Fell sorry for the umpire....I'm sure the British girls will be laughing their heads off every time Nungnadda wins a game

-- Edited by paulisi on Tuesday 23rd of April 2013 01:56:33 PM

In R2, Lisa will play Serbian qualifier Doroteja Eric WR 502 (CH 341 in 2011), who won a 10K in Egypt earlier this month.

R1: WHYBOURN, Lisa (GBR) 7 267 beat SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 380 6-2 4-6 6-2
R1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 332 beat MOORE, Tara (GBR) 4 200 6-3 6-1

R2: WHYBOURN, Lisa (GBR) 7 267 v ERIC, Doroteja (SRB) Q 502
R2: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 332 v YANG, Zi (CHN) 388

On the basis of today's evidence, it looks like the courts suit tall blondes!

The umpire's probably Thai so might find saying "Moore" and "South" more of a problem LOL

The Thai WCs are causing upset after upset (#2 seed Rogowska the latest, where the scoreline suggests she started superbly, then slowly began to wilt), which presumably means conditions are towards the limit of what we might consider playable - brutal heat and near 100% humidity.

As I said earlier, our girls playing each other rather than unranked/lowly ranked Thai WCs in round 1 was potentially good news for overall ranking points, because anyone not as fit as the proverbial "butchers dog", fully rested, and almost over-hydrated is going to be found out big time here - even very good players. Fitness and endurance will almost certainly trump talent and skill in these conditions - which may have been the catalyst for the endurance training below.

Tweet from Tara today.

"Did track today for the first time in 3 years with @melaniesouth , Jeremy and macca.. Didn't die" #survivin #thailand

If conditions are similar next week, I don't expect much, and I think we will need to wait until May to see Tara move into the the top 199!  

-- Edited by korriban on Wednesday 24th of April 2013 10:52:54 AM

Good to see both Naomi and Lisa get the wins. Not sure who will come through their QF - Naomi leads the H2H and has had the more comfortable route through so far (score wise at least), but Lisa's a fighter.