Week 41 - WTA ($220K) - Osaka, Japan Hard

Julia Carrot · All-time great

RE: Week 41 - WTA ($220K) - Osaka, Japan Hard

DavidC · Tennis legend

LordBrownof wrote:

Well done Laura. How many ranking points for two quali wins?

Ranking points aren't good for International qualies. 10 points so far, and another 6 if she qualifies. She plays the winner of Castano and Luzhanska who are deep in the first set

Mikeduke · County player

10 points I think.

Next is the winner of
CASTANO, Catalina (2) vs LUZHANSKA, Tetiana

Castano just won the first set

indiana · Tennis legend

Well done Laura smile

That looks a good competitive performance against a decent Japanese player playing on home soil. I get the impression Laura is becoming an increasingly good matchplayer, winning more of the points that count.

Also, though she's apparently not going to make the top 200 in tomorrow's rankings, these 10 points so far should give her a decent chance of doing so in Monday week's rankings. Might as well try gathering some more though smile

With 10 points and 18 points due to come off in the next month after this week this may be her only chance before year end to at least get temporarily into the top 200.

Is Laura out of entry chances for this year or has she ways of getting into any more tournaments ?

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 10th of October 2010 12:49:33 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q3: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) 5 212 v CASTANO, Catalina (COL) 2 177

steven · Tennis legend

Good stuff from Laura so far, let's hope she manages to roast the chestnut too! (*)

(*) Catalina Castano translates as Kathleen Chestnut - sounds a lot better in Spanish than in English, doesn't it!

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Lets hope the vet' Castanette doesn't play 'games'

DavidC · Tennis legend

Laura's match is second on, not before 3.30am BST

Smidster · Challenger level

Laura 2nd on Ct 3 - not before 11.30 local (3.30am here)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Really going to attempt to sleep through this one and check results later !! Unfortunately, have a day job, but we shall see

Predictions?

I say Laura in 3

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Sunday 10th of October 2010 07:13:07 PM

Deano · Improver

Thanks alot for the updates on Lauras matches :). I can never sleep when shes playing, im up checking the scores on here every 10 mintues haha! No doubt tonight will be the same.

I think Laura 6-4 3-6 6-3

COME ON LAURAAAAAAAAAAA

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Deano wrote:

I think Laura 6-4 3-6 6-3

Good on you Deano smile

and welcome smile

And where's that Philwrig? He's usually one for the predictions smile

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

With 10 points and 18 points due to come off in the next month after this week this may be her only chance before year end to at least get temporarily into the top 200.

Is Laura out of entry chances for this year or has she ways of getting into any more tournaments ?

Only juniors!

She'll need to win the first round of the main draw (30pts + 16pts Q) to cover those she will lose and remain in the top 200. The only chance she has of senior competition before the AO is if she and Andy are named as the last pair for the Hopman Cup.

Qualifying spots are against:

Junri Namigata WR140 (with Stosur in R2)
Kimiko Date Krumm(6) WR57 (defeated Sharapova in Tokyo 1 day before her 40th birthday)
Iveta Benesova(7) WR70
Jill Craybas WR122

-- Edited by RBBOT on Sunday 10th of October 2010 09:38:55 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

I think Laura has a very good chance against Castano, certainly her win / loss record and who they've been against this year compares favourably and actually Castano's best results have definitely been on clay.

I'll take Laura to win in straight sets

Just hope, as Julia indicated, Castano doesn't have a chance to "play games" as one or two very experienced players have seemed to do in the past, I'm hoping it won't be close enough for that.

Given Laura has won more matches than she has lost against top 150 players this year ( indeed won more than she has lost against top 100 players ) there do seem qualifier draws that would give her a decent opportunity of a main draw first round win if she gets there. But concentrate on Castano first !

Peter too · Tennis legend

If Laura qualifies she could end up playing Date Krumm. That would make an interesting match of the generations. There can't have been many matches with such an age difference between the competitors.