Week 50 - ITF (W25) - Pune, India - Hard

Babfive · Satellite level

Week 50 - ITF (W25) - Pune, India - Hard

Babfive · Satellite level

Naiktha loses the first set 2-6

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Babfive wrote:
Naiktha loses the first set 2-6

But wins the 2nd set 6-3

paulisi · Tennis legend

We have an all GB final...

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Both Emma and Naiktha won in 3 sets A rare all British final.

emmsie69 · Top national player

Fabulous and Naiktha, after a horrible Summer, has played herself into some good form that fingers crossed will continue into the New Year.

Strongbow · All-time great

SF: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) [Q] 522 d. Olga DOROSHINA (RUS) [Q] 586 (CH:221 Sept 18) 6-2 4-6 6-3
SF: BAINS, Naiktha (GBR) [5] 250 d. Peangtarn PLIPUECH (THA) [8] 309 (CH:175 July 17) 2-6 6-3 6-4

biggrin biggrin biggrin

Status Quo · Intermediate Club Player

Very pleasing

Michael D · All-time great

Yes wonderful two results... and that means the final is as we know..

F: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) [Q] 522 vs BAINS, Naiktha (GBR) [5] 250

Michael D · All-time great

It's hard to see exactly where Emma will be work after next, since OER seem to be taking a break at the moment and so they've not added points for next week and the week after, but at the minimum Emma has already taken her CH 459 out, with her 30 points for reaching the final taking her up to 103 pts, which is level with Gabi Taylor, WR 424. Win the title Emma will be comfortably up around the 375 mark.

For Naiktha, she has also taken out her CH this week - so great end of year performances from both - and is on the cusp of the top 200 with her run to the final. If she wins the event she will rise to around WR 190.

So whatever happens in the final... it's a wonderful two weeks for both of them...

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

With thanks to steven for posting a link in the Hindustan Times with a very detailed description of the two SFs:

www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/brits-keep-nerves-and-break-serves-as-necc-hosts-an-all-english-final/story-RbcF4ifspQT22gD3IdaOKL.html

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

The final is even earlier tomorrow, 10am local, so 4.30am here. Emma a slight 4/6 favourite (she opened at 8/11).

Not sure who I'd like to win. I'd normally always like to see Emma win, and a W25 title just after her 17th birthday would be pretty cool, but at the same time, 17 and 1 month, ranking still isn't really the be all and end all, and we don't even know what her schedule / plans will be next year (A levels?), and Naiktha breaking into the top 200 for the first time, with a 2nd W25 title of the year, would be a bit of a milestone moment for her to end her season. Possibly leaning more towards Naiktha, but may the best player win. smile

I assume given her potential, and the fact Naiktha is still a reasonably new GB player, most on here would prefer an Emma win if they had to pick one?

Babfive · Satellite level

Naiktha took the first set 6-3 but Emma has just taken the second 6-1.

Babfive · Satellite level

Emma won 6-4 in the third.

Status Quo · Intermediate Club Player

Emma wins the final set decider. She broke early for 2-0 and again at 4-4 having been pulled back.

Heather was a month short of 18 when she won her first $25K, so Emma is probably our youngest winner at this level for a while?
Hev did also win a $50K a monyj after her $25K, so that's a useful next rung for Emma