QF: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 431 lost to COIN, Julie (FRA) 198 [1] 1-6 3-6 1-6
Very good effort to take that second set, and Emily is showing nascent signs of a return to form.
If she can only have a decent period - hopefully the whole year at least - injury free, then I think she will prove some of her nay sayers wrong, some of whom had all but written her off completely.
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Pity. Decent effort by Emily before being well beaten in the end.
I must say that I wasn't aware at all of Emily all but being written of by some folk.
Going back more than a couple of years there was some discussion re where she was heading, more about her schedule than anything. Then she had a great run in 2011, surging back up the rankings to a career high. She has had more than a fair share of injury and illness since.
Certainly not a girl to be discounted from turning it around again if she can stay fit and get a few decent wins under her belt.
I'd love to see her doing well but I can't see her breaking the top 350 again. Very few if any wins against top 300 players, a shame really because if everything came together earlier in her career she would probably have been up there wit Bally and Anne.