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A bit of a missed opportunity there for Maia despite being lower ranked (although rankings can be a bit misleading now anyway with the current system). She was the 2/7 (1.29) pre match favourite, and Gerlach hadn't won a tour match since last Nov, before beating her QWC in Q1 yesterday. She hadn't won a set this year, was bageled by Fran the other week, and lost 3-6 0-6 in Cherbourg Qs last week (to the young player Jodie beat in the FQR). Bit of a shame when events are few and far between, and the events that are actually taking place are pretty loaded - there won't be too many more times (in this current era) when she's a betting favourite to win a FQR match. Hopefully she will sneak into Istanbul Qs next week and get another go.

Well done to Fran. I hope she gets a reasonable draw once it is released.

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Doubles draw - 6 byes this week, surprised that Maia, Katy and perhaps Jodie (although she probably needs a rest !) didn't enter given the lack of competition.

L16:- Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR630 (269+361) [4] v BYE

L16:- Harriet Dart (GBR) / Sarah Beth Grey (GBR) CR408 (195+213) [2] v BYE
QF:- Harriet Dart (GBR) / Sarah Beth Grey (GBR) CR408 (195+213) [2] v Justina Mikulskyte (LTU) / Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) CR937 (449+488)


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I was just going to post that the main draw is out as well. Fran has Indy De Vroome first, tough, but she hasn't been in too great form since the restart, albiet a string of tough draws. Harriet has that aforementioned Janicijevic (MDWC) who Jodie beat in the FQR last week.

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Not a bad draw for Harriet then. Janicijevic is WR833, with Harmony Tan WR239(WC) or Gerlach WR244 (qualifier) in the next round.

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Doubles draw - 6 byes this week, surprised that Maia, Katy and perhaps Jodie (although she probably needs a rest !) didn't enter given the lack of competition.

L16:- Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR630 (269+361) [4] v BYE

L16:- Harriet Dart (GBR) / Sarah Beth Grey (GBR) CR408 (195+213) [2] v BYE
QF:- Harriet Dart (GBR) / Sarah Beth Grey (GBR) CR408 (195+213) [2] v Justina Mikulskyte (LTU) / Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) CR937 (449+488)

 Frankly it amazes me that there is a regular shortfall of doubles entries. Dubs matches provide good practice if nothing else. Also tennis is a lonely sport when you're the only one on a court and doubles also provides an opportunity for many more players to be higher ranked and thus get into big events.



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Looks like Katy has nett winnings of 2:30 for this week (plus a tin of biscuits !) cry biggrin



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Bagel wrote:
 Frankly it amazes me that there is a regular shortfall of doubles entries. Dubs matches provide good practice if nothing else. Also tennis is a lonely sport when you're the only one on a court and doubles also provides an opportunity for many more players to be higher ranked and thus get into big events.

 I wouldn't say it is a regular shortfall - most weeks the draws seem to be full (Sharm is this week), or with only one or two byes. But this week and last week in France seem to be exceptional.



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the addict wrote:
Bagel wrote:
 Frankly it amazes me that there is a regular shortfall of doubles entries. Dubs matches provide good practice if nothing else. Also tennis is a lonely sport when you're the only one on a court and doubles also provides an opportunity for many more players to be higher ranked and thus get into big events.

 I wouldn't say it is a regular shortfall - most weeks the draws seem to be full (Sharm is this week), or with only one or two byes. But this week and last week in France seem to be exceptional.

 I'm just happy that Harriet is doubling up, She really needs to be getting her doubles ranking up to get herself in the slams by right and once there I don't think she would be short of offers to partner.



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Q2: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 11 258 (CH=255 2020) def SAVINYKH, Valeria (RUS) 4 225 6-1 6-3
Q2: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) 348 (CH=250 2019) lost to GERLACH, Katharina (GER) 8 244 5-7 3-6

R1: JONES, Francesca (GBR) Q 258 (CH=255 2020) v DE VROOME, Indy (NED) 197 CH=177 2014
R1: DART, Harriet (GBR) 5 154 CH=121 2019 v JANICIJEVIC, Selena (FRA) WC 833 CH=742 2019 {18yo JCH=18}

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No Brits on the schedule for Tuesday

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Good wins here for three 2002-born girls....

Daria Snigur (as LL) and Clara Burel (as WC) and Anastasia Zakharova (as Q) all got wins in R1

Would be great to see Emma Raducanu out there, mixing it up with them, too.....

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Harriet's match is first on Central Court on Wednesday. Fran's match is second  on Court 2. 



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Coup Droit wrote:

Good wins here for three 2002-born girls....

Daria Snigur (as LL) and Clara Burel (as WC) and Anastasia Zakharova (as Q) all got wins in R1

Would be great to see Emma Raducanu out there, mixing it up with them, too.....

 Yes, good wins for the three of them, but Burel was in fact born in 2001.



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Harriet and Beth play their QF fourth on court 3

followed by Olivia Nicholls and her Spanish partner Cristina Bucsa in their Qf

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Order of play re-arranged.
Harriet about to start on court 3.
Doubles matchs are now listed as matches 4 and 6 on court 3, not before 15:30

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