Wimbledon Ladies' Draw 2015

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

RE: Wimbledon Ladies' Draw 2015

philwrig · Hall of fame

tony_orient wrote:
philwrig wrote:
tony_orient wrote:
Doubles tomorrow:
Konta/Sanchez v Doi/Vogt 1st on Ct5
Robson/Keys v Makarova/Vesnina (2) 3rd on Ct7
Rae/Smith v Cepelova/Voegele 3rd on Ct9

Should all be streamable
Did I miss something ?!!!! What happened to the Williams sisters ?!!!
They withdrew, for some unknown reason that doesn't stop them playing singles. I don't even know if you need to give a reason for withdrawing from doubles.

They did it at the French too, very strange, as no injuries.

markymc1983 · Club Coach

I would assume Venus' immune condition would be the reasoning, probably best that she reserves her energy for single

TMH · Futures qualifying

Then why bother entering the doubles in the first place?

Jiwan · Club Coach

immune system disorders can fluctuate wildly / quickly hence pulling out at short notice. It's a pretty serious condition to live with no known cures

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

I suspect Venus doesn't want to play both doubles and singles, so having got past the 1st round pulled out of doubles. We know she has an ongoing condition, but there's no suggestion that she isn't perfectly fine to play in singles today.

Also, as this may have slipped under the radar, Joss and Anna face a replacement team of Cepelova and Voegele after Bouchard unsurprisingly withdrew (given the performances of Cepelova and Bouchard yesterday, this is probably not a good switch, but neither Cepelova or Voegele are top 100 in singles or doubles).

-- Edited by tony_orient on Wednesday 1st of July 2015 10:28:25 AM

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Bouchard is probably away to model swimsuits or write a column for some fashion mag. No loss

-- Edited by Jaggy1876 on Wednesday 1st of July 2015 10:28:59 AM

TennisLover · Strong Club Player

Jaggy1876 wrote:
Bouchard is probably away to model swimsuits or write a column for some fashion mag. No loss

-- Edited by Jaggy1876 on Wednesday 1st of July 2015 10:28:59 AM

Indeed. That's where her focus is .

DF · Tennis legend

Jo and Sanchez 5-2 up in the first set.

DF · Tennis legend

They take the first set 6-3

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

JoKo and Sanchez take the first set 6-3. Probably fair to say that Doi and Vogt are a slightly less intimidating opposition to face on the other side of the net that their original opponents.

wimdledont · Challenger level

So that's why the Williams sisters withdrew. Scared.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Jo into a second set tie break- despite being a break up in the set.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: (WC) Jo Konta & Maria Sanchez (USA) CR 291 (195+96) defeated (ALT) Misaki Doi & Stephanie Vogt (JPN/LIE) CR 244 (137+108) by 6-3 7-6(5) biggrin

Strongbow · All-time great

biggrin biggrin biggrin

Jo should go up to about 150 in the doubles rankings.