Week 44 - ITF ($25K) - The Wirral, GB

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 44 - ITF ($25K) - The Wirral, GB

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Wow, what a Brit bashing

Emma is the only person I have any hope in this week, although to be fair Freya beat her fellow Brit pretty easily. I'm so glad for Emma that she is under the press radar, I know they said that they tried to keep Robbo under it, but she wasn't really, and I'm not sure that helped her longer term.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And that was the end of that. Ola posted a half decent score but best to move on....

Full set of QR1s:

Eleni KORDOLAIMI (GRE) [1] 6-0 6-0 Olivia FRENCH (GBR)
Ana VRLJIC (CRO) [9] 6-2 6-1 Mae MCCUTCHEON (GBR)
Eden SILVA (GBR) [2] 6-0 6-3 Holly STAFF (GBR)
Linnea MALMQVIST (SWE) [14] 6-3 6-2 Aleksandra PITAK (GBR)
Samantha MURRAY (GBR) [3] 6-1 6-2 Tamara MALAZONIA (GBR)
Iva PRIMORAC (CRO) [13] 6-2 7-5 Emily MORTON (GBR)
Cristiana FERRANDO (ITA) [4] 6-2 6-3 Taro KEENS (GBR)
Madeleine KOBELT (USA) [15] 6-1 6-1 Elinor BEAZLEY (GBR)
Freya CHRISTIE (GBR) [5] 6-2 6-0 Kimberly Alinafe MPUKUSA (GBR)
Karin KENNEL (SUI) [10] 6-1 6-1 Ellie TSIMBILAKIS (GBR)
Melanie STOKKE (NOR) [6] 6-0 6-4 Katie MORTON (GBR)
Julia WACHACZYK (GER) [11] 6-1 6-1 Emma HURST (GBR)
Stephanie WAGNER (GER) [7] 6-0 6-2 Anna POPESCU (GBR)
Margaux ORANGE (FRA) 6-2 6-2 Katarzyna PITAK (GBR) [16]
Malene HELGO (NOR) [8] 6-2 6-1 Anoushka WOOLLER (GBR)
Vlada EKSHIBAROVA (ISR) [12] 6-0 6-1 Katherine BARNES (GBR)

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Thanks CD, yep, a very grim set of results indeed. In hindsight it would have been good if the older Pitak was against a compatriot to guarantee 1 other outside the top 3 progressing, but hopefully Sam, Eden and Freya can make the main draw.

The top 500 is probably stronger in the women's than the men overall, but after that, it is pretty bleak (bar one or two). :(

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Bit of a disgrace that last years winner Murray didnt get a Wild Card. I know its an upgrade but even still its poor from the organisers.

Im not really surprised at the results from the other girls. Even the ranked ones as they did accumulate their ranking mainly from very weak 15ks overseas, granted a couple of decent wins. K Pitak and Anna P etc.

TomTraubert · Futures level

16 matches all 2 sets and only 2 of the 32 sets had a game score above 3 for the loser
raducanu brilianse as a good prospect cant paper over that canyon

TomTraubert · Futures level

wk 43 last year in wirral we had 10 qr1 wins and 6 qualifiers

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

TomTraubert wrote:
wk 43 last year in wirral we had 10 qr1 wins and 6 qualifiers

But it was a 15k.

Which explains much of the difference.

Of course, doesn't explain why the LTA didn't keep a couple of 15ks (and the transition tour explanation makes no sense so it's not that)

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
Bit of a disgrace that last years winner Murray didnt get a Wild Card. I know its an upgrade but even still its poor from the organisers.

Im not really surprised at the results from the other girls. Even the ranked ones as they did accumulate their ranking mainly from very weak 15ks overseas, granted a couple of decent wins. K Pitak and Anna P etc.

The mystery wildcard is just that and if it is the likes of Ghodrati, Garshong or someone of similar ilk and they end of losing with scores like some of the above then there has got to be questions.

I don't know how many WCs she might have, and if 1 she may be lined up for Shrewsbury, but it does seem a bit strange if she has been snubbed for someone not really capable of competing.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Would have been as well keeping it a 15k given the savings they have made. Maybe thought with it being The Wirral the field would have been weaker because of the location perhaps.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Ace Ventura wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:
Bit of a disgrace that last years winner Murray didnt get a Wild Card. I know its an upgrade but even still its poor from the organisers.

Im not really surprised at the results from the other girls. Even the ranked ones as they did accumulate their ranking mainly from very weak 15ks overseas, granted a couple of decent wins. K Pitak and Anna P etc.
The mystery wildcard is just that and if it is the likes of Ghodrati, Garshong or someone of similar ilk and they end of losing with scores like some of the above then there has got to be questions.
I don't know how many WCs she might have, and if 1 she may be lined up for Shrewsbury, but it does seem a bit strange if she has been snubbed for someone not really capable of competing.

She seems to have bad luck in this regard, happened at Wimbledon a few years back. Shes probably only one of few that are capable of beating top 200 players. Ageism in force again it appears.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Let's be realistic. Most of the GB girls that lost today have been thrown into the Lion's Den in a tournament too high for their current level. Basic entry level is where they should be playing, but the LTA decided to reduce the number of 15ks.
Emily Morton should have taken a set, when she was a break up in the second, but she got tight.
There are some nice prospects in their, but the LTA aren't making it easy.
Ola Pitak played very well and the scoreline flattered her opponent.

paulisi · Tennis legend

You cannot accuse the LTA of ageism as Sam Murray has had wildcards for Manchester and Shrewsbury this year..
She may have requested the match practice rather than accepting a wildcard or she may have been given the choice - the Wirral or Shrewsbury.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Good point regarding Murray, she is down for going to India next as she does most years so that would be logical.

the addict · Tennis legend

Much tougher entry list at Shrewsbury - Sam is only at Q21 at the moment. And Freya at A4