Week 16 - ITF ($50K) - Dothan, AL, USA - clay

philwrig · Hall of fame

RE: Week 16 - ITF ($50K) - Dothan, AL, USA - clay

Maza1987 · Challenger level

^^if the stream comes back, please post

indiana · Tennis legend

Weather in Dohan area going to be getting warmer, from low 70s F to 80s F in next few days.

Dow Jones index is up 31.

Otherwise don't think any more tennis coming back soon.... ( edit : OK, not often I'm wrong but I'm wrong again and good news that Laura had disappeared )

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 20th of April 2010 05:46:10 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

She won

philwrig · Hall of fame

Watched of a few points of the next match and the difference in quality is dramatic.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yeah that has to be the same court, though they've moved the umpire's chair smile

philwrig · Hall of fame

6-4 6-4 by my calculations

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

Watched of a few points of the next match and the difference in quality is dramatic.

Dramatically better or worse? And is this the quality of the stream or the tennis?

philwrig · Hall of fame

indiana wrote:

Yeah that has to be the same court, though they've moved the umpire's chair

This morning I spotted a local tv station who had a report on yesterdays tennis and said that Laura's match was going to be shown on the live feed. Then I noticed a note that said all centre court matches would be shown live this week. I didn't say anything until I was sure the live feed would work.

I noticed for the evening matches that there were ballkids but none today. You would have thought they could have invested in ballkids for the main draw but there are none for the next match either which is a first round main draw match.

Heather's match is not on centre court so no coverage unfortunately.

indiana · Tennis legend

At least Laura'a through smile

Pretty inconsistent performance but she's still fresh back from injury and also playing on a rather unfamiliar surface ( which seemed to me by the way quite quick compared to normal clay )

Just probably needs more matches at this stage.

Anyway, qualifying here in itself should take her up to around the 300 mark in the rankings.

philwrig · Hall of fame

RBBOT wrote:

Watched of a few points of the next match and the difference in quality is dramatic.

Dramatically better or worse? And is this the quality of the stream or the tennis?

Better I'm afraid Laura will really have to step it up to make an impact here unless she is lucky enough to draw the other qualifier.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Well Laura cant have been the worst player out there so I find it oddly encouraging that she can win in straights without playing (perhaps anywhere) near her best. I didnt see the match though, but Laura seems capable of raising her level to match superior players so I'm not too discouraged!

Definitely want to see her get a round under her belt in the MD!

Fancy Heather to beat Lee Waters, who was destroyed 0 & 1 by Ferguson. I think Heathers impressive stamina should help her grind one out against a 32 year old, but I dont think the young pair have much chance of going deep in the doubles.

-- Edited by murray_2k9 on Tuesday 20th of April 2010 05:56:10 PM

wales1994 · County player

Can someone send me the link pretty please? [:)]

indiana · Tennis legend

mms://a985.l1207930329.c12079.n.lm.akamaistream.net/D/985/12079/v0001/reflector:30329

Not sure who's playing now smile

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Is it not Lepchenko v Haynes? Haynes doesnt look impressive to me

-- Edited by murray_2k9 on Tuesday 20th of April 2010 06:03:37 PM