Week 24 - ITF (W100) - Manchester, Great Britain - Grass

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Week 24 - ITF (W100) - Manchester, Great Britain - Grass

JonH · All-time great

RedSquirrel wrote:
lta site won't load unless you put the www. in.

Try this
www.lta.org.uk/manchestertrophy/

ah-ha! Thanks

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Announced no play outside today. Presumably moving indoors.

Edit: Indoors. Doubles only. Singles cancelled for today.

-- Edited by RedSquirrel on Thursday 13th of June 2019 01:22:06 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

Revised schedule on ITF website live-scores. Play due to start at 14:45.
The four matches involving seven Brits are all on Indoor Court 1.

Strongbow · All-time great

Sam+Emily win the MTB biggrin

the addict · Tennis legend

Must be a Brit thing - seem to win quite a few MTB's.

Strongbow · All-time great

the addict wrote:
Must be a Brit thing - seem to win quite a few MTB's.

You have to be in it to win it wink 2nd of the day. Very useful points for Sam and Emily who both had nice moves up in the doubles last week.

the addict · Tennis legend

Re the MTB's

Out of curiosity I did a quick look through some results over the last year.
Beth appears to be around 13-5 in MTB's, and about 13-13 in other matches.
Emily W-S is pretty even, but then she won a lot in straight sets with Sofia.

the addict · Tennis legend

No MTB for Naomi and Asia though, straightforward win 2 & 3

PaulM · Tennis legend

Disappointing loss for Em and Gabi 64 62. Thought that was a good draw in a 100k, but perhaps they'd have faired better if they'd been able to get on the grass (tho a win would only have moved Em up 1 place in the rankings). Had Sofia been able to get to the UK, they would have made the cut I think.

Alicia and Olivia on next.

the addict · Tennis legend

Yes, Em and Sofia would easily have made the cut p freeing up a wildcard.

Lissey and Liv are a set and a break up at 7-5 *1-0, but there were 5 breaks in the first set.

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles Roundup (with updated rankings)
1st Round

Naomi BROADY (GBR) / Asia MUHAMMAD (USA) [1] CR168 (129+39) def Marie BOUZKOVA (CZE) / Vivian HEISEN (GER) CR673 (359+314) 6-2 6-3 smile

Alicia BARNETT (GBR) / Olivia NICHOLLS (GBR) (WC) CR681 (371+310) def Viktoriya TOMOVA (BUL) / Sachia VICKERY (USA) UNR (UNR+232) 7-5 6-0 smile smile

Gabriella TAYLOR (GBR) / Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) (WC) CR749 (539+210) LOST TO Robin ANDERSON (USA) / Laura-Ioana PAAR (ROU) CR593 (264+329) 4-6 2-6 cry

Emily APPLETON (GBR) / Samantha MURRAY (GBR) (WC) CR694 (418+276) def Madison BRENGLE (USA) / Jamie LOEB (USA) CR612 (289+323) 6-4 2-6 10-8 smile

Quarter Finals

Naomi BROADY (GBR) / Asia MUHAMMAD (USA) [1] CR168 (129+39) v Alicia BARNETT (GBR) / Olivia NICHOLLS (GBR) (WC) CR681 (371+310)

Emily APPLETON (GBR) / Samantha MURRAY (GBR) (WC) CR694 (418+276) v Xinyu JIANG (CHN) / Qianhui TANG (CHN) [2] 248 (101+147)

Strongbow · All-time great

5 out of 7 isn't bad especially (considering wildcards) as we're guaranteed a SF place. EWS has already covered her points 'till September. So lookimg good biggrin

indiana · Tennis legend

Strongbow wrote:
5 out of 7 isn't bad especially (considering wildcards) as we're guaranteed a SF place. EWS has already covered her points 'till September. So lookimg good

Yes good stuff overall. Though EWS is someone I would particularly like to have seen been able to continue the great run she had been on with Sofia Shapatava before these last 2 weeks with Katy D and Gabi. I fear she will miss out when the Wimbledon doubles baubles get distributed and I could understand her frustration last week, possibly a build up of Sofia's visa issues and then Katy's withdrawal.

Strongbow · All-time great

indiana wrote:
Strongbow wrote:
5 out of 7 isn't bad especially (considering wildcards) as we're guaranteed a SF place. EWS has already covered her points 'till September. So lookimg good
Yes good stuff overall. Though EWS is someone I would particularly like to have seen been able to continue the great run she had been on with Sofia Shapatava before these last 2 weeks with Katy D and Gabi. I fear she will miss out when the Wimbledon doubles baubles get distributed and I could understand her frustration last week, possibly a build up of Sofia's visa issues and then Katy's withdrawal.

Sh*t happens - I doubt if anyone knows more about that than EWS smile