Week 38 - WTA International ($250K) - Korea Open - Seoul, South Korea (Hard)

PockyTastic · Futures level

Week 38 - WTA International ($250K) - Korea Open - Seoul, South Korea (Hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

QR1: (q9) Katy Dunne WR 280 vs (qwc) Yu Jin Ahn (KOR) WR 964 (CH 931 in June)

Two rounds of qualifying with on paper a very good opportunity to at least earn 12 points for winning QR1. Qualifying brings 18 points.

paulisi · Tennis legend

A win should give Katy a new CH and she couldn't have asked for a better draw. Potential tough next match up with Kumkhum

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
QR1: (q9) Katy Dunne WR 280 vs (qwc) Yu Jin Ahn (KOR) WR 964 (CH 931 in June)

Two rounds of qualifying with on paper a very good opportunity to at least earn 12 points for winning QR1. Qualifying brings 18 points.

That's rather nice.

Although it's not the only thing, with 55 points due off in October, Katy's ranking is going to be vulnerable otherwise.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Will be interesting to see what is on Katy's schedule until the end of the year.

I think someone said Australia is not on the radar, so it can only be Europe, N America or back to far East for any bigger tournaments

blob · All-time great

In Changwon in mid May, Freya beat Ahn, 4 & 3.
Freya was in pretty poor form (and possibly fitness given subsequent disclosures) at the time.
Hopefully that's a true indicator of Ahn's potential, and Katy's chances.

steven · Tennis legend

Katy is a set and a double break up v Ahn - 7-5 *4-1

indiana · Tennis legend

QR1: (q9) Katy Dunne WR 280 beat (qwc) Yu Jin Ahn (KOR) WR 964 (CH 931 in June) 7-5 6-1

FQR: (q9) Katy Dunne WR 280 vs (q3) Luksika Kumkhum (THA) WR 155 (CH 85 in October 2014)

As CD says Katy has 55 points from four counters to drop off in October. But before that once her interesting combination of 12 points from her recent 15K title and at least 12 points from here are added she will almost certainly take out her February CH 265.

blob · All-time great

R32: Heather WATSON (GBR) 78 v. Sara SORRIBES TORMO (ESP) 92 (CH 79, August 2017)
Sorribes Torm is on a 3 match losing streak, all on Hard courts. Prior to that though, she did reach the SF in Gstaad, albeit on clay.

blob · All-time great

Katy started well, with a break.
Then lost 5 games in a row.
Then broke.
But did not hold her serve at all in set 1 - winning only 13% of second serve points, with 5 DF. That's all a big handicap to give yourself against a player of Kumkhum's pedigree.
2-6

blob · All-time great

Katy did hold serve in the second set.
But that was all

2-6 1-6

Not much succour to be gained from this one, on the face of it.

blob · All-time great

Katy will be back in the doubles:
R32: Dunne/Hon (GBR/AUS) 378 (207 + 171) v. Eguchi/Martincova (JPN/CZE) 1255 (431 + 824)

PockyTastic · Futures level

Bah that was one to forget, but I'm glad she took a punt at this level. She's good friends (according to social media) with Pri Hon, and both have had some good results this year in doubles on the ITF circuit (separately), so hopefully they can win a round here.

steven · Tennis legend

Heather lost the 1st set 6-3

, bagelled Sorribes Tormo in the 2nd

but then went a double break down in the 3rd

She has just got one of the breaks back though, 3-6 6-0 *1-3

18 dfs so far (5 from Heather, 13 from SST), Heather has taken 6 out of 6 bps, SST 5 out of 8.

steven · Tennis legend

Heather got broken again right away and got broken again for the match despite saving at least 2 match points:

L32: Heather Watson WR 78 lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) WR 93 (CH 79 in Aug) by 6-3 0-6 6-1

You wouldn't have thought she was playing an opponent who was on a 3-match losing streak - or maybe you would have, given the Spaniard's 13 double faults and 0-6 record trying to save bps.