Week 23 - WTA International ($250K) - Nottingham, UK - Grass

Grachka · County player

Week 23 - WTA International ($250K) - Nottingham, UK - Grass

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

vohor wrote:
PaulM wrote:
Main draw out.

Hev gets good grass courter but out if form Rybarikova.

Naomi gets Hseih

Laura gets last years winner Konjuh

Freya gets Zheng. A really good draw for her first WTA main draw

Jo will play Duval who is coming back from cancer treatment. Plays winner of Freyas match if she comes through.
Thanks for that Paul

Some decent R1s there; here's hoping Jo and Freya get to meet...but maybe Laura should've gone to Surbiton!

This looks like a pretty good draw. Laura has the toughest draw with Konjuh being defending champion but even so that's probably no worse than an average draw given the field.

Edit: Konjuh has just retired from her match so Laura might well be playing a lucky loser instead.

Overall the first round draw doesn't look much tougher for the Brits than the $50k draw at Eastbourne last week.

Hopefully we will see Tara in the main draw too - another excellent win for her (if almost expected after last week!)

-- Edited by tony_orient on Saturday 4th of June 2016 04:06:29 PM

wimdledont · Challenger level

Eden lost 7-6(1), 6-2

Pretty good effort

Katie B up shortly

PaulM · Tennis legend

Katie is not before 6 as Voracova was flying in from Bol this morning

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

PaulM wrote:
Katie is not before 6 as Voracova was flying in from Bol this morning

Wow.... it is a good news... biggrin

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 314 v KUDRYAVTSEVA, Alla (RUS) 6 151 CH=56 2010
H2H 0-1 Eastbourne 2015 2-6 6-2 4-6

wimdledont · Challenger level

Okay, KB really is up on livescores now

DF · Tennis legend

Katie down 0-2

DF · Tennis legend

Katie out of her depth in this first set 1-6

PaulM · Tennis legend

Expected more from Katie in this one. Hopefully she can get into the match

wimdledont · Challenger level

Leads 3-2* in the second

wimdledont · Challenger level

And breaks again for 5*-3

wimdledont · Challenger level

1-6, 6-3

wimdledont · Challenger level

KB 2-0

philwrig · Hall of fame

A little of what I saw today :
Lisa: great to see her back injury free, got going in the 2nd, but couldn't quite get on top of her opponent, she fought until the end, and if she could have been able to win a few more of the longer rallies, I fancy she could have got back into this. Not her best day, but definitely evidence that her 'A' game is not too far away.

Tara: definitely in better shape, certainly the best I've seen her for 2/3 years. Serve much more consistent, and her forehand and backhand slice had her opponent tied up in knots by the end of the match. You feel she can go toe to toe in the longer rallies, without lacking fitness, great to see.

Eden : only watched a couple of games, but she does look like a player, weakish serve, but all other aspects of her game offer lots of encouragement for the future, physically looks strong as well.

Special mention for Yorkshire born lass, Naiktha Bains, who is basically playing her by accident having being inadvertently withdrawn from Surbiton, played great today against Conny Perrin for the win.

Also wanted to catch a bit of Ash Barty, but her match was over in a blink of an eye, so missed the lot.