Week 4 - ITF (W15) - Antalya, Turkey - Clay

Michael D · All-time great

Week 4 - ITF (W15) - Antalya, Turkey - Clay

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Looking at the weather forecast I don't hold much hope for them completing this tournament. Rain forecast for today and showers for Saturday and Sunday. Still have some qualifying matches to finish. Currently no play before noon local.

-- Edited by RedSquirrel on Thursday 24th of January 2019 08:19:31 AM

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Fran's match is on the OOP for tomorrow, Friday.

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Thursday 24th of January 2019 04:19:42 PM

TomTraubert · Futures level

not looking great 36 *02

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Looking a bit better now. *4-2 in the 2nd.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

I knew ITF qualifying was a super tie break in the final set, but didn't realise it applied to 15k main draws as well. Fran levelled up at 6-3 in the second set, and has just recovered a mini break in the MTB. *4-5

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

It doesn't. They are playing MTBs because they are so far behind schedule.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Ah right, fair enough. Anyway, 2 MPs for Fran, 9-7*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Seems to have been frozen at 9-7 for a while - hopefully that means you know what.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

She did win 10-7 in the MTB.

3-6 6-3 10-7

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 1 425/45 def DMITRICHENKO, Yekaterina (KAZ) UNR/403 3-6 6-3 [10-7]

R2: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 1 425/45 v AIKAWA, Mayuka (JPN) Q UNR/1019

Peter too · Tennis legend

They still haven't finished the first round and tomorrow is the last day. It looks as if they are trying to complete R1 and R2 tomorrow and then probably call it a day, unless they run on a day or two. I imagine this will happen more often now we start Q1 on Mondays instead of Saturdays.

-- Edited by Peter too on Saturday 26th of January 2019 07:51:07 PM

Michael D · All-time great

Peter too wrote:
They still haven't finished the first round and tomorrow is the last day. It looks as if they are trying to complete R1 and R2 tomorrow and then probably call it a day, unless they run on a day or two. I imagine this will happen more often now we start Q1 on Mondays instead of Saturdays.

-- Edited by Peter too on Saturday 26th of January 2019 07:51:07 PM

Yes, the effects of adverse weather, another consequence of shortening tournaments that clearly wasn't really taken into account...

In addition it leads to very wasted weekends when nothing much is happening, so the week is certainly not being maximised as much as it was previously. It will be interesting to see if players think there is any advantage to having the delayed sign in time for qualifiers vs the hectic scheduling that then follows, with any weather delay immediately leading to the doubling up of matches - which affected Mandy negatively this last week for one.

-- Edited by Michael D on Sunday 27th of January 2019 08:11:02 AM

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

They managed to complete R1 and had started the mens R2 before play was suspended. It looks like they are going to finish the mens R2 tomorrow but that the women's competition has been abandoned at the end of R1.

Fran is here again next week. More rain is forecast during the middle of the week but Friday onwards is fine so they should be able to complete next week's tournament.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes shortening tournaments to much more a match every day and it seems not fully considering err weather seems rather an oversight.

Previous still often doubling up will now more likely become double doubling up, trebling up abd/or abandonment.