Top seed in Tara's qualifying section is (q2) Anna-Guilia Remondina (ITA) WR 356 

This made me chuckle... where have all her ginger locks gone?!

http://www.renergyopen.be/en/playersentry.php?id=3

Edit:  Nevermind... they've corrected the picture now.... I wonder who it was...

-- Edited by Danjn on Sunday 11th of April 2010 09:14:09 AM

Oh dear  

I had thought there were glimmers earlier in the year of Tara maybe progressing again.

Contrasting where she is today and where Heather is a really sharp contrast.

There is discussion elsewhere about how really good early ability is maybe essential for progress to near the top of the women's game.  Unfortunately much more is also required.

I really do hope she can begin to come again.

True, Steven, but is this a particularly British problem ?

I really suspect not, and it's just we are so much more aware of course of the British players.  I can think of some, but I am sure there are very many players in other countries that folk would say have the ability to go higher, that put decent runs together, but don't really follow it through.

For all that we are frustrated and think our players have the ability and think they should be ranked higher, I am sure there are many feeeling similar around the globe.  One thing I generally disagree with is that phrase that sometimes comes out that many of our players are really better than their ranking.  Generally this is nonsense and they are where they deserve to be.

GB's real problem is lack of numbers and lack of depth largely causing just the few nuggets that really make it.

What I do find though particularly sad is anyone such as Tara that showed so much at a young age not truelly progressing. Then I really do find it a loss that that talent has evidently not been nourished and developed as one hoped.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 11th of April 2010 03:11:46 PM

indiana wrote:

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True, Steven, but is this a particularly British problem ?

I really suspect not, and it's just we are so much more aware of course of the British players.  I can think of some, but I am sure there are very many players in other countries that folk would say have the ability to go higher, that put decent runs together, but don't really follow it through.

For all that we are frustrated and think our players have the ability and think they should be ranked higher, I am sure there are many feeeling similar around the globe.  One thing I generally disagree with is that phrase that sometimes comes out that many of our players are really better than their ranking.  Generally this is nonsense and they are where they deserve to be.

GB's real problem is lack of numbers and lack of depth largely causing just the few nuggets that really make it.

What I do find though particularly sad is anyone such as Tara that showed so much at a young age not truelly progressing. Then I really do find it a loss that that talent has evidently not been nourished and developed as one hoped.

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Yes, I'm sure it is the same in lots of other countries too, all of what you say makes sense.

 

Peter too wrote:

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R1: CAVADAY, Naomi (GBR) 191 v REMONDINA, Anna-Giulia (ITA) Q 356

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Cav's the number 2 seed here, and her half includes 2 WCs, 3 Qs, and 2 LLs. Should be good for a few points this week. Assuming she beats Remondina, she'll then play either the LL ranked 642 or the WC ranked 758.

Remondina has won 4 $10K events within the last year, but did lose to Michaela Ince in Sutton qualifying in February, so shouldn't really be a match for Cav.

 

-- Edited by SMC1809 on Monday 12th of April 2010 08:49:09 PM

I'm afraid to say further evidence that something needs to change for Naomi. I know the last time I raised the point that Naomi was going in the wrong direction I got a negative reaction by a few people on this board. But I am sticking to my original analysis that Naomi needs to change things quickly to avoid further disappointing results.