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

LJR · Junior player

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

wimdledont · Challenger level

Cav has lost 6-2, 6-1.

LJR · Junior player

And Laura D lost 6-2 7-5.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Em making a hash of this unfortunately

wimdledont · Challenger level

Em lost the first 6-1, but has broken early in the second for 2*-0...

TennisLover · Strong Club Player

Em coming back in 2nd set 0-2*. Hope she keeps it up.

DF · Tennis legend

Hope Em can keep this up 3-0

DF · Tennis legend

Still in front 4-1 in the second set

wimdledont · Challenger level

The other Laura is limbering up.

Gavrilova's ranking of 41 is far too low. She started the year at around 240, and has reached WR21 in the race, despite having to play initially in ITF50Ks (which she won).

I think Laura's best hope of coming through this match is that Gav has not recovered from whatever ailed her at her last outing, at Roland Garros, and was forced to withdraw.

DF · Tennis legend

Zheng serving to level the set at 4-4

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Great news that Laura is finally back on court after 17 months - I hope she can put in a competitive performance, anything better than that would be a hugely unexpected bonus.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

I dont think Gavrilovas game is particularly well suited to grass though. Of all surfaces, it would be grass that i would give this match the best chance of going Lauras way.

DF · Tennis legend

Em bows out 1-6 4-6

TennisLover · Strong Club Player

murray_2k9 wrote:
I dont think Gavrilovas game is particularly well suited to grass though. Of all surfaces, it would be grass that i would give this match the best chance of going Lauras way.

Her game indeed is not well suited to grass. However, it is well suited to Laura's game style regardless of surface.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Ach Em, shame she couldnt hold on in the second, a really beatable opponent as last week showed. Oh well.