Week 42 - ITF ($25K) -Joue-Les-Tours, France, Hard Indoor

Michael D · All-time great

Week 42 - ITF ($25K) -Joue-Les-Tours, France, Hard Indoor

Peter too · Tennis legend

Emily 0-0*

the addict · Tennis legend

The way the schedule goes today, all four are likely to be on one after another, despite playing on two different courts.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Heise and Adler have been talked about before (see Cherbourg).

Alpha Ambaye is the player who's been mentioned in the British Tour events (along with her sister Mir). The two girls are half-British (or even maybe wholly British but grew up in France - I've only met the father). I believe that they had aspirations for professional tennis at one point but they're a long way off the level (IMHO). A walk in the park for Beth.

Irys Ekani is a new name to me. Ranked -15. A decent enough results sheets, (about 30 wins and 30 losses), with wins over Klaartje Liebens, Clem Fayol, Kinnie Laisne, being the standout victories but a lot of 'minor' results and losses to lower ranked players too. No trouble for Sam IF she's at full fitness.....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Nice one, Em !

Whether she played a lot better, or Lou played a lot worse, or a bit of both, nice to see Em get her own back for the loss last week.

Emily W-S wins 6-2 6-1

telstar · Strong Club Player

Michael D wrote:
Well, if Sam had to retire from her doubles final today it must throw her participation in next week's tournament into question, especially as the first round of two rounds of qualifying is tomorrow. At the moment there are 4 Brits in qualifying.
QR1: Ella TAYLOR (GBR) 1181 vs (q2) Priscilla HEISE (FRA)
QR1: (q13) Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) 777 vs (WC) Alpha AMBAYE (FRA) UNR
QR1: (q7) Samantha MURRAY (GBR) 529 vs Irys EKANI (FRA) UNR
QR1: (q8) Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) 582 vs Lou ADLER (FRA) UNR (CH:1176 Jan 2015)
Emily is not going to enjoy this rematch as she lost to Lou relatively easily in her only qualifying match last week. Ella's opponent was beaten by Beth in the first round of the main draw.

-- Edited by Michael D on Friday 13th of October 2017 06:18:03 PM

The injury causing retirement in dubs final at Cherbourg yesterday was apparently to Sam's partner.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Thanks, Telstar.

Shame for Thandi, hope she's OK, but good to know that Sam's fine (although that means there was no 'excuse' for losing to Julie Gervais, of course, just that Gervais was better on the day).

blob · All-time great

Ella is second up of the Brit quartet of challengers; hanging in, just, 2-6 4-3*

blob · All-time great

Brits now 1-1 on the day, as Ella couldn't overcome the almost 800 place rankings difference, 2-6 5-7

the addict · Tennis legend

Judging by the stats, that was a very good second set from Ella, ahead on points until the last two games, losing it by three breaks to two.

blob · All-time great

SBG needs just 19 minutes to wrap up the first set, for the loss of just 7 points, 6-1

the addict · Tennis legend

Beth wraps it up 6-1 6-0 over Alpha Ambaye in 39 mins, the quickest match of the day so far just beating Theo Foley's 41 minute win over Mir Ambaye

blob · All-time great

Sara Beth will be feeling pretty good at having lost just 12 points. Until, perhaps, she discovers that's not even the fewest points lost by a GB woman in a full match today, given Tiffany's 11 pointer!
Still, well done

Brits 2-1 in France, with Sam to wrap things up later.

the addict · Tennis legend

Sam's matched moved to Court 3 and under way. *2-2

paulisi · Tennis legend

Sam leads 6-4 3-3