Week 32 - ITF ($10K) - Nottingham, GB - Hard

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Week 32 - ITF ($10K) - Nottingham, GB - Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
The Optimist wrote:
Well, there's the 1st of your 4 wins Paulisi, GSM Eden
There are 2 all GB ties, so guaranteed 3.
I had Katie B as one winner and then a surprise from one of the others - thanks Eden. I'd be quite happy if there are more than 4.

I've not had a chance to see Eden play, but her recent performances suggest she can climb much higher - she pushed Katie B in a final earlier in the year. Top 500? She is only young so has a chance to improve even more.

Yes, Eden seems to have had a real lightbulb moment this year (the Em WS doubles title ???).

And as someone said previously (Helen ? Madeline ?), she's been trying the adult tour for 'so long' that it's easy to forget she's so young. And has so much time in front of her. And that improvements keep happening . . .

I was going for 5 or 6 wins . . . here's hoping for Jaggy's 7 smile

paulisi · Tennis legend

Emily A has taken the first set 6-4 against the seed.

Freya has taken the first set 6-2

Katie 4-2 up

Fran a break down to Amy

Sophie Watts just started.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Emily serving at 4-3 up second set
Freya has a break in the second set
Katie B won the first set 6-4
Fran lost the first set 6-4, but is a break up in the second. These two always seem to play 3 setters.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In the next round, Eden will get either (a) Miyazaki, the young japanese girl who lives in the UK and trains at Sutton or (b) alicia Barnett, the British US college player who seems on good form.

I think Alicia has a good chance in this match for an upset - hoping for an all-Brit round two.

paulisi · Tennis legend

The ITF site has Beth as winning, but I suspect this is wrong.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emily serving for a BIG win.

Freya got broken back - now 4-4

steven · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:

Fran lost the first set 6-4, but is a break up in the second. These two always seem to play 3 setters.

Yes, 3 out of 4 times - and each of those times, it was Fran who won the 1st set and Amy who won the match. Time for a change?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emily served for the match - was never going to be easy - and, yes, she got broken back, now 5-5

Freya broke back herself, also serving for the match at 5-4, also proving tricky . . .

add: and also gets broken and is now 5-5

:(

Allez, girls !!!!!

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 5th of August 2014 12:24:29 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Katie B had the most amazing long first game in teh second set which, finally, she won and seemed to take the wind out of the other girl's sails because Katie then reeled off the next 5 and won to love.

and then all the scores went dead . . .

philwrig · Hall of fame

Rain stop play, via a Steven tweet from a chap who's on site.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Forecast is mixed for the week. I suspect they may play some matches indoors at some stage.

steven · Tennis legend

Anpother tweet from David Lester (the 'chap' Phil referred to above): "rain looking set to stay for a while so we're moving to the inside courts. Play to resume in appx 20-30 mins (I think).

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Freya has had at least one MP . . . go on, girl !

add: another MP came and went.

Meanwhile, Fran served for the second set and got broken, and then amy held for 5*-6 to Amy

add 2: and another MP . . .

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 5th of August 2014 02:22:38 PM

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 5th of August 2014 02:24:41 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Freya did it !!
Trains out of Nottingham, has had eye catching results there as well. Have heard her being compared to Lana Rush, which I thought was a little harsh, be interesting to see how she develops.