Week 41 - ITF ($25K) - Toowoomba, Australia (Hard)

skibbarriz · Strong Club Player

RE: Week 41 - ITF ($25K) - Toowoomba, Australia (Hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

skibbarriz wrote:
Well, she started the year ranked 307, peaked at 272 in April, and is currently ranked 286 in October. So that deviation of around 30 spots means it's been a very consistent year. Here's to a less consistent 2016 and a nice rise in the rankings.

I'm not sure Katy will agree with that. She pretty much wrote off her season after the grass court tournaments and her ranking has improved due to a strong last 2-3 months. There is plenty more improvement for Katy's ranking if she can find that consistency.

As for the Gosling approach. They use a very statistical based approach with the aim to increase percentages in all areas. I'm not convinced the cut out the errors philosophy is there to prevent the aggressive shot. I'm pretty sure the aim is that the aggressive shot becomes more consistent.

philwrig · Hall of fame

I had a nice little chat with Katy at Ilkley, and as Paul mentioned had basically written off this season, this late rally with some nice wins, will help her for next year. There is so much more in the tank where Katy is concerned, and she is still very capable of getting into the top 100 at some stage.

skibbarriz · Strong Club Player

Why would she declare it a write-off half way through?

It's not like everyone starts at 0 points in january and it's a race to december before everything resets. Was it down to a sense of her pre-season not setting her up properly?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, a slightly strange comment. Unless she means that the targets she'd set herself at the start of the year were no longer viable. And so she'd written off those targets.

Which, if Gosling are that stat-based, might be something they do.

But it implies that her targets are too fixed and should be more flexible.

I've heard a certain amount of criticism of Gosling, not really based on their percentage mentality as such, but maybe it all ties in.

The proof, of course, is in the pudding, as always.

How many enrolled, how many stay, the results of those who do stay etc. etc. It's never easy.....

philwrig · Hall of fame

I suppose when you've had such a disappointing start to the campaign, when no doubt you're expectations would have been so high, I would say its a natural thing to say, we're only humans. Also with Katy she is quite self deprecating and sarcastic at the same time, so it's a bit off the cuff, but also a fair comment to make at that period of the season.

paulisi · Tennis legend

I think you have to bear in mind Katy had such a good run up to Wimbledon last year and wasn't able to replicate it this year and her ranking dropped significantly, so instead of climbing up the rankings like she planned, so had to re-assess her season and reset her goals.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

It's interesting to note that the girls in her group have suffered the same fate. Katie of course got injured and Harriet has also got stuck in the same spot rankings wise. They are still young of course but the gap between ITF 10k player and challenger plus is certainly just as evident in the women's game as it is the men's. I'd imagine Anna Freya Emily A might find that next year as well when they no doubt push on to the top 500.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In the doubles, Katy and Manon take the match, 11-9, in the MTB, and so are now through to the semis of the 25k.

Keep going !

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Shame but you don't get a closer score than that......

Semifinal

Veronica M. CORNING (USA) / Jessica WACNIK (USA) def. Manon ARCANGIOLI (FRA) / Katy DUNNE (GBR) 7-6(6) 6-7(4) [10-8]