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

Peter too · Tennis legend

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

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Baptism of fire so far for Laura, 6-0 to Gavrilova in the first.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Laura loses the first set 0-6 - she did get to deuce in 4 games out of the 6 so not a complete whitewash but hopefully she can win some games in the second set.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Laura bagelled in set1, and apparently having huge problems with her second serve, with 6DFs.

Otherwise, the stats seem to show her competitive on her own serve. They've played 38 points on Laura's serve, for Gav to win 3 games.

EDIT: Snap, snap, snap and snap, and apologies to anybody left out.

-- Edited by wimdledont on Saturday 20th of June 2015 01:18:49 PM

Wakey · Junior player

wimdledont wrote:
Laura bagelled in set1, and apparently having huge problems with her second serve, with 6DFs.

Otherwise, the stats seem to show her competitive on her own serve. They've played 38 points on Laura's serve, for Gav to win 3 games.

To be fair 4 of those double faults were in her first service game which made it look worse. It seemed from the live scoring she got better as the set went on which is understandable after 17 months out

Peter too · Tennis legend

Laura finally won her first game back. 0-6 1-1

LJR · Junior player

Was that a love hold by Gavrilova in the last game?

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) WC UNR lost to GAVRILOVA, Daria (RUS) 1 41 0-6 1-6
Q1: DEIGMAN, Laura (GBR) WC 705 lost to GAJDOSOVA, Jarmila (AUS) 9 60 2-6 5-7
Q1: CAVADAY, Naomi (GBR) WC 370 lost to DULGHERU, Alexandra (ROU) 10 61 2-6 1-6
Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) WC 300 lost to ZHENG, Saisai (CHN) 13 65 1-6 4-6

airsmashers · County player

Bet it must just feel great to be back on court

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Laura clearly very rusty - with a bit of luck the score could have looked a fair bit closer but Gavrilova dominated the match. Conditions apparently quite windy which is not what she would have wanted first game back.

I still think she should take up the offer of a Wimbledon Wildcard if she gets one because there would be nothing to lose, but then she needs to go down the the ITFs for a while to build up match sharpness.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

airsmashers wrote:
Bet it must just feel great to be back on court

I doubt that felt good at all. Poor Laura xxxx

TennisLover · Strong Club Player

Exactly as I predicted :).

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 47 v LEPCHENKO, Varvara (USA) 38 CH=19 2012
H2H 1-1
Eastbourne 2013 6-3 6-4
Beijing 2013 6-1 3-6 3-6

R1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) WC 208 v STEPHENS, Sloane (USA) 42 CH=11 2013
H2H 1-0
Birmingham 2011 6-1 6-4

R1: DART, Harriett (GBR) WC 354 v CIBULKOVA, Dominika (SVK) 50 CH=10 31/3/14

Shhh · Challenger level

I am not sure where that leaves Laura regarding a Wimbledon wild card but, it would seem the level of players in the qualies would be much better suited as she works her way back in to things. Thats not going to happen of course.........just sayin'

Miriambee · Futures level

and Jo Konta (WC) vs Zarina Dyas.