Week 2 - ITF (W15) - Monastir, Tunisia - Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Week 2 - ITF (W15) - Monastir, Tunisia - Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

As I rather suspected, Jody and Tereza walked this one

QF: Jodie Anna Burrage (GBR) / Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) CR639 (419+220) [1] def Darja Suvirdjonkova (SRB) / Alisa Yakimakho (BLR) UNR (UNR+UNR) (They are 14 and 18 years old ! and beat the Italian teenagers in the L16) 6-1 6-0 in 49 minutes

SF: - Jodie Anna Burrage (GBR) / Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) CR639 (419+220) [1] v Bojana Marinkovic (SRB) / Victoria Muntean (FRA) CR1214 (662+552) [3]

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) 1 283/891 def SHYTKOUSKAYA, Nika (BLR) 1002/250 6-0 6-1
R2: TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR) 3 433/223 lost to ARCANGIOLI, Manon (FRA) 613/177 3-6 7-5 2-6

QF: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) 1 283/891 v DESAI, Zeel (IND) 746/426 CH=562/133 8/10/18

-- Edited by Peter too on Friday 17th of January 2020 01:45:06 PM

newby · Junior player

Michaels comment re Jodie not very pleasant...let him find her a schedule in Europe bursting with 25ks please at the mo.

There are many players who compete well at 15k level...many coming back from injury.

Its competing rather than ranking that is important at certain times. Ranking allows access to tournaments. They are not always easy to come by.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

I personally don't think there was anything wrong with what Michael said on the previous page. You've only had 25 posts on this forum Newby, but I swear at least 20 of those would be pulling someone up over something they have said.

newby · Junior player

Well people really need to understand how this whole thing works. Hopefully the girls dont read these posts. They can be very negative. Implies the girls below are slumming it all the time which is pretty discouraging.

Michael D · All-time great

newby wrote:
Well people really need to understand how this whole thing works. Hopefully the girls dont read these posts. They can be very negative. Implies the girls below are slumming it all the time which is pretty discouraging.

Perhaps you should read the whole posts newby instead of picking on one phrase. I'll think you'll find that since I made some additional comments about Jodie's schedule too - which you appear to have missed - that my comments overall are pretty balanced. Certainly I doubt that Jodie would be offended if she did read these posts, especially since I am in fact very supportive of her, and indeed have predicted that her ranking will increase significantly this year. I am also glad that she is only playing two of these W15 tournaments, and I presume indeed rather as coaching warm ups, before she does move onto W25 level in Asia, as I have already noted.

emmsie69 · Top national player

Quite frankly if the girls (and the guys) aren't thinking the same thing that Michael wrote then they should probably put their rackets down permanently and find a less competitive living.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes. Nothing out of order by Michael saying Jodie is playing down and needs to get out of 15ks.

Obviously he knows that 15ks have some merit for people coming back from injury, needing confidence etc.

But, as emmsie says, it'll be glaringly obvious to Jodie herself that this has to be a quick stepping stone.

And I do think, newby, that Michael and others on here most certainly 'know how the system works'.....

DF · Tennis legend

Jodie on court in her sf. 3-1

DF · Tennis legend

Not so easy 3-4

DF · Tennis legend

Level at 5-5

Michael D · All-time great

Well Jodie is being tested today. She had to hold serve to get to the TB which she then won easily 7-6(1)

DF · Tennis legend

and is 3-0 up in the second set

Michael D · All-time great

Well Jodie has got across the line now, even if she let a 4-0 and 5-1 lead slip a little at the end there...

QF: BURRAGE, Jodie Anna (GBR) 1 283/891 def DESAI, Zeel (IND) 746/ CH=562 8/10/18 7-6(1) 6-3