Week 39 - WTA Premier ($2m) - Tokyo, Japan - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 39 - WTA Premier ($2m) - Tokyo, Japan - Hard

Julia Carrot · All-time great

If you can't get the dropdown on the live scoreboard to work, this direct link should give you Tokyo scores - it's the same as the other link but with tabno=1 instead of 2.
http://www.protennislive.com/frameset.asp?year=&wkno=39&lang=en&tabno=1&eventid=M020&ref=www.britishtennis.net/stats.html

Thanks - that does work. Brilliant
Strange, maybe something to do with Safari browser (though I cleared cache)
So chuffed with Laura's win

indiana · Tennis legend

What good news to wake up to smile

That really is a very good win. As I indicated earlier, Sevastova doesn't tend to have bad days at the office but consistently wins matches you'ed expect her to.

I also indicated that bad weather might not be to Laura's liking

Well if it was windy with rain clearly in the air, then it looks as if her aptitude to rise to the occasion has come through.

Her junior results of late look more and more less to do with such as conditions but more maybe motivational issues. She certainly looked distracted at Wimbledon juniors. Arguably not terribly professional, but as long as she continues to give such evidence of what she can do at her best and on the big stage then all is looking good.

Just realised that this is actually a Premier Mandatory tournament so a nice 20 points for that win, though as per usual with the WTA the first qualifying win is the most valuable pointswise and the 20 will just go up to 30 if she wins her FQR.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Bally gets the first break of the match at a crucial time and will now serve for the first set. *5-4

SMC1809 · All-time great

Ishizu gets her first break points of the set, but misses both (Bally aces the second). Bally takes the set 6-4

seagull · Hall of fame

Great hold from 15-40!

SMC1809 · All-time great

Bally gets a break in the second set *3-2.

seagull · Hall of fame

Wins it 6-2

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Well done both!

daisy · County player

Well done Bally and Laura!

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

philwrig wrote:

Laura I expect to lose 2 and 2, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for something alot better.

There was only ever gonna be one result when you said this...

Maza1987 · Challenger level

well done both

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

great win for laura

philwrig · Hall of fame

Great win for Laura, and due to some light rain they closed the roof, so that answers the question to some extent why Laura was able to play so well when it appeared the windy conditions would be against her.
I thought the news that Laura was to split with her current coach could work in several different ways.
1. Play badly hence the original score prediction.
2. Really make a big effort to finish the coaching relationship on a high.
3. Play well to make her seem an even more attractive coaching opportunity for would be coaches.

Of course there could be no impact on her performance from the news, just that she's steadily getting better.

I think the win is even more satisfying in that she needed to turn the match around after conceding a winning position at the start of the second set.

Got a chance tomorrow but again will be the underdog, but thats just the way she likes it.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Excellent win for Laura, much needed to boost her chances of making the Australian Open qualifying.

Play starts at 2.30am BST tomorrow with Bally second on. Laura has to wait for Halep and Flipkens to play (also second on - delayed because the Belgian was playing, and being hammered by, Petrova in Seoul) so will I guess start between 7 and 9 am