Week 24 AELTC - Wimbledon Qualifying

Smidster · Challenger level

RE: Week 24 AELTC - Wimbledon Qualifying

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Not looking good.

Tutu · Club Coach

Ridiculous. She had bps in almost every game.

jb288 · Satellite level

Such a shame to lose such a chance on her best surface. The points difference might be fairly trivial, but with a few days rest and a good draw she could've troubled anyone in round one. Still, she lost it fair and square; the last few weeks have been great progress for her, and I'd far rather see steady progress up the rankings as she gradually improves her fitness and game than an unsustainable sudden rise based on a single win. If she can't win games like these, she hasn't earned such a rise in rankings yet - but she'll surely get there soon enough.

Tutu · Club Coach

Over. 5-7 2-6. So frustrating, I hope shes royally pissed, cuz she should be.

-- Edited by Tutu on Thursday 18th of June 2009 03:40:19 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

she'll be distraught. she wasted a massive chance here. was all over the Manasieva serve throughout the match, had countless oppertunities to break and didn't take any of them.

I'm sure she wanted it more than anything, and fought for every point, but sometimes you can want things too much and it makes you tight and nervous.

I had this as the easiest match on paper of the 3, but its a big hurdle to qualify. And she completely collapsed.

Very disappointing. Its not the points that matter, its only another 10, its the belief that would of come from it.

wolf · Tennis legend

Naomi loses 7-5, 6-2. cry

Disapointing but she now adds 46 points to her total and has only 18 points to defend until the end of the year. Time to push up towards the top 150.

-- Edited by wolf on Thursday 18th of June 2009 03:39:35 PM

scottie1 · Futures level

sorry naomi lost but I am sure she will improve her ranking inside top 200 by end of year,she is still one of the most promising British girls so good luck to her

philwrig · Hall of fame

Ran out of puff I do believe. Physical wellbeing still a WIP . She has the game to be a top 100 player but not the fitness just yet.

seagull · Hall of fame

She is hoping for a LL spot - how does that work on the Womens side?

She is playing doubles with KOB and hopes to play mixed with Josh Goodall

Tutu · Club Coach

Out of a hat, I think.

PaulM · Tennis legend

top 4 losers drawn at random.

After the 4 goes in order.

So Naomi is 12th of 12 - no chance at all

Josh · Challenger level

Naomi definitely could have won the match today and had chances in pretty much every service game. She played a poor game to get broken at 6-5 in the 1st set, although she had missed numerous chances before that. The Russian girl was just too consistent in the end, kept the ball deep and didn't make many errors, without being spectacular. She played quite a good game to break Cav in teh 2nd set, and the last few games became a bit of a formality, With Naomi unable to deal with the consistency and making too many errors. Having said that Naomi hit some great shots to set up the break points, and I'm shure she'll be very disappointed she didn't take one of the chances she created. At the end of the day it was a case of not playing the big points well enough.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

I read Wimbledon does it out of all the losers of the FQR? Not the highest ranked 4, which I believe is due to tradition more than logic.

steven · Tennis legend

The grand slam rules say they only randomise the top 4, or the no. of LL places already created + 2 if higher.