Week 27 - ITF ($15K) - Den Haag, Netherlands Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 27 - ITF ($15K) - Den Haag, Netherlands Clay

the addict · Tennis legend

Interesting - Emily withdrew from this tournament 2 weeks ago, but has popped up as Q1 seed in a draw that isn't full.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I would imagine that the grass court season has been pretty disappointing for Emily App.

There seems to be quite lot of pressure on her with all this Sky Sports Scholar stuff and she really hasn't had any wins of any note these past few weeks.

Maybe best to get out of the spotlight and try a low-key tournament away from home.

Strange to go back to clay though.

Peter too · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Interesting - Emily withdrew from this tournament 2 weeks ago, but has popped up as Q1 seed in a draw that isn't full.

She is not listed as a WC which seems usual if you withdraw and then come in as a late entry, though she has gone into the Q event which is usual when that happens.

Michael D · All-time great

Yes, I think Emily would love to get 2-3 wins together at the moment, any kind of wins, even q wins in a 15k, just so that she is winning something for a change! In the MD though, she should be seeded, or it will be like Manchester, or wherever it was, where q players are higher ranked than the seeds (men's event I know).

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

I expect she entered as an on site alternate.

The last round of qualifying is Monday morning with the main draw starting Monday afternoon. As the draw for the main draw will have to take place on Sunday before the qualifiers are known I don't think she will be seeded if she qualifies.

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Emily has kind of stalled recently. She did have good results on clay as a junior so maybe feels comfortable on this surface. Hopefully she can get things going again over the summer now.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: APPLETON, Emily (G3BR) 1 619 v Bye
Q1: GILLAN, Alice (GBR) 3 1036 def VERBEECK, Helena (BEL) UNR 5-7 6-2 6-2
Q1: GOLDMAN, Worthy (GBR) lost to KANEV, Kathleen (GER) WC UNR 0-6 0-6
Q1: JORGE, Vaishali (GBR) UNR lost to DERIVAN, Sophia (IRL) UNR 4-6 3-6

Q2: APPLETON, Emily (G3BR) 1 619 v SAKELLARIDI Sapfo (GRE) UNR 15yo
Q2: GILLAN, Alice (GBR) 3 1036 v CASTELEYN, Emily (BEL) UNR

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: APPLETON, Emily (G3BR) 1 619 def SAKELLARIDI Sapfo (GRE) UNR 6-3 6-3
Q2: GILLAN, Alice (GBR) 3 1036 lost to CASTELEYN, Emily (BEL) UNR 6-2 0-6 6-7(3)

Q3: APPLETON, Emily (G3BR) 1 619 [18yo JCH=10] v MUJAN, Gabriella (NED) UNR [18yo JCH=620]

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Emily duly qualified
Q3: APPLETON, Emily (G3BR) 1 619 [18yo JCH=10] def MUJAN, Gabriella (NED) UNR [18yo JCH=620] 6-2 6-3

The final qualifying match has just started, so she has yet to see who she will play next. She'll be hoping that she doesn't take the qualifying spot against the top seed, Ivakhnenko, who is a wild card with a ranking of 174.

Emily completed a successful day winning the doubles 3 & 0.

Michael D · All-time great

In the doubles, to add onto RS, Emily is playing with Ida JARLSKOG (SWE) and they are 2nd seeds.

QF: Emily APPLETON/ Ida JARLSKOG (GBR/SWE) [2] 1088 (452+636) vs Dominque KARREGAT/ Anette MUNOZOVA (NED/SWE) 1451 (740+711)

-- Edited by Michael D on Monday 2nd of July 2018 03:07:55 PM

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Michael D wrote:
In the doubles, to add onto RS, Emily is playing with Ida JARLSKOG (SWE) and they are 2nd seeds.
QF: Emily APPLETON/ Ida JARLSKOG (GBR/SWE) [2] 1088 (452+636) vs Dominque KARREGAT/ Anette MUNOZOVA (NED/SWE) 1451 (740+711)

In order to reach that QF noted above, they won today, 6-3 6-0

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

RedSquirrel wrote:

Emily duly qualified
Q3: APPLETON, Emily (G3BR) 1 619 [18yo JCH=10] def MUJAN, Gabriella (NED) UNR [18yo JCH=620] 6-2 6-3

The final qualifying match has just started, so she has yet to see who she will play next. She'll be hoping that she doesn't take the qualifying spot against the top seed, Ivakhnenko, who is a wild card with a ranking of 174.

And wouldn't you know it.

R32: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) Q 625 [18yo JCH=10] vs IVAKHNENKO, Valentina 1 WC 176 (CH:172 April 2018)

-- Edited by RedSquirrel on Monday 2nd of July 2018 06:24:48 PM

Michael D · All-time great

That's the 3rd time recently that Emily has drawn the top seed in the first round. Not having much luck with draws at the moment. She's performed creditably against them but that doesn't get you points, which is what she needs badly at the moment.

indiana · Tennis legend

Bah, Emily would have been MD #4 seed if she hadn't withdrawn and then come back in to qualifying.