Week 15 - ITF (W25) - Sunderland, GB - Hard Indoor

Michael D · All-time great

Week 15 - ITF (W25) - Sunderland, GB - Hard Indoor

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: DART, Harriet (GBR) 1 135 v Qualifier
R1: TAYLOR, Ella (GBR) WC 617 v WALTERT, Simona (SUI) IR 630 CH=438 28/5/18

R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) WC 479 v PONCHET, Jessika (FRA) 3 201 CH=190 4/3/19
H2H 0-1 Saguenay 2018 Ponchet 1-6 1-6

R1: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) 313 v SAVINYKH, Valeria (RUS) 5 257 CH=99 2012
H2H 1-0 Shrewsbury 2018 Lumsden 6-1 4-6 6-3

R1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 6 299 v Qualifier
R1: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) 334 v RAJECKI, Amelia (GBR) WC UNR
R1: ALLEN, Victoria (GBR) WC UNR v Qualifier

Oakland2002 · All-time great

indiana wrote:
Michael D wrote:
RedSquirrel wrote:
Emma's not here.
Could it have been a late decision Ie.that Emma was down for a MD WC when qualifying got under way, and Amelia not due to play at all, but Emma is a very late withdrawal?
And then, with the main draw at that time not having been made yet, can they can bring in a replacement MD WC rather than give a LL place?

Could be she has her GCSEs and needs to get her head down!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The main draw is out and Maia is there.

Wildcards have gone to Amelia Rajecki, Victoria Allen, Ella and Tara

edit: I'm too late cry

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 8th of April 2019 04:58:12 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Oakland2002 wrote:
indiana wrote:
Michael D wrote:
RedSquirrel wrote:
Emma's not here.
Could it have been a late decision Ie.that Emma was down for a MD WC when qualifying got under way, and Amelia not due to play at all, but Emma is a very late withdrawal?
And then, with the main draw at that time not having been made yet, can they can bring in a replacement MD WC rather than give a LL place?
Could be she has her GCSEs and needs to get her head down!

Could be, she referenced them on her post match interview on Friday and that she has a French oral or something in a few weeks, but she planned to play Sunderland and then have a break for a while, so a bit of a change in just 2/3 days, but yes, a 16 year old with exams in the horizon, missing one of the 7 or 8 home 25k's isn't a big deal long term and her and her team will have it figured out.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Going downhill for Laura somewhat now

Michael D · All-time great

Michael D wrote:
Hmmm, Laura has taken out Lissey 6-1 in their first set in just 27 mins. More one sided than I expected.

A toilet break though seems to have made the difference. Lissey now 4-0 up 2nd set.

Ironically Paar vs Muntean in the first FQR was similarly topsy-turvy with Paar winning 6-0 1-6 10-5

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Looks similar to her match against Tara last week (although she didn;t win a set there). Maybe just saving herself for the MTB after losing the early break. Hope so anyway, there's no paulisi with injury reports this week.

Unfortunately it didn't happen with Holly having taken her first set, but it really is amazing the amount of people who lost their 2nd set go on to win the MTB. Must be about 6 of 7 matches in the women's today.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Monday 8th of April 2019 05:15:55 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

No sign of any injury on livestream

The Realist · Junior player

Come on Lissey!
Grace Piper is from Taunton and I watched her in a Team Tennis National Ladies Match last year. She is athletic and hits low and hard. Cant remember anything else except her parents were really nice

-- Edited by The Realist on Monday 8th of April 2019 05:16:47 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Hmm. Hoped maybe that first set was a real upturn in Laura's form since let's face it any represention vaguely near where she once was and she'd apply bakery products to Lissey and many much better.

But the match has certainly taken a turn.

SuperT · Futures level

Did anyone see what happened in that last game. Laura was 0-15 up on Lissy's serve and then suddenly I noticed the point had been taken away and Lissy was 40-0?

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Yes, just checked the men's results today and 7 matches have went to MTBs and 6 of the winners won the first set. In the women's, 6 went to MTBs and 5 of the winners won their first set, so that's 11 of the 13 winners winning the first set, so there probably is something in the easing off theory, especially if it is a wide 2nd set score.

SuperT · Futures level

I though Laura was playing really well when I started watching in the first set, but after the break every shot was either long or in the net. MTB - Cmon Laura..

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

You certainly get your your money's worth so to speak (obviously it;s free) if you go to quallies. Play could well go on to 10pm, like it did on the Monday in Bolton, whereas, play was often finished by 3/4 during the rest of the week in Bolton with less matches and early starts.