Week 11 - ITF (W15) - Cancun, Mexico - Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Week 11 - ITF (W15) - Cancun, Mexico - Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Amelia lost a tight match on a MTB. Her opponent here then went onto beat the top q seed in an even closer MTB.

QR1: Amelia STUART (GBR) UNR/933 lost to Anais KIKUCHI (JPN) [q10] UNR/532 (CH:1092) 19yrs (JCH:1633) 4-6 6-3 7-10

In the MD, Emily has a tough draw... Tiff harder to tell, looks relatively evenly matched. Tiff's CH before the end of last year was slightly higher than Carrington's, though Carrington has retained her WTA ranking.

R32: Emily APPLETON (GBR) 742/46 vs Alexandra PERPER (MDA) [3] 565/351 (CH:406 June18)
R32: Tiffany WILLIAM (GBR) UNR/187 vs Safiya CARRINGTON (USA) 853/1491 (CH:846 Dec 18) 17yrs (JCH:355 Jan 16)

Michael D · All-time great

Emily, Tiff and Amelia are all in the doubles.

Emily App is top seed with an old partner Maria Jose PORTILLO RAMIREZ (MEX)

Tiff is playing with Alexandra MIKHAILUK (CAN) and Amelia with Alina MICHALITSCH (AUT) and they are a WC pair

Michael D · All-time great

Emily doing an Emily at the moment. Won the first set 6-4 but then collapsed and lost the second set in just 25 mins 1-6, winning just 8 points in the set. At least she has held serve at the beginning of the third set. It would be great if she could break the mould. This is only a 15k tournament, but these are still the rank of players she has routinely lost to over the last year.

Strongbow · All-time great

Emily takes a topsy-turvy match 6-1 in the 3rd. biggrin

PaulM · Tennis legend

Tiff missed several match points and lost 7-5 in the third

Michael D · All-time great

Strongbow wrote:
Emily takes a topsy-turvy match 6-1 in the 3rd.

Oh whoopee, well done Emily smile smile

But sad about Tiff though... so close

Michael D · All-time great

Emily's next round opponent will only be decided tomorrow.

R32: Emily APPLETON (GBR) 742/46 beat Alexandra PERPER (MDA) [3] 565/351 (CH:406 June18) 6-4 1-6 6-1
R32: Tiffany WILLIAM (GBR) UNR/187 lost to Safiya CARRINGTON (USA) 853/1491 (CH:846 Dec 18) 17yrs (JCH:355 Jan 16) 1-6 6-4 5-7

Emily and Maria Jose PORTILLO RAMIREZ win their first round doubles as top seeds only on an MTB 6-1 4-6 10-6
Amelia + lost easily 1-6 0-6

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) 742/46 v MIKHAILUK, Alexandra (CAN) 853 CH=846 31/12/18 [17yo JCH=550]

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

I see Emily is scheduled to be on at 1pm UK today (8am local time) - is that correct? I guess it'll be to do with the afternoon heat, the same way that WTA Acapulco play didn't start until 4pm, but if the first 2 matches go long then the 3rd match might not start until 1.30pm or so anyway.

the addict · Tennis legend

Yes, 5 hours time difference from UK. There are five matches scheduled on some of the courts, with the last ones showing as not before 14:00 local time. Three singles and two doubles.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Emily 5-5*. She's twice had a break advantage, but got broke back straight away both times.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Emily takes the first set 7-5 :)

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

3 breaks in a row (2 for opponent) and 6 in the second set, so 4-4*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Make that 4 breaks in a row. Em serving for the match at *5-4, mind there's been 7 breaks from the 9 games so far from a foregone conclusion.