Week 30 - ITF(10k) - El Espinar, Segovia - Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 30 - ITF(10k) - El Espinar, Segovia - Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

The rulebook says Lucky Losers shall be drawn from ranked players first - and Laura is the only FQR loser with a current ranking

Peter too · Tennis legend

Jazzamay is down to play WC Host Ferrier tomorrow but the full draw is still not up.

-- Edited by Peter too on Sunday 24th of July 2016 03:09:00 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: DREW, Jazzamay (GBR) 3 1003 def RODRIGUEZ GARCIA, Marina (ESP) WC UNR 6-0 6-1
Q2: BROWN, Lucy (GBR) 4 1117 def LA FUENTE STRASSBURGER, Daniela Alejandra (BOL) UNR 6-3 7-5
Q2: SAINSBURY, Laura (GBR) 8 1263 lost to MARZAL MARTINEZ, Lucia (ESP) UNR 6-3 5-7 2-6

R1: SAINSBURY, Laura (GBR) LL 1263 v BROWN, Lucy (GBR) Q 1117
R1: DREW, Jazzamay (GBR) Q 1003 v HOSTE FERRER, Claudia (ESP) WC 1263 CH=1248 11/7/16, 17yo
R1: DEIGMAN, Laura (GBR) 929 v GATTO-MONTICONE, Giulia (ITA) 2 484 CH=214 2014

the addict · Tennis legend

Tough on Laura and Lucy, but at least one of them will get a point !

the addict · Tennis legend

Just looked over the draw, all four girls are in the same quarter, but with the 5th qualifying seed and a wild card plus the two seeded players making up the section. Laura D has the hardest match, but any one of the other players could make it through

Strongbow · All-time great

Draw Gods not favouring the Brits - numerous previous posts agruing against "flocking" confuse

indiana · Tennis legend

A few posts far from generally convinced of the so-called "flocking" issue.

Here it's not that bad a quarter and for Laura S playing Lucy, the winner against seed 8 or qualifier, that is a good draw for each of them. Laura D is unlucky to get the second seed, but that's not caused by flocking.

I guess that the issue is really that while many may generally prefer our players kept in seperate area of the draws it's not as if here each was at all likely to storm through the draw if that was the case.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 25th of July 2016 12:08:42 AM

Strongbow · All-time great

indiana wrote:
A few posts far from generally convinced of the so-called "flocking" issue.

Here it's not that bad a quarter and for Laura S playing Lucy, the winner against seed 8 or qualifier, that is a good draw for each of them. Laura D is unlucky to get the second seed, but that's not caused by flocking.
I guess that the issue is really that while many may generally prefer our players kept in seperate area of the draws it's not as if here each was at all likely to storm through the draw if that was the case.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 25th of July 2016 12:08:42 AM

Points taken but, given that the Turkish 10ks are cancelled for a fair while, this issue is not going to get any better.

the addict · Tennis legend

Strongbow wrote:
indiana wrote:
A few posts far from generally convinced of the so-called "flocking" issue.

Here it's not that bad a quarter and for Laura S playing Lucy, the winner against seed 8 or qualifier, that is a good draw for each of them. Laura D is unlucky to get the second seed, but that's not caused by flocking.
I guess that the issue is really that while many may generally prefer our players kept in seperate area of the draws it's not as if here each was at all likely to storm through the draw if that was the case.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 25th of July 2016 12:08:42 AM
Points taken but, given that the Turkish 10ks are cancelled for a fair while, this issue is not going to get any better.

It's not a bad draw at all, just unfortunate. But the second seed is currently ranked at 484, so on current form Laura D stands a good chance. And the no 8 seed is ranked 716, so I reckon there is a good chance of one of them getting through the section.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, i think it's an excellent draw.

When British players go to the same event, it's only us - really - who dislike them being drawn together (on the ultra optimistic idea that both could win, if not drawn together).

But each British player just wants to win, against whoever.

So Laura S and Lucy Brown must be absolutely thrilled - they've both got excellent first-round draws - couldn't be better.

Jazzamay too.

It's only Laura D who's got a comparatively tough one this week.

As to further in, three qualifiers (including a LL) can't 'expect' to get much further so if they do that's just great, whatever.

the addict · Tennis legend

Today's matches (follow one another, all on court 2, not before 11:30 local time)

WS R32 Jazzamay DREW 1010 v Claudia HOSTE FERRER 1259

WD R16 Lucy BROWN /Laura DEIGMAN (1069+1176) v Maria Jose LUQUE MORENO /Angeles MORENO BARRANQUERO (1069+UNR)
WD R16 Marta Huqi GONZALEZ ENCINAS /Ana ROMAN DOMINGUEZ (1145+UNR) v Yuriko Lily MIYAZAKI /Laura SAINSBURY (UNR+UNR)

(Rankings from WTA website, today)

DF · Tennis legend

Jazz takes the first set 6-3

DF · Tennis legend

and Jazz wins the second 6-2

the addict · Tennis legend

WS R32 Jazzamay DREW 1010 def Claudia HOSTE FERRER 1259 3 &2
Very solid performance from Jazz, only dropping 7 points on serve in the whole match, including 4 DF.
First point of the week in the bag