Girls: Wimbledon 2014, grass - Grade A (Weeks 26/27)

DavidC · Tennis legend

RE: Girls: Wimbledon 2014, grass - Grade A (Weeks 26/27)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Michaela breaks and will serve for the match again at 7-6

DavidC · Tennis legend

Izzy saves 2 matchpoints but not the third so goes down 6-2 5-7 8-6. Her cause wasn't helped by 15 doubles to her opponents 2

DavidC · Tennis legend

Gabi's next opponent is in the top 500 WTA, but lost early to Nastya in Roehampton - though she is probably stronger now she has more grass court matches

R3

Paula Badosa Gibert (ESP) v (WC) Gabriella Taylor
(3) Tornado Alicia Black (USA) v Katie Boulter
Michaela Gordon (USA) v (WC) Maia Lumsden

PaulM · Tennis legend

Izzy :(

Eye-watering unforced error total, if its accurate. Shame, that would have been a really brilliant win.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Reports on Gabi and Maia: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/28131215

DavidC · Tennis legend

Katie B provides the first British doubles success of the day. Anna/Harriet and Maia/Gabi are currently on court

(4) Boulter/Jorovic (GBR/SRB) d. Levashova/Mendez (RUS/AUS) 6-3 6-1

DavidC · Tennis legend

Katie Swan and CiCi pulled out of the doubles, whilst another withdrawal gave an opportunity for Eden and Emily Appleton

Doubles R1

Cristian/Ruse (ROU) d. (WC) Lumsden/Taylor 6-4 7-6(5)
(4) Boulter/Jorovic (GBR/SRB) d. Levashova/Mendez (RUS/AUS) 6-3 6-4
Arconada/Stollar (USA/HUN) d. (WC) Brogan/Dart 4-6 6-1 6-4
(WC) Arbuthnott/Hutchinson d. (ALT) Appleton/Richardson 6-3 6-4
Christie/Wallace d. (ALT) Francati/Hofer (DEN/ITA) w/o

On court now

(WC) Burrage/Mikheeva v Bondar/Ostapenko (HUN/LAT)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Bondar/Ostapenko (HUN/LAT) d. (WC) Burrage/Mikheeva 6-3 6-2

R3

Paula Badosa Gibert (ESP) v (WC) Gabriella Taylor Ct 18 match 2
(3) Tornado Alicia Black (USA) v Katie Boulter Ct 17 match 2
Michaela Gordon (USA) v (WC) Maia Lumsden Ct 18 match 3

Good chance of streaming for these matches - they were doing both of these courts today. Freya/Izzy are 4th on 18 and Katie's doubles is fourth on 17

DavidC · Tennis legend

Gabi currently on www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/28143058 1*-2

tharris · Intermediate Club Player

Gabi really just seems to get on with it, doesn't she? No theatrics. Just tennis.

paulisi · Tennis legend

4-2 up, it would be nice to have a couple of quarter finalists.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Cross fingers, Court 18 looking like a lucky GB court :)

Very much liked Gabi's interview - posted on this thread previously. A well-grounded girl who, without batting an eyelid, can say 'I want to be top 10 in the next couple of years'. (I assumed she was talking juniors but not sure . . .
Big decision for the family though, to have to split like that and live apart. Still think it's 'wrong' that there isn't a better local alternative.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

She has just lost the first set on a tiebreak, after serving for it at 6-5 I think.

LordBrownof · Futures level

And a break down in the second.

She's clearly very talented, big forehand and very aggressive - a couple of points here and there and it would be the opposite scoreline. She's got a lot of potential for sure. Needs to work on her backhand and variety. But all very promising!