Week 30 - ITF ($25k) - Vigo, Spain - Hard

Shhh · Challenger level

RE: Week 30 - ITF ($25k) - Vigo, Spain - Hard

DavidC · Tennis legend

Another convincing win for Katie, who plays the 7th seed in the semis

QF: OBRIEN, Katie (GBR) 2 129 beat GATTO-MONTICONE, Giuila (ITA) 303 6-3 6-1

steven · Tennis legend

Excellent stuff from our top two women today!

Katie has dropped just 11 games in three matches.

indiana · Tennis legend

Good to see another nice straightforward win for Katie. Quite encouraging smile

philwrig · Hall of fame

Katie really seems to have found her natural level again i.e a regular winner at this sort of tournament. She can win these sort of matches without playing outside her own comfort level, staying consistent and not committing too many unforced errors.
At WTA level she is forced into playing a style which is just too aggressive and which leads to her committing too many UEs.
I am happy in a way but still a little disappointed that Katie can't find that small extra % in her game to be competitive at a higher level.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Hmm yeah I'd have to agree. It would seem that the best way forward for Katie at the moment is to intersperse 25Ks/ 50Ks with tour events. Hopefully she will slowly find her way at tour level, and be able to stop playing ITF events for the most part...

DavidC · Tennis legend

QF: SMITH, Anna (GBR) 6 265 lost to ZHANG, Ling (HKG) 4 224 6-4 5-7 2-6

Anna gained some consolation in the doubles semi

SF: (1) Laurendon/Smith (FRA/GBR) beat Abramovic/Clerico (CRO/ITA) 6-4 6-2

Final: (1) Laurendon/Smith (FRA/GBR) v (2) Kvatsbaia/Ozga (GEO/GER)

goldfish · Futures qualifying

ZHANG, Ling (HKG) d. Anna 46 75 62

Oops, just too slow

-- Edited by goldfish on Friday 30th of July 2010 08:20:19 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

Katie defends her final points from last year and Anna gets a title smile

SF: OBRIEN, Katie (GBR) 2 129 beat GIOVINE, Claudia (ITA) 7 273 6-2 6-4

F: HLAVACKOVA, Andrea (CZE) 1 120 v OBRIEN, Katie (GBR) 2 129

Doubles F: (1) Laurendon/Smith (FRA/GBR) beat (2) Kvatsbaia/Ozga (GEO/GER) 6-3 6-1

Danjn · Lower Club Player

SF: OBRIEN, Katie (GBR) 2 129 beat GIOVINE, Claudia 7 273 6-2 6-4 smile

F: HLAVACKOVA, Andrea (CZE) 1 123 vs OBRIEN, Katie (GBR) 2 129

Oops... you beat me! confuse

-- Edited by Danjn on Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:37:19 PM

-- Edited by Danjn on Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:38:11 PM

Smidster · Challenger level

Good stuff Katie - Though the final will be very tough against an in form player who won a $25k last week.

ON a positive note however Katie does lead the H2H 2-0 with wins at Sunderland 2006 and Barnstaple 2008

djlovesyou · Strong Club Player

Go super Katie.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Tough final but I like the head to head.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Shes baaaaaaack :D

Get climbing up the rankings Katie!

indiana · Tennis legend

I'd like to see Katie in playing in better company before being sure she was baaaaaaack smile

However, she has seemed to deal very competently with her matches this week, which has not always been the case with lower ranked opponents in the past few momths. So that is encouraging.

The final here should be a much stiffer test and give us more indication where she is at, though I'd still like to see say her next couple of tournaments.