Week 9 - ITF ($15K) - Heraklion, Greece Clay

Michael D · All-time great

Week 9 - ITF ($15K) - Heraklion, Greece Clay

the addict · Tennis legend

Emily comes through 6-3 in the final set

Edit: too late again

-- Edited by the addict on Thursday 1st of March 2018 12:14:15 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

She will be GB's top ranked Emily on Monday ( 36 points to EWS's 34 ) and is so far matching EWS this week.

blob · All-time great

In the first and third sets, the Greek got >65% of 1st serves in, but won less than half; in the second, she got fewer in, but won 85%
Roughly 6 points per service game in every set.
Emily perhaps a bit lucky that her opponent didn't seem to realise what it was that was working for her.

indiana · Tennis legend

Lol - I would guess working accidently.

Michael D · All-time great

Eventually the 2nd seed, who apropos of nothing is a redhead, has scraped through 6-4 in the third in 2hrs 18. There is hope for Emily.

QF: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) [5] 629 vs SCHAEDER, Laura (GER) [2] 457 (CH:277 March 17)

-- Edited by Michael D on Friday 2nd of March 2018 11:23:15 AM

blob · All-time great

Team Emily's combined exploits this morning have meant we stand on the week at 17 wins from 17 entries.
That makes this week 7/9 this year where we have had a ratio of >=1.000 of entries to wins.
The only two exceptions were the two weeks that contained a GB event.

Therefore I very scientifically hereby call for a ban on all GB events henceforth

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Well done Emily eventually :)
Here's hoping she can benefit from not over-exerting herself in dubs this week to come up with another singles win next...

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Michael D wrote:
Eventually the 2nd seed, who apropos of nothing is a redhead, has scraped through 6-4 in the third in 2hrs 18. There is hope for Emily.

R2: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) [5] 629 vs SCHAEDER, Laura (GER) [2] 457 (CH:277 March 17)

Bookies have them both at 5/6 to win, suggesting a close match.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Seems generous to Emily but, given they both made heavy weather of their matches today, might be fair.

Michael D · All-time great

blob wrote:
Team Emily's combined exploits this morning have meant we stand on the week at 17 wins from 17 entries.
That makes this week 7/9 this year where we have had a ratio of >=1.000 of entries to wins.
The only two exceptions were the two weeks that contained a GB event.

Therefore I very scientifically hereby call for a ban on all GB events henceforth

Or to make sure that only 1 or 2 Brits can enter any event that happens to be located in the UK - so let's just have 2-3 WTA events during the grass court season and be done with the rest. That way we can maintain this all important record of having more wins than entries. wink

the addict · Tennis legend

The ITF and LTA are doing their best to reduce the GB events, already got rid of the 15k's cry

Michael D · All-time great

the addict wrote:
The ITF and LTA are doing their best to reduce the GB events, already got rid of the 15k's

Yes that was a very effective move - it got rid of at least 50% of the GB women who could enter tournaments at one fell swoop.

indiana · Tennis legend

With any luck some of the lower ranked will fairly soon be unranked and so more struggle to get into any tournaments at all

Michael D · All-time great

Oh almost definitely. And then the promising juniors can be persuaded not even to bother trying because they will never get onto the ladder. The new ITF reforms should then make it clear that they will never be able to call themselves professionals, so why try at all..