Week 33 - ITF ($50K+H) - Kazan, Russia Hard

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

RE: Week 33 - ITF ($50K+H) - Kazan, Russia Hard

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Great stuff Tara. Keep it up

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

insomniacfolder wrote:
Really good, encourging stuff.
A shrewd decision to enter this tournament.
I see no reason why she can't win again. Of her two possible next round opponents:
Tadeja Majeric - hasn't beaten anyone inside the top 300 since January - and has only beaten one player in the top 400 in that time (315 - June, Karshi)
So, a pretty good chance I think. Go on Tara!

The thing is, over on the Tadeja Majeric messageboard (sorry I don't have the URL at present), they will be checking Tara Moore's activity on the WTA site, noticing that she hasn't done much this year apart from a surprisingly one-sided win over Iveta Benesova at Birmingham, then posting "Takze, celkom dobrá sanca, myslím. pokracovat Tadeja!"

(Apologies: Activeboard doesn't seem to be a natural Slovak speaker so rather makes a mess of it!)

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 16th of August 2012 05:06:11 PM

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

kundalini wrote:
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Tadeja Majeric - hasn't beaten anyone inside the top 300 since January - and has only beaten one player in the top 400 in that time (315 - June, Karshi)
So, a pretty good chance I think. Go on Tara!
The thing is, over on the Tadeja Majeric messageboard (sorry I don't have the URL at present), they will be checking Tara Moore's activity on the WTA site, noticing that she hasn't done much this year apart from a surprisingly one-sided win over Iveta Benesova at Birmingham, then posting "Takze, celkom dobrá sanca, myslím. pokracovat Tadeja!"
(Apologies: Activeboard doesn't seem to be a natural Slovak speaker so rather makes a mess of it!)

A fair enough point.

Tara has beaten 3 Top 300, and an additional 1 top 400 this year, from 11 tournaments.

Tadeja's slimmer return has come from 14 events.

The ostensible similarity makes things about even to my mind, which is a "pretty good chance". Deliberately not stated as, "a great chance".

It's not as though Tadeja is coming in to it on a hot run of form and shooting (back) up the rankings; regularly beating players ranked above her. Then I would class it as a slight chance.

We'll find out tomorrow

Edit: NB: Majeric is Slovenian (SLO), not Slovakian (SVK)

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Thursday 16th of August 2012 05:55:09 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Tara makes her first 50K SF

QF: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 298 beat KATSITADZE, Mayya (RUS) (Q) 588 by 5 & 2

philwrig · Hall of fame

40 ranking points, top 265 without another win, top 250 with another, top stuff.

LordBrownof · Futures level

Is she too late to get into US Open qualies? (I assume she is)

philwrig · Hall of fame

LordBrownof wrote:
Is she too late to get into US Open qualies? (I assume she is)

Yes, she needs to gain around another net 50 ranking points from now until the end of the season to get into Aussie open qualies.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Really good, encourging stuff.

A shrewd decision to enter this tournament.

I see no reason why she can't win again. Of her two possible next round opponents:

Tadeja Majeric - hasn't beaten anyone inside the top 300 since January - and has only beaten one player in the top 400 in that time (315 - June, Karshi)

Ilona Kremen - has beaten 1 top 200 and 2 top 300 players this year (Feb, June, July, respectively) - but only ever on clay, on which she plays almost all her tennis. Kazan is only her third non-clay event of the year. ON hard courts, her best victory is 418.

So, a pretty good chance I think. Go on Tara!

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

insomniacfolder wrote:
Edit: NB: Majeric is Slovenian (SLO), not Slovakian (SVK)

Oh dear!

"Torej, zelo velika verjetnost, mislim. Pojdi na Tadeja"

More seriously, a huge opportunity for Tara.

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 16th of August 2012 09:03:56 PM

serveandvolley · Social player

That is a fantastic effort from Tara. I have not watched her play since "chubby-gate" at Wimbledon Vs Laura 2 or 3 years ago but she has always impressed me with her power and hand skills. Hopefully she going to catch Heather and Laura soon.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

SF: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 298 Vs. MAJERIC, Tadeja (SLO) 296

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Now this is what i've been waiting for. Hope she can go all the way now

Miriambee · Futures level

kundalini wrote:
insomniacfolder wrote:
Edit: NB: Majeric is Slovenian (SLO), not Slovakian (SVK)

Oh dear!
"Torej, zelo velika verjetnost, mislim. Pojdi na Tadeja"
More seriously, a huge opportunity for Tara.

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 16th of August 2012 09:03:56 PM

So for those of us for whom Slovenian is not our 2nd language, does this mean a walkover for Tara?

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Miriambee wrote:
So for those of us for whom Slovenian is not our 2nd language, does this mean a walkover for Tara?

I didn't know that there was anyone that didn't speak fluent Slovenian

It's a, rough, Slovenian translation of the sentiment I expressed for Tara's chances: "So, a pretty good chance I think. Go on Tara!"

To illustrate the fact that Slovenian fans might well apply the same logic to Tara's record and concluded that their girl had the great chance.

They're on court now, but can't see any updates anywhere.

Fingers crossed though...

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Friday 17th of August 2012 08:02:01 AM