Week 22 - ITF ($50K) - Eastbourne, UK Grass

DF · Tennis legend

Week 22 - ITF ($50K) - Eastbourne, UK Grass

wimdledont · Challenger level

Matches played in 2016, singles and doubles, and excluding the last 2/3 weeks, as the WTA hasn't published up-to-date results yet...

Konta 30
Watson 32
Broady 44
Carreras 42
Dunne 27
Moore 60
Robson 14
Christie 32

And therein both a symptom and a cause of Laura's problem.

At this point, I think it will get better for her when her SRs run out, and she will have to aim to play 4 or 5 matches per week at 25k level.

I would fear that, if she doesn't get a Wimbledon wildcard, then whoever took "her" place would have to face the s***storm of the fortnight from the Daily Mail. So for PR purposes alone, it might be better for all the others if Laura does get one of the available tickets, so that the Daily Mail can get the photographs that it needs.

cakj1234 · Lower Club Player

In all honesty can you see Laura entering 10ks. Not a full quota of umpires. Hardly any crowd. Fetching and picking up your own balls in some god forsaken places that they have to go to.
I don't think so. Like someone said earlier she still thinks she is one of the best. And Nottingham is just a small tournament.
Come on can you really see her in a 10k.
I would put her at bottom of list behind everyone that's gone out to all corners of the globe won matches and getting their ranking up on merit. Not just by turning up.
But who am I. No one.

DF · Tennis legend

No play?

SMC1809 · All-time great

cakj1234 wrote:
In all honesty can you see Laura entering 10ks. Not a full quota of umpires. Hardly any crowd. Fetching and picking up your own balls in some god forsaken places that they have to go to.
I don't think so. Like someone said earlier she still thinks she is one of the best. And Nottingham is just a small tournament.
Come on can you really see her in a 10k.
I would put her at bottom of list behind everyone that's gone out to all corners of the globe won matches and getting their ranking up on merit. Not just by turning up.
But who am I. No one.

And the proof of that is where?

cakj1234 · Lower Club Player

It's my opinion. Time will tell.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

DF wrote:
No play?

Washout this morning by the looks of it; live scores now say first matches not before 1pm

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Starting at 1.15pm...

DF · Tennis legend

vohor wrote:
Starting at 1.15pm...

Yey! smile

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Players warming up

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Lisa saves 3 BPs first game and holds :D
1-0*

Easy hold for her opponent
1*-1

Broken to 15 this time :(
1-2*

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Not going too well so far; after 16 minutes it's 2 aces for her opponent and 3 DFs for Lisa
1-4*

scottie1 · Futures level

Lisa just held serve 2-5 down first set

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Lisa gets her first BPs of the match but can't get the break
2-6, 0*-0

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Lisa holds to love and breaks to 30 :D
2*-0