Week 40 - ITF ($25K) - Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy Clay

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RE: Week 40 - ITF ($25K) - Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy Clay

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Great stuff. Unseeded Serban up next who's in around a career high of 300.

Michael D · All-time great

Well, brilliant from Fran, and now we really do have competition for the GB #9 and 10 places. This points Fran near level pegging with Maia, and one more win would see Fran being the one to take the GB#9 position in 9 days time...

QF: Francesca JONES (GBR) [Q] 475 beat Andrea GAMIZ (VEN) 348 (CH:244 April 18) 6-4 6-2

SF: Francesca JONES (GBR) [Q] 475 vs Raluca Georgiana SERBAN (ROU) 304 (CH:292 June 18)

-- Edited by Michael D on Saturday 6th of October 2018 03:43:11 PM

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Fingers still crossed!

indiana · Tennis legend

Super from Fran biggrin

12 points due off on 12/11 then nothing at all until the start of April.

It looks as if she could be the one to go forth into the chasm that divides GB #8 from #9 and begin building a bridge. Though I am sure some helpers would be welcome.

For now Fran would indeed be level pegging with Maia on 89 points on Monday week and I think GB #9 on tiebreak. But how about a points gap ...

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 6th of October 2018 05:50:29 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Fran is down, 2-6 3-4*

Michael D · All-time great

Yes a match too far for Fran, but a brilliant week nevertheless.

SF: Francesca JONES (GBR) [Q] 475 lost to Raluca Georgiana SERBAN (ROU) 304 (CH:292 June 18) 2-6 3-6

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Perhaps Serban benefited from just having one match yesterday rather than 2, but as Michael says, a superb week for Fran.

Is it a week off now? Surprised she opted for Spain rather than this event again next week, could have msybe got an SE.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Sunday 7th of October 2018 10:54:21 AM

Michael D · All-time great

Ace Ventura wrote:
Perhaps Serban benefited from just having one match yesterday rather than 2, but as Michael says, a superb week for Fran.

Is it a week off now? Surprised she opted for Spain rather than this event again next week, could have msybe got an SE.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Sunday 7th of October 2018 10:54:21 AM

It's still unclear whether she has made the MD in Spain, one way or another, at this point.

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Agree Fran will be GB9. Both Maia and Fran have 2 points from GS/WTA tournaments so Fran takes it having played 18 tournaments to Maia's 19.

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Michael D wrote:

Ace Ventura wrote:
Perhaps Serban benefited from just having one match yesterday rather than 2, but as Michael says, a superb week for Fran.

Is it a week off now? Surprised she opted for Spain rather than this event again next week, could have msybe got an SE.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Sunday 7th of October 2018 10:54:21 AM
It's still unclear whether she has made the MD in Spain, one way or another, at this point.

Bulgaru, who is Q2 on the acceptance list, is in qualifying which means somebody has an SE otherwise she would have taken the final place in the main draw.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

#6 Gymalska seed ended up beating #3 Paolini so now takes on Serban in the final later today. Paolini, like Fran, was part of the 2nd and 3rd quarters which were affected by the rain on Thursday whereas Gymalska and Serban had their R2 matches wrapped up by Thursday. Not saying it would have made a clear impact as it is a level above what Fran has been playing at recently and she has done extremely well to beat Chiesa and reach the semi final, but it is slightly interesting.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Short end of the stick this week, the weather and timings being sub optimal more for some than others but hopefully it will all pan out over her career.