Week 23 - ITF ($50K) - Surbiton, UK Grass

PaulM · Tennis legend

RE: Week 23 - ITF ($50K) - Surbiton, UK Grass

PaulM · Tennis legend

2 comfortable holds

3-2* to Cav

PaulM · Tennis legend

Em misses another break point

5-4* to Cav

PaulM · Tennis legend

Naomi completes the set, holding from 0-40 in that game. You're killing me Em.

6-5* Cav

scottie1 · Futures level

PaulM wrote:
Naomi completes the set, holding from 0-40 in that game. You're killing me Em.

6-5* Cav

C'mon Cav

PaulM · Tennis legend

Em has her toughest service game so far, but takes her third game point with an ace.

Tiebreak and i feel nauseous.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Whatever the result its a real shame this court isnt streamed. LTA could easily have provided the service as cameras are there.

scottie1 · Futures level

First set 7-6 to Cav Emily 4-0 up second set

indiana · Tennis legend

Go, Em !

Really I'd like both of them to win ...

indiana · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Laura goes down 61 63, after saving break points she had a game point for 4-4*, but couldn't take it.

Naomi through 64 26 63. Tougher than expected, especially given that Gabi hasn't played a competitive match this year.

Looks a great effort by Gabi.

Having not played competitively in more than 6 months, I was beginning to think that she could be going top 700 and GB no 14 on 28 points from only two counters, Wimbledon qualifying last year and this 50K week at Surbiton !

indiana · Tennis legend

Emily to serve for it at 6-7 6-0 *5-3, having come from 0-3* in the final set.

scottie1 · Futures level

indiana wrote:
Go, Em !

Really I'd like both of them to win ...

Emily won 6-7 6-0 6-3 won six in a row bad luck Naomi but first tournament for ages so bodes well

PaulM · Tennis legend

So, so, so happy for Em. Needed this.

Huge fight. Huge heart.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 400 def BROWN, Lucy (GBR) Q 1077 7-5 5-0 Ret.
R1: DEIGMAN, Laura (GBR) 719 lost to CETKOVSKA, Petra (CZE) 3 143 1-6 3-6
R1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 224 def TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR) WC 748 6-4 2-6 6-3
R1: CARRERAS, Amanda (GBR) 319 def STEPHENSON, Francesca (GBR) 590 3-6 6-3 6-3
R1: DREW, Jazzamay (GBR) Q 992 lost to KONTAVEIT, Anett (EST) 6 163 1-6 2-6
R1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 310 def CAVADAY, Naomi (GBR) WC 373 6-7(6) 6-0 6-3
R1: AXON, Georgina (GBR) WC UNR lost to KNOLL, Xenia (SUI) 280 1-6 1-6
R1: DART, Harriet (GBR) WC 365 def KICHENOK, Lyudmyla (UKR) 236 6-4 6-1

R2: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 400 v DIATCHENKO, Vitalia (RUS) 1 86 CH=71 17/11/14
H2H 0-1 Shrewsbury 2010 4-6 3-6

R2: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 224 v CETKOVSKA, Petra (CZE) 3 143 CH=25 2012
H2H 1-0 Grenoble 2011 6-3 3-6 6-3

R2: CARRERAS, Amanda (GBR) 319 v FORETZ, Stephanie (FRA) 7 195 CH=62 2003
R2: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 310 v KONTAVEIT, Anett (EST) 6 163 CH=139 15/9/14
R2: DART, Harriet (GBR) WC 365 v HSIEH, Su-Wei (TPE) 2 124 CH=23 2013

-- Edited by Peter too on Wednesday 10th of June 2015 05:44:02 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Well, the 4 all Brit ties in R1 combined with Harriet's excellent win give us 5 in R2 of a 50K. Considering we went months earlier in the year without any GB woman winning a MD match above 25K level, it's great to see 5 of our top 10 in R2 here, with 8 points at least and at least one more match on grass against good opponents.

I know many folk don't like all Brit matches, and I personally could have done without Em vs Cav ( interesting as it was to see what happened ). But the general avoidance of seeds in R1 by our higher ranked players and meeting other Brits have certainly helped give us more Brits in R2 than I think we could have reasonably expected before the initial draw. In that regard it was to me a good draw.

Tough ones now, ladies. Go for it !

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 10th of June 2015 05:57:21 PM