Girls: Osaka Mayor's Cup - World Super Junior Tennis Championships - Grade A (Week 43)

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

Girls: Osaka Mayor's Cup - World Super Junior Tennis Championships - Grade A (Week 43)

DavidC · Tennis legend

The quartet who played the Japan Grade 2 last week have benefited from reasonably kind first round draws, though Katie Boulter's opponent upset a seed last week. Harriet Dart has a rematch from last week.

R1 (L64)

(Q) Niyu Ikeuchi (JPN) v Anna Brogan (GBR)

(Q) Rena Kamae (JPN) v (5) Katy Dunne (GBR)

Mao Nishiguchi (JPN) v Harriet Dart (GBR)

Hayaka Murase (JPN) v Katie Boulter (GBR)

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

4 straight sets wins (including bakery products from Anna) in round 1:

R1: Anna BROGAN (GBR) 6-0 6-0 Nayu IKEUCHI (JPN)
R1: Katy DUNNE (GBR) [5] 7-5 7-5 Rena KAMAE (JPN)
R1: Harriet DART (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Mao NISHIGUCHI (JPN)
R1: Katie BOULTER (GBR) 6-2 6-2 Hayaka MURASE (JPN)

R2: Anna BROGAN vs Hikari YAMAMOTO [7] (JPN) 71
R2: Katy DUNNE vs Da Hei KIM (KOR) 192
R2: Harriet DART vs Zoe HIVES (AUS) 191
R2: Katie BOULTER vs Mineri SUKEGAWA (JPN) 891

Katie's opponent is ranked 891 but did beat the 6th seed in R1. Anna's opponent has a SF at G2 & B1 but has a lot of her points from doubles, and lost to Katy at Roehampton.

DavidC · Tennis legend

A good day and a step up in opponent for all four next. Zoe Hives did very well for the Aussies in the junior Fed Cup, so may pose a big threat to Harriet

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

A good day to be a Katy/ie:

R2: Hikari YAMAMOTO (JPN) [7] 6-4 6-3 Anna BROGAN (GBR)
R2: Katy DUNNE (GBR) [5] 6-4 6-3 Da Hye KIM (KOR)
R2: Zoe HIVES (AUS) 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2 Harriet DART (GBR)
R2: Katie BOULTER (GBR) 6-3 4-6 6-3 Mineri SUKEGAWA (JPN)

R3: Katy DUNNE (GBR) [5] vs Erina HAYASHI JPN
R3: Katie BOULTER (GBR) vs Ayaka OKUNO JPN [11]

Doubles:

R1: Anna BROGAN (GBR) / Fang Ying XUN (CHN) 6-1 6-0 Yuika SANO (JPN) / Saya USUI (JPN)
R1: Harriet DART (GBR) / Katy DUNNE (GBR) [7] 6-0 6-2 Hinata OKUDA (JPN) / Mei OTSUKA (JPN)
R1: Naiktha BAINS (AUS) / Katie BOULTER (GBR) 4-6 6-3 [12-10] Nozomi OHYA (JPN) / Risa USHIJIMA (JPN)

R2: Anna BROGAN (GBR) / Fang Ying XUN (CHN) vs Karin KENNEL (SUI) / Ipek SOYLU (TUR) [1]
R2: Harriet DART (GBR) / Katy DUNNE (GBR) [7] vs Marika AKKERMAN (CAN) / Klaartje LIEBENS (BEL)
R2: Naiktha BAINS (AUS) / Katie BOULTER (GBR) vs Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE) / Barbora STEFKOVA (CZE) [3]

Winners of those first two doubles clashes to meet in the QF

Spectator · All-time great

Hope that Osaka can be as happy a hunting ground for GB girls as for GB women!

DavidC · Tennis legend

Pretty much as expected. Okuno beat Katie's conqueror Kalinina to win the Grade 2 last week, while Katy needs to win again to defend her points from last year, and has the draw to do so.

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

3 wins in a day for Katy Dunne!

Singles:

R3: Katy DUNNE (GBR) [5] 6-3 6-1 Erina HAYASHI (JPN) smile
R3: Ayaka OKUNO (JPN) [11] 5-7 6-4 6-2 Katie BOULTER (GBR) cry

QF: Katy DUNNE (GBR) [5] vs Elise MERTENS (BEL) [3]

Doubles:

R2: Karin KENNEL (SUI) /  Ipek SOYLU (TUR) [1] 0-6 6-3 [10-7] Anna BROGAN (GBR) /  Fang Ying XUN (CHN) cry
R2: Harriet DART (GBR) /  Katy DUNNE (GBR) [7] 6-1 6-3 Marika AKKERMAN (CAN) /  Klaartje LIEBENS (BEL) smile
R2: Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE) /  Barbora STEFKOVA (CZE) [3] 6-4 6-2 Naiktha BAINS (AUS) /  Katie BOULTER (GBR) cry

QF: Harriet DART (GBR) / Katy DUNNE (GBR) [7] 2-6 7-5 [10-4] Karin KENNEL (SUI) / Ipek SOYLU (TUR) [1] biggrin

SF: Harriet DART (GBR) / Katy DUNNE (GBR) [7] vs Ching-Wen HSU (TPE) / Anhelina KALININA (UKR) [4] or Indy DE VROOME (NED) / Kanami TSUJI (JPN) [6]

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, great day for Katy in the Universe Super Duper Junior Thingy smile

DavidC · Tennis legend

One more (singles) win for Katy to enter the top 50. Her opponent has a good record, but not outstanding for a top 50 player. If successful she will have to play a star junior in the semis - either Indy De Vroome or top seed Katerina Siniakova

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

More good news from the galactic ultra-championships:

QF: Katy DUNNE (GBR) [5] 5-7 6-4 6-4 Elise MERTENS (BEL) [3]
QF: Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE) [1] Walkover Indy DE VROOME (NED) [12]

SF: Katy DUNNE (GBR) [5] vs Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE) [1]

Indy De Vroome appears to have picked up an injury after winning her doubles QF as:

SF: Harriet DART (GBR) / Katy DUNNE (GBR) [7] Walkover

F: Harriet DART (GBR) / Katy DUNNE (GBR) [7] vs Mami ADACHI (JPN) / Hikari YAMAMOTO (JPN) [5]

-- Edited by RBBOT on Friday 26th of October 2012 03:15:36 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

RBBOT wrote:
Indy De Vroome appears to have picked up an injury after winning her doubles QF as:

SF: Harriet DART (GBR) / Katy DUNNE (GBR) [7] Walkover

It was even more bizarre according to the ITF: "Poor Indy De Vroome of the Netherlands was forced to pull out of the tournament altogether - in singles and doubles - when she was struck down with the bug..... She and partner Kanami Tsuji (JPN) were also forced to forfeit their doubles quarter-final, only to see their quarter-final opponents, Ching-Wen Hsu (TPE) and Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) withdraw after Hsu also suffered stomach problems."

Hence both teams pulled out of the quarter-finals, with neither of them given a w/o

The outcome is the best results in a Grade A (singles and doubles) for girls since Heather Watson in 2009. Katy lost to Katerina in a Grade 2 final last year, and the Czech has won a Grade A (Trofeo Bonfiglio) already this year.

DavidC · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
The outcome is the best results in a Grade A (singles and doubles) for girls since Heather Watson in 2009.

I forgot that Laura continued to play in 2010 and reached a GS final/semi

DavidC · Tennis legend

No further joy, though the doubles final was much closer than last week, against the same pair. As a result Katy will move into the top 50 and has almost certainly done enough to secure direct entry into the first 3 slams next year (possibly all 4), which will give her the option of concentrating on the Pro Circuit if she wants to without jeopardising her chance to play in Slams

SF: (1) Katerina Siniakova (CZE) d. (5) Katy Dunne (GBR) 6-4 6-3

Doubles F: (5) Adachi/Yamamoto (JPN) d. (7) Dart/Dunne (GBR) 3-6 7-5 [10-8]

PockyTastic · Futures level

Highlights from the finals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAAGKzTUNNs&feature=share&list=ULNAAGKzTUNNs

The guy who filmed this has also filmed part of the doubles final too (I just kept on clicking until I found it as all of the video titles are in Japanese).