Week 29 - ITF ($50K) - Granby, Canada Hard

DF · Tennis legend

RE: Week 29 - ITF ($50K) - Granby, Canada Hard

DF · Tennis legend

Naomi loses the second set 3-6

DF · Tennis legend

Laura down 2-5 in the final set

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Shame, shame, shame. Lost the final set 2 - 6. Looked like she might be rallying a couple of times but then sort of caved in.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

You'd think the 18 year old she was playing would show a bit more respect

. I don't think she served even 1 double fault !!!!!

philwrig · Hall of fame

Shame for Laura, but this was always going to be a huge test, given the quick turnaround. In her 1st career she struggled to back up big wins, and play to a high level day by day, so after 18 months out, this result isn't a huge surprise. Still overall a positive week assuming the body and most importantly the wrist have come through unscathed.

indiana · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:
Shame for Laura, but this was always going to be a huge test, given the quick turnaround. In her 1st career she struggled to back up big wins, and play to a high level day by day, so after 18 months out, this result isn't a huge surprise. Still overall a positive week assuming the body and most importantly the wrist have come through unscathed.

Agree. Positives to be taken and move on, build further ...

PaulM · Tennis legend

Was always going to be tough for Laura to follow up that good win.

nicofrance · Strong Club Player

Disappointing for Laura Robson given that she beat a much higher ranked player yesterday but with such a short turn around physically it was going to be difficult.

Looking at the rules regarding "protected rankings" she apparently can use this for 8 events including 2 Grand Slams but importantly if I've understood the rule this doesn't include Wildcards so she still has 7 possible events to choose from. So far Eastbourne and Wimbledon were WC's aswell as this Granby event and shes only used her protected ranking for the US Open.

I think she needs careful planning when to use this and should try and get as many WC's as possible.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi won a tight match 7-5 in the 3rd set

DF · Tennis legend

and Naomi takes the final set 7-5

Well done in the end!

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 1 126 def KOCH-BENVENUTO, Andrea (CHI) 407 7-5 6-0
R2: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 7 225 def EL TABAKH, Heidi (CAN) 367 6-3 3-6 7-5
R2: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) WC 913 lost to HALBAUER, Ellie (USA) Q 498 2-6 6-4 2-6

QF: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 1 126 v BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 7 225

indiana · Tennis legend

C'mon the winner !

By the way, Naomi is WR 221 ( 225 last week ).

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Thought Laura would win that one.

Well good to see Naomi and Jo win. They play each other now right?

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

That looks like the sort of match that Naomi often lets get away from her - strong start, opponent hits back, and she fades away quickly in the deciding set. so well done to her for digging in and seeing that one through and not beating herself this time.

Two through to the QF is a solid showing.
I wonder if having a number of compatriots in the MD in an overseas draw has some effect.
Probably not as I can recall some pretty unsuccessful tours of Australia and the Far East by the Katy/ies/Harriet/Izzy etc and before them, Lisa/Tara/Naomi/Mel etc where one player did well, perhaps, in one event. The same has largely been, true from memory, in the States and Canada when Sam/Jade/Tara/Em/Jo etc have gone on tours either by design or coincidence together, with results like o's win in Edmonton, or Tara's win in Surprise, being the exception rather than the norm which would have perhaps demonstrated some positive effect.

Still, at very least, a guaranteed SF this week and hopes for a similar haul next week between Lexington (JK, NB, EWS) and Gatineau (NC, LR).