Week 25 - WTA Premier ($710,000) - Eastbourne, UK - Grass

steven · Tennis legend

Week 25 - WTA Premier ($710,000) - Eastbourne, UK - Grass

paulisi · Tennis legend

Katie has the best chance. Paszek is up and down.

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (WC) Johanna Konta WR 110 v Qualifier
L32: (WC) Heather Watson WR 69 v Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) WR 37 (CH 31 in 2010)

H2H 2-2 - Hev won in 3 sets here in 2010 and in Fed Cup last year, Pironkova won in Miami 2010 and Hobart 2012

PockyTastic · Futures level

Naomi has started well going 3-0 up on Bencic

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

5-5 now

steven · Tennis legend

Naomi lost to Bencic in the end 7-6(2) 6-3 despite serving 18 aces

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Sam getting totally outplayed 5-0 first set only won 8 points. I really fear for Tara and Sam should they draw seeded players at Wimbledon.

steven · Tennis legend

Sam lost 1 & 3 to McHale

Katie lost 3 & 1 to Paszek

Jade trails by a set and a break 2-6 1-3*

Tara is due on after Jade

PaulM · Tennis legend

Shame for Naomi but again showing she is competing well at this level. Not outclassed and Wimbledon can be a positive time for her.

Others are out of their depth at this level but it's more match time, and a good experience for Katie to see how much more work she needs to do to get to herself up there.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
Sam getting totally outplayed 5-0 first set only won 8 points. I really fear for Tara and Sam should they draw seeded players at Wimbledon.

I think most of us rather fear for Tara and Sam , whomever they come up against at Wimbledon !

But, to be fair, that's only to be expected. All things being equal, if a WR 230-250 player takes on a WR 50-70 player, you'd expect them to lose pretty swiftly.

(Doesn't mean we can't cross our fingers for a miracle, of course . . . smile )

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 14th of June 2014 03:34:38 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:
Sam getting totally outplayed 5-0 first set only won 8 points. I really fear for Tara and Sam should they draw seeded players at Wimbledon.
I think most of us rather fear for Tara and Sam , whomever they come up against at Wimbledon !
But, to be fair, that's only to be expected. All things being equal, if a WR 230-250 player takes on a WR 50-70 player, you'd expect them to lose pretty swiftly.
(Doesn't mean we can't cross our fingers for a miracle, of course . . . )

... which is sad, because Tara and Sam have looked able to compete with (if not beat) top 100 players in the past, they just seem to be having a terrible time at the moment for some reason.

Meanwhile, a WR 50-70 player is currently serving for a 1st set bagel against Tara

steven · Tennis legend

I suppose this was almost inevitable given the strength of the draw, but only Naomi managed to win more than 4 games

QR1: (wc) Tara Moore WR 248 lost to (q5) Lauren Davis (USA) WR 61 (CH 55 in Mar) by 0 & 2
QR1: (wc) Samantha Murray WR 238 lost to (q2) Christina McHale (USA) WR 49 (CH 24 in 2012) by 1 & 3
QR1: (wc) Katie Boulter WR 564 lost to Tamira Paszek (AUT) WR 127 (CH 26 in 2013; 2012 champion here) by 3 & 1
QR1: (wc) Jade Windley WR 318 lost to (q3) Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) WR 51 (= CH) by 2 & 1
QR1: Naomi Broady WR 163 lost to Belinda Bencic (SUI) WR 77 (= CH) by 7-6(2) 6-3

This is the second year in a row that Brits have failed to win a single sets against non-Brits in Eastbourne qualies.

-- Edited by steven on Saturday 14th of June 2014 04:23:47 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Tara should really have done better than that

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Both Tara and Sam are really struggling with their serve at the moment. Very similar stats: 50% of first serves in play. Df rate of 40% of all 2nd serves

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Doesn't bode well for WMD. Hopefully post Wimbledon they can find their form again and make their way towards top 200. As things stand can't see them doing much better than that.