Week 49 - ITF ($15K) - Cairo, Egypt Clay

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Week 49 - ITF ($15K) - Cairo, Egypt Clay

paulisi · Tennis legend

Tiffany serving for the second set 5*-4

Michael D · All-time great

Strongbow wrote:
Should be a new CH for Tiffany - close to 1000
Playing Cairo again next week.

If she wins her QF match she should get there once the points are added...

Michael D · All-time great

paulisi wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
I don't think we need to fund every college or uni player who wishes to travel and play some tournaments. And as Tiff wouldn't have made the cut using any normal metrics, I'm not sure about in on a selective basis either. Of course, if we had more tournaments at home it wouldn't be an issue.
I wasn't endorsing that - a top up overseas prize money bonus scheme for players who have just finished uni would do the job. There are enough of them now.

That sounds a good idea to me and could be done easily enough, with clear criteria.

Michael D · All-time great

Tiffany now at one set all 1-6 6-4. And indeed she is playing for a place within the top 1000 now. smile

blob · All-time great

More promising signs of Tiffany's increased competitive steel.
Let's hope she can complete the comeback.

Michael D · All-time great

Well it won't be this tournament then as sadly Tiffany doesn't make the third set competitive, losing it 1-6.

the addict · Tennis legend

Pity, was looking good for a while, but faded away badly from 1-2 down.

blob · All-time great

Still, incremental signs of progression, which is promising.

Edit: Turning a LL into a few points had got to be pretty edifying.

-- Edited by blob on Friday 8th of December 2017 01:32:45 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
I don't think we need to fund every college or uni player who wishes to travel and play some tournaments. And as Tiff wouldn't have made the cut using any normal metrics, I'm not sure about in on a selective basis either. Of course, if we had more tournaments at home it wouldn't be an issue.
I wasn't endorsing that - a top up overseas prize money bonus scheme for players who have just finished uni would do the job. There are enough of them now.

But they pretty much already have that.

This year's LTA bonus top-up rules has raised the age limit and says:

"Players graduating from University in the US or the UK will have a one year exemption from the age group caps outlined in this document. This is to give these players a year after graduating to establish themselves on the pro circuit."

So it's already in place.

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: WILLIAM, Tiffany (GBR) LL 1130 lost to ROSCA, Andreea Amalia (ROU) 798 1-6 6-4 1-6

Strongbow · All-time great

Drat cry