Week 52 - ITF ($25K) - Pune, India - Hard

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

RE: Week 52 - ITF ($25K) - Pune, India - Hard

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Good stuff. Tough one next

philwrig · Hall of fame

Vasylyeva after demolishing her opponent in R1, struggled in R2 winning 7-5 in the third so not an impossible task for young Katy. I get the feeling that Katy is starting to enjoy ( well maybe that's too strong a word ) but certainly coping better on this trip to India, so won't be a huge shock to me if she topples the top seed.

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

Good win. Hopefully Katy continues to reap due rewards for putting the time and effort into this.

Priesty · Challenger level

What does Katy need to do this week to crack the top 300?

Peter too · Tennis legend

Priesty wrote:
What does Katy need to do this week to crack the top 300?

She probably needs to reach the final.

DF · Tennis legend

Katy won 6-4 6-3
Still playing well.

Priesty · Challenger level

Well an hour ago she tweeted about something being the best Xmas present she could ever have asked for, I'm hoping that means what we all hope it means......

Edit - just seen your post DF, evidently it did!!

-- Edited by Priesty on Thursday 25th of December 2014 07:39:06 AM

Sim · County player

Well that's a good Christmas present to wake up to. Well done Katy - validates her commitment to play over Christmas. she should enjoy the rest of her day now!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Excellent result, Katy. SO good . . well done.

steven · Tennis legend

That is good news to wake up to on Christmas day

QF: (6) Katy Dunne WR 325 beat (1) Anastasiya Vasylyeva (UKR) WR 174 (CH 129 in Aug) by 4 & 3

SF: (6) Katy Dunne WR 325 v (3) Sofia Shapatava (GEO) WR 228 (CH 186 in Sep)

Edit: it's her first 25K semi-final too (though not her best week for WTA points ... yet!)

-- Edited by steven on Thursday 25th of December 2014 08:47:12 AM

Priesty · Challenger level

Peter too wrote:
Priesty wrote:
What does Katy need to do this week to crack the top 300?
She probably needs to reach the final.

Hopefully after the semi we will be able to say that that's what Katy did next smile

FriendofLouieG · Lower Club Player

Well done Katy

This girl is good, very good. She broke through in 2014 in the UK grass court season and I'm expecting a similar breakthrough at some point in 2015. I personally think her game is very similar to a certain top Polish female player!

What a talent and what a great job Jo Durie is doing with her.

Fortunately, Katy is one of several huge British female talented tennis players!

C'mon Katy let's believe and see what's possible this week!

indiana · Tennis legend

Very good :)

Katie has had a no doubt bit of a frustrating time since her Imola 15K title ( and 25 points ) in Mid July with just a total of a further 30 points won in the 5 months between Imola and this week.

I think though some injury and maybe illness issues kept her back and she has retained the faith ( staying on in India over Christmas when I wasn't sure to what ends - err, these ends ! ).

One more win this week would take her into the top 300, past her recent brief CH 299 and up to GB no 4 ahead of the flying Emily.

Even if she doesn't manage that, itt would still be a very good encouraging end to the year, promising good times in 2015.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Katy has started well. 3-1 in first set.