week 23 - ITF ($100K) - Surbiton, UK Grass

the addict · Tennis legend

week 23 - ITF ($100K) - Surbiton, UK Grass

steven · Tennis legend

Awful so far (even though all but two of the Brits playing non-Brits were lower-ranked than their opponents)

- but Beth winning the 2nd set v Birrell

ends today's run of 16 sets lost in a row in GB v non-GB battles (though it looks like another 2 sets are about to drop very soon too)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Em out 64 76(4) bit fightback from 5-2 down in second, but missed a break point at 5-5*.

Closer than I expected, but no joy on a bad day all round really.

indiana · Tennis legend

Not saying that there is not much bubbling outside the top 25 just now, but Laura D has recently entered that top 25 and after this week will be clearer in that position ( #25 on 10 points, #26 to #28 on 7 points ) without adding a ranking point since last November.

OK, I am saying that

With Jodies' QR1 win for now #23 and #24 ( Jodie and Emily Appleton ) are on 14 points. And these are two that hopefully will be on the up. Below the top 25, Fran Jones will be #30 on 6 points.

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 3rd of June 2017 03:19:58 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

Beth loses the third set 6-2
Only Katie S and Jodie through - and they were playing Brits.

Katie takes the first set 7-6(4)

blob · All-time great

The carnage so far today sends GB women to exactly .500 on the year
Played: 756
Won: 378
Lost: 378

In terms of entries against wins though it's worse:
Entries: 392
Wins: 378
Wins per entry: .495

PaulM · Tennis legend

Not sure any of those loses are a surprise though? Freya has been out of form, maybe Eden losing to Lily?

indiana · Tennis legend

In QR2 :

Katie S is 7-6(4) *5-5
Jodie is *2-3

indiana · Tennis legend

Another TB for Katie. They have had one break apiece in each set.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yay, send these foreigners home to think again

Katie beats the q6 seed 7-6(4) 7-6(2)

Meantime Jodie is 5-3* up on the q2 seed.

DF · Tennis legend

Katie S wins 7-6(4) 7-6(2)

the addict · Tennis legend

Good win for Katie, and a useful 4 points to add to her tally.

steven · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Not sure any of those loses are a surprise though? Freya has been out of form, maybe Eden losing to Lily?

Yes, I don't know what's up with Freya at the moment, she looked great last year. Hopefully she can turn things around soon. Eden's loss was another rankings upset, though Miyazaki has been at college in the US (and doing well), so who knows. Beth also lost to a lower-ranked player, but only 16 places below her and at least she won a set. You might expect the odd GB grass court 'specialist' (Emily?) to make up for those upsets in a normal year. It's the lack of sets won that's the worst of it though.

Nice win for Katie in QR2, anyway, against a player who beat her in Albuquerque last year.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Jodie into a decider

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: SILVA, Eden (GBR) 684 lost to MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (JPN) 1193 4-6 4-6
Q1: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 370 def TAYLOR, Ella (GBR) WC 1252 7-6(0) 6-1
Q1: PITAK, Katarzyna (GBR) WC UNR lost to FRECH, Magdalena (POL) 2 256 1-6 2-6
Q1: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) 900 def VAN HEUVELEN, Elise (GBR) WC UNR 6-4 6-2
Q1: PITAK, Aleksandra (GBR) WC UNR lost to STEVENSON, Alexandra (USA) 567 1-6 2-6
Q1: DEIGMAN, Laura (GBR) 999 lost to RAINA, Ankita (IND) 3 266 2-6 2-6
Q1: GREY, Sarah Beth (GBR) 754 lost to BIRRELL, Kimberly (AUS) 770 2-6 6-4 2-6
Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 535 lost to YASTREMSKA, Dayana (UKR) 7 325 4-6 6-7(4)
Q1: BARNETT, Alicia (GBR) 1091 lost to MUCHOVA, Karolina (CZE) 4 275 2-6 3-6
Q1: NICHOLLS, Olivia (GBR) 1193 lost to SANCHEZ, Maria (USA) 433 2-6 2-6
Q1: HEATH, Gemma (GBR) WC UNR lost to SANDERS, Storm (AUS) 448 4-6 5-7
Q1: CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) 8 350 lost to BAINS, Naiktha (AUS) 492 5-7 3-6