So Maia vs Alicia D in the final tomorrow. Didn't see much of Maia's SF, but she has just beaten Amelia R 6-4 6-3 in the completed SF.

Hopefully that's on 'centre court' tomorrow with the commentary.

Edit - it is, and follows the men's final which starts at the early time of 9.30am.

She's been in the junior threads quite a bit, but not in high ranking events or anything, but with good results.

I think she's also played British Tour events.

I'm really grateful to this event because, as said earlier, I'd never seen her and she was one of the names on the list that I wanted to check in on.

Comes from near Brighton, I think.

No idea where she stands with the LTA....

PS JUst to point out that although she's 17, she's born in May 2003, so still a junior next year. 

jb288 wrote:

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I know it's very different conditions and court speed, and Maia's game is very different, but the difference in intensity between this match and Barnett/Grey in the other tournament is quite considerable - was impressed by both Beth & Alicia, some great rallies. Can't help but feel that for players at their level, this kind of tournament (with tons of matchplay against similar opposition) will be super useful.

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 Yes, completely agree about the level of the two matches (never really been a fan of Maia's tennis although she does have some nice net skills, of course)

Thoroughly enjoyed the tussle in this match though. 

Despite the commentary being utterly awful ! An endless stream of inane platitudes that sound pleasant on the ear but say absolutely nothing of any interest or usefulness.