Week 38 - ITF (W25) Roehampton, Great Britain Hard

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Week 38 - ITF (W25) Roehampton, Great Britain Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Ace Ventura wrote:
Garland has just beaten Gervais, so she is into the QF as well. May well be her first QF at W25 level?

Second QF - Osaka in April was the first at W25 level

DF · Tennis legend

Well done to the two Emilys who won 7-5 7-5

the addict · Tennis legend

Yes, well done to the Emily's.

Not a good performance from Beth and Gabi, serving poor (7DF), and some of Gabi's volleys were really dreadful.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

So at least we'll get guaranteed British finalists in the doubles.....

And if Emma could just keep going a little longer, it could turn into a most rewarding tournament

indiana · Tennis legend

Gabi, yes, has had illness and injury but in the year as a whole has still played a pretty decent amount of tennis tournaments but not often very decent tennis - and that stretches back into last year too.

And I certainly still don't get this drama business with her. It's in Jodie's makeup, she has seemed naturally a bit volatile from when we first saw her ( not to say she too shouldn't consider it ). But Gabi seemed to change during last year, both to the drama and to poorer tennis.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
So at least we'll get guaranteed British finalists in the doubles.....

And if Emma could just keep going a little longer, it could turn into a most rewarding tournament

Overall it's been a little bit disappointing on the single's side IMO - 11 participants in round 1, inc 2 all GBs ties, but only 3 through (2 of those guanranteed), so 1-6 in the GB vs overseas matches - obviously most of those 6 were underdogs, but we could maybe have expected to get at least one more through (particularly Gabi). Jodie would likely have been a reasonable favourite to beat Sanchez pre Surbiton, but finding form / fitness after a lengthy lay off will always be difficult, and at least she did get a half decent win, and hopefully she can stay fit and get a bit of momentum going again towards the end of the season, ready for a big push in 2020.

Emma still being involved is a massive bonus and does kind of save it a bit, even if she loses tomorrow, because it's great to see her back playing, and there's obviously a lot of hopes for her. From my POV, her winning back to back matches, including a win over another decent junior, does make it more exciting and worth it (so to speak) than in other recent GB events. But yes, if she can get another win tomorrow and reach a 3rd W25 SF within the last 10 months, then I might even say it was a success. smile

Nice as well to see Jo Garland doing well, but she'll have it tough tomorrow.

the addict · Tennis legend

Quarter final results

Freya CHRISTIE (GBR) / Maria SANCHEZ (USA) CR265 (207+58) [1] def Sarah-Rebecca SEKULIC (GER) / Chanelle VAN NGUYEN (USA) CR1335 (584+751) 3-6 6-1 10-1
Emily APPLETON (GBR) / Emily ARBUTHNOTT (GBR) CR840 (382+458) def Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) / Gabriella TAYLOR (GBR) CR762 (147+615) 7-5 7-5

Myrtille GEORGES (FRA) / Julie GERVAIS (FRA) CR1343 (518+825) def Aleksandra PITAK (GBR) / Katarzyna PITAK (GBR) CR1368 (684+684) 6-3 6-0
Vivian HEISEN (GER) / Katharina HOBGARSKI (GER) CR394 (185+309) [2] def Susan BANDECCHI (SUI)/ Nuria PARRIZAS-DIAZ (ESP) CR1188 (833+355) 6-3 7-5

Semi-final

Freya CHRISTIE (GBR) / Maria SANCHEZ (USA) CR265 (207+58) [1] v Emily APPLETON (GBR) / Emily ARBUTHNOTT (GBR) CR840 (382+458)

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) 8 276 lost to SANCHEZ, Maria (USA) 368 2-6 2-6
R2: PIPER, Grace (GBR) WC UNR lost to FRIEDSAM, Anna-Lena (GER) 3 206 4-6 2-6
R2: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) 548 def KUNG, Leonie (SUI) 327 6-2 0-6 6-2

QF: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) 548 v HEISEN, Vivian (GER) 448 CH=328 23/10/17

the addict · Tennis legend

From the general section, courtesy of londontennistube

Emma RADUCANU at the itf
Event Roehampton playing Leoni KUNG (Jr Wimbledon Finalist)
youtu.be/VUevKHV13Xk

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

There's been issues with the stream stopping for a lot of it, but Emma has gone from 5-2* to 5-6*

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I got all of the stream bar about 3 mins in the middle.

Yep, Emma was well in the lead, and fairly so, and then just dipped, which was all it took, as Heisen played a touch better

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Having lost the first set 5-7, and being 1-2* in the second, Emma has an MTO for what seemed to be a problem with her abdominal muscles/ribs. But she didn't actually get any treatment in terms of strapping, pain killers, whatever, the physio mainly talked to her and got her to do a bit of bending etc.

She doesn't seem hindered in her shots but is currently *1-3 down

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And the retires at 1-4 down which is sensible if there's a small problem.

But a real shame and the singles in this event has just gone from potentially salvageable to now definitely disappointing......

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Another QF for her is decent, especially as she did have the 2nd seed in her path to get that far (even if she didn't play her), but one of the worst possible outcomes today, going from 5-2 and looking like reaching the SF, especially as she was the pre match favourite, to losing 9 of the next 10 games, retiring, and will now possibly be a doubt for next week.