Week 34 - US Open Qualifying

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Week 34 - US Open Qualifying

Peter too · Tennis legend

Harriet 2-6 4-5 suspended

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Rain

indiana · Tennis legend

The good - chance to regroup.

The bad - set and *4-5 is less than an ideal stage to come back out.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

We resume, and HArriet holds to love, 2-6 5-5*

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

3 MP against *0-40...

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

2-6 5-7

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 155 def BOULTER, Katie (GBR) 2 103 6-4 4-6 6-1
Q1: TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR) 178 lost to BRENGLE, Maddison (USA) 3 105 1-6 1-6
Q1: DART, Harriet (GBR) 173 lost to FOURLIS, Jaimee (AUS) 199 2-6 5-7
Q1: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) 223 lost to JABEUR, Ons (TUN) 114 2-6 1-6
Q1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 11 116 def GAUFF, Cori (USA) 926 =CH 6-4 6-1
Q1: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 179 def CHIESA, Deborah (ITA) 180 3-6 6-4 6-4

Q2: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 155 v GARCIA PEREZ, Georgina (ESP) 154 CH=146 16/4/18
Q2: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 11 116 v SHIMZU, Ayano (JPN) 220 CH=198 21/5/18
Q2: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 179 v HIBINO, Nao (JPN) 124 CH=56 18/1/16

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Gabi & Harriet seemed very under par, Katie S too, but battled through. Katy had all manner of impediments according to a Gosling bulletin.

We end up with 3 through to QR2 which is good historically, but it seems soured somehow by the overall experience.

Of course, if we can get two to qualify that would brighten things up considerably

the addict · Tennis legend

Disappointing results for Gabi and Harriet. I thought Gabi would do better than that, and that Harriet had a winnable match. Oh well, three through isn't bad.
As I mentioned earlier, this is a step up in opposition for five of our seven, who haven't played many matches at WTA level.

PaulM · Tennis legend

That's really disappointing from Harriet but there may well be a lingering issue. She's had a good few months and this is really the first 'bad' loss I can remember for her.

A chance missed as I didnt think her section was unachievable. Never mind.

Poor Gabi

-- Edited by PaulM on Thursday 23rd of August 2018 06:08:27 AM

JonH · All-time great

Peter too wrote:
Q1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 155 def BOULTER, Katie (GBR) 2 103 6-4 4-6 6-1
Q1: TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR) 178 lost to BRENGLE, Maddison (USA) 3 105 1-6 1-6
Q1: DART, Harriet (GBR) 173 lost to FOURLIS, Jaimee (AUS) 199 2-6 5-7
Q1: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) 223 lost to JABEUR, Ons (TUN) 114 2-6 1-6
Q1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 11 116 def GAUFF, Cori (USA) 926 =CH 6-4 6-1
Q1: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 179 def CHIESA, Deborah (ITA) 180 3-6 6-4 6-4

Q2: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 155 v GARCIA PEREZ, Georgina (ESP) 154 CH=146 16/4/18
Q2: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 11 116 v SHIMZU, Ayano (JPN) 220 CH=198 21/5/18
Q2: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 179 v HIBINO, Nao (JPN) 124 CH=56 18/1/16

naomi is 2nd on court 10 today, maybe 6 pm bst?

Heather last on same court, Katie last on court 8. Both around midnight I'd guess?

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Hmm, I'd say slightly below par overall. Gabi and Katy were both always well against it and I didn't expect either to win and when you consider the all GB tie then the most i was expecting to advance (win R1 matches) was 4, so this isn't too far off. Obviously only one of Hev / Katie S can advance and the Katie B / Naomi stuff has been discussed extensively on previous pages. Basically when looking at the draw when it came out, I thought Katie B, Hev and Harriet were the main hopes for potential qualifiers, so to only get 1 through is a bit underwhelming.

Hopefully Naomi can reel off another couple of wins and also Hev and Swan beat their respective Japanese opponents so that one of those would be guaranteed to qualify.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Darn. Gabi's match was always a longshot (although a longshot that I went for).

But I'd really hoped that Harriet would come through in what was a 50:50 match.

That said, I love Jaimee too, some beautiful tennis, so if she has to lose to someone, glad it was her.

But shame.

However, Katie Swan's was a 50:50 that went for us.

So we lost the two matches where there was a major difference in ranking against us, won the mathc where there was a major difference in our favour and, of the matches with the same rankings, we won one and lost one. So it sounds about right.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

I was hoping for 4 wins in Q1 so 3 not too far adrift; now hoping Naomi can join Heather or Katie S in the MD in due course smile

-- Edited by vohor on Thursday 23rd of August 2018 07:47:03 AM