Coup Droit wrote:

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Glad to see that Jade showed her worth today and proved the naysayers wrong.

Jade won 6-3 6-1 - walk in the park.

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I was tempted to comment on the Jade is over-ranked comment yesterday (can't remember who made it now & too lazy to check back) but forgot in the end.

In one sense, maybe she is - the way any British QWC who gets 40 points for winning Wimbledon QR1 after getting a decent draw can be said to be over-ranked. But I don't think she is over-ranked in any other sense - she's a very decent player, very fit with great movement.

She gets a lot of her wins outside the U, which together with the fact that some of her best UK results have come on clay may suggest indoor hard doesn't suit her as well as it does some of her compatriots, but I wouldn't be surprised to see her winning quite a few matches in 25Ks this year.

Jaggy1876 wrote:

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I don't think Jade is overranked either I'd say along with Lisa 300 is about right for them. Can see them both competing at 25k level and maybe 50k on a good day but no higher. It's very difficult when players get to 250-300 to kick on higher simply because it's a different level altogether. Almost a different sport.

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I agree with the last bit but I think Lisa in particular could go quite a lot higher. It's going to be tough this year after the long lay-off, even if she does manage to come back in April as planned, but if the shoulder surgery has actually worked and she can play with less pain, I don't see why she wouldn't be able to make at least the top 200.

Maia is still fighting - she breaks Tara, who was serving for the match.

L16: (1/Q) Tara Moore WR 212 beat (WC) Maia Lumsden UNR by 3-6 6-2 6-3
L16: (7) Anna Smith WR 468 beat Amy Bowtell (IRL) WR 632 (CH 449 in Jun) by 5-7 6-3 6-2
(non-GB): (4) Angelica Moratelli (ITA) WR 352 beat Dominika Paterová (CZE) WR 865 by 5 & 3 
L16: Katy Dunne WR 526 beat (8) Sviatlana Pirazhenka (BLR) WR 474 (CH 461 in Nov) by 7-6(3) 6-2
(non-GB): (5) Martina Borecká (CZE) WR 373 beat Carla Touly (FRA) WR 864 by 0 & 0 
(non-GB): (3) Myrtille Georges (FRA) WR 304 beat (Q) Mariam Bolkvadze (GEO) WR 1206 by 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(3) 
L16: Manisha Foster WR 742 lost to Tess Sugnaux (SUI) WR 595 (CH 581 in Nov) by 6-3 6-7(9) 6-1
L16: (2) Jade Windley WR 303 beat Elyne Boeykens (BEL) WR 844 (CH 472 in May) by 3 & 1

QF: (1/Q) Tara Moore WR 212 v (7) Anna Smith WR 468 - ITF H2H 1-1 - Tara in 3 at Wrexham 2007, Anna in 2 at Torhout 2010
QF: Katy Dunne WR 526 v (4) Angelica Moratelli (ITA) WR 352 (CH 318 in Sep)
(non-GB): (3) Myrtille Georges (FRA) WR 304 (CH 245 in May) v (5) Martina Borecká (CZE) WR 373 (CH 367 in Sep)
QF: (2) Jade Windley WR 303 v Tess Sugnaux (SUI) WR 595 (CH 581 in Nov) - ITF H2H 1-0, 2&2, Edgbaston 2012

2 hard fought losses for manisha today
just went down 11-9 in the MTB in dubs
manisha and jess ren (WR1788) got bageled in the first set but came back against top seeds (WR484)


1 point for her singles efforts seems scant reward
but her day will come i think
see what she can do next week in sundaland

Excellent performances from our girls today. Four through and Manisha and Maia put up a great fight.

I was the one who said Jade was over ranked. Actually Jade is one of the few GB girls I've not seen play live. I based my thoughts on her sudden rise to prominence on the clay in Bournemouth after having minimal success and then some decent performances in the summer/autumn.

I hope I'm proved wrong.

As for the quarters, Tara seems a bit out of form at the moment and an Anna win would be no surprise. Katy has another tough match, but given her form, no reason why she cannot carry on winning. I would like Jade to win and I think she probably will.