Week 12 - ITF ($60K) - Canberra, Australia - Clay

Michael D · All-time great

Week 12 - ITF ($60K) - Canberra, Australia - Clay

Michael D · All-time great

In the doubles only Katy is playing, with Michika Ozeki (JPN). Tomorrow's OOP features only Katy's doubles 1st round match.

SuperT · Futures level

Michael D wrote:
The draws for the Canberra 60k are not showing on the ITF website, but I found them by going to the main tournament site. Katy D has a challenging but not impossible match first up, Gabi should be good to go. Will be interesting to see how both adapt to their third type of surface now in Australia
R32: Gabi TAYLOR (GBR [7] 178 vs Alexandra BOZOVIC (AUS) 437=CH 19 yrs
R32: Katy DUNNE (GBR) 236 vs Priscilla HON (AUS) [8] 193 19yrs (CH:189 Feb 18) (JCH:13 June 2014)
H2H: 2-0 Both 15k tournaments in Aus in 2014 and 2015, both of which Katy won in two sets.

-- Edited by Michael D on Monday 19th of March 2018 04:26:28 PM

I think Katy's pretty friendly with Priscilla Hon so it will be interesting to see how this pans out. Don't know how you managed to get this info as there's nothing on the ITF site

Michael D · All-time great

Here's the link:
www.tennis.com.au/tournaments/pro-tournaments/australian-pro-tour/canberra-clay-court-international-1

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Gabby in the same section as the #1 seed.

Hoping the successful tour will continue with bigger points on offer.

JonH · All-time great

Michael D wrote:
The draws for the Canberra 60k are not showing on the ITF website, but I found them by going to the main tournament site. Katy D has a challenging but not impossible match first up, Gabi should be good to go. Will be interesting to see how both adapt to their third type of surface now in Australia
R32: Gabi TAYLOR (GBR [7] 178 vs Alexandra BOZOVIC (AUS) 437=CH 19 yrs
R32: Katy DUNNE (GBR) 236 vs Priscilla HON (AUS) [8] 193 19yrs (CH:189 Feb 18) (JCH:13 June 2014)
H2H: 2-0 Both 15k tournaments in Aus in 2014 and 2015, both of which Katy won in two sets.

-- Edited by Michael D on Monday 19th of March 2018 04:26:28 PM

The Australian circuit seems a little strange with the move from hard to grass (for one week) and then clay straight after for two weeks. Has it always been like that?

Michael D · All-time great

JonH wrote:
The Australian circuit seems a little strange with the move from hard to grass (for one week) and then clay straight after for two weeks. Has it always been like that?

Last year's schedule was very similar, yes. There were the two Tasmanian hard court tournaments, followed by the two in Perth, and one other at Clare, South Australia. So one extra hard court. Then there was the grass at Mildura, Victoria, followed by two clay tournaments at Mornington, Victoria. So this year, the Canberra tournaments replace those at Mornington, but retain the clay surface.

blob · All-time great

JonH wrote:
The Australian circuit seems a little strange with the move from hard to grass (for one week) and then clay straight after for two weeks. Has it always been like that?

Since about 2012, yes, slight variations before then, but still it was generally the case.
Mildura is the only grass location now, and they've held the one grass tournament for the last ten years running.
It used to rotate from 2000-2009 between Benalla, Warrnambool & Yarrawonga, but they all seem to have given up in deferene to Mildura. It was still only the one week on grass.

The Clay events are always the last two weeks of the season, and tacked on the end. The location has switched between 4 or 5 locations, but of late has been a rotation between Mornington, who hosted last year, and Canberra who had 2016, and again this year.

Everything else, is hard courts, including the entirety of the Autumn events.

JonH · All-time great

blob wrote:
JonH wrote:
The Australian circuit seems a little strange with the move from hard to grass (for one week) and then clay straight after for two weeks. Has it always been like that?
Since about 2012, yes, slight variations before then, but still it was generally the case.
Mildura is the only grass location now, and they've held the one grass tournament for the last ten years running.
It used to rotate from 2000-2009 between Benalla, Warrnambool & Yarrawonga, but they all seem to have given up in deferene to Mildura. It was still only the one week on grass.
The Clay events are always the last two weeks of the season, and tacked on the end. The location has switched between 4 or 5 locations, but of late has been a rotation between Mornington, who hosted last year, and Canberra who had 2016, and again this year.
Everything else, is hard courts, including the entirety of the Autumn events.

Thanks Blob - Is the mens circuit the same in Australia? I think they have an extra week of grass?

it takes me back to some of the old Grand Prix schedules, 1972 for example:

week of 17th Sept - hard, Seattle and Sacremento

week 24th Sept -- carpet, Albany California, hard LA

gap

week 23rd Oct - CLAY barcelona (note Stan Smith semifinalist)

week 30th Oct - wood, indoors Paris! (note Stan Smith won - clay previous week, then wood!)

week 12th Nov - Stockholm, hard (guess who won - Stan Smith!!)

week 28th Nov - carpet, Barcelona again (Mr Smith was runner up here!!) - this was the end of year Masters!

4 changes of surface in a month, Stan seemed to adapt pretty well though!

SuperT · Futures level

Michael D wrote:
Here's the link:
www.tennis.com.au/tournaments/pro-tournaments/australian-pro-tour/canberra-clay-court-international-1

Thank you

the addict · Tennis legend

Destanee AIAVA (AUS) / Alexandra BOZOVIC (AUS) def Katy DUNNE (GBR) / Michika OZEKI (JPN) 6-3 6-2 cry

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Gabriella's match is at 11pm and is being streamed so may catch the first set and see how it goes. Katy due on around 1am.

blob · All-time great

Warming up: http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-streams/video.php?vid=14123839

Michael D · All-time great

If anyone wants to switch continents now, Gabi is warming up. The match as noted by Ace is on live stream.

Michael D · All-time great

This may be a different location in Australia, but there are the same blue gums in the background and howling wind creating all sorts of sound effects. Looks a very open and rather unattractive site.

Even if it is a different surface, Gabi into her stride quickly, not that her opponent is actually playing badly. 2-0*

It's a fast clay court too, from early appearances, judging by the number of early aces and forehand winners. Seems hard underneath with almost just a brushing of clay dust.

-- Edited by Michael D on Tuesday 20th of March 2018 11:33:17 PM