AEGON British Tour 2010 Thread

jb288 · Satellite level

RE: AEGON British Tour 2010 Thread

Smidster · Challenger level

Final

Sam Vickers d Holly Richards 6-3 6-0

Next week is Sutton

Shhh · Challenger level

Entered for Sutton, main draw starts on Wednesday,

Emily Webley-Smith, Holly Richards and British No. 4 Naomi Cavaday.

wolf · Tennis legend

Sutton Tier One

QF
(1) Naomi Cavaday beat Natasha Stirling 6-2 6-2
(q) Sabrina Bamburac beat Jazzamay Drew 6-1 6-2
(3) Holly Richards beat Ruth Seaborne 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4
(2) Emily Webley-Smith beat (wc) Emila Banos Gregorians 7-6(5) 6-1

SF
(1) Naomi Cavaday beat (q) Sabrina Bamburac 6-4 6-1
(2) Emily Webley-Smith beat (3) Holly Richards 6-4 6-4

Final
(1) Naomi Cavaday beat (2) Emily Webley-Smith 6-1 7-5

Embittered · Junior player

Warwick Tier 2

FQR
Christie-Ann Brackett d. Edita Raca 4-5 Disqualified

Oh Edita, what have you done?

wolf · Tennis legend

Tipton Tier 2

QF
(1) Anna Fitzpatrick beat (5) Aimee Gibson 6-1 6-3
(4) Manisha Foster beat (8) Emily Askew 6-3 6-4
(3) Jessica Ren beat Emily Southall 6-2 7-5
(2) Sam Vickers beat (7) Celia Fraser 3-1 ret

SF
(1) Anna Fitzpatrick beat (4) Manisha Foster 6-4 6-1
(3) Jessica Ren beat (2) Sam Vickers 6-2 7-6(5)

Final
(1) Anna Fitzpatrick beat (3) Jessica Ren 6-4 6-4

The quarters were one sided apart from a spirited second set effort from the local girl Southall.

Wasn't all that impressed with Fitzy, unfortunately injury have just halted her potential development. Her groundstrokes weren't very fluid and she sprayed it about a bit. In the other semi Vickers just couldn't get past the brick wall that was Ren.

jb288 · Satellite level

To be fair to Anna, she must be playing constantly in the fear of mis-stepping and busting her foot - can't be easy psychologically to step onto court feeling so vulnerable. It took her plenty of time to get back into it last year, and she was really getting good results before 'relapsing', so hopefully you were observing a similar stage in her progression...

jb288 · Satellite level

Be interesting to see how Fitzy fares against Cav in the final tomorrow on the clay...she beat Vickers easily today, suggesting she's in sufficient form to bag a few 10k points at present.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Why is Cav playing in these tournaments ? A bit ridiculous if you ask me.
I know this is an exaggeration but its like David Beckham playing for his local team on a Sunday morning.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Im equally confused, unless she works these ''practise matches'' round a near-full weeks training and really just experiments what shes learned in a match situation.

Even so, she needs to get more experience at a decent level and maybe get back to winning titles.

Shhh · Challenger level

I am sure the enhanced prize money is part responsible. The quality of entrant has really improved this year.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

With the amount of money at the LTA's disposal, our top 200 players should not need national events to stay afloat.

I suggest the reason should surely be to help her develop as a player, perhaps to keep her match fitness up etc. I thought she was driving out to a 25k though?

indiana · Tennis legend

I agree development / practice is all that really makes sense rather than money for a top 200 Team AEGON player.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Development/ match practice sounds likely, and this tournament on clay is probably a good idea since she is playing another 25K on clay next week, and probs wants to do a little better than in the Belgium 25K clay event. Here's hoping she's now comfy on the dirt and ready to rip up the main draw in Brescia/ go deep.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

True, getting her body used to sliding around on the dirt in best of 3 set matches is a good shout. Its free practise that she gets a bit of pockey money for taking. Im sure she can treat herself to some delicious italian ice cream as a consequence :)