Week 39 - ITF (W25) - Roehampton, Great Britain - Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Week 39 - ITF (W25) - Roehampton, Great Britain - Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The weather forecast is not brilliant (either later today or for the next few days).

But they've kicked off nice and early at 9 a.m. so well done to them (and disproves my feeling that you can never get dry courts this early in the morning in late September).

DF · Tennis legend

Emily App has started strongly 3-0
Aleksandra and Amelia R on serve

the addict · Tennis legend

Sonay retired at 0-4

DF · Tennis legend

That does not bode well for a future in tennis.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

That's a real shame. Hope she's OK.

But glad that Emily App got the benefit.

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 23rd of September 2019 08:42:23 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ola P beat Amelia R 7-5 6-3

the addict · Tennis legend

Joanna Garland far too good for Kimberly, 1 & 0

seagull · Hall of fame

DF wrote:
That does not bode well for a future in tennis.

Strange comment. Tennis players retire in matches all the time.

DF · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
DF wrote:
That does not bode well for a future in tennis.
Strange comment. Tennis players retire in matches all the time.

Our players tend to.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

DF wrote:
seagull wrote:
DF wrote:
That does not bode well for a future in tennis.
Strange comment. Tennis players retire in matches all the time.
Our players tend to.

Not if you look at Chris Goldsmith's stats, who claims that there are many players (not ours) who are serial 'retirees'. Of course, his bandwagon is that they do this for dubious reasons. But the stats on retiring just in and of themselves are presumably correct.

Sonay played a whole batch of very long matches last week. Without retiring. It's not surprising that she strained or pulled something and it's not quite better. Indeed, it might explain why she was a bit lacklustre in the third set against Grace.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Will be interesting to see how Suzy performs, and Grace too. Both have matches that are 'playable', although obviously tough.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Freya won 2 & 2

Both Grace and Millie B came very, very close to winning their first sets, but lost out 7-5 and 7-6(5) respectively.

Kasia and Holly S lost easily.

DF · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Will be interesting to see how Suzy performs, and Grace too. Both have matches that are 'playable', although obviously tough.

Grace has taken the second set 6-2 and Suzy leads 4-2 in the second

Michael D · All-time great

I'll try and do a quick catch up here of scores and FQR matches.. Grace and Suzy's matches looking very close...

QR1: Holly StAFF (GBR) UNR lost to Ilya YORUK (TUR) [q10) 2-6 1-6

QR1: Emily APPLETON (GBR) [q3] 630 def Sonay KARTAL (GBR) [WC] UNR 4-0 ret
QR1: Alexsandra PITAK (GBR) [q13] 800 def Amelia RAJECKI (GBR) [WC] UNR 7-5 6-3

QR1: Freya CHRISTIE (GBR) [q4] 644 def Nadia RAWSON (GBR) UNR 6-2 6-2
QR1: Joanna GARLAND (TPE) [q11] 745 def Kimberly MPUKASA (GBR) UNR 6-1 6-0

QR1: Grace PIPER (GBR) [WC} UNR lost to Arlinda RUSH1TI (SUI) [q12] 779 5-7 6-2 4-10

QR1: Maria GUTIERREZ CARRASCO (ESP) [q6] 662 def Katarzyna PITAK (GBR) 6-2 6-2
QR1: Eliz MALONEY (GBR) UNR def Tiffany WILLIAM (GBR) [q16] 861 6-4 6-1

QR1: Suzy LARKIN (GBR) [WC] UNR def Katharine FAHEY (USA) [q8] 695 2-6 6-3 10-5
QR1: Amelia BISSETT (GBR) [WC] UNR lost to Elle CHRISTENSEN (USA) [q15] 852 6-7(5) 2-6

FQR: Emily APPLETON (GBR) [q3] 630 vs Alexsandra PITAK (GBR) [q13] 800
FQR: Freya CHRISTIE (GBR) [q4] 644 vs Joanna GARLAND (TPE) [q11] 745

FQR: Eliz MALONEY (GBR) UNR vs Maria GUTIERREZ CARRASCO (ESP) [q6] 662

FQR: Suzy LARKIN (GBR) [WC] UNR vs Elle CHRISTENSEN (USA) [q15] 852

Update: Grace lost in an MTB, a pity after that promising 2nd set cry

-- Edited by Michael D on Monday 23rd of September 2019 01:50:48 PM