Girls: Roland Garros Junior French Championships, France, Clay, Week 22

wimdledont · Challenger level

RE: Girls: Roland Garros Junior French Championships, France, Clay, Week 22

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

wimdledont wrote:
Kat Stewart, according to my calculations, has won the US wildcard to the women's main draw, and gone up to a higher WTA ranking than Bellis - so, either, may withdraw from Juniors, or, would be the No2 seed.

She'll probably stay in both. The juniors are during the 2nd week of the championships and so unlikely still to be involved in the women's event.

wimdledont · Challenger level

My calcs differ from the USTA's who held a playoff for the wildcard between Stewart and Chirico, which Chirico won. So Stewart, who made three finals, winning 1 in the US 50Ks, will be concentrating on Juniors alone here.

Provisional seedings, dependent on results elsewhere in the interim...

1. Xu
2. Stewart
3. Bellis
4. Galfi
5. Vondrousova
6. Arconada
7. Ruse
8. Swan
9 -16 Etc...

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

wimdledont wrote:
My calcs differ from the USTA's who held a playoff for the wildcard between Stewart and Chirico, which Chirico won. So Stewart, who made three finals, winning 1 in the US 50Ks, will be concentrating on Juniors alone here.

Stewart and Chirico were tied when it came to who won the WC to the FO, but it went to Chirico as she has the higher WTA ranking. Stewart has been awarded a QWC for her efforts.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Well, this could go on a choice of 3 threads. On here, as my post above needs a correction...

The world JR2 is due to lose 150 points before RG, which means that Galfi rises to JR2, and is seeded ahead of Stewart and Bellis.

Galfi, though, has lost in the Trofeo Bonfiglio R1, and could be overtaken by any girl in the top 25, if they win the TB.

Katie Swan would overtake Galfi if she finished as runner-up in Milan (unless Galfi won the doubles). If she was beaten in the final by a girl from outside the top 25 juniors, KS would then be JR2, and No2 seed at RG.

Given that Katie is probably not even favourite to win her R1 match in Milan, its a long way off, but...

TheTraveller2 · Lower Club Player

As was likely, Katie lost in the first round. That said, as has been stated in other threads, this is definitely her weakest surface based on both experience and the way she seems to be trying to play. Wouldn't expect loads from her in the next few weeks on clay, but all good experience.

wimdledont · Challenger level

I think that Vondrousova, who is in the semis of the Trofeo Bonfiglio, singles and doubles, and has been apparently very dominant all week will now overtake Dalma Galfi, bumping Dalma down from No2 to No5 seed at RG. Stewart and Bellis lost in Q1, and remain unchanged.

Should Vondrousova win the singles title alone in Italy, she will overtake Xu at JR1. Xu plays next week in Belgium.

Katie has overtaken Ruse, and could overtake Arconada by winning the doubles. Most of Katie's chasing pack also did badly in Italy, (only 3 seeds in the QFs) and she will probably not be overtaken by more than one or two.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Vondrousova currently JR1, as above; though Xu is playing in Belgium and can re-overtake her.

Also still playing in Belgium, and not present for the girls' qualifying, which started today, Emily Arbuthnott, who I presume now has a SE for the MD.

Katie is still JR7, and should be seeded 8, I think.

Looks like there will be no UK boys, in either qualifying or MD.

Spectator · All-time great

Is the shift in seeding because of Cici Bellis, wimbledont?

Looking at this, Roehampton and Wimbledon entry lists, there are some very, very strong girls in the fields.

wimdledont · Challenger level

As I understand it, and that depends on a posting from somebody more knowledgeable than me on the previous page of this thread, both Bellis and Stewart will get in as seeds 3+4, based on their WTA ranking. So Katie is behind those two; but JR4 Shymanovich is not playing RG - and anyway, she loses 150 points from Belgium '14 next week, and falls behind Katie. (Don't know which week's rankings are used for seedings - though I assume its the current one.)

DavidC · Tennis legend

The draw is out and as expected Emily gets one of the two SEs (the two girls who were also eligible, but lower ranked than Emily ended up being the finalists in Charleroi). Amusingly Emily gets to play Gasanova again. Effectively their Charleroi match was to decide who got the second SE. Gasanova lost out then, but came through qualifying.

Katie is indeed seeded 8 and should be familiar with her first round opponent from several tussles over the years. Another of the strong US squad from that year CiCi Bellis is a potential quarter-final opponent. Maia's opponent recently won an Italian G1

R1 (L64)

(Q) Anastasia Gasanova (RUS) v (SE) Emily Arbuthnott
Maia Lumsden v (14) Anna Blinkova (RUS)
(8) Katie Swan v Michaela Gordon (USA)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Katie is second up on court 9 while Maia is last on court 4. Emily plays Monday

wimdledont · Challenger level

Katie should be on next.

Mysterious decision by the FFT to schedule Federer v Monfils, instead of this match, on Chatrier.

Gordon has some very good results, and at only 15, could well have improved still further.

wimdledont · Challenger level

All on serve...

All three girls are in the doubles draw.

Swan/Kenin are seeded 2.

Lumsden teams up with Gasanova, and gets a reasonable draw; Arbuthnott plays with Francati, and has an awful one.

DF · Tennis legend

Katie lost the first set 4-6