Week 19 - ITF ($60K) - Fukuoka, Japan Carpet

PaulM · Tennis legend

Week 19 - ITF ($60K) - Fukuoka, Japan Carpet

Jan · Hall of fame

Great news!

philwrig · Hall of fame

tony_orient wrote:
Laura had treatment for what looked like a back injury at 3-4* but then recovered to win the next 3 games.

Birrell started very well but has started to make errors, Laura not playing especially well.

There is a video of the whole match posted up on tennisforum, and I actually think she had treatment on her left calf ( an injury she's had for quite a while now). Certainly you could see the tape on the back of her calf after the MTO, she also reached down to feel it during the 1st few games of the match. I thought from 5-4 she played well, and certainly at a level which will give her a real shot at beating the number 1 seed. I don't think she was particularly comfortable on the slippery court initially but that improved also along with the level of her play.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

philwrig wrote:
tony_orient wrote:
Laura had treatment for what looked like a back injury at 3-4* but then recovered to win the next 3 games.

Birrell started very well but has started to make errors, Laura not playing especially well.
There is a video of the whole match posted up on tennisforum, and I actually think she had treatment on her left calf ( an injury she's had for quite a while now). Certainly you could see the tape on the back of her calf after the MTO, she also reached down to feel it during the 1st few games of the match. I thought from 5-4 she played well, and certainly at a level which will give her a real shot at beating the number 1 seed. I don't think she was particularly comfortable on the slippery court initially but that improved also along with the level of her play.

Laura definitely got better as the match went on, and Birrell got worse. After 30 minutes I thought Laura was going to lose, but she won easily in the end. The Bet365 stream was not of the best quality, so I was guessing about the injury, and with you're insider knowledge from Fed Cup I suspect you are correct!

Unlike the Labour manifesto, the Fukuoka order of play for tomorrow is yet to make it into the public domain, but I suspect both Laura and Katie's matches will be streamed and in the middle of the night.

-- Edited by tony_orient on Thursday 11th of May 2017 06:22:41 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

Laura is 1st on Centre court at about 2am UK time, followed by Katie.

-- Edited by Peter too on Friday 12th of May 2017 12:12:18 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

Laura 3-2* on serve, no breaks.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Laura got two break points in the 4th game and another one in the 6th game but still no break.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Is there a stream anywhere ? (Nothing on Bet 375)

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) 7 225 lost to JANG, Su Jeong (KOR) 1 139 4-6 0-2 Ret.
There was a MTO at the end of the 1st set.

indiana · Tennis legend

Laura retired at 6-4 2-0 down

Just really hope that it's nothing too serious. As mentioned above she had treatment in her R2 match and Phil advised of the calf problem that she has had for quite a while.

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 12th of May 2017 03:11:47 AM

Priesty · Challenger level

Great shame about Laura, hope it's not serious... cry

Not quite as close for Katie as last time against Rybarikova - lost 3 and 0....

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Calf injuries are very frustrating something and nothing but ver dehabilitating, at least it is not her wrist. Hope it gets better soon, rest is probably the only way forward.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

A shame for Laura, she has had a couple of solid weeks in Japan, but it seems the injury was getting worse each match. Hopefully with a few weeks off she will be fully fit for the grass court season.

Samson · Lower Club Player

I never like to see a player retire, really hope she gets better soon.

DF · Tennis legend

Laura and Erika gave a w/o in their doubles QF