British Tour - 2020

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

British Tour - 2020

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

No major upsets, although Morgan Cross beat (8) Nadia Rawson.

Kristina P (2004) got a win. AS did young Tabitha (2005), playing another qualifier.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In the Premier event at Bath, the top seeds took care of business very comfortably (Sam, Lissey and Freya won six sets for the loss of 8 games)

The last 8 are:

(1) Sam v (7) Millie Bissett
(3) Freya v Morgan Cross
(4) Andre Lukosiute v (6) Holly Staff
(2) Lissey v (5) Grace Piper

the addict · Tennis legend

Beat me to it CD, was about to post exactly the same info !

Quarter finals all scheduled for 9:00 tomorrow, and semis at 12:30 - which means they should be finished of time to watch the Fed Cup !

Strongbow · All-time great

Why is Freya playing at this level - is it match practice or is it m0ney confuse Also Sam who should be playing 60ks confuse

the addict · Tennis legend

Well it's Premier Tier, so £1,500 to the winner and £850 to the runner up. The winner gets a MDWC for Glasgow or Sunderland, and the runner-up a QWC.

But I believe it is also first tournament for Freya, and first since AO for Sam, so match practice for both of them (well, starting with the QF, assuming they get there - the earlier matches are really just a warm-up for them)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Strongbow wrote:
Why is Freya playing at this level - is it match practice or is it m0ney Also Sam who should be playing 60ks

Bath is Sam's tennis centre and base (or was).

I think it's great that she's supporting it.

And, as the addict says, it's good money and good match practice, just before the important UK events, and - because quite a lot of them are doing it - the level is actually interesting.

It's also no harm in playing down sometimes - good chance to try out different things in match situations.

the addict · Tennis legend

Lissey is also playing - and she shares a coach with Sam, so no surprise she is playing as well.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Lissey is also playing - and she shares a coach with Sam, so no surprise she is playing as well.

Good point.

It's also very difficult for many coaches to see their players actually play in match situations.

The players who aren't on the LTA funded list can't cough up for the coaches to travel abroad with them (too expensive).

And it's not always easy for the coaches to get away (up to Glasgow, for instance) and watch early round matches of a 25k, which will be on week days when they may have regular lessons booked and all the other things they do to make a living.

(and we don't have any real team tennis)

So if Lissey and Sam's coach can watch them both play a handful of proper matches, that's a great advantage.

the addict · Tennis legend

They were playing at the same time at Chiswick last year, and Sam told me that they actually asked for adjacent courts so their coach could watch them both !

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, Sam needed 6-4 to take the first set off Millie - so that's obviously no walkover match

(Lissey has the first set 6-1 against Grace Piper)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

But the next one was easier, as Sam wins 6-4 6-0, against Millie Bissett

And Lissey defeats Grace Piper, 6-1 6-1

the addict · Tennis legend

Freya has lost the first set 5-7 to Morgan Cross

Edit - the LTA had the score the wrong way round - typical !

Freya wins 7-5 6-1 to set up the semi-final with Sam

-- Edited by the addict on Friday 7th of February 2020 11:29:54 AM

the addict · Tennis legend

And Holly Staff completes the SF line-up, beating Andre Lukosiute (5)6-7 6-2 6-4

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

All according to ranking, and that coach will have a bit more work to do, and split loyalties:

SFs:

Sam def. Freya, 7-6(3) 6-3

Lissey def. Holly Staff, 6-1 6-2