week 6 - ITF ($25K) - Launceston, Australia Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

week 6 - ITF ($25K) - Launceston, Australia Hard

Strongbow · All-time great

Snap ! smile

-- Edited by Strongbow on Wednesday 7th of February 2018 01:54:07 AM

Michael D · All-time great

Gabi Taylor is now comfortably past Katy D in the GB #6 position. She already will be at the end of this week before this weeks points are added. Katy also has 15 pts coming off next week for reaching the QF of this tournament last year. Gabi has no points coming off until mid-March.

the addict · Tennis legend

Well done Gabi for turning that second set around. And good to see Laura progressing in both singles and doubles even if due to Lim's retirement.
Katy - I'm actually not surprised she lost. Again, her serving figures weren't very good, so lost 6 breaks of serve, but her returning game wasn't too bad.

blob · All-time great

Second year in a row Katy goes down under and starts her year with a fizzle

Things did not improve for her, with Gabi the doubles also ended.

Progress for 2/3 in singles is much better than last week, but this is a lower level.
Laura doubles up in luck, as the Lim RET meant a w/o in the doubles, too

QF: Robson/Savinykh (GBR/RUS) [1] 247 defeated Lim/Ponchet (FRA/FRA) 997 w/o
QF: Dunne/G. Taylor (GBR/GBR) 804 lost to Cristian/Mrdeza (ROU/CRO) [3] 459 3-6 6-7(3)

SF: Robson/Savinykh (GBR/RUS) [1] 247 (132 + 115) v. Cristian/Mrdeza (ROU/CRO) [3] 459 (276 +183)

PockyTastic · Futures level

Katys serve has never been her strongest asset but since winning the first set in singles last week shes barely held it... Im a big fan of Katy (always seems to give 100%) but Im not sure how much shes progressed since joining Gosling. Ive only seen a handful of her matches over the last couple of years so Im not really in a position to judge.

Strongbow · All-time great

Laura has the first set 6-3 smile Gabi 5-4*.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Gabi 6-4

-- Edited by Peter too on Thursday 8th of February 2018 01:05:47 AM

Strongbow · All-time great

Gabi takes the first 6-4 smile

Snap wink

-- Edited by Strongbow on Thursday 8th of February 2018 01:26:22 AM

Michael D · All-time great

A really powerful, impressive performance from Gabi here against the #3 seed, spoilt a bit as she serves for the match and suffers her first break. 6-4 5-2*

Laura also continuing to do well, 6-3 *4-3

-- Edited by Michael D on Thursday 8th of February 2018 01:32:16 AM

Peter too · Tennis legend

Gabi 6-4 6-2 smile

Laura 6-3 *5-4

-- Edited by Peter too on Thursday 8th of February 2018 01:25:28 AM

Strongbow · All-time great

Watched Gabi on the livefeed - played very well. Maybe a bit too aggresive - going for shots that weren't really there. smile

Peter too · Tennis legend

Laura 6-3 6-4 smile

Michael D · All-time great

Strongbow wrote:
Watched Gabi on the livefeed - played very well. Maybe a bit too aggresive - going for shots that weren't really there.

Taking out the WR190, 90 places higher than her, quite so easily is really impressive. Her serving stats are great too. And this is her first tournament of the year too, though continues the form of her last in 2017 in India.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR) 280 def HON, Priscilla (AUS) 3 190 6-4 6-2
R2: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) 8 236 def PONCHET, Jessika (FRA) 248 6-3 6-4

QF: TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR) 280 v GEORGES, Myrtille (FRA) 5 216 CH=168 18/7/16
QF: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) 8 236 v KHROMACHEVA, Irina (RUS) 2 192 CH=89 27/2/17
H2H 1-0 Chiasso 2012 6-2 6-2