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Ace Ventura


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I keep forgetting that Denisa Allertova has changed her name to Satralova, but she was the top seed and is out. 2nd seed Sam's currently in a bit of bother, 5th seed Perin out, and 3rd seed Tan has dropped the first set (but is up a break in the 2nd), so it's opening up a bit.

Katie could have a GB of sorts route through, or a string of opponents that are more known on here than what they'd normally be. Tara's ex partner in R1. UK based Lily M is a potential R2 opponent who has a 50/50 R1 match, and if Sam can turn hers around, that could be a potential QF.



-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Wednesday 12th of February 2020 11:46:36 AM

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Well done Katie

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Sam lost 2-6 3-6. Sam had her first BPs of the match in that final game, but couldn't convert either.

When Peter or Michael do their round up later, it'll look very poor on paper, but it wasn't actually on upset.


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Match lasted 1 hour 6 mins. Sam's doubles QF will be on later.

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Ace Ventura wrote:
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So sorry, Ace. I've seen her name once or twice but know absolutely nothing about her.....Will try and look her up....

No worries, I'm intrigued. Had she have had a CH of say 137 7 or 8 years ago then packed in, you might have understood it, but I've never heard her name mentioned, never saw it on Tennisforum, absolutely nothing, yet here she is in the twilight of her career, playing her best stuff (a bit like Sam I guess), but I was surprised to see her a pre match 1/2 fave against a solid 200 player, but so far (2-6 *0-1), those odds were more than justified.

 

 I read up a bit on her anyway smile

Seems she was very good at 18, say, but didn't adapt well to travel, the pro life, and went back to uni, enjoyed that, carried on playing high  level team and domestic events, then qualified as a coach, loves that, has a couple of very promising players, still plays a lot (beat a top 200 player in league tennis, she plays for grenoble but lives in Lyon, I think) but doesn't travel much outside her area. 



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Coup Droit wrote:
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So sorry, Ace. I've seen her name once or twice but know absolutely nothing about her.....Will try and look her up....

No worries, I'm intrigued. Had she have had a CH of say 137 7 or 8 years ago then packed in, you might have understood it, but I've never heard her name mentioned, never saw it on Tennisforum, absolutely nothing, yet here she is in the twilight of her career, playing her best stuff (a bit like Sam I guess), but I was surprised to see her a pre match 1/2 fave against a solid 200 player, but so far (2-6 *0-1), those odds were more than justified.

 

 I read up a bit on her anyway smile

Seems she was very good at 18, say, but didn't adapt well to travel, the pro life, and went back to uni, enjoyed that, carried on playing high  level team and domestic events, then qualified as a coach, loves that, has a couple of very promising players, still plays a lot (beat a top 200 player in league tennis, she plays for grenoble but lives in Lyon, I think) but doesn't travel much outside her area. 

 Thanks CD, interesting. 



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Ace Ventura wrote:
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 I read up a bit on her anyway smile

Seems she was very good at 18, say, but didn't adapt well to travel, the pro life, and went back to uni, enjoyed that, carried on playing high  level team and domestic events, then qualified as a coach, loves that, has a couple of very promising players, still plays a lot (beat a top 200 player in league tennis, she plays for grenoble but lives in Lyon, I think) but doesn't travel much outside her area. 

 Thanks CD, interesting. 

Maybe she's the new Sandy Marti!



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Wow, Sam+ dodge a bullet there.....

They were 4-7 down in the MTB (maybe more?) and came back to take the MTB 10-7

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R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) 439 def PERRIN, Conny (SUI) 5 237 6-4 6-7(2) 6-2
R1: MURRAY SHARAN, Samantha (GBR) 2 213 lost to DESPERRIER, Gaelle (FRA) Q 880 2-6 3-6

R2: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) 439 v MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (JPN) 497 CH=487 8/11/19

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QF:- Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) / Julia Wachaczyk (GER) CR407 (201+206) [2] def Valentini Grammatikopoulou (GRE) / Conny Perrin (SUI) CR514 (281+233) 6-1 1-6 10-7

SF:- Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) / Julia Wachaczyk (GER) CR407 (201+206) [2] v Sarah Lee (USA) / Victoria Muntean (FRA) CR1134 (595+539)


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Katie's up an instant break too smile

Add: .....but not for long cry



-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 13th of February 2020 09:26:10 AM

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Katie took the first set 6-2

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Katie wins 6-2 6-1

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Good stuff. Possibly/probably the player who beat Sam next, who's about to go on court.

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It is Gaelle Desperrier up next for Katie, who beat her fellow qualifier 6-3 6-1 in 1 hr 8 m, to go with that aforementioned 1 hr 6m match yesterday, so is making light work of it thus far.

Interesting match, and it'll be interesting to see the odds as well.

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