Girls: Wimbledon Juniors - Grade A (Week 27)

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

RE: Girls: Wimbledon Juniors - Grade A (Week 27)

DavidC · Tennis legend

R1: Shilin Xu (CHN) d. (Q) Pippa Horn 6-0 7-5

On paper that appeared the best chance of a win for the girls today, given Xu's recent form and lack of experience on grass, so let's hope one (or more) of the others can rise to the occasion.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Harriet has started well, showing no reaction to last week's best ever tournament - currently 3*-0

DavidC · Tennis legend

In a strange set the Latvian won 4 games in a row only for Harriet to hit back with another run of 3 to take the first set 6-4
Maia has just started (1-1)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Harriet served for the match at 6-5 but was taken to a tiebreak - currently 6-4 6-6 (9-9)

Maia 6-4 3-6

DavidC · Tennis legend

Well done Harriet:

(SE) Harriet Dart d. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 6-4 7-6(9?)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Petra Uberalova (SVK) d. (WC) Maia Lumsden 4-6 6-3 4-1 rtd cry

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

There was a long pause at 1-3 in the 2rd set so maybe a fall?

Did Harriet lose to that girl last week?

DavidC · Tennis legend

Mervatron wrote:
There was a long pause at 1-3 in the 2rd set so maybe a fall?

Did Harriet lose to that girl last week?

No - that was Iryna Shymanovich (who lost 7-5 in the third to Taylor Townsend today) Uberalova lost last week to the player who Harriet beat today (Ostapenko). Harriet beat Krejcikova last week, but she was too strong for Gabi today

(4) Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) d. (WC) Gabriella Taylor 6-1 6-1

DavidC · Tennis legend

Bencic takes the first set 6-1 against Freya

DavidC · Tennis legend

R1: (1/WC) Belinda Bencic (SUI) d. (WC) Freya Christie 6-1 6-1
R1: Ioana Duco (ROM) d. (7) Katy Dunne 6-2 6-2
R1: Petra Uberalova (SVK) d. (WC) Maia Lumsden 4-6 6-3 4-1 rtd
R1: Shilin Xu (CHN) d. (Q) Pippa Horn 6-0 7-5
R1: Katie Boulter d. Adrijana Lekaj (CRO) 6-3 6-3
R1: (WC) Lana Rush d. Constanza Vega (ARG) 7-5 4-6 6-4
R1: (4) Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) d. WC) Gabriella Taylor 6-1 6-1
R1: (8) Ching-Wen Hsu (TPE) d. (WC) Anna Brogan 6-3 6-4
R1: Ioana Rosca (ROM) d. (WC) Isabelle Wallace 6-7(3) 6-2 6-1
R1: (SE) Harriet Dart d. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 6-4 7-6(9)

R2

Katie Boulter v (6) Elise Mertens (BEL)
(WC) Lana Rush v (11) Karin Kennel (SUI)
(SE) Harriet Dart v (2) Ana Konjuh (CRO)

Very few seeds lost in either the girls or boys, with Katy the only top 8 seed out

DavidC · Tennis legend

R2

Katie Boulter v (6) Elise Mertens (BEL) 2nd match ct 15
(WC) Lana Rush v (11) Karin Kennel (SUI) 2nd match ct 19
(SE) Harriet Dart v (2) Ana Konjuh (CRO) 2nd match ct 4

korriban · Challenger level

Quite upsetting about poor Maia's retirement with the sudden onset of blurred vision in her left eye, which started middle of set 2 when the match was still very much hers. The BBC website suggests that this same problem happened to her a week ago off the court, and after a 10 minute lie down, her eyesight was back to normal and she felt fine.

Some things are a lot more important than tennis - and this sounds like something which needs urgent medical investigation to diagnose and take action on quickly. Wishing her a full receovery: fingers crossed it's nothing too serious, completely fixable, and she'll be back playing soon.

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

COuld be the onset of a migraine? Thats the only time i've ever had blurred vision and been unable to see in one eye.

Hoping that she's ok though. She did seem to be in control of the match so explains the turn around

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
Sadly Katy doesn't win another game, going down 2-6 2-6 with the stats not looking good for her.

Just wondered if people had seem her tweet:

So disappointed about today, put 2 much pressure on myself n didnt allow myself to play. Vry gutted but i just have to look on for the us!

Seems a sensible girl with a good sense of her game and what went wrong.