Week 42 - ITF ($15K) - Bangkok, Thailand - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

Week 42 - ITF ($15K) - Bangkok, Thailand - Hard

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

GL both :)

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

The third seed is always a tough draw but it's not a bad time to face these higher-ranked players. Good luck to both here.

indiana · Tennis legend

I'd say points and wins here matter rather more for Fran and it may still be tough for her given her form even before she was out for a few weeks.

All the best to both.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: STEPHENSON, Francesca (GBR) 589 lost to KIJIMA, Mizuno (JPN) 622 4-6 0-4 Ret.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Katie won the first set 6-2

On serve in the second

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

L32: Katie Swan WR 548 def. (3) Nicha Lertpitaksinchai (THA) WR 372 (CH 306 in 2014) 6-2 6-2

Made that look easy......

Etienne · Club Coach

Wins 2 & 2.

Stephenson is playing doubles, so injury not too bad.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Katie has won 2 +2.

She played against her next opponent, Momkoonthod, in a Junior GA in Osaka, exactly a year ago. Katie won 6-0, 6-1.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

YAY, excellent win for Katie :D

indiana · Tennis legend

That's a good looking decisive win against the local top 400 player.

Just one ranking point ( though enough to take Katie provisionally into the GB top 10 on Monday week, it's Katie vs Freya for that ), but steps up to 5 points for a R2 win.

Then 9, 15, 25

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 20th of October 2015 08:39:38 AM

wimdledont · Challenger level

That was Katie's 13th consecutive ITF win.

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

Great win for Katie. I knew that it could well happen but that score line is certainly a strong one. Whilst points are in no way my biggest area of interest regarding Katie at the moment, I have to admit that it'll be interesting to see her gains from her brief forays into the women's tour.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

BeefyDeedz wrote:
Great win for Katie. I knew that it could well happen but that score line is certainly a strong one. Whilst points are in no way my biggest area of interest regarding Katie at the moment, I have to admit that it'll be interesting to see her gains from her brief forays into the women's tour.

Yes, i agree.

And i wonder if she is taking the prize money or only expenses, to keep her college options open, which is something she mentioned a while back, but may well have changed .....

GBJ · Club Coach

Coup Droit wrote:
BeefyDeedz wrote:
Great win for Katie. I knew that it could well happen but that score line is certainly a strong one. Whilst points are in no way my biggest area of interest regarding Katie at the moment, I have to admit that it'll be interesting to see her gains from her brief forays into the women's tour.

Yes, i agree.
And i wonder if she is taking the prize money or only expenses, to keep her college options open, which is something she mentioned a while back, but may well have changed .....

A bit off topic but I've always wondered what reasons there are for not just turning pro straight away. So can you only apply for college if you've not turned pro? Any idea why?