Week 29 - ITF (W25) - Palmela, Portugal - Hard

DF · Tennis legend

Week 29 - ITF (W25) - Palmela, Portugal - Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Not really, because she has been broken again... Not very good at all for our last remaining women singles players this morning

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Not a good omen indeed. Looks like she'll have to come from behind again, 0-5*.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Maia is on the board at least, but has just been broken to love. 0-6 1-2*.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

She broke back, and a great hold from *0-40 down. 3-2* second set.

DF · Tennis legend

She's out 0-6 4-6

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Yeah, shame, but not a huge surprise.

DF · Tennis legend

A win in the doubles 6-4 6-3 and into the final.

the addict · Tennis legend

SF: Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) / Eden SILVA (GBR) [1] CR349 (178+171) def Yuliya HATOUKA (BLR) / Pei-Chi LEE (TPE) CR815(500+315) [4] 6-4 6-3

F: Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) / Eden SILVA (GBR) [1] CR349 (178+171) vs Estelle CASCINO (FRA) / Julia TERZIYSKA (BUL) CR490 (227+263) [2]

Edit - Score added

-- Edited by the addict on Friday 19th of July 2019 03:58:33 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity for Maia, especially given the quite likely title / US Open Q implications although clearly it was odds against.

She should still go to a CH around the 260 mark when her 9 ( net 8 ) points from here are added.

She was #212 in the race coming into this week, although that does include 51 Shrewsbury 25K title points from last November so in that regard that race position is more indicative of that literal race to season end rather than how she is looking for the year end, and will be points to come off before the Australian Open Q list comes out. But hopefully, having got within a few wins of probable US Open Q, she can yet make Aus Open Q.

Michael D · All-time great

the addict wrote:
SF: Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) / Eden SILVA (GBR) [1] CR349 (178+171) def Yuliya HATOUKA (BLR) / Pei-Chi LEE (TPE) CR815(500+315) [4]

F: Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) / Eden SILVA (GBR) [1] CR349 (178+171) vs Estelle CASCINO (FRA) / Julia TERZIYSKA (BUL) CR490 (227+263) [2]

I was scrambling around looking for this the a, so glad you've got it up. But people might be interested in the score too, which was 6-4 6-3 smile

the addict · Tennis legend

Oops, must have missed that when I copy and pasted from Word !

Michael D · All-time great

indiana wrote:
Pity for Maia, especially given the quite likely title / US Open Q implications although clearly it was odds against.

She should still go to a CH around the 260 mark when her 9 ( net 8 ) points from here are added.

She was #212 in the race coming into this week, although that does include 51 Shrewsbury 25K title points from last November so in that regard that race position is more indicative of that literal race to season end rather than how she is looking for the year end, and will be points to come off before the Australian Open Q list comes out. But hopefully, having got within a few wins of probable US Open Q, she can yet make Aus Open Q.

Yes, I thought the US Open Q talk was a bit ahead of Maia's actual progress on the ground. She is starting to win matches outside the UK which is positive, but still only at this W25 level. The first round win she got in Nottingham (albeit against Tara) and the QF she reached in the W60 in Shrewsbury in Feb - both still UK events - remain her only counting points that are above the W25 level. Maia has a way to go before looking more genuinely at this kind of step up.

indiana · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
SF: Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) / Eden SILVA (GBR) [1] CR349 (178+171) def Yuliya HATOUKA (BLR) / Pei-Chi LEE (TPE) CR815(500+315) [4]

F: Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) / Eden SILVA (GBR) [1] CR349 (178+171) vs Estelle CASCINO (FRA) / Julia TERZIYSKA (BUL) CR490 (227+263) [2]

Good stuff.

30 points for the final takes Eden to 432 points and Beth to 429 points, each to probably around the mid 160s in the rankings ( around 160 if they win the title ) and already looking like a CH for Eden ( Beth's CH is 153 ).

They will be GB #5 & 6, quite likely #4 & 5 soon as Jo has 100 points coming off on 05/08. We do though, while having no-one in the doubles top 100, have 9 players between WR 107 and 198. So the GB positions, for whatever they matter, will likely swap around a bit in the coming months.

More materially, let's be having some into the top 100 and maybe in time Eden & Beth.

indiana · Tennis legend

Michael D wrote:
indiana wrote:
Pity for Maia, especially given the quite likely title / US Open Q implications although clearly it was odds against.

She should still go to a CH around the 260 mark when her 9 ( net 8 ) points from here are added.

She was #212 in the race coming into this week, although that does include 51 Shrewsbury 25K title points from last November so in that regard that race position is more indicative of that literal race to season end rather than how she is looking for the year end, and will be points to come off before the Australian Open Q list comes out. But hopefully, having got within a few wins of probable US Open Q, she can yet make Aus Open Q.
Yes, I thought the US Open Q talk was a bit ahead of Maia's actual progress on the ground. She is starting to win matches outside the UK which is positive, but still only at this W25 level. The first round win she got in Nottingham (albeit against Tara) and the QF she reached in the W60 in Shrewsbury in Feb - both still UK events - remain her only counting points that are above the W25 level. Maia has a way to go before looking more genuinely at this kind of step up.

Fact is though that whether or not genuinely ready for US Open Q ( and I certainly take your points on that ) there was a decent chance that Maia was this week's title away from being in that field. So I thought the figures required it being referred to, just as they have been with Naiktha for example, and she no doubt wouldn't have turned it down. Nor is she likely to turn down any Aus Open Q spot if that should come to pass.

Hopefully she can continue to develop her game to be more consistent at 25K level and in time beyond that.