Week 14 - ITF (W25) Obidos, Portugal Carpet

Jan · Hall of fame

RE: Week 14 - ITF (W25) Obidos, Portugal Carpet

indiana · Tennis legend

Ah pity for Katy. Would have been great if she had snatched it. Being generally well down in the stats she got to that one service game away.

Still we had the only two non seeds in the QF, both beating each of the other two non seeds. And Beth, a qualifier, is in the SF.

And we currently have a 3/4 Brit doubles SF going on.

Could have been worse

indiana · Tennis legend

3-3 in 'our' doubles SF. The other doubles SF has just started.

Clearly the singles SFs and final will be scheduled for tomorrow. And presumably the doubles final.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Yeah, real shame for Katy, but her best week in a while with a couple of good wins and pushed a solid player so close today, so better signs and should be a seed next week.

I assume Eden will have to win her SF to get the SE, even though she will be playing on the Sunday?

PockyTastic · Futures level

Stefkova qualified for Wimbledon last year so clearly comfortable with low bouncing surfaces. Encouraging week for Katy and a great one so far for Eden

Michael D · All-time great

At the moment Sofia and Emily WS are 6-3 3-2* up on Eden and Beth.

Michael D · All-time great

Singles round up. Eden has the Brit based Bolkvadze next, who is also having a good week, and who is only marginally off her CH achieved last month.

QF: SILVA, Eden (GBR) [Q] 462 beat Pemra OZGEN (TUR) [4] 233 (CH:207 May 14) 7-5 6-2 smile
QF: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) 298 lost to Barbora STEFKOVA (CZE) [6] 248 (CH:154 Feb 17) H2H 0-1 1-6 6-3 5-7 cry

SF: SILVA, Eden (GBR) [Q] 462 vs Mariam BOLKVADZE (GEO) 285 (CH:280 March 19)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Mariam B is one of those players you watch as a youngster, when she was usually in a bad mood, and often not playing that well, and you then have to get your head round the fact that she's now grown up to be a really pretty decent player.... However, hoping for a throwback match tomorrow - Go, Eden !

Michael D · All-time great

And doubles round up. Pleased for EWS. Beth might be disappointed to not reach the final, but don't think Eden will be too much. For the final, Sofia and EWS will probably face the top seeds who are a set and break up against the 4th seeds. Any change in that will see a quiet edit wink

QF: Sofia SHAPATAVA/ Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GEO/GBR) [3] 555 (216+339) beat Dalma GALFI/ Amandine HESSE (HUN/FRA) 683 (278+405) 6-4 7-6(4)
QF: Sarah Beth GREY/ Eden SILVA (GBR/GBR) [2] 462 (168+294) beat Lena RUEFFER/ Daniela VISMANE (GER/LAT) UNR (338+UNR) 6-4 6-3

SF: Sofia SHAPATAVA/ Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GEO/GBR) [3] 555 (216+339) beat Sarah Beth GREY/ Eden SILVA (GBR/GBR) [2] 462 (168+294) 6-3 6-3

F: Sofia SHAPATAVA/ Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GEO/GBR) [3] 555 (216+339) vs Bucsa, Cristina BUCSA/ Georgina GARCIA-PEREZ (ESP/ESP) [1] 309 (191+118)

Michael D · All-time great

First of our Sunday representatives was due on court at 11 to begin her SF match, but it seems more rain and drying out time required in Obidos and the SF start times have now been pushed back to 13.00

the addict · Tennis legend

Matches moved indoors, and just about to start

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Eden 2-5*

Michael D · All-time great

Sadly Eden was not competitive today against Mariam

SF: SILVA, Eden (GBR) [Q] 462 lost to Mariam BOLKVADZE (GEO) 285 (CH:280 March 19) 2-6 4-6

indiana · Tennis legend

Hmm, well at least well beaten.

Still very good week. Indeed, generally in Obidos. Hopefully they can stay reasonably dry and have a good follow-up week.

the addict · Tennis legend

Em and Sofia are 4-2* in their final, having just held serve for the first time (yes first five games were all breaks)