Week 23 - ITF ($75K) - Nottingham - Grass

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 23 - ITF ($75K) - Nottingham - Grass

indiana · Tennis legend

Brilliant by Katy to beat a top 100 player. Well WR 100, which we know counts :)

And for whatever it matters, she will become a top 10 GB ranked player next Monday for I am pretty sure the first time. SFs to make the top 8 :)

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, I think it's the first time - I was going to check back a few months, bit if you think so too, I won't bother to check! It'll probably see her into the WTA top 450 too.

PaulM · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Excellent win - should get Katy a main draw wildcard on the back of that result and possibly an Edgbaston and Eastbourne QWC

For me, still no, off the back of one win, but I would give her (along with Jade and Katie B) QWC to avoid the play-offs (and of course if she keeps going then you might raise the argument as the AELTC has placed weight on the Notts events when awarding foreigners wildcards, so you feel they should do so with the Brits too if they don't meet LTA criteria!).

Because of the Notts/Brum split next week, I imagine she'll end up in the main draw of one or the other.

indiana · Tennis legend

At this stage, it's still a 'no' from me too. But that British girl has got talent.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

No for me as well. Only if she won the tournament would I give her one.

steven · Tennis legend

Singles round-up:

Today

L32: (WC) Katy Dunne WR 483 beat (7) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) WR 100 (CH 32 in 1998) by 6-4 0-6 6-1
L32: (WC) Emily Webley-Smith WR 405 lost to Vesna Dolonc (SRB) WR 121 (CH 84 last Jul) by 2 & 2

Tomorrow

L32: (8) Johanna Konta WR 102 v Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) WR 119 (CH 58 in 2012)
L32: (WC) Naomi Broady WR 163 v Tamira Paszek (AUT) WR 155 (CH 26 in 2013)
L32: (WC) Tara Moore WR 255 v (Q) Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) WR 292 (CH 14 in 2003)

JoKo v Hlavackova H2H: 0-1 - AH won 2 & 4 in Clermont-Ferrand in 2011
Tara v Daniilidou H2H: 1-0 - Tara won 1 & 5 to qualify for the 50K here last year

Wednesday (I assume)

L16: (WC) Katy Dunne WR 483 v Kristyna Pliskova CZE WR 118 (CH 86 in 2013)

indiana · Tennis legend

Ha, WR 118, piece of cake :) Seriously, will be interesting how Katy does, that's a task and a half.

As well as Katy going to GB no 10, that WR 100 win flies her up to GB no 10 for CH wins among GB current players. That clearly means that there are 10 current players with top 100 scalps. Liking all the round numbers :)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Jo and Tara lost 64 36 10-7

Jade and Sam lost to alternate pairing Boserup/Brengle 26 61 12-10 - a sore one which they really should have closed out

steven · Tennis legend

Katy's post-match interview

www.youtube.com/watch

steven · Tennis legend

Katy: "Mum told the receptionist at the hotel 'she just beat the number 100 in the world n shes like 480!!' hand over eyes, oh dear! #juliediaries However it was handy because we ended up getting a free brekkie!!"

seagull · Hall of fame

Jaggy1876 wrote:
No for me as well. Only if she won the tournament would I give her one.

Well theres an incentive!!

steven · Tennis legend

The top two seeds (Puig and McHale) have been replaced by lucky losers (Ozaki and Rodionova) - Tara would have to win her R1 match or Katy her R2 match for this to make any significant difference to the Brits.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Slightly frustrating to have 3 seeds pull out after play commences, I think those withdrawals before hand would have left Hlavackova seeded and Jo with a, potentially, kinder opener.

Sam · Improver

Paszek gone down very hard in 4th game on the baseline and in tears against Naomi. Never a nice sight to see a player injured. Not sure yet if she'll continue.