Week 41 - ITF (W15) Funchal, Portugal Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 41 - ITF (W15) Funchal, Portugal Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: COLLINS, Ali (GBR) 3 1117/363 (CH=9111/343 2019) v BRACE, Cadence (CAN) UNR/UNR =CH {15 yo JCH=387}

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: COLLINS, Ali (GBR) 3 1117/363 lost to BRACE, Cadence (CAN) UNR/UNR 4-6 6-7(10)

R1: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) 685/147 (CH=501/16 2018) v CARRILLO MARIN, Alba (ESP) 7 532/56 (CH=490/16 2019)

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles draw

L16:- Emily Appleton (GBR) / Ali Collins (GBR) CR1317 (382+935) v Aleksandra Julia Jelen (POL) / Urszula Nebelska (POL) UNR (1122/715+UNR/1069)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emily App's match is on livestream, just for info.

Just starting......

Really close in terms of ranking, highest rankings etc.

This is the sort of match Emily App needs to start winning to make proper moves in the right direction

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 13th of October 2020 09:47:37 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Neither are wonderful but the amount of unforced errors from Emily App is really poor, makes it so difficult for herself ....

However, she saves three break points and it's 2-2

Add: and then a far better game to break and lead *3-2

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 13th of October 2020 10:06:24 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

First set to Emily Appleton, 6-3, which was a fair score.

She was 5-2 up serving for it, and was broken back but, overall, especially from 2-2 onwards, Emily had the slightly better mix of aggression and being solid when needed.

DF · Tennis legend

She's into a tiebreak in the second set

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Touch and go ...

Emily's had a MP

Looks a bit tight...

6-6 in the TB

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Great serve at 6-6 from Emily.

And a good return on MP forces the error from her opponent.

Pleased for her.

As said, that's exactly the sort of match she should be winning. Hopefully, with her new 'zen' meditation and results like that, she can make a real bid for top 500 at least.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Next up, Emily will play qualifier, and highly ranked junior, Alexandra Yepifanova.

The American youngster is 17 and JWR 27 (ex-14) and has had made short work of her matches here so far.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Didn't see the match, but as CD says, good to see her winning these type of matches if she is going to push on.

She faces a junior qualifier next, and last year's US Open girls runner up Yepifanova. Unfortunately, if she does manage to come through that one then she'll very likely face Haddad Maia in the QF, so unless there is a big upset, or retirement/withdrawal somewhere along the way, it's very hard to see her gaining any more than a measly 2 points this week.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And Emily App and Ali Collins got a win in the doubles, too, without too much sweat

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Emily Appleton (GBR) / Ali Collins (GBR) CR1317 (382+935) def Aleksandra Julia Jelen (POL) / Urszula Nebelska (POL) UNR (1122/715+UNR/1069) 6-4 6-3

QF:- Emily Appleton (GBR) / Ali Collins (GBR) CR1317 (382+935) v Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA) / Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) CR 1051 (451+600 but CH450 & 69) cry

Strongbow · All-time great

Ali needs that point - if they can win again they're both quids in biggrin Haven't seen the rest of the draw so I don't know if they drew the short straw but getting Beatriz is not good as she's been on a roll recently.

-- Edited by Strongbow on Tuesday 13th of October 2020 10:04:19 PM

-- Edited by Strongbow on Tuesday 13th of October 2020 10:05:19 PM