Bit hard on the local teenager, playing in a tournament like this at only 14 years old.

They appear to be playing a second round, following almost straight on. Ms. Silva is back out on court already. Ms. Broady is then due up at the completion of the aforementioned match.

FQR:- Eden Silva (GBR) WR494 [9] LOST TO Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves WR374 [Q4]4-6 3-6

FQR:- Naomi Broady (GBR) WR519 [10] LOST TO Isabella Kruger (RSA) WR977 (15yo - JR409) 1-6 2-6

Yep, an unfortunate big decline - that WTA Monterrey tournament in early 2018 where she won a match and pushed Babos really close in R2 seems like a lifetime ago.

She's obviously had her share of injuries, but she's been pretty poor, relatively, for a long time now - a few bad defeats at the end of 2019, and even the GB 2020 exhibitions - you can take those results with a pinch of salt, but watching enough of her playing, she seemed as committed and motivated as anyone in terms of challenging calls, reactions (good or bad) at the end of matches etc., and if you take out the results against those will will usually lose 0/1/2-6 on the ITF scene, she was exchanging wins with 500-700 players Beth, Emily Ap, Freya etc. so her current ranking to me does look about right, perhaps more on the generous side, if anything.

A shame, as top 100 GB players are few and far between, but it's hard to see her even getting near the top 300 again at this stage.

R1:- Jodie Burrage (GBR) 259 v Marina Melnikova (RUS) WR198 [2] (CH=170 2015)