Week 25 Wimbledon Ladies Qualifying

Jan · Hall of fame

RE: Week 25 Wimbledon Ladies Qualifying

steven · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
So is this going to take Lisa way up in her WR?

Yes, up about another 50 places into the top 350. She is the 7th Brit to have picked up 100 points since 1 Jan (the others are all of the GB top 6) - 86 of those points have come in the last 5 weeks and 97 of them since 9 April, when she dropped outside the top 600 for a week.

I got into trouble with Lisa (not for the first time LOL) back in April when I mentioned a 5-match losing streak (starting with that shocking turnaround win Amy Bowtell pulled off against her in the Sutton semis in January) - in my defence it was when she had just won to end the losing streak and meant in a "could this be the turning point?" sense, but I can understand why she wouldn't have wanted it mentioned when she wasn't fully back on track.

In hindsight, it definitely was a turning point - she has now won 15 of her last 22 matches, with all the ranking consequences mentioned above biggrin

Jan · Hall of fame

Sam loses, but looks as though she gave Dulko a very good match - and she made her serve it out.

Jan · Hall of fame

EWS is a break down 3-5*

Jan · Hall of fame

EWS lost 3-6 3-6

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

steven wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
So is this going to take Lisa way up in her WR?
Yes, up about another 50 places into the top 350. She is the 7th Brit to have picked up 100 points since 1 Jan (the others are all of the GB top 6) - 86 of those points have come in the last 5 weeks and 97 of them since 9 April, when she dropped outside the top 600 for a week.
I got into trouble with Lisa (not for the first time LOL) back in April when I mentioned a 5-match losing streak (starting with that shocking turnaround win Amy Bowtell pulled off against her in the Sutton semis in January) - in my defence it was when she had just won to end the losing streak and meant in a "could this be the turning point?" sense, but I can understand why she wouldn't have wanted it mentioned when she wasn't fully back on track.
In hindsight, it definitely was a turning point - she has now won 15 of her last 22 matches, with all the ranking consequences mentioned above

Thanks Steven. Out of the 'lower' ladies, she's the one I really want will do well, onto round 2!

Spectator · All-time great

I would particularly like to have seen Ms Webley-Smith do well. Admire her determination and the way she got back to a high ranking after injury. Not to be in this tournament, but hope she does well during the remainder of the grass-court season. Very impressed by Murray match, also.

indiana · Tennis legend

Go Lisa !! So pleased for her smile

It still seems to me absolutely ridiculous that there was so much faffing about before she got what seemed such an obvious QWC.

But they got there in the end....

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

indiana wrote:
Go Lisa !! So pleased for her
It still seems to me absolutely ridiculous that there was so much faffing about before she got what seemed such an obvious QWC.
But they got there in the end....

I agree, it can't have been good for her stress levels, or prep. Saying that she's overcome it all and got the W. Only hope we don't find out later that her opponent was injured or something part way though ashamed

philwrig · Hall of fame

I forecast 2 was a par figure on twitter, so 1 is obviously disappointing. Tara to use an Apprentice term is definitely the one that got away.

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

One word

farce

That is all

indiana · Tennis legend

Mervatron wrote:
One word

farce

That is all

Oh, enlarge please wink What were you expecting ?

johnnylad · Tennis legend

johnnylad wrote:
I'd be happy with 1 win. Pity the papers won't be

I'm happy

Jan · Hall of fame

johnnylad wrote:
johnnylad wrote:
I'd be happy with 1 win. Pity the papers won't be
I'm happy

that's good!

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

1 win perhaps a bit disappointing (especially as Tara could easily have made it 2) but always difficult when all our players ranked high enough to be in qualies have a WC to the main draw.

1 win here v 2 in Eastbourne shows you would rather have quality than quantity.