Week 23 - ITF $75k - Nottingham, UK - Grass

philwrig · Hall of fame

RE: Week 23 - ITF $75k - Nottingham, UK - Grass

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Joko picking up some good wins.

blob · All-time great

OOP of GB Interest for tomorrow

Centre Court - Streamed - play starts at 11:00
2: Johanna Konta - Singles SF
3: Dan Evans - Singles QF
4: Skupski & Skupski - Doubles SF

Court 3 - possibly streamed
1: Nicola Slater - Doubles Final - not before 13:30
2: Jamie Murray - Doubles SF

Reeltime · Satellite level

How the hell can the organizers justify not putting the doubles final on centre court?

Ratty · County player

Reeltime wrote:
How the hell can the organizers justify not putting the doubles final on centre court?

Um, nobody wants to watch it, maybe?

(Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry!)

smile

korriban · Challenger level

JoKo winner, Joko UE......JoKo winner, JoKo UE.......JoKo winner, JoKo UE

She's playing well......and badly.....roller-coaster, etc

......and out come the drop shots from the back of the court which land half way to the service line and beg to be hit......PLEASE stop those (see yesterday's post).

Jo is the better player today I believe, but she throws in big UEs at the strangest of moments.....

-- Edited by korriban on Friday 7th of June 2013 12:47:04 PM

blob · All-time great

Jo had chances to break in the second game, couldn't take them, and was then broken in the third game, largely due to some more wayward forehands.
6-3 5-7 1-2*

Edit: comprehension

-- Edited by blob on Friday 7th of June 2013 01:19:51 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

So the girls can get to Birmingham for qualies sign in I think.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Well done, girls! Do they pick up the same number of ranking points as the chaps, i.e. 90, for that terrific win?

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Friday 7th of June 2013 02:39:55 PM

Spectator · All-time great

That's fabulous. Talk about really capitalising on your opportunities. Well done, Ms Slater. Congratulations to her for her persistence and achievement!

PS: If, for me, there's a particular joy in following this board (apart from the friendly people on it), it's the occasional chance to see someone who has been working for years finally get their breakthrough. Really delightful.

-- Edited by Spectator on Friday 7th of June 2013 03:31:25 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

korriban wrote:
JoKo winner, Joko UE......JoKo winner, JoKo UE.......JoKo winner, JoKo UE
She's playing well......and badly.....roller-coaster, etc
......and out come the drop shots from the back of the court which land half way to the service line and beg to be hit......PLEASE stop those (see yesterday's post).
Jo is the better player today I believe, but she throws in big UEs at the strangest of moments.....

-- Edited by korriban on Friday 7th of June 2013 12:47:04 PM

I actually thought JoKo landed some very good drop shots today.

-- Edited by philwrig on Friday 7th of June 2013 05:55:02 PM

blob · All-time great

It has to do with the streaming being there as part of the CHallenger event terms, and they are mandated to give prominence to ATP matches at certain times in the week, I think - It's all in the interminably dull Challenger tournament contract rulebook (400 pages).

Anyway, Johanna is now playing her SF.
Pliskova has looked very strong this week in the singles I've seen, and this will be a very tough assignment indeed.
Good luck JoKo.
*0-1

blob · All-time great

One break a piece. I'm trying to maintain a phlegmatic assessment of affairs.
2-2*

blob · All-time great

JoKo breaks again and backs it up this time. Playing quite nicely. Pliskova tetchy.
5-3*

blob · All-time great

A ragged Pliskova service game sees her deservedly boken, and the first set to Johanna.
6-3

Now, JoKo, you are allowed to win the second set at a canter, it's not impolite to do so.