Week 33 - ITF ($25K) - Woking, UK - hard

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 33 - ITF ($25K) - Woking, UK - hard

korriban · Challenger level

PaulM wrote:
Jeezo Katie has really blown this one. Was playing some good tennis to go a double break up in the second

Katie is clearly a talent, but there have been a number of tournaments recently when she has lost from winning positions, including multiple match points up. Question marks over her match play perhaps? If you dont take your chances against "better" players, they beat you.

indiana · Tennis legend

Good matchplay very much tends to come experience, and I am pretty sure that she will significantly improve in that area.

For me, Katie's tennis is generally coming on well, and that's what matters at this stage

steven · Tennis legend

L16: (WC) Katie Boulter WR 471 lost to Justyna Jegiolka (POL) WR 319 (CH 302 in Jul) by 6-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-2

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity, and I imagine that Katie will be pretty hard on herself, but as I said...

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Good matchplay very much tends to come experience, and I am pretty sure that she will significantly improve in that area.

For me, Katie's tennis is generally coming on well, and that's what matters at this stage

I agree. Katie B is the real deal, as far as I'm concerned. And well on track.

She's only really seriously moved up to adult tennis this year. She could have blown the match yesterday, and didn't. So this one gets away . . . c'est la vie.

steven · Tennis legend

Another short match for Emily, but this time for the wrong reasons

L16: Emily Webley-Smith WR 367 lost to (2) Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) WR 123 (= CH) by 1 & 1

PaulM · Tennis legend

Em played very well this morning but was very slap dash this afternoon. Working points well and then hitting a howler. Second set was much closer, Em had game points in three service games, including 40-0 in the last game so she did have opportunities to make it a tougher test.

She'll be disappointed to lose 61 61 but another few points banked.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, I don't know what the LTA make of it, but last week's Nottingham 10k was certainly way more fun for the spectator than this 25k (notwithstanding that some girls put up some stellar performances)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In the doubles, Lucy and Amy B are through to the semis as Em and partner withdrew (coz Em picked up a niggle ? coz her partner lost her singles in the first round ?)

1st Round

Valeria SAVINYKH (RUS) / Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) [1] BYE
Amy BOWTELL (IRL) / Lucy BROWN (GBR) 6-3 6-1 Laura DEIGMAN (GBR) / Jessica SIMPSON (GBR)
Yumi MIYAZAKI (JPN) / Mari TANAKA (JPN) [3] BYE
Tara MOORE (GBR) / Marta SIROTKINA (RUS) 6-4 7-5 Eden SILVA (GBR) / Gabriela VAN DE GRAAF (NED)
Aimee GIBSON (GBR) / Charlotte PEARCE (GBR) 6-1 6-3 Jazzamay DREW (GBR) / Leila HODZIC (USA)
Mana AYUKAWA (JPN) / Akiko OMAE (JPN) [4] 6-3 6-4 Alison BAI (AUS) / Francesca SEGARELLI (DOM)
Alice MATTEUCCI (ITA) / Despina PAPAMICHAIL (GRE) 6-3 7-5 Ana BOGDAN (ROU) / Pemra OZGEN (TUR)
Justyna JEGIOLKA (POL) / Sviatlana PIRAZHENKA (BLR) [2] BYE

Quarterfinal

Amy BOWTELL (IRL) / Lucy BROWN (GBR) Walkover Valeria SAVINYKH (RUS) / Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) [1]
Mana AYUKAWA (JPN) / Akiko OMAE (JPN) [4] 6-1 6-3 Aimee GIBSON (GBR) / Charlotte PEARCE (GBR)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Interesting (on a day where there's not a lot of tennis!), Emily WS says that Woking (I assume) are using Babolat balls this year which don't take spin, slice and look like the cookie monster after a few games. :)

She doesn't like them !

People generally think that all tennis balls are standard and it's true that they have to be within guidelines. But there's still a lot of difference, in weight, material and construction and everything, and it can change things a lot.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Conditions looked unbelievably heavy during her second round match. The ball was moving so slowly through the air.