Week 8 - ITF ($25K) - Perth, Australia - Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 8 - ITF ($25K) - Perth, Australia - Hard

wimdledont · Challenger level

Before Wimbledon, there's Roland Garros, with the strong possibility of 5 Brits - Naomi, KB, Laura, Gabi, KD - to make qualifying. KS and Harriet could also make it, but both are around 100 points (and ranking places) short at present.

Gabi will overtake Laura @GB5 if she wins tonight; KB ahead of her @GB4 has a lot of 2017 points to defend shortly...

SuperT · Futures level

the addict wrote:
Yes, I agree about the others doing well - it's just they aren't in Perth
I will be very surprised if they don't get wild cards at least into qualifying for Wimbledon, and if they continue like this they might well make it anyway !

I'm sorry if I intruded on Perth by introducing the others, but I thought it was interesting that these 5 who are of a similar(ish) age and ranked GB 4 to 9 (minus Laura) are all performing so well at the same time at 25K tournaments which are widely dispersed places around the world. I think anyone who could get to 150 (possibly 200 depending on how many) by June would get wild card into the main draw, with other going to qualies. Really looking forward to Roehampton this summer.

brendan · Strong Club Player

Top 250 to get wildcards for the main draw seems perfectly reasonable to me, Australia had no qualms about it and they're so desperate they're having to pinch players from other countries to prop up their numbers.

the addict · Tennis legend

I think the last direct entry into Wimbledon qualifying was around WR226 last year, so every chance of direct entries for our promising group

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

I would have thought with things as they are Katie B and Gabby would get MD WC's.

Katy and Laura would be in qualifying. I can't see Laura getting a MD one unless she starts winning everything in sight and doesn't make it directly.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

I would also give QW to Fran, Holly and Emma.

indiana · Tennis legend

All pretty competitive. But each a set to the good.

Gabi takes the first set 6-4.

She was an early break down ( 2 breaks to 1 ) at *1-3, broke back to love for *4-4, held in a close game and broke again from 0-40* down for the set.

Katy takes the first set 7-6(5)

She was an early break down at *0-3, broke twice for *5-4 and had 2 SPs at *40-15. Broken, broke again for *6-5 but broken back again for 6-6.

Tiebreak - had 2 further SPs at *6-4 and took the second and her fourth in all.

indiana · Tennis legend

Gabi wins 6-4 6-3

In the second set she was a break down at 0-1* and after recovering it again at 2-3*. Won the last 4 games.

Taking 6/7 BPs in total helps ( as against 4/8 ). Served 10 DFs in all ( no aces ).

So far she will be overtaking Laura on Monday week to be be provisionally GB #5 inside the top 220, though Katy D could yet overtake both of them.