jb288 wrote:

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.. Will be interested to see what Katie chooses to do in the run up to the French too - can't imagine she'll go for the WTAs as presumably Anne will be doing. There are lots of 50ks on offer in USA and Europe in May too so maybe she'll take that route after Johannesburg.

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Katie is competent on clay and has taken up the challenge of tackling WTA events on clay before when her ranking has been near 100. She and Anne are both down for the WTA event in Fes at the end of April. Katie is in the main draw there, but would probably have to go through qualifying for other Tour events in May, so might be tempted to throw in a 50K to break things up.

 

Well she only played Charleston & Prague last year didn't she? That wasn't particularly successful...Better off IMHO to claw back some of the Sutton & Jersey points in the 50ks at the minute (unless she does something silly like win Tourhout, in which case maybe!).

Anna 1-5

Anna's 4-2 down in the 2nd

Yes, I'm a bit surprised too  

Disappointing in that I thought the match would be much closer and that Anna might indeed nick it.

But Marino is a pretty decent player, now pretty solidly and fairly established well within the top 200 ( currently WR 167 and rising after this week ).  The earlier mentioned Hrdinova loss was her only loss to a player outside the top 200 this year ( and indeed Hrdinova is now within the top 200 ).  Though Anna has this year got quite good at beating top 200 players  

Hopefully just a combination of Marino playing at her best and Anna a bit off her game, and that Anna can pick up again quickly from this.

Still a decent week in picking up another 24 points, going to a new CH in the 260's and becoming GB no 6  

At least with her rise in rankings, about 170 places this year, about 80 places in just the last 3 weeks, she should soon be avoiding so often having to qualify for 25K and indeed 50Ks.

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 8th of April 2010 02:54:33 PM

Fatigue and/or a clash of styles may have contributed too, but still, pretty awesome week. 2 weeks off should do her good.