Week 25 - WTA Premier ($712K) - Eastbourne, UK Grass

seagull · Hall of fame

Week 25 - WTA Premier ($712K) - Eastbourne, UK Grass

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Katy goes down 3&3 to the 4th qseed; decent effort, pity she got such a slow start :(
Jodie 1*-3 against the 14th qseed...

PockyTastic · Futures level

seagull wrote:
Am in Eastbourne and have to say very impressed with Dunne. Outhit brengle from baseline but her opponent was just too solid. She has a great attacking game. Yes Laura is playing xu

Really encouraged and glad to hear that she's continuing to develop her game. I really like Katy but was worried a few years ago that she didn't have enough ammo to compete from the baseline against higher ranked opponents - really glad to hear that she's playing well, looking forward to see how she progresses the rest of the season smile

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Yet more amazing luck for Laura.
McHale out, and replaced by a should win match against an ALT doubles specialist, massively slumping singles player with just 4 wins in the last 10 months, and none of those in a main draw match.
Q1: (WC) Laura ROBSON (GBR) 308 v. Yifan XU (CHN) 282 (CH 148, Jul. 2015)

-- Edited by AliBlahBlah on Saturday 18th of June 2016 02:05:10 PM

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Yep, should be a really lucky break for Laura.
So far 4 aces, 3 DFs; 1 BP saved, none earned
3-2*
Rain delay...

Jodie 2-6, 1-2*

Grachka · County player

We're up and running again at Eastbourne.

[WC] Jodie Anna Burrage GBR 2-6 4-3* [14] Saisai Zheng CHN
[WC] Laura Robson GBR *5-3 Yifan Xu CHN

-- Edited by Grachka on Saturday 18th of June 2016 03:24:25 PM

Grachka · County player

Seemingly a robust performance from Jodie...perhaps less so from Laura.

[WC] Jodie Anna Burrage GBR 2-6 5-4* [14] Saisai Zheng CHN
[WC] Laura Robson GBR 6-5* Yifan Xu CHN

Grachka · County player

I take it back! Robust break to take the set. Less good news for Jodie, however.

[WC] Jodie Anna Burrage GBR 2-6 5-6* [14] Saisai Zheng CHN
[WC] Laura Robson GBR 7-5 *0-0 Yifan Xu CHN

philwrig · Hall of fame

Long injury break, a bit worrying, especially as Laura is struggling, you'd expect it to be for her.

philwrig · Hall of fame

philwrig wrote:
Long injury break, a bit worrying, especially as Laura is struggling, you'd expect it to be for her.

It was for Laura, right leg, but she's just broken back and leads 3-2.

scottie1 · Futures level

Laura wins 7-57-6 in 2 hrs 7 mins

SMC1809 · All-time great

It can't be very often that you win fewer points overall but win in straight sets!

philwrig · Hall of fame

Probably as ugly as you can get, but great win given the injury niggle she was carrying.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Laura recovers from 5-6 0-40* then wins the tie break in the second set to win 7-5 7-6(4)
Given the opponent, not convincing, but this is the sort of match Laura will get lots more of in the post-Wimbledon ITFs and she needs to be able to scrap out these wins.
Hopefully nothing too serious with the right leg injury, and gladly she didn't have to play a third set.

Priesty · Challenger level

Didn't sound pretty but a win's a win and she definitely needs any that she can get against anyone at the moment.