Week 25 - WTA Premier $666K - Eastbourne, UK grass

emma · Strong Club Player

RE: Week 25 - WTA Premier $666K - Eastbourne, UK grass

Strongbow · All-time great

Well done Hev biggrin

chavkev · Intermediate Club Player

Fantastic from both of them. Hopefully this will really boost their confidence for Wimbledon. Was at work all afternoon, so didn't know that Heather had won. Certainly was a nice surprise to get home to.

wimdledont · Challenger level

While I agree with all concerned that yesterday was a glorious day, it's worth noting that the one dissenting voice will be the WTA computer, which takes no account of the quality of the opposition, but just doles out the same points whether you've beaten Serena in straight sets, or she's in bed with a cold, and you got a walkover.

Jo and Hev have only got 55 points each here, so far. Jo is defending 55, Hev is defending 180.

Wins today would get them 100 points. That would take Jo up to around WR130 - and hoping to be seeded for the US Open qualies. Win twice more here, and she would be likely to be in the US Open main draw.

Heather has dropped to WR64; so far she's clawed her way back up to around 58. Win today to move back up to around 52. Make the semis again, and she'd be around WR45 again.

In the doubles, Jossanna need to get to around 1,200 points from 11 counters, to start getting direct acceptance to all the Grand Slams. So their 100 points so far is not quite "under par".

-- Edited by wimdledont on Wednesday 24th of June 2015 11:06:07 AM

wimdledont · Challenger level

JoKo v Muguruza about to start, with the winner to play Bencic, who beat Bouchard by retirement...

Sim · County player

wimdledont wrote:
While I agree with all concerned that yesterday was a glorious day, it's worth noting that the one dissenting voice will be the WTA computer, which takes no account of the quality of the opposition, but just doles out the same points whether you've beaten Serena in straight sets, or she's in bed with a cold, and you got a walkover.

Jo and Hev have only got 55 points each here, so far. Jo is defending 55, Hev is defending 180.

Wins today would get them 100 points. That would take Jo up to around WR130 - and hoping to be seeded for the US Open qualies. Win twice more here, and she would be likely to be in the US Open main draw.

Heather has dropped to WR64; so far she's clawed her way back up to around 58. Win today to move back up to around 52. Make the semis again, and she'd be around WR45 again.

In the doubles, Jossanna need to get to around 1,200 points from 11 counters, to start getting direct acceptance to all the Grand Slams. So their 100 points so far is not quite "under par".

-- Edited by wimdledont on Wednesday 24th of June 2015 11:06:07 AM

Point taken Wimbeldont, but due to the extra week in the grass court season the points for Eastbourne last year have already been taken off so anything gained here are additional points (subtracting 16th best)

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Nice start :)
Jo leads 2*-0

wimdledont · Challenger level

Hi Sim,

That probably makes a nonsense of what I've written above about JoKo, though the bits about Hev and Jossanna should still be about right.

Jo has broken for a 2-0 lead.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Jo leads 4-1*

paulisi · Tennis legend

5-2 up - the winner plays Bencic in QF

Peter too · Tennis legend

Jo serving and moving very well again today. She has the look of someone who expects to win, however Muguruza hits the ball very hard so Jo has to keep the pressure on all the time. She can't afford to ease up on her 2nd serve or it gets hit for a winner, hence the occasional DF.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Muguruza has raised her game and is now playing faultless tennis, winning two love games in a row. 5-4*

wimdledont · Challenger level

JoKo mugged at 5*-3, now 5-4*.

BBC2 starting.

wimdledont · Challenger level

6-4

Jan · Hall of fame

Fabulous - Jo breaks to 30 to win the set!