Week 42 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

Strongbow · All-time great

RE: Week 42 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, the sites can be a bit confusing / confused.

But since I for my pains ( not really ) track the top British men and women week to week, Freya's recent 7 points are certainly in her 42 points and WR 570 at 19/10/15 ( she was WR 615 on 35 points on 12/10 ). She then has last week's 2 points and this week to add.

Just have to win the title and so go to 56 points

TennisLover · Strong Club Player

Definitely think Mirabelle will be top 500 by end of year as I earlier predicted, if she carries on playing till year end - with a bit of luck that she hasn't been having. Not to forget that she hasn't got the favour of wild cards that others in similar positions have regularly.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

TennisLover wrote:
Definitely think Mirabelle will be top 500 by end of year as I earlier predicted, if she carries on playing till year end - with a bit of luck that she hasn't been having. Not to forget that she hasn't got the favour of wild cards that others in similar positions have regularly.

I'd predicted at the start of the year that she'd finish up at 650 or so.

And it certainly seems she'll be higher than that, which is great.

But, as a couple have pointed out, she's now in the position where getting to the QFs won't really make any difference as she has a full scorecard of counters. So it's going to be that much tougher to make an impact on the ranking points. But what really matters, of course, is where it's going next year, and the year after.

indiana · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
TennisLover wrote:
Definitely think Mirabelle will be top 500 by end of year as I earlier predicted, if she carries on playing till year end - with a bit of luck that she hasn't been having. Not to forget that she hasn't got the favour of wild cards that others in similar positions have regularly.

I'd predicted at the start of the year that she'd finish up at 650 or so.
And it certainly seems she'll be higher than that, which is great.
But, as a couple have pointed out, she's now in the position where getting to the QFs won't really make any difference as she has a full scorecard of counters. So it's going to be that much tougher to make an impact on the ranking points. But what really matters, of course, is where it's going next year, and the year after.

Be quite a task to reach top 500 this year, given as wimdledont pointed out earlier WR 500 is currently on 55 points.

Mirabelle, with this week's 2 points ( net 1 ) has moved up to 33 points. She has 4 points ( net 3 ) to come off by year end so has effectively "banked" 30 points for the year.

So she will probably need about another 25 net ( I.e. 25 plus a bit more to cover replacing low counters ), close to having to double her points total.

Not at all easy, indeed I'd say unlikely, but if she is playing on quite a bit this year ( though she has already played quite a lot ) and gets a few results it could be a nice challenge

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 23rd of October 2015 03:02:19 PM

TennisLover · Strong Club Player

indiana wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
TennisLover wrote:
Definitely think Mirabelle will be top 500 by end of year as I earlier predicted, if she carries on playing till year end - with a bit of luck that she hasn't been having. Not to forget that she hasn't got the favour of wild cards that others in similar positions have regularly.

I'd predicted at the start of the year that she'd finish up at 650 or so.
And it certainly seems she'll be higher than that, which is great.
But, as a couple have pointed out, she's now in the position where getting to the QFs won't really make any difference as she has a full scorecard of counters. So it's going to be that much tougher to make an impact on the ranking points. But what really matters, of course, is where it's going next year, and the year after.

Be quite a task to reach top 500 this year, given as wimdledont pointed out earlier WR 500 is currently on 55 points.
Mirabelle, with this week's 2 points ( net 1 ) has moved up to 33 points. She has 4 points ( net 3 ) to come off by year end so has effectively "banked" 30 points for the year.
So she will probably need about another 25 net ( I.e. 25 plus a bit more to cover replacing low counters ), close to having to double her points total.
Not at all easy, indeed I'd say unlikely, but if she is playing on quite a bit this year ( though she has already played quite a lot ) and gets a few results it could be a nice challenge

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 23rd of October 2015 03:02:19 PM

Definitely a tough task - but if she gets lucky and manages to break the quarter final "bad luck" - which is now probably becoming a mental block - I can see her making at least a couple of 10K finals and winning some before year end - that's if she keeps on playing. Three finals and one win = 26 points and "Bob's her uncle". I said and so shall it be .

-- Edited by TennisLover on Friday 23rd of October 2015 04:09:48 PM

wimdledont · Challenger level

Freya is off, or on...

paulisi · Tennis legend

Freya is struggling - a set and a breakdown.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Freya ends up losing. Which is a shame. But I can't help loving Claffey's story (as above) - just shows what can happen, so quickly, from seemingly 'nowhere'.

Peter too · Tennis legend

SF: CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) 6 615 lost to CLAFFEY, Jenny(IRL) 7 815 3-6 4-6

paulisi · Tennis legend

Well done to Emily A and Lisa on winning the doubles title.

indiana · Tennis legend

Well done to them, a walkover in the semi finals, but otherwise three good straightforward looking wins, including the third seeds in the QF and pretty decently ranked number one seeds in the final.

Final :

Emily Arbuthnott & Lisa Whybourn UNR ( 973 & UNR ) beat (1) Chieh-Yu Hsu & Anna Morgina (TPE/RUS) CR 461 (148+313) 6-2 6-4

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 24th of October 2015 06:14:12 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Well done to Ireland's Jenny Claffey, beating Karola Patricia Bejenaru (ROU) 6-3 7-6(4) for the singles title.

Let her off ( this once ) beating Freya.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 25th of October 2015 10:17:29 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, well done to her

Her profile/story is certainly interesting and not standard:

www.pledgesports.org/projects/if-it-is-to-beit-is-up-to-me-following-my-dream/

Will be interesting to see how she does going on..... Wish her all the best.

TennisLover · Strong Club Player

This Claffey lady accurately reflects my tennis philosophy. Anyone can progress really fast and become a "winner" once their game finally comes together at a highly competitive level - regardless of when one started playing, whether one played junior tennis, whether one was "top junior", unranked, over-ranked, under-ranked, etc. etc. etc. It all boils down to having the game - and when it comes (whenever that is), no one can stop you from being a "winner". Some people learn fast, others need juniors to build experience, others take time to develop physically, others take time simply because they don't have a stable team behind them (due to lack of means), hence, constantly change coaches, training base etc. with significant effect on their style of play. Every new coach or training base you take on have their ideas of what is best for you, etc. Nothing remains consistent, which ends up being reflected in your performance, etc, etc. I can go on with the list but will stop here.

The point here is - if you and people around you that you trust strongly believe you have the talent, it doesn't matter when you start or what others think. If you are prepared to work hard and you and those around you are prepared to make the necessary sacrifices, don't let "pundits" like us (me included ), governing bodies and so called experts put any limitations on how far you can go. You and your team know you better than anyone. You can of course listen to those outside of your team with tangible experience and sift out anything that doesn't fit. Notting is impossible. After all, things that were usually deemed impossible became possibilities because of those trailblazers who were brave enough to buck the trend.

One more thing - results are as good as yesterday. They don't last. What is more important is developing a winning game style that is sustainable.

Enough with the sermon