Fed Cup 2019 - Euro/Africa Zone Group 1 - Bath, GB

JonH · All-time great

Fed Cup 2019 - Euro/Africa Zone Group 1 - Bath, GB

indiana · Tennis legend

Now as wondered earlier will we have doubles ?

It's a straight shootout for positions 1 and 2 in the group and another shootout for positions 3 and 4.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Looks like it'll be Jo vs Bondar and Boulter vs Galfi tomorrow. Think I'd rather it was the other way round, but it's the respective current #1 and #2's.

That may well come down to the dubs.

Jan · Hall of fame

Just fabulous from Jo (and Katie earlier).
Well done ladies!!!!!

Good luck to Harriet and Katie in the doubles. I need my bed!

JonH · All-time great

Comment retracted - Apologies for any offence caused

-- Edited by JonH on Thursday 7th of February 2019 11:07:32 PM

SuperT · Futures level

JonH wrote:
Interesting comment from Stuart Fraser in the Times today 're Heather Watson "...she was a notable absentee from the courtside support bench yesterday. Anne keothavong said that this was due to illness".

Is it wrong of me to think a fit of pique isn't really an illness?

What a horrible comment. Heather has clearly been ill - her Instagram confirms that.

JonH · All-time great

SuperT wrote:
JonH wrote:
Interesting comment from Stuart Fraser in the Times today 're Heather Watson "...she was a notable absentee from the courtside support bench yesterday. Anne keothavong said that this was due to illness".

Is it wrong of me to think a fit of pique isn't really an illness?
What a horrible comment. Heather has clearly been ill - her Instagram confirms that.

Hi superT. Apologies, yes it does sound horrible and on reflection I retract it. Sorry. I guess I was reading the implication I thought sat under the Times comment, but I have no substantiation. I hope I never am horrible, anyone who knows me knows that although I have many faults that usually is not one. Sorry for any offence caused

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Still a very healthy crowd there, fair play to them. I guess a lot of them are Katie S and Harriet's friends and family, but if it's just a general tennis fan then that's very good going for an effectively dead rubber at this time of night and there being no on site parking and being a bit out of town. You'd certainly have got your money's worth anyway after the 2 singles with both going the distance and quite close until the end.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Oh my goodness, I should have gone to bed ages ago as up early tomorrow, but this tennis is so good and all the commentary and stuff, just enjoying it. (That we are winning all the time, so far, is of course a big bonus).

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Yeah, BT Sport's coverage has been brilliant - team, production etc. and it's great that they have allowed their feed for the LTA's Facebook page for those who aren't a BT Sport subscriber. Thought it would have just been one camera and no commentating like those ITF women 25k events.

There's 500 currently watching on Facebook.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

BT Sport's WTA contract expires after the Finals in Shenzhen this year and I really hope that it is extended.

indiana · Tennis legend

Heading into tomorrow ...

6-1 *4-4

TomTraubert · Futures level

indiana wrote:
Heading into tomorrow ...

6-1 *4-4

what is this the aussie open???

must of been that delay for all the scorching hot wether we been having

TomTraubert · Futures level

dart & swan complete the job
great team effort again today
onwards!

wolf · Tennis legend

GB 3 Greece 0

Katie Boulter WR 83 beat Valentini Grammatikopolou WR 171 6-3 4-6 6-3
Johanna Konta WR 39 beat Maria Sakkari WR 38 4-6 6-2 6-3
Dart/Swan beat Arkadianou/Papamichail 6-1 6-4