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

PaulM · Tennis legend

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

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
PaulM, Who has Tara got watching her? I mean, as a coach? or team? (tell me it's not Jeremy Bates . . .)
No idea, can't tell from the stream

Sorry - thought you were there smile smile

PaulM · Tennis legend

Eleni holds from 15-30

*4-4

Peter too · Tennis legend

One set all. 16 breaks of service in 22 games.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Two much better games from Tara. More aggressive and composed and she deservingly takes the set 64

Josh · Challenger level

Wouldn't Bates have been with Katie B at RG?

PaulM · Tennis legend

Ugh. A very poor game and Tara is broken 3-4*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Tara is frustrated and seems to have stopped thinking. Opened up the court and played the most ridiculous soft volley straight back to Eleni who holds to love

*3-5

Broken from 30-0 to lose 75 46 63

Disappointing. A lot of that was on her, she just played a very strange match today. Really odd performance, she was so tenative in her service games but was breaking pretty much at will.

I still think Tara has bags of potential but I wouldn't be arguing a case for special dispensation if she is just outside the top 250 off the back of that one (and her general ranking slide in the past 12 months, particularly Lisa was going up the rankings when she was overlooked at only a few spots outside)

-- Edited by PaulM on Tuesday 3rd of June 2014 02:30:46 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) WC 483 beat LUCIC-BARONI, Mirjana (CRO) 7 100 6-4 0-6 6-1
R1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) WC 405 lost to DOLONC, Vesna (SRB) 121 2-6 2-6
R1: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 8 102 v HLAVACKOVA, Andrea (CZE) 119
R1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) WC 163 beat PASZEK, Tamira (AUT) 155 7-6(4) Ret.
R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) WC 255 lost to DANIILIDOU, Eleni (GRE) Q 292 5-7 6-4 3-6

R2: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) WC 483 v PLISKOVA, Kristyna (CZE) 118
R2: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) WC 163 v DIYAS, Zarina (KAZ) 5 86

Naomi beat Diyas in three in the Wimbledon junior championships in 2008

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Yep that's decided for me no Wild Card so Tara qualies WC only. No justification for wild card her current level is 300 plus.

indiana · Tennis legend

I've said it before and I'll say it again : MD WC for Tara if she is WR 250 or above next Monday, no MD WC if not. No reason for any dispensation if she doesn't make it, but her form isn't so bad not to give it if inside.

I didn't read : "be inside the top 250 and be playing what is considered top 250 tennis at the time." And whatever, her current level, while definitely below what she and we would like, isn't so hugely away from that level.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Actually, she might just sneak in. On the running rankings she's still just inside at #247, with noone I can see who can overtake her.

Might get there by the skin of her teeth which would be nice (and in a funny way I think she's more likely to win a main draw match than one in qualies)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
PaulM, Who has Tara got watching her? I mean, as a coach? or team? (tell me it's not Jeremy Bates . . .)

It's normally Jane O'Donoghue with Tara.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Don't think these have been reported yet:

R1: (ALT) Julia Boserup & Madison Brengle (USA/USA) CR 813 (484+329) defeated (WC) Samantha Murray & Jade Windley CR 382 (205+177) by 2-6 6-1 [12-10] bleh

So close! hmm

R1: Magda Linette & Saisai Zheng (POL/CHN) CR 191 (143+48) defeated (WC) Jo Konta & Tara Moore CR 552 (251+301) by 6-4 3-6 [10-7]

Another close one! hmm

scottie1 · Futures level

paulisi wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
PaulM, Who has Tara got watching her? I mean, as a coach? or team? (tell me it's not Jeremy Bates . . .)
It's normally Jane O'Donoghue with Tara.

Jane o'Donoughue a name from the past gave up tennis too early in my view