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steven


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L32: (8) Tara Moore WR 335 v Mari Tanaka (JPN) WR 541 (CH 343 in 2008)
L32: Samantha Murray WR 357 v (5) Aiko Nakamura WR 239 (CH 47 in 2007)
L32: (6) Mel South WR 273 v Emily Webley-Smith WR 403

So Emily gets another Brit in R1 for the 2nd week running! Mel leads the ITF H2H between them 2-0, though their last meeting was in 2008. Tara lost to Tanaka in straight sets in Fukuoka in 2009.



-- Edited by steven on Monday 21st of May 2012 11:09:44 AM

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I think Aiko Nakamura is now 239

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Thanks - amended. I couldn't work out how I'd managed to mistype 239 as 128 until I realised all 3 digits are one to the left of the correct ones! ashamed



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Good luck girls. Typical that Mel plays Em.

Have to say hope Mel wins, she seems to be on an upward curve and this could see her step on again.

Em has been struggling for a while, her time will come.

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Mel says Tara (who is he only Brit due to play singles today) won the 1st set 6-3 but rain has stopped play.

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Mel: "I won my match today against Emily 6.4 0.6 6.4 doubles later"



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Sam finally makes it big in Japan

L32: (8) Tara Moore WR 335 beat Mari Tanaka (JPN) WR 541 (CH 343 in 2008) by 3 & 2
L32: Samantha Murray WR 357 beat (5) Aiko Nakamura WR 239 (CH 47 in 2007) by 1-6 7-5 6-1 biggrin
L32: (6) Mel South WR 273 beat Emily Webley-Smith WR 403 by 6-4 0-6 6-4 smilecry

L16: (8) Tara Moore WR 335 v Kumiko Iijima (JPN) WR 542 (CH 182 last May)
L16: Samantha Murray WR 357 v Chinami Ogi (JPN) WR 483 (CH 376 in Apr)
L16: (6) Mel South WR 273 v (Q) Miharu Imanishi (JPN) WR 566 (CH 551 last Nov)



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well done girls!

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Great stuff girls after what has been a poor tour overall except for the start of Mels comeback?

On paper all three should win their 2nd rounds but who knows these days

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So good to see Mel continue! Onwards and upwards girl!

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Hopefully Mel can win a couple more matches here and close in on a top 250 spot for a Wimbledon wild card. It has to be her main target with Wimbledon only a month away.

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R2: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 8 335 lost to IIJIMA, Kumiko (JPN) 542 4-6 0-6
R2: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 357 lost to OGI, Chinami (JPN) 483 3-6 3-6
R2: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 6 273 beat IMANISHI, Miharu (JPN) Q 566 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3

QF: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 6 273 v YAMASOTO, Aki (JPN) 486

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SF: MURRAY(GBR)/WEBLEY-SMITH(GBR) 3 v KATO(JPN)/NINOMIYA(JPN)

The Japanese pair knocked out the 2nd seeds in R2.

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That's 56 points for Mel in Japan so far this month, which after allowing for points coming off should take her into the mid-260s at the end of RG (with hopefully more to add in the next couple of weeks) - she would need about 30 more points to get into the top 250.

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Oh dear, I'm having an existential moment ...

For pity's sake, what is the point of all this? Travelling to Japan at astounding cost to one's wallet and well-being, targeting weak tournaments to try to scrape one's way into the top 250 to get .... a Wimbledon wild card.  

Sorry, moment over ... love of the game, and all that ...

COME ON GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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