Week 45 - ITF ($25K) - Minsk, Belarus Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 45 - ITF ($25K) - Minsk, Belarus Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: CAVADAY, Naomi (GBR) 8 213 v SOTNIKOVA, Alyona (UKR) Q 490

philwrig · Hall of fame

Cav wins 6-0 6-2. easier than you would expect, love to know what has been the catalyst for her improved performances over the last couple of weeks, not that I'm complaining.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: CAVADAY, Naomi (GBR) 8 213 v KALABINA, Yuliya (RUS) 317

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

from her twitter: I won today 6-3 7-6 (7)... I think thats right?! Good 1st set and a bit then pretty scrappy but found a way. On at 11am tomorrow v Rodina.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: CAVADAY, Naomi (GBR) 8 213 beat KALABINA, Yuliya (RUS) 317 6-3 7-6(6)

QF: CAVADAY, Naomi (GBR) 8 213 v RODINA, Evgeniya (RUS) 1 104

-- Edited by Peter too on Wednesday 10th of November 2010 05:43:00 PM

-- Edited by Peter too on Wednesday 10th of November 2010 05:44:46 PM

PockyTastic · Futures level

Rodina will be tough. Having watched her SF in Tashkent online it looks like she is a fesity counterpuncher, but hopefully Naomi will have too much firepower for her.

Danjn · Lower Club Player

philwrig wrote:

Cav wins 6-0 6-2. easier than you would expect, love to know what has been the catalyst for her improved performances over the last couple of weeks, not that I'm complaining.

If I'm not mistaken Luke Milligan is in Minsk with Naomi. I assume he is her new coach? http://twitter.com/Milliganini

-- Edited by Danjn on Wednesday 10th of November 2010 07:39:13 PM

SMC1809 · All-time great

A post on GBTG says Cav won 7-5 7-6.

SMC1809 · All-time great

That win should put Cav back into the top 200. biggrin

SMC1809 · All-time great

SF: Naomi CAVADAY (GBR) (8) v Lesya TSURENKO (UKR) (3)

indiana · Tennis legend

Great win for Cav, something's working just now smile

And yes, unless the goalposts shift a fair bit, as they sometimes do, she should be back in the top 200 with that win.

She has nothing to defend the rest of the year so there must now be a very good chance that GB will have 5 women ending the year in the top 200 for the first time since 1998. And Laura just outside champing at the bit for 2011 smile

Might as well win another couple of matches. like Heather did, just to do it in real style

philwrig · Hall of fame

Danjn wrote:

philwrig wrote:

Cav wins 6-0 6-2. easier than you would expect, love to know what has been the catalyst for her improved performances over the last couple of weeks, not that I'm complaining.

If I'm not mistaken Luke Milligan is in Minsk with Naomi. I assume he is her new coach? http://twitter.com/Milliganini

-- Edited by Danjn on Wednesday 10th of November 2010 07:39:13 PM

This maybe the catalyst for Cav's sudden improvement in form, Luke had been coaching Annie K for a while before this.

LordBrownof · Futures level

Who is coaching Annie K then?

philwrig · Hall of fame

Nigel Sears was coaching her in Luxembourg.