Week 6 - (ITF W25) - Grenoble, France Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 6 - (ITF W25) - Grenoble, France Hard

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Interesting. Brescia is one to keep an eye on (from a GB perspective). Liverpool mother and I noticed she recently changed the flag order on her social media to put the GB flag first. She's dropping down the rankings though, still just 22 but has been in the top 200 before - perhaps a change is needed to kick on (before grass season) a la Choinski ;)

I wonder if Jodie is in the main draw with an SE?

Michael D · All-time great

Ace Ventura wrote:
Interesting. Brescia is one to keep an eye on (from a GB perspective). Liverpool mother and I noticed she recently changed the flag order on her social media to put the GB flag first. She's dropping down the rankings though, still just 22 but has been in the top 200 before - perhaps a change is needed to kick on (before grass season) a la Choinski ;)

I wonder if Jodie is in the main draw with an SE?

Yes, I agree Ace, I was also wondering whether Jodie will make it here too, or just go straight back to the UK from India. Katy D should also be in the MD.

Good to see Lissey back as well. This is her first ITP tournament of the year, having retired in a British Tour match a few weeks ago and then failing to travel last week to India, as originally scheduled.

the addict · Tennis legend

Jodie could be in the MD - she is still on the acceptance list as first alt, and Eden was fifth alt.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Ace Ventura wrote:

I wonder if Jodie is in the main draw with an SE?

That seems quite likely. She was top of the Alts list, several places above Eden, so she would have been in qualifying if it hadn't been for the Final in India. She would be joining Katie Dunne.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Peter too wrote:
Ace Ventura wrote:

I wonder if Jodie is in the main draw with an SE?
That seems quite likely. She was top of the Alts list, several places above Eden, so she would have been in qualifying if it hadn't been for the Final in India. She would be joining Katie Dunne.

Yeah, I hope so, it would be good to continue her momentum especially as an 'earned' reward to bypass quals altogether. I was just thinking from her POV, if she got wind that she had a mix of MDWCs or QWCs for Shrewsbury and Glasgow (which IMO would be as deserved as anybody in contention, if not more), she may prefer to sit out this week and maybe catch a bit of the Fed Cup on the Fri and Sat, if she's going to be reasonably local the following week and just forgot to withdraw from Grenoble or something.

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Jodie isn't eligible for a SE as she is on the alternate list; you must on the qualifying acceptance list to be eligible. She's also not eligible as the tournaments are in different continents.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, had in my mind something about having to be the same continent. As Peter says Jodie would have made the final qualifying places, but that continent thing rules her out for a SE plus I guess in theory she could have made qualifying if maybe with difficulty ( though with the same continent rule they save having to make any judgement on intercontinental journeys - if the player can make qualifying and chooses to, fair enough, if not no SE ).

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 4th of February 2019 12:21:16 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I realise that Marni Banks got thrashed by Aubane Droguet in the G2 final a couple of days ago in Tunis.

But they both made the final.

And I note that Aubane has a wildcard into the 25k qualis here ......

And yet if Marni got a wildcard into the qualis at Glasgow, say, everyone would be 'what the ....?'

the addict · Tennis legend

Maia very much on the receiving end 2-6 *0-3. Hasn't managed to hold serve yet.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

She's back in the 2nd set and it's back on serve. Was *1-4, but it's now *4-5 so fingers crossed

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Short-lived joy. Broken to 40 and lost 2-6 4-6.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Disappointing start to 2019 for Maia after winning Shrewsbury last year. One of her opponents was Lopatetska, but she's now 0-4 this year and hasn't even won a set yet and has been the 2nd Q seed in her last 2 matches. The opponent today is obviously a good junior and will very likely go on to have a better career, but *she did beat some decent players last year.

She seems to do better at home, so maybe the forthcoming Shrewsbury-Glasgow double might be what gets her going this year.

*Edit - 'she' being Maia in that passage.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Monday 4th of February 2019 11:43:11 AM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Confirmed no Jodie (or any SE's) in the main draw. Katy plays a qualifier first.

the addict · Tennis legend

Lissey also struggling. 2-6 *0-2