Week 6 - ITF ($100K) - Midland, USA Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 6 - ITF ($100K) - Midland, USA Hard

wolf · Tennis legend

Anne K, Katie and Bally are all DA's here, while Heather has recieved a wild card.

I think Heather would have been better off in qualifying, qualies are weak here as there is a 25k in the States this week as well (where Mel and Georgie are) and Heather will probably have to go straight in against top 200 opposition without having won a match so far this year.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

wolf wrote:

Anne K, Katie and Bally are all DA's here, while Heather has recieved a wild card.

I think Heather would have been better off in qualifying, qualies are weak here as there is a 25k in the States this week as well (where Mel and Georgie are) and Heather will probably have to go straight in against top 200 opposition without having won a match so far this year.

-- Edited by Maza1987 on Sunday 7th of February 2010 05:44:18 PM

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Heather won two matches last week in Sutton

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 2 282 v BISHARAT, April (USA) 973

wolf · Tennis legend

Ok, so I have short term memory loss.

I think I was thinking this was surely her first tourmanent back after Australia, and Australia>Britain>USA is a bit of a strange schedule in the space of three weeks.

I'd like to think my point still stands though.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Don't have huge expectations for this tournament after the short turnaround from the Fed Cup.
I would however like to see Naomi put up a good performance. I think she'll qualify.

SMC1809 · All-time great

philwrig wrote:

Don't have huge expectations for this tournament after the short turnaround from the Fed Cup.
I would however like to see Naomi put up a good performance. I think she'll qualify.

Having to beat the WR 973 for 4 points makes entering this event a good choice (and 6 points for beating WR 482 or 569 too).

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: OBRIEN, Katie (GBR) 4 84 v GRANVILLE, Laura (USA) 289
R1: WATSON. Heather (GBR) WC 558 v Q
R1: BALTACHA, Elena (GBR) 3 83 v Q
R1: KEOTHAVONG, Anne (GBR) 127 v Q

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

overall a good draw there although if naomi qualifies odds on to face another brit.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Katie lost to Laura in this tournament 2 years ago, and although the American has struggled since returning to the tour following injury, there is always the chance that someone who was top 100 for 6 consecutive years can recover that form suddenly.

Tutu · Club Coach

Cmon Heather! Quarterfinal is so doable if she gets one of the easier qualifiers and then the glorified pusher Rus and, well, Vaidisova. GO ON!

And Anne too. Horrible second round against the brit killa but one match at a time. Watson/Keothavong is what dreams are made of.

Good luck to Katie and Elena too, of course!

philwrig · Hall of fame

Decent draws overall so hopefully big points but I have my doubts certainly beyond the first rounds. Interesting doubles partnerships as well.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Where can i find the draws?. its not on itf website yet

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

From Tennisforum.com - Anne/Heather playing doubles together.

Singles Main Draw

(1)Lucie Hradecka (CZE) v Ksenia Lykina (RUS)
Valerie Tetreault (CAN) v (wc)Jamie Hampton (USA)

Yulia Fedossova (FRA) v Kathrin Woerle (GER)
(5)Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) v (wc)Jacqueline Cako (USA)

(4)Katie O'Brien (GBR) v (SR)Laura Granville (USA)
Anna Tatishvili (GEO) v (wc)Courtney B. Dolehide (USA)

(wc)Heather Watson (GBR) v Q
(8)Arantxa Rus (NED) v Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)

(6)Kristina Kucova (SVK) v Madison Brengle (USA)
Rebecca Marino (CAN) v Angela Haynes (USA)

Severine Beltrame (FRA) v Q
(3)Elena Baltacha (GBR) v Q

(7)Monica Niculescu (ROU) v Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)
Anne Keothavong (GBR) v Q

Lilia Osterloh (USA) v Monique Adamczak (AUS)
(2)Vania King (USA) v Marta Domachowska (POL)

Doubles Main Draw

(1)Granville/Hradecka (USA/CZE) v Fusano/Nagle (USA)
Drake/Rampre (CAN/SLO) v (wc)Close/Patton (USA)

(3)Niculescu/Shaughnessy (ROU/USA) v Fedossova/Lykina (FRA/RUS)
Adamczak/Moulton-Levy (AUS/USA) v O´Brien/Rus (GBR/NED)

Mircic/Woerle (SRB/GER) v (wc)Hsu/Sundaram (USA)
(4)Osterloh/Tatishvili (USA/GEO) v Keothavong/Watson (GBR)

Hendler/Vaidisova (BEL/CZE) v Dolehide/Haynes (USA)
(2)Daniilidou/Woehr (GRE/GER) v Brengle/Hampton (USA)

-- Edited by RBBOT on Monday 8th of February 2010 08:27:15 PM