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

Peter too · Tennis legend

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

RainDelay · Pro player

4-1 with a double break

-- Edited by RainDelay on Sunday 17th of June 2012 04:14:22 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

Great win Jade - no need to worry about the rulebook now smile

-- Edited by DavidC on Sunday 17th of June 2012 04:23:32 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

Laura reasonably untroubled in the first set wins it 6-2 and took an early break in set 2. However Daneika broke back only to lose serve again

Laura 6-2 3*-2

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) 114 beat BALTACHA, Elena (GBR) WC 6 91 w.o.
Q2: WINDLEY, Jade (GBR) WC 543 beat FORETZ GACON, Stephanie (FRA) 3 77 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1
Q2: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 214 lost to VESNINA, Elena (RUS) 82 3-6 2-6

Q3: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) 114 v LEPCHENKO, Varvara (USA) 1 52 or JOVANOVSKI, Bojana (SRB) 103
Q3: WINDLEY, Jade (GBR) WC 543 v ARN, Greta (HUN) 105

-- Edited by Peter too on Sunday 17th of June 2012 06:13:29 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

Laura wins 6-2 6-2

Jade has a walkover into round 2 (Grandin is still in Birmingham) so plays third seed Stephanie Foretz Gacon after the Vesnina-Tanasugarn match (currently in its first set)

philwrig · Hall of fame

Is that 8 pts for Jade even if she loses her next match ?

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Well done to Laura for overcoming her 'illness' to get the win!

Hard to know if Laura playing twice today will favour Bally or just provide Laura with a useful warm up

philwrig · Hall of fame

tony_orient wrote:
Well done to Laura for overcoming her 'illness' to get the win!

Hard to know if Laura playing twice today will favour Bally or just provide Laura with a useful warm up

Probably the latter unless it becomes a long match. If Bally plays near her best, she is the solid favourite, but based upon what I saw last week when she struggled against Hev, Laura must also fancy her chances.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

interesting matchup.
bally is a bit up and down at the mo but i think she is still slight favourite.

Peter too · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:
Is that 8 pts for Jade even if she loses her next match ?

I think you get points for playing in particular rounds of a tournament, so so long as she turns out and plays a game or two she should get the points.

Priesty · Challenger level

Having lost to Hev last week I'm sure Bally will be keen to show the other young up-and-coming Brit a thing or two and prove she's not gone yet. I'll be interested to see how Laura fares, her 2 pretty one-sided defeats to Annie K in recent months make me wonder if she has a few problems playing a senior Brit.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Also Bally loves Eastbourne and Laura hasn't played here as a senior.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Glad Laura did well as it would have been real git to have been 'ill' and then lost!

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Bet365 have Bally as marginal favourite at 4/6 with Laura 11/10. I'd probably have Laura at slightly longer odds but certainly could easily go either way.