Week 34 - USO Qualifying (hard)

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Week 34 - USO Qualifying (hard)

wimdledont · Challenger level

Shinikova is the most successful female tennis player in the world at the moment, and has been for some considerable time, by some criteria. She won more titles than any other in 2015, and is on course to repeat the feat in 2016...

www.itftennis.com/procircuit/about-pro-circuit/women's-history.aspx

So one could dream up a ranking system, which would be slightly sillier than the official WTA rankings (but not much), which made Isabella WR1.

I've been known to post her player profile up on here, to illustrate a post about how the ITF/WTA points allocations are really pretty dysfunctional...

www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx

It would be a big step up for Laura to beat her; and not entirely in the interests of cosmic justice. If Laura were to win, she coud look forward to much easier potential match ups in the main draw; and beating Shinikova would be her best result since 2013, by some distance.

Etienne · Club Coach

It looks all right to me. in 2014 she was playing 10ks and not winning them. In 2015 she improved and won several 10ks. In 2016 she has improved again and been winning 25ks. Now she has to step up to the main tour.

the addict · Tennis legend

Interesting article, which I hadn't read before. I also note that a lot of Shinikova's matches have been on clay, apart from the ones in Tunisia last year which were hard courts. We will see how it goes later today.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

I don't know why she (Isabella) persisted playing so many 10ks for so longer and didn't chance her arm a bit earlier. Should be a good contest, I think the surface ie it's not clay, favours Laura.

-- Edited by Oakland2002 on Thursday 25th of August 2016 11:00:54 AM

Sim · County player

Good to see 2 British wins and looks like Laura has justified her Wild Card.

Good luck today, but regardless of the result good progress for both Tara and Laura to be winning at this level.

philwrig · Hall of fame

For what it's worth both Ladies are 8/11 favourites, so we're looking at very close calls. Laura played a big hitting, fast improving player in Sramkova 2 weeks ago, and came through in straights, so I'm hopeful. Lottner was a training partner of Ms Dean back in the juniors, and is also in form, but again on clay, so I like Tara's chances. Anyone fancy a double on a double Brit success today ?!

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Tara's match shouldn't be too late, but Laura's, far too late, but I shall probably still follow it and be knackered tomorrow !!!! US open tournament always wrecks me !!!

DF · Tennis legend

Tara's match about to start

Julia Carrot · All-time great

DF wrote:
Tara's match about to start

Thanks

murrayman650 · ATP level

Tara 1-1

Tara to serve

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2-1

Peter too · Tennis legend

The service stats are odd. Tara apparently won the first game having won 4 out of 10 serves and her opponent won the 2nd game having won 2 out of 6 serves.

the addict · Tennis legend

Must have been corrected - it is now 3-1 to Tara, with 2 breaks to one

the addict · Tennis legend

The match before Laura has just started, so might not be too late tonight

murrayman650 · ATP level

15-0

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adv Lottner

40-40

adv Moore

3-1 Moore

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4-1