Week 46 ITF (25k) Shrewsbury, UK (Hard)

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Week 46 ITF (25k) Shrewsbury, UK (Hard)

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Manisha drops the first set :(
2-6, 0-0*

Freya has only dropped 2 points on serve so far so here's hoping that trend continues :)
4*-3

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

A hold to 30 will do :)
Freya 5-3*

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

And serves out the set to 15 :D
Freya 6-4, 0-0*

Manisha had 4 BPs in the first game of set 2 but cannot convert :(
2-6, 0*-1

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Freya breaks but is broken back
6-4; 1-1*

Manisha had a 5th unconverted BP but is up against it now :(
2-6, 1*-4

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Freya break again :D [she only missed 3 first serves in the whole of the first set; she dipped from that excellence last service game but can hopefully return to it now :)]

Ooh no need, her opponent has retired

Freya wins 6-4, 2-1 ret

Hope that's nothing serious; but that's a great win for Freya nearly but not quite a career best scalp biggrin

-- Edited by vohor on Wednesday 18th of November 2015 11:45:13 AM

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Manisha loses 2&3 :(

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) Q 1082 lost to KERKHOVE, Lesley(NED) 4 241 2-6 3-6
R2: CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) Q 531 def MARTINCOVA, Tereza (CZE) 2 178 6-4 2-1 Ret.

QF: CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) Q 531 v KNOLL, Xenia (SUI) 360 CH=254 23/3/15

paulisi · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
The funding situation seems to nowadays be a huge mystery as to who is fully or partially funded and based on what criteria.

Who decides it ?

Who knows - it's top secret......

It's fairly obvious(in most cases) who has a coach with them who doesn't earn enough to pay for it themselves.

Spectator · All-time great

I think it's that there are secret grants from the mysterious BiS 500 Foundation that are going to some of those who are just on the cusp of a certain numerical boundary ...

wolf · Tennis legend

R1
Xenia KNOLL (SUI) / Alice MATTEUCCI (ITA) [1] 6-4 6-3 Sarah Beth ASKEW (GBR) / Olivia NICHOLLS (GBR)
Greet MINNEN (BEL) / Sofie OYEN (BEL) 7-6(4) 6-3 Elaine GENOVESE (MLT) / Emma HURST (GBR)
Emily APPLETON (GBR) / Manisha FOSTER (GBR) 6-2 6-3 Lily GHODRATI (GBR) / Chloe HUGHES (GBR)
Nina STADLER (SUI) / Carla TOULY (FRA) 6-0 6-3 Ellie-Rose GRIFFITHS (GBR) / Francesca WILKES (GBR)
Tara MOORE (GBR) / Bernarda PERA (USA) [2] 6-2 3-6 [10-6] Steffi CARRUTHERS (SAM) / Sabastiani LEON (MEX)

QF
Lesley KERKHOVE (NED) / Quirine LEMOINE (NED) [3] 6-1 6-0 Emily APPLETON (GBR) / Manisha FOSTER (GBR)
Tara MOORE (GBR) / Bernarda PERA (USA) [2] 5-7 6-4 [10-4] Nina STADLER (SUI) / Carla TOULY (FRA)

SF
Tara MOORE (GBR) / Bernarda PERA (USA) [2] v Lesley KERKHOVE (NED) / Quirine LEMOINE (NED) [3]

paulisi · Tennis legend

Interesting that the young Belgian is going very well after Louise Holtum gave her the fright of her life on Sunday.

Dodin should win the tournament.

Freya has a great chance today if she can maintain those levels and her side of the draw looks really open.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Freya warming up...

paulisi · Tennis legend

Looks like the scoring machines aren't working

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Scoring working again...and Freya has won the first set 7-6(5) :D
1*-1 in the second