Week 4 - ITF ($25K) - Sunderland, UK (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

Week 4 - ITF ($25K) - Sunderland, UK (Hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Not quite sure what Dasha has done of late to earn a WC, as against say Manisha. Getting some matches ( and hopefully wins ) in in qualifying might have helped her.

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, that's a weird one - the last time Dasha won a singles set in an ITF pro event was in R1 in Sharm el Sheikh back in August (she has lost 8 matches since, all in straight sets) and her last two 25Ks have both seen her go out to Rona Berisha in QR1. I don't think she has won any British Tours recently, but I doubt it would mean an automatic main draw wild card into a 25K even if she had. Maybe there's a local link.

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

indiana wrote:
Not quite sure what Dasha has done of late to earn a WC, as against say Manisha. Getting some matches ( and hopefully wins ) in in qualifying might have helped her.

Maybe she just asked for one and others didn't. As a player is only allowed 3 MD WCs in 12 months, not all players are eager to take them at each event which offers them. If they feel they may qualify anyway or have their eyes on a WC for something later in they year, they may well say no or not apply. But yes, agree Dasha seems a player less likely to take advantage of getting one.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The Optimist wrote:
indiana wrote:
Not quite sure what Dasha has done of late to earn a WC, as against say Manisha. Getting some matches ( and hopefully wins ) in in qualifying might have helped her.
Maybe she just asked for one and others didn't. As a player is only allowed 3 MD WCs in 12 months, not all players are eager to take them at each event which offers them. If they feel they may qualify anyway or have their eyes on a WC for something later in they year, they may well say no or not apply. But yes, agree Dasha seems a player less likely to take advantage of getting one.

Good point.

Also, if there a toss up between two players and no special considerations for either, sometimes the higher ranked player will be granted it, just to avoid accusations of bias. On the entry sheet, Dasha is 6 places higher than Manisha in the WR.

indiana · Tennis legend

Thanks, The Optimist, good point about the WC limitations. Certainly quite a bit more to it than who is the most deserving, which is rather in the eye of the beholder anyway.

( give me a few months to forget this before I go - why the heck... )

Anyway, Manisha has ended up in a very unfortunate slot in the draw.

paulisi · Tennis legend

I can only see 1st rnd wins for Manisha, Lucy and Katy. Grace Dixon has the best chance of an upset.

Only expect Katy to qualify.

No-one has officially withdrawn, so not sure if Jade has made the main draw or has withdrawn.

Is Sam Murray injured again? She hasn't played for a couple of months.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Think Sam Murray is going to Australia then America for 50k and 100k same as Naomi.

indiana · Tennis legend

That draw really is tough for the lower ranked / unranked GB girls ( or at least it's more just a tough field since they had to play a seed ). An experience anyway, but we shouldn't expect miracles.

I can only realistically see the 3 QR1 wins that paulisi does. Love to see a shock result from another GB girl.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The British interest not looking too healthy at the moment (although, as mentioned above, they're nearly all of them hitting above their weight).

Even Manisha has lost the first set (although, for her, that might just be a warm-up)

Nicola George is 5-5 against the WR 542, which is good to see, and Jess Ren also currently holding her own. Wouldn't hold your breath though . . .

steven · Tennis legend

Manisha reacted to the loss of the 1st set by winning the next 5 games though she just got broken serving for the set. The other two you mentioned ended up losing their 1st sets (& Nicola the 2nd too), though they did win more games than I thought they might.

Results / in progress so far:

QR1: (wc) Charlotte Pearce UNR lost to (q1) Myrtille Georges (FRA) WR 304 by 2 & 2
QR1: (q15) Manisha Foster WR 742 trails Demi Schuurs (NED) WR 1109 by 3-6 5-2* hmm
QR1: (wc) Dominique Covington UNR lost to (q2) Agnes Bukta (HUN) WR 315 by 2 & 1
QR1: Nicola George UNR lost to (q10) Eva Wacanno (NED) WR 542 by 5 & 2
QR1: Jessica Ren WR 1060 trails (q7) Sviatlana Pirazhenka (BLR) WR 474 by 4-6 *1-3 hmm
QR1: (q12) Lucy Brown WR 603 beat Kyria Dunford UNR by 1 & 0

TomTraubert · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
Even Manisha has lost the first set (although, for her, that might just be a warm-up)

such a generus player always spotting the oponent a set

she then started playing and won the second set though 6-3

and from a break down in the third is now a break up at *4-3 :)

TomTraubert · Futures level

and another come from behind win for manisha 6-4 in the third
can we get this girl some better breakfasts?

steven · Tennis legend

The other two first-up matches have now finished:

QR1: (q15) Manisha Foster WR 742 beat Demi Schuurs (NED) WR 1109 by 3-6 6-3 6-4

QR1: Jessica Ren WR 1060 lost to (q7) Sviatlana Pirazhenka (BLR) WR 474 by 4 & 2

FQR: (q15) Manisha Foster WR 742 v (q1) Myrtille Georges (FRA) WR 304 (CH 245 in May)
FQR: (q12) Lucy Brown WR 603 v (q7) Sviatlana Pirazhenka (BLR) WR 474 (CH 461 in Nov) (*)

(*) H2H 1-1 - Lucy in 3 sets in Marathon last year, Pirazhenka 3 & 1 in Glasgow last week

TomTraubert · Futures level

katy dunne had a bit of trouble with the georgian 16yo in the second set getting broken 3 times
but smooth enough progression
6-1 6-4