Shame for Jazzamay, Aimee and Helen to get landed with seeds (Helen in particular). Lisa has a winnable match but she could be very rusty. Nice to see Manisha back too
-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 10th of August 2015 02:24:09 PM
Well done to Jodie - who served it out to win 7-5 in the third.
I first saw Jodie winning the Liverpool grade 5 event 2 years ago at 14 and thought she was a superb talent. I saw her again at Ilkley this year and she pushed a girl just outside the top 100 very close, winning a set.
I'm thoroughly of the belief that anyone who remains in the 700-1100 ranking for a while is a similar ability to the better juniors and hence why I thought Jodie would beat Laura or at least push her very close.
Jodie now plays Ellie -Rose and i'd expect Jodie to progress again.
PS ITF have Mollie Crouch beating Lucy, but live scores have it the other way round. I would suggest Lucy won and someone has typed in the results incorrectly.
great calls, paulisi - hope you had some money on it
the only two I had a little flutter on were jodie and helen Parish - partly because the odds were ridiculously generous and partly because they can both play miles better than their ranking (Jodie moving up a real prospect in the juniors and Helen, whose health issues undermine her true level, always being a risk as to whether she can finish the match but has some lovely tennis).
Naomi Cavaday's run of poor form continues as she has lost the first set to Helen Parish 6-2 (to be fair Helen has been in very good form recently, if she can manage her condition)
Georgina Axon is a set up and running away with set 2
Olivia Nicholls is struggling, but not unexpectedly against the useful Japanese player, who is based in the UK.
great calls, paulisi - hope you had some money on it
the only two I had a little flutter on were jodie and helen Parish - partly because the odds were ridiculously generous and partly because they can both play miles better than their ranking (Jodie moving up a real prospect in the juniors and Helen, whose health issues undermine her true level, always being a risk as to whether she can finish the match but has some lovely tennis).
If only - I very rarely have a bet these days. What odds was Jodie?