Just 22 players here, so 10 R1 byes in the main draw!
L16: (7) Laura Deigman WR 873 v Angeliki Kairi (GRE) WR 1133 (CH 1090 in May)
If they don't get the point for reaching R2 if they go out in R2 having not played in R1, having a bye could be a disadvantage, but I'll check that out if it turns out to be relevant. Hopefully Laura will win this match and get 4 QF points and won't have to worry about it.
In fact, given an entry list this weak, Laura has got about as bad a draw as she could possibly have got - the 2nd highest-ranked unseeded player potentially followed by the top seed in the QFs.
-- Edited by steven on Sunday 8th of September 2013 11:10:13 AM
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She held from *3-5 in the 2nd, at least, and got to 15-30 on the Greek's serve, but:
L16: (7) Laura Deigman WR 956 lost to Angeliki Kairi (GRE) WR 1136 (CH 1090 in May) by 7-6(5) 6-4
A horrible loss under the circumstances, especially on the back of an 83-place ranking drop on Monday Kind of unfortunate to get the draw she did given the alternatives, but it was still an unusually good opportunity to get 4 points.
-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 11th of September 2013 01:43:36 PM
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