Good luck to all

 

FQR: CRISTIE, Freya (GBR) (q3) 622 v SHIVEKAR, Pareen (IND) UNR

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-- Edited by Peter too on Monday 2nd of December 2019 08:31:43 AM

Doubles draw - they are seeded to meet in the semi-finals

L16:- Berfu CENGIZ (TUR) / Despina PAPAMICHAIL (GRE) CR636 (375+261) v Freya CHRISTIE (GBR) / Valeriya STRAKHOVA (UKR) [4] CR610 (254+356)

L16:- Nudnida LUANGNAM (THA) / Diana MARCINKEVICA (LAT) CR796 (481+315) v Rutuja BHOSALE (IND) / Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) [2] CR377 (222+155)

ROSAMUND wrote:

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Looking at the draw I think Emma and Katie would play each other if they win their first round matches.

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 And even further ahead, Freya in the quarter finals, if she can get past a qualifier and probably the #4 seed.

Good draw for Naiktha - 3 qualifiers in her section.

My first thoughts were a decent enough early draw overall, but a tough opener for Emma as I remember the Greek girl surprising Jodie when she she was on her pre Surbiton hot streak and she was ranked in the late 400s at the time (April/May), so she has done very well to knock off 200+ places in just over 6 months. However, I've just seen that she has lost 9 of her last 10 matches. mostly to much lower ranked players:

www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer.cgi

The most recent defeat isn't included in that list, and while triangular theories don't often work, that was to Lara Salden who Emma beat in Belarus just the other week. I suspect Emma will probably start as a narrow favourite considering current form.

Very nice to see 5 GB players in an overseas draw. Hopefully there are some streams.