Other events - week 20

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Other events - week 20

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In Lesotho, G5:

You've got to be in it to win it, so well done to MJ on making the semis, even if it was by a w/o (and then doubled up on the feat in the dubs):

QF:

M J CHANGWEREZA (GBR) [2] Walkover Amelie-Christin JANSSEN (GER)

QF Dubs:

M J CHANGWEREZA (GBR) / Christine KRUGER (RSA) [1] Walkover Amelie-Christin JANSSEN (GER) / Nikol RIVKIN (GER)

In Montenegro, G4:

Two close ones, one for us, one against. But congrats to Harry who's made his first SF in a G4.

QF:

Harry BUTLER (GBR) [6] 5-7 6-2 7-6(0) Obrad MARKOVSKI (MKD)

Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB) [5] 5-7 7-6(3) 6-0 Jake HERSEY (GBR) [3]

QF Dubs:

Amaury DE BEER (MRI) / Tin KRSTULOVIC (SLO) 7-5 6-3 Nermin HOXHIQ (MNE) / Joseph WHITE (GBR)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In Morocco, G4, Marni followed up her good win from yesterday:

R2 (L16): Amarni BANKS (GBR) 6-1 6-0 Pilar ASTIGARRAGA HARPER (ESP)

As a late-2002 born player, with a lot of talent and now based out in Spain so a bit off the radar, I've always reckoned Marni as one of our really interesting prospects (not in Holly's category, say, but definitely with a lot of potential). She's played a lot of higher level tournaments, without a great deal to show for it, although the experience will be all to the good, but this QF is her best to date and will give her rankings a welcome boost.

indiana · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
In Morocco, G4, Marni followed up her good win from yesterday:

R2 (L16): Amarni BANKS (GBR) 6-1 6-0 Pilar ASTIGARRAGA HARPER (ESP)

As a late-2002 born player, with a lot of talent and now based out in Spain so a bit off the radar, I've always reckoned Marni as one of our really interesting prospects (not in Holly's category, say, but definitely with a lot of potential). She's played a lot of higher level tournaments, without a great deal to show for it, although the experience will be all to the good, but this QF is her best to date and will give her rankings a welcome boost.

Yes, I've been half looking out for Amarni from back in 2015 when I had heard good things about her and then saw that in Emma Raducanu's Nike Liverpool G5 title win Amarni in R2 gave her her tightest battle just losing 6-4 in the third set to her almost direct contemporary. But all real talk then and since has been about Emma ( and also of course Holly Fischer ), who of course has done very well, and that was just one match.

Interesting to know that she's based out in Spain, thanks.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In Morocco, G4, Marni keeps going:

QF:

Amarni BANKS (GBR) def. Lea MAGUN (SUI) 6-3 6-4

The top seed got beaten in three in her QF so Marni will now get the 2002-born unseeded girl who beat her

End of the road for MJ in Lesotho (G5) but a good tournament:

SF:

Linge STEENKAMP (RSA) [3] def. M J CHANGWEREZA (GBR) [2] 6-1 6-3

In Montenegro, Harry B also lost his SF rather too swiftly, but - again - a nice tournament:

SF:

Titouan DROGUET (FRA) def. Harry BUTLER (GBR) [6] 6-0 6-1

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The unseeded 2002-born girl who beat Marni went on to take the title, beating the second seed (top-300) in the final, in two sets.

Equally, the unseeded French youngster (2001), just inside the top 1000, who beat Harry, went on to take the title, beating the top seed (approx JWR 300) in two sets.

Always nice to know you only lost to the winner.....