Week 48 - ITF ($15K) - Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard

Michael D · All-time great

RE: Week 48 - ITF ($15K) - Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

blob wrote:
Emilie is absolutely thundering towards a best ever career win, indeed, her first ever win against a ranked player! 6-2 *5-1

And she takes out that career best win only two days later smile

Great run of matches from Emilie - lovely to get another top-1000 win. And a point. A nice Christmas present for the 17 year-old.

Michael D · All-time great

Because of withdrawals - there is no #8 seed - Emilie's next match will also feature a similarly ranked player, whoever it is, to the one she has just beaten, and no potential seed. So she has a reasonable chance of winning one more if she can keep up this new standard of hers.

Michael D · All-time great

Meanwhile Laura lost a first set TB in a match that is featuring many more breaks than holds. Good for Laura though that she saves 2 BPs at the beginning of the second set and subsequently holds. Currently 6-7(2) 2-0* with 5 breaks of serve to Laura, 4 to her opponent.

Michael D · All-time great

Laura eventually manages to scramble the second set, so now 6-7(2) 6-4. At the moment in the match she's won 8 breaks vs Marlies' 7 breaks. The number of BPs and deuces has made for long sets too, so they've now played already for 2 hours at the start of the third set.

Michael D · All-time great

Start of the second set Laura has fallen a hold behind *1-2, 15-30 down, not the easiest thing to regain in this match...

Except now 3 holds in a row, exceptional for this match smile 3-3 third set

-- Edited by Michael D on Tuesday 28th of November 2017 12:31:51 PM

Michael D · All-time great

Normal breaks resume, Laura has to hold for the match 6-7(2) 6-4 *5-4. The odds are not in her favour

Michael D · All-time great

But she has managed to hold, after a deuce or two naturally. Laura survived 29 BPs against her in that match, which lasted just over 3 hours smile 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4

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Strongbow · All-time great

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Coup Droit · Tennis legend

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Sometimes great news is worth repeating smile

Well done, Laura S. Lovely to see that the injury is (presumably) behind her.

Michael D · All-time great

Yes, if Laura can play for 3 hours and come through well at the end, one hope's she is fully fit again now... Sadly Laura is unlikely to progress further in this draw, since in all likelihood she will be playing the #1 seed Chanel Simmonds in the next round, who walked away with the tournament trophy last week. Then she also has the doubles to go with Alicia.

blob · All-time great

That win for Laura caps a good day, with Brits in ladies singles going 4-0, all in Africa (here, Egypt, Tunisia)
Add in the first point for Emilie, points elsewhere, new CH wins, and being guaranteed to break even - with10 wins so far from the 10 entries - and, it's already been a rather good week, with contributions from some unlikely suspects.
Many pleasant surprises; my kind of week.

Michael D · All-time great

blob wrote:
That win for Laura caps a good day, with Brits in ladies singles going 4-0, all in Africa (here, Egypt, Tunisia)
Add in the first point for Emilie, points elsewhere, new CH wins, and being guaranteed to break even - with10 wins so far from the 10 entries - and, it's already been a rather good week, with contributions from some unlikely suspects.
Many pleasant surprises; my kind of week.

Yes and ironically those 10 wins have been achieved with the two highest ranked women playing in tournaments this week, Eden and Alicia, yet to play a match, and the third highest ranked player, Emily, having lost. So unlikely suspects indeed.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Super wins for Laura and Emilie :D

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes been some very nice wins around today.

There is currently an over 200 rankings place gap between the GB #23 Emily Appleton WR 760 on 22 points and the GB #24 and #25, Laura S and Mirabelle N, WR 961 on 11 points and WR 997 on 10 points respectively.

If Laura can stay fit and push on again and Mirabelle refind much of what enthused people a year or two ago, then both could certainly move quite a bit up these rankings.

And well done, Emilie, GB women's tennis so needs an 'e'