Week 48 - ITF ($15K) - Manta, Ecuador Hard

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Week 48 - ITF ($15K) - Manta, Ecuador Hard

Michael D · All-time great

I note that Ms Barona Estrada is just 14 yrs old. A bit intimidating for the poor girl to be drawn against the #1 seeds, including her #2 ranked (in singles) country woman.

blob · All-time great

The singles blip has not impeded Ms. Appleton's blinding doubles form; still on for a third straight title. 21-7 in MD doubles in 2017.
QF: Appleton/Herazo Gonzalez (GBR/COL) [1] defeated Bovy/Jebawy (BEL/GER) 6-1 6-3

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, been going well in doubles.

Interesting re Emily's singles year. This is the first time this year that she has lost to anyone ranked outside the top 900 or unranked. And Sewing is clearly underranked at this stage, from a very limited senior schedule, so even that is probably not really a blip. But Emily has struggled to get wins against higher ranked opponents. Some decent performances in defeat and the one notable high of her CH win against then WR 463 Caitlin Whorisky in the FQR of the Sumter SC 25K. Her next best was a win over the then WR 856. Her recent Colombia run to the final featured two wins against lower ranked players and two against unranked players, and she has very consistently got the job done in such matches.

2017 singles record ( including qualifying ) :
vs WRs up to 900 : Won 2, Lost 18
vs WRs 901 on & UNR : Won 16, Lost 1
Overall : Won 18, Lost 19

Hopefully in 2018 she can really push up a level and get more higher ranked wins to help her more often push on through draws.

blob · All-time great

½ way to another final, been very close though, all along, 6-4

blob · All-time great

11 doubles wins in a row, and in to a third consecutive final!
A chance for small redemption over the singles result awaits.

SF: Appleton/Herazo Gonzalez (GBR/COL) [1] defeated Nemtsova/Schaefer (USA/USA) [4] 6-4 6-4
F: Appleton/Herazo Gonzalez (GBR/COL) [1] v. Portillo Ramirez/Sewing (MEX/USA)

blob · All-time great

Straight into the final then, the opponents having had about 2 hours extra rest, and Sewing had extra rest after her singles over Herazo Gonzalez, too.
Anyway, here we go, *1-3

blob · All-time great

Seems they have nothing left to give in the circumstances, 1-6 *0-3

blob · All-time great

I'm going to project that, through no fault of their own, that's a rather sad and ignoble way for such a great run to come to its end

F: Appleton/Herazo Gonzalez (GBR/COL) [1] lost to Portillo Ramirez/Sewing (MEX/USA) 1-6 3-6

indiana · Tennis legend

Hmm, whatever the effects, on the face of it it does seem a bit farcical with the singles only at the SF stage tomorrow.

And such a clear result then emerged.

Pity

Michael D · All-time great

I wonder why they did that, that's a bit ridiculous? It meant MFHG - and Sofia Sewing, Emily's R1 vanquisher, who is still going - both had to play 3 matches today. A bit unnecessarily crazy it would seem.... And a farcicial way indeed to end a successful doubles run, against Emily's last tournament winning co-partner, Maria Jose, it must be said too, whose unbeaten run therefore continues...