Week 10 - ITF ($25K) - Mildura, Australia Grass

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Week 10 - ITF ($25K) - Mildura, Australia Grass

Michael D · All-time great

Next up, first look at Reix this tournament.

QF: Taylor/Dunne (GBR/GBR) [2] 772 beat (Q) Russell/Whitehouse (AUS/AUS) UNR 6-2 6-2

SF: Taylor/Dunne (GBR/GBR) [2] 772 vs Reix/ Smith (FRA/AUS) [4] 831

Michael D · All-time great

Just to note that at the end of Indian Wells Gabi will become the GB #4 singles player. Katie B has 39 points dropping off, including 30 for reaching the Mildura final last year. Katie is playing next week in a 25k in Mexico, but whatever points she gains there will not be added until the end of Miami.

At the moment in the live rankings Gabi is due to rise to WR190 (she has a net -4 coming off, so with 1 more win this week, will be in credit), whilst Katie is going to fall out of the top 200 to WR207. Katie will likely need to get to at least the QF in Mexico to get back into the top 200. Gabi, quite incredibly, still has 3 1 pointers in her 16 counters, so still has room for some relatively easy upward progress.

wimdledont · Challenger level

KD broken, breaks back 1*-1

indiana · Tennis legend

Katy a set and a break up, 6-1 *1-0

Gabi a break up, *3-2

indiana · Tennis legend

Both broken back.

Katy 6-1 *1-2

Gabi 3-3*

Temporary blips I hope. I will leave them to it ...

Babfive · Satellite level

Katy 1-5 down in the second set

Gabi serving for the first set at 5-4

Babfive · Satellite level

Katy 6-1 1-6 3-0

Gabi 6-4 3-0

Babfive · Satellite level

Katy wins 6-1 1-6 6-1

Gabi wins 6-4 6-2

blob · All-time great

Switch of surface; no cessation in the delivery of results.
In very short time, QF at $25K is suddenly almost 'routine'

Super work, again, on all fronts

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR) 1 192 def MCPHEE, Kaylah (AUS) 594 6-4 6-2
R2: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) 3 256 def POPOVIC, Ivana (AUS) Q 1048 6-1 1-6 6-1

QF: TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR) 1 192 v INGLIS, Maddison (AUS) 581 CH=500 31/10/16
H2H 0-1 Perth 2018 3-6 1-6
QF: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) 3 256 v ZAKARLYUK, Mariana (UKR) 611 CH=416 2014
H2H 0-1 Karuizawa 2015 7-5 5-7 5-7

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Gabi & Katy take the first set 6-2. Not going so well in the second down *1-4,

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

They get the break back. On serve *3-4.

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Katy & Gabi reach the final 6-2 4-6 [10-6]

-- Edited by RedSquirrel on Thursday 8th of March 2018 06:18:55 AM

Oakland2002 · All-time great

If Gabi can win here it would be the first time for a long time that we have seen a teenage British player (give or take a day or two) dominate a cohort of futures players since Kyle. Hopefully we will see Gaby step up and begin to make some decent progress at 60k from the get go.

We have been discussing Liam on another thread and his lack of weapons but decent all round game and the importance of developing the mental side to optimise his strengths and minimise the impact of the weaker areas of his game. Gabi unlike Kyle doesnt have a monster shot but general strength to her game, naturally more mobile and although I feel Kyle has an inner resilience that has allowed the mental side of his game to evolve I feel for Gabi that part of her game is innate. Not quite top 200 by 20 but pretty close top 100 by 22? I wouldnt bet against it.