Week 25 - WTA - $637K - AEGON International - grass (Eastbourne)

Jan · Hall of fame

RE: Week 25 - WTA - $637K - AEGON International - grass (Eastbourne)

wales1994 · County player

6-2 5-3 * Come on Laura! :)

murrayman650 · ATP level

15-0

15-15

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5-3

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Gsm Laura robson 6-2 6-3

wales1994 · County player

GSM 6-2 6-3.... Very solid performance. Unusual! But welcome! :D

philwrig · Hall of fame

I was quietly confident of a decent performance, having beaten her on the way to winning junior Wimby.

There are 5 slots for the qualifiers, the 2 that stand out are obviously Hev and Kerber.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Excellent from Laura.

Given that this match was probably 50/50 before it started (at least it was in the betting odds) that is a very good result.

Some interesting potential opponents include Heather and Angelique Kerber, now world No. 9 but beaten by Laura at Wimbledon last year.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

philwrig wrote:
I was quietly confident of a decent performance, having beaten her on the way to winning junior Wimby.

There are 5 slots for the qualifiers, the 2 that stand out are obviously Hev and Kerber.

You beat me to it - but it seems we are agreed on the interesting qualifier spots! biggrin

murrayman650 · ATP level

A. Keothavong v D. Hantuchova (8) next

philwrig · Hall of fame

Also a 1st round win would probably take her into the top100 for the first time, don't think I'd mention it to her though.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Well done Laura. Come on Anne!

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

While Laura was busy beating her quarter final opponent from Junior Wimbledon 2008, her second round opponent was winning her first ever title to complete a remarkable return to form.

I think today's match showed how Laura's game matches up well against other young players who will try and out hit her and she struggles more against experienced players who are more tactically astute and can exploit the weaker areas of Laura's game.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Anne's on court now against Hantuchova.

0-1,
15-15

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

1-3

Did n't realise Hantichova was WR 24.

steven · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:
Also a 1st round win would probably take her into the top100 for the first time, don't think I'd mention it to her though.

No, me neither, though I was just thinking that too. If Laura drew Hev in R1, they might effectively be playing for a place in the top 100, though a R1 win for the latter might not quite be enough (it would put her between WR 100 and WR 101 on last week's list) and a win for the former might mean a very short stay unless she can win a roundf at Wimbledon again.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Jade Windley's match now underway - it will obviously big a big ask of her to repeat yesterday's heroics.