Week 20 - Womens Roland Garros Qualifying

jb288 · Satellite level

RE: Week 20 - Womens Roland Garros Qualifying

steven · Tennis legend

No, I haven't been able to check 89, 90 and 91 (ITF still playing up), I just went on to the WTA site and checked the most likely suspects, but they mainly got DAs. The last Brit to qualify properly was probably someone I've forgotten. Definitely at least 17 years though.

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 20th of May 2009 05:46:52 PM

jb288 · Satellite level

Sorry, I see. Yeah, ITF site's a bit funny at present, isn't it...But that's pretty good going still!

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

Schedule of play updated to include tomorrow now:

Play starts at 10am BST

Bally - 4th on court 7
Katie - 2nd on court 14
(Boggo - 2nd on court 16)

DavidC · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

No, I haven't been able to check 89, 90 and 91 (ITF still playing up), I just went on to the WTA site and checked the most likely suspects, but they mainly got DAs. The last Brit to qualify properly was probably someone I've forgotten. Definitely at least 17 years though.

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 20th of May 2009 05:46:52 PM

I've looked at all the drawsheets going backwards on Wikipedia, and the first time I came across a British qualifier was Kate Brasher in 1983.

Two women in round 2 is the best since 2003 (Anne plus Julie Pullin). Pleased to see that Bally has at last broken her Paris hoodoo.

jb288 · Satellite level

Katie's on next...Bonne chance! And please no more panics...

Smidster · Challenger level

Katie Underway...And its a strong start.

1*-0

Drew · May 21, 2009

Katie breaks *1-0

Drew · May 21, 2009

and in true KB fashion she goes down *0-40...broken

1-1*

Anyone care to guess how many service breaks will be in this match ?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Smidster wrote:

Katie Underway...

I thought it was Katie O'Brien...! confuse

Drew · May 21, 2009

What a ding-dong service game back to deuce...again 1-1*

Smidster · Challenger level

Well we already have 3

2*-1

Drew · May 21, 2009

Stircrazy wrote:

Smidster wrote:

Katie Underway...
I thought it was Katie O'Brien...!

Oh your on form today SC !!!!

Katie breaks...so thats 3 games...3 service games !!!

KB *2-1

murrayman650 · ATP level

Fujiwara to serve

0-15
0-30
15-30
30-30
30-40 (bp) O'Brien
40-40
Adv O'Brien (2nd BP)
40-40
Adv O'Brien (3rd BP)
1-0 O'Brien

0-15
0-30
0-40
1-1

15-0
30-15
30-30
40-30
40-40
Adv O'Brien (BP)
40-40
Adv fujiwara
40-40
adv fujiwara
40-40
Adv O'Brien (BP)
2-1 O'Brien

Noone held their serve

jb288 · Satellite level

I wonder if there have been any players who've been so abysmal at serving that they've relied solely on return games and still made a decent career for themselves. After all, you only have to hold twice to win a match in theory (or not at all if you're good at tiebreaks). Just pondering...