR has been replaced by a very lucky loser - WR 398 Stefania Boffa

Good news for Emily and further welcome resbite from coming through qualifying and being one of the last 1st round matches on. Source ITF

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Cracking performance in qualifying and a seemingly lucky break with the main draw.

Will a Brit be able to capitalise on this good fortune?

Peter too · Tennis legend

If she manages to beat BOFFA she would play NAGY another Qualifier ranked 339. There is a chance opening up for some points if Emily is on form.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Emily won. I think that is 10 points so far and a chance of another 8. Nagy was ranked 122 a couple of years ago but has slipped back to 339 so Emily is in with a chance.

wolf · Tennis legend

L32: (Q) Emily Webley-Smith WR 413 beat (LL) Stefania Boffa (SUI) WR 398 Score unknown..

L16: (Q) Emily Webley-Smith WR 413 v (Q) Kyra Nagy (HUN) WR 339

Nagy has a career high of 122 back in 2006.

10 points so far for Emily and that should put her upto about 370 in the rankings.

What a hero Emily is for keeping interest up over Christmas. French Open qualies here we come.

-- Edited by wolf at 18:45, 2008-12-16

-- Edited by wolf at 18:02, 2008-12-17

PockyTastic · Futures level

The score in the Boffa match was 57 76(7) 61 to Emily.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Nice work EWS.

She has no points to defend over the period when her leg was broken this year either