Week 18 - ITF $10K - Edinburgh, UK Clay

SMC1809 · All-time great

RE: Week 18 - ITF $10K - Edinburgh, UK Clay

Reeltime · Satellite level

play suspended. I'll try and d a report tonight. Its almost impossible from a phone!

steven · Tennis legend

SMC1809 wrote:
Jess' opponent needs help from Mr Spirin.

True, though Mlle Pain is French, I was thinking it was quite appropriate that Jess fed her a breadstick ...

More seriously, the first of Jess's current 3 ranking points came from this tournament last year, so she needs to win this match to stay on the ranking list.

korriban · Challenger level

Well played Maia Lumsden!!!!

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And not a bad day for the youngsters at all. Nice!

Hope we will see 1 or 2 more of your peers in round 2 before the day is over.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes. with Harriet Dart dropping out the rankings on Monday, if Jess went the following Monday, I make it that GB would be down to 26 ranked women with more in danger over the coming few months.

Looking good for Jess though and various WCs and q1 wins in bigger events usually adds quite a lot of points in the grass court season.

It would be a bit of a commentary if Steven couldn't fill the GB women top 25 table !

indiana · Tennis legend

Well done Jess, the 27 are maintained for now.

Cracking looking win for Maia !

Reeltime · Satellite level

Maia looked impressive, although her opponent was limited. Maia v Katie tomorrow I think.

steven · Tennis legend

Maia and Katie are in the same quarter but both have to get past seeds tomorrow if they want to play each other.

4 wins so far ... and Anna Smith has taken the 1st set against top seed Anett Kontaveit 8-6 in the tiebreak

Miriambee · Futures level

Anna S a break up in the 2nd, now leading 4*-2 - keep it going!!!

Reeltime · Satellite level

Great win for Anna :D 6&2

indiana · Tennis legend

Come on Anna, that would be a good win.

R1 certainly gone fairly well overall already.

korriban · Challenger level

Excellent day on the women's side. Last 2 results in particular.

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!

Good luck to Fran for a final hurrah

indiana · Tennis legend

I guess Anna didn't need my "Come on" LOL

steven · Tennis legend

Wow (at Anna's win), that really is something, even if she does have the higher career high of the two!

I doubt (m)any of us expected 5 Brits in R2 after yesterday & given the draw ... and despite no Brits being seeded here, there will be at least one in the QFs because Anne plays Danielle (who also beat a higher-ranked opponent) in R2.

korriban · Challenger level

I think it may be fair to say Fran currently spoiling today's "party".

0-6 first set, with a run of 13 points lost in a row.....

I'm guessing this might not go all that well!