Week 41 - ITF ($25K) - Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France Hard

Michael D · All-time great

RE: Week 41 - ITF ($25K) - Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

With rankings from 8th Oct.

R1: SILVA, Eden (GBR) Q 485 v RUSHlTI, Arlinda (SUI) Q 693
R1: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) 415 v TAYLOR, Ella (GBR) Q 799

-- Edited by Peter too on Monday 8th of October 2018 11:40:10 AM

Michael D · All-time great

Lissey and Eden win their doubles too, after a horrible first set where they lost 5 games in a row from 3-1 up. Thereon they only lost 12 points however! 3-6 6-0 10-4

Peter too · Tennis legend

Maia 4-3*

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

R1: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) 415 def. TAYLOR, Ella (GBR) Q 799 6-3 6-2

Michael D · All-time great

Maia may face the 2nd seed next. She last won two matches in a row in a MD back in May in South Korea.

Michael D · All-time great

Good win for Eden, an especially good 2nd set with no BPs faced. 8th seed up next. Maia likely to have the 2nd seed, who plays end of the day.

R32: Eden SILVA (GBR) [Q] 485 beat Arlinda RUSHI T! (SUI) [Q] 693 (CH:668 July 18) 19yrs 6-4 6-1
R32: Maia LUMSDEN (GBR) 415 beat Ella TAYLOR (GBR) [Q] 799 603 6-2

R16: Eden SILVA (GBR) [Q] 485 vs Miriam KOLODZIEJOVA (CZE) [8] 264 (CH:256 July 18)

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Worked out pretty well in the end. When there's about 18 higher ranked players in the draw (above Maia), to get 2 through is good going. Ella did well getting through in the first place and without seeing the match, you have to think if she lost 3 and 2 to not in great form Maia, she'd probably have struggled with most ranked above her. Nice to see Maia win as she does have a lot of points to defend between now and early February.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Eden played Kolodziejova last year at Jablonec nad Nisou and lost 3-6 7-6(3) 4-6

Michael D · All-time great

Maia and Harmony Tan have won their doubles QF 4-6 6-1 10-5

Michael D · All-time great

And Lissey and Eden have won their QF very easily 6-3 6-1

Michael D · All-time great

In the SF Eden will come up against her second round singles opponent again. It was the 2nd seeds (ranked 561) they put out in the QF. Maia and Harmony face the much higher ranked top seeds.

SF: Maia Lumsden/ Harmony Tan (GBR/FRA) 1084 (587+497) vs Katarzyna Piter/ Barbora Stefkova (POL/CZE) [1] 357 (239+118)
SF: Alicia Barnett/ Eden Silva (GBR/GBR) 1097 (524+573) vs Kolodziejova, Miriam/ Maleckova, Jesika (CZE/CZE) [4] 589 (410+179)

Michael D · All-time great

Well, neither of our pair will be fancied to win, so they can relax and just go out there and play their shots...

R16: Eden SILVA (GBR) [Q] 485 vs Miriam KOLODZIEJOVA (CZE) [8] 264 (CH:256 July 18)
R32: Maia LUMSDEN (GBR) 415 vs Dejana RADANOVIC (SRB) [2] 205 (CH:187 July 18)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The unranked 17 year-old who's been mentioned on here a few times as one of the touted French youngsters - Loudmilla BENCHEIKH - has just put out the top seed, Frech, WR 138, in two sets.

Michael D · All-time great

Well a very good win form Lissey and Eden who have made it into the doubles final. They were 4-8 down in the MTB but really pulled it back, winning 5 points in a row to go to 9-8 and then winning on their 2nd MP. They will play the winner of Maia and Harmony's match.

SF: Alicia Barnett/ Eden Silva (GBR/GBR) 1097 (524+573) beat Kolodziejova, Miriam/ Maleckova, Jesika (CZE/CZE) [4] 589 (410+179) 6-2 3-6 11-9