Week 20 - ITF (W60+H) La Bisbal D'Emporda, Spain Clay

Michael D · All-time great

Week 20 - ITF (W60+H) La Bisbal D'Emporda, Spain Clay

Michael D · All-time great

Fran is playing now against Minella. Was 2-2 in the first set, but then lost the next 4 games 2-6.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Fran had 5-3*, so was serving for the set at *5-4, but Minella has broke and it's currently deuce on Minella's serve in the 11th game

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Fran lost 2-6 5-7. Shame she wasn't able to take it into a decider from the position she was in, but she did really well to get into that position in the first place against a current top 100 player. A positive week for her.

Michael D · All-time great

Yes improved performances and marginal gains. Fran's win over Buyukakcay WR 247 was a great win, and that display against Minella in the 2nd set should give her some much needed confidence too.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Naiktha is just starting...

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

And a break up, *3-2

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

One break each, 5-5*

First set in the bag 7-5.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Wednesday 15th of May 2019 04:00:08 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

*4-3 in the second. 2 breaks to 1, let's hope she can get over the line from here.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

She had *40-15 and then A-40, but was broken, and then had a BP on GGP's next service game, but now finds herself serving to stay in the set *4-5.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

4 Match points...

6-2* in the TB

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Great win! 7-5 7-6(3).

A nice top 200 win and her biggest points haul for a while, certainly since her switch and great timing as well.

The 14 points thus far (net gain of 9) should see her up to around a CH of 237. Another Spaniard next (and fellow nationality switcher), 21 year old 8th seed Aliona Bolsova who has been playing qualifying and main draws of big WTA clay events recently, and competing well, so will be tough, but it's a been great return so far whatever happens.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Wednesday 15th of May 2019 05:24:33 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: JONES, Francesca (GBR) Q 449 lost to MINELLA, Mandy (LUX) 1 99 2-6 5-7
R1: BAINS, Naiktha (GBR) Q 242 def GARCIA-PEREZ, Georgina (ESP) 181 7-5 7-6(3)

R2: BAINS, Naiktha (GBR) Q 242 v BOLSOVA ZADOINOV, Aliona (ESP) 8 137 CH=136 15/4/19

Miriambee · Futures level

indiana wrote:
Ace Ventura wrote:
Michael D wrote:
No, in the WTA rankings, you don't get that extra 1 pt if you lost first round, Ace. You just get your qualifying points.
Well I never knew that, and feel a bit silly for using that emoji. . Even for W25 events?
Yes. For any women's event with WTA points, MD points don't get added until you win a MD match. For Slams it would just be 40, not 40 + 10.
It's part of the habit of the ATP and WTA to do so many ranking things differently as if just to confuse.

I disagree about the WTA, that's the whole point about Chloe Compson, she bought/negotiated (we think) 3 w25 MDWCs, without winning a match at that level and now has a WTA ranking of 850 or thereabouts and is now able to use it to get into W15 qualifying.

Michael D · All-time great

Chloe was a direct entrant into the W25 MDs, and so got 1pt each time for being in the draw, even though she lost each match.

The difference with being a qualifier in the MD of a W25 is that if you lose in the first round you just get your 1 pt for qualifying. You don't get 1pt for qualifying + 1 pt for being in the MD.

In the ATP you get both - you get your points for qualifying + your points for being in the MD first round, even if you lost in that round. In Challenger events the ATP gets round this simply by awarding 0 pts for being in the MD first round.