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Coup Droit


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Well done to Natasha Hillyer, ex WR 1027, who won the BT Tour event today, beating Aimee Gibson in three sets. There's a lovely photo of her and a round-up of the Aegon team competition, a week ago, in the Coventry Telegraph:

www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/other-sport/amateur-sport/tennis-coventrys-natasha-hillyer-shines-7475574

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Young Jasmine Asghar won the BT event at Tunbridge Wells, while Alexander Walker, British US college player and previous CH WR 926, won the title up in Newcastle.

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Coup Droit wrote:

Young Jasmine Asghar won the BT event at Tunbridge Wells, while Alexander Walker, British US college player and previous CH WR 926, won the title up in Newcastle.

 Think you mean Alexandra Walker who's at Bath Uni in the good old UK.  Think she may have just graduated though.



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The Optimist wrote:

 

Coup Droit wrote:

Young Jasmine Asghar won the BT event at Tunbridge Wells, while Alexander Walker, British US college player and previous CH WR 926, won the title up in Newcastle.

 Think you mean Alexandra Walker who's at Bath Uni in the good old UK.  Think she may have just graduated though.

 

You're absolutely right - sorry - a real brain f**t moment. In fact, I'd meant to say how good it was to see a UK uni player, and then got confused with the men's lot . . .



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Jasmine wins her second BT event, back to back.

Wonder why she didn't try Notts or Woking . . . maybe coming back from injury ? Or needing matches after time off tennis for school exams ?

She beat Mollie Couch 6-2 6-2

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Think both Jasmine and Molly finished with school last summer so that can't be the reason Jasmine chose the BTs over the ITFs.



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Coup Droit wrote:

Jasmine wins her second BT event, back to back.

Wonder why she didn't try Notts or Woking . . . maybe coming back from injury ? Or needing matches after time off tennis for school exams ?

I can think of 800 good reasons ...

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Easier money 



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Easier money 

 

I don't think that's the reason for Jasmine (juniors aren't so focused on money and, actually, a WTA 1100 ranking (which is roughly what she'd have with just one more point), would be a far better ticket to cash (seeded in the 10k qualies) than playing Sutton and no ranking.

But I see Marcus has entered, and that makes sense - as you say, it's a big pot - someone's got to win it !



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Tara has entered Sutton as a wildcard, as has Dasha. (Eden and Lucy there already)

And so has Pirazhenka !

I was wondering when word would get out and the 'peskies' would show up . . .

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Jess Simpson takes on young Serena Nash, age 16, in tomorrow's final at Paddington.

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Serena is an interesting player.  A big, powerfully built young lady she has such an attacking style of play, but gives herself little margin for error.  When she's got her range she's almost unplayable but on other days can't find the court.



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Sounds like she could be a prospect if she can find the right coach to help her reign it in then. I must admit Ive never heard about her, but there's an article from the Yorkshire Post earlier in the year here:

www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/tennis/tennis-serena-s-out-to-emulate-namesake-williams-1-6698659

She is actually our best ranked 16 yo female, so good luck to her.

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The Optimist wrote:

Serena is an interesting player.  A big, powerfully built young lady she has such an attacking style of play, but gives herself little margin for error.  When she's got her range she's almost unplayable but on other days can't find the court.

 

I like the sound of her already !

After all, who wants to just tickle the ball ?

 

And nice article . . . good luck to her and her style of play, which might possibly serve her better in adult tennis rather than junior tennis anyway . . .



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Welll, that's not the way she'd like to win - hope Jess is OK - but congrats to Serena all the same ::))


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