Week 7 - ITF ($25K) - Perth, Australia Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 7 - ITF ($25K) - Perth, Australia Hard

blob · All-time great

QR1: Yasmin EL SAYED (GBR) UNR lost to Rami UEDA (JPN) [q15] 551 0-6 1-6

Michael D · All-time great

The doubles draw is up now and only Katy D is entered this week. That could also partly do with flights across the continent, since I imagine both Gabi and Laura are later arrivals in Perth. Katy is playing with Kimberly Birrell, I see a German born 19 yr old Australian national. They play tomorrow against the second seeds. Although the OOP is up for tomorrow with a few first round singles matches, the singles draw is not yet up, and no Brits are due to play singles tomorrow either.

Michael D · All-time great

Having just posted, the singles draw has now arrived. Katy and Gabi both play opponents close to their rankings, with Gabi and Karman at career highs. Both Katy and Laura have set backs from Lexington KY in a 2016 $50k tournament to reverse.

L32: Katy DUNNE (GBR) 280 vs Hiroko KUWATA (JPN) 290 (CH:150 May 16)
HtoH: 0-1 Lexington, KY 4-6 1-2 RET
L32: Laura ROBSON (GBR) 238 vs Alison BAI (AUS) [Q] 476 (CH:305 Nov 15)
HtoH: 0-1 Lexington KY, 2016, 7-6(5) 3-6 4-6
L32: Gabi TAYLOR (GBR) 277=CH vs Karman Kaur THANDI (IND) 278=CH 19 yrs (JCH:32 Feb 16)

-- Edited by Michael D on Monday 12th of February 2018 10:35:51 AM

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Hoping Katy can get her show on the road here and all 3 can chalk up R1 wins :)

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Gabi's 1st round looks intriguing. Hope it's not a potential banana skin.

Strongbow · All-time great

At 25k level every game is a banana skin - hopefully Gabi can continue her excellent form of last week smile

indiana · Tennis legend

R1: Birrell/Dunne (AUS/GBR) CR 528 (337+191) lost to (2) Moore/Perez (AUS/AUS) CR 249 (102+147) 7-5 6-4

Babfive · Satellite level

Laura won 6-2 6-4
Gabi won 6-4 6-3
Katy's match has yet to start

-- Edited by Babfive on Wednesday 14th of February 2018 08:13:11 AM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Katy is a set up.

blob · All-time great

Good work so far, down under.

Laura has Lu, who beat her in Toyota at the end of last season. (Tara beat her in week 1, 2017)
Gabi has an early chance to retcon a potential Fed Cup opponent in Maya Hibi

blob · All-time great

Katy recovers a break to keep the second set alive, 6-3 5-4*

Babfive · Satellite level

Katy won 6-3 7-5

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) 280 v KUWATA, Hiroko (JPN) 290 6-3 7-5
R1: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) 238 def BAI, Alison (AUS) Q 476 6-2 6-4
R1: TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR) 277 def THANDI, Karman Kaur (IND) 278 6-4 6-3

R2: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) 280 v HOZUMI, Eri (JPN) 1 181 CH=144 2014
H2H 1-6 The only win by Katy in 7 meetings was the last one Lexington 2017 6-2 7-5

R2: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) 238 v LU, Jia-Jing (CHN) 8 231 CH=198 4/4/16
H2H 0-1 Toyota 2017 1-6 7-6(3) 4-6

R2: TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR) 277 v HIBI, Mayo (JPN) 3 196 CH=166 20/6/16

blob · All-time great

Good finish from Katy to take the last 4 games.
3 wins, and 2 chances next to profile possible Japanese outsode Fed Cup opponents. I presume such intel would get fed back if either Hibi or Hozumi were selected; not that I assume this under the LTA, but with Annie K there, and Judy before her, at least we could presume common sense on their parts.