Week 23 - ITF ($100K+H) - Nottingham, UK Grass

Julia Carrot · All-time great

RE: Week 23 - ITF ($100K+H) - Nottingham, UK Grass

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Laura takes 1st set 6 - 0 in 16 mins flat !!!

indiana · Tennis legend

C'mon Francesca smile

Julia Carrot · All-time great

C'mon Grace Lola who's 2 - 4 down in her 3rd set

Julia Carrot · All-time great

indiana wrote:
C'mon Francesca

She did hear you and got 40 - 0 up on her serve then df'd

(but I thought you were referring to the other Francesca at first who also needs much cheering on right now)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

I'm sure Francesca's mother would not agree with me but I really really want Laura to get the double bagel here.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

5 - 0* looks like she will get back in to cheer on Fed (he needs it)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

YESSS a double bagel in 35 mins 57 secs

quite good Laura

steven · Tennis legend

At least Francesa Lewis did have the consolation of a win (and an ATP point today) - to complete what Tony_Orient started on page 1, over the 4 sets, Laura dropped just 8 points in 13 service games, and half of them were DFs!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Julia Carrot wrote:
C'mon Grace Lola who's 2 - 4 down in her 3rd set

Didn't work: she lost by 7-5 2-6 3-6. cry

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Daneika Borthwick defeats Alex Walker by 3 & 5.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Amra Sadikovic d. Francesca Stephenson 6-2 6-4

scottie1 · Futures level

is the standard of the british girls quite poor here? just wondered seen some of the names before and saw some in Edinburgh?
Obviously Laura Robson is a stand out and should rattle through any British opposition

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

Tomorrow will be more interesting when Laura plays fellow junior wimbledon winner Pliskova (unless Amanda Elliot causes a big upset)

steven · Tennis legend

scottie1 wrote:
is the standard of the british girls quite poor here? just wondered seen some of the names before and saw some in Edinburgh?
Obviously Laura Robson is a stand out and should rattle through any British opposition

I think it's fair to say that it is high British Tour standard rather than 100K+H ITF qualifying standard, with the ranked but unseeded Brits not getting the best draws, e.g. Stephenson got the 7th seed in QR1, Borthwick plays the top seed in QR2, Elliott the reigning junior Wimbledon Champion.

Unless Amanda can beat Pliskova, that's who Laura would face in the FQR (which would then be between two former jnior Wimbledon champions, obviously!) - fortunately she had a better record against Kristina, having once thrashed her in the AO junior SFs, than against her sister, but it'll be a tough match if that's what it comes down to.