Week 7 - (W25) Potchefstroom, South Africa (Hard)

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Week 7 - (W25) Potchefstroom, South Africa (Hard)

the addict · Tennis legend

For the record

FQR:- Eden Silva (GBR) [Q9] WR495 def Riya Bhatia (IND) WR353 [Q2] 4-6 6-4 12-10

FQR:- Naomi Broady (GBR) [Q10] WR520 LOST TO Alice Rame (FRA) WR376 [Q5] 5-7 4-6

the addict · Tennis legend

Main draw is out

R1:- Jodie Anna Burrage (GBR) WR259 v Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) WR208 [4]
R1:- Eden Silva (GBR) [Q9] WR495 v Anastasia Gasanova (RUS) WR231 [7]

and Jodie lost her doubles against the top seeds, but it was close in the second set with 3 breaks each

L16:- Mirjam Bjorklund (SWE) / Jodie Anna Burrage (GBR) CR1414 (1044+370) LOST TO Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove / Bibiane Schoofs (112+99) [1] 2-6 (5)6-7

ROSAMUND · Futures level

the addict wrote:
Main draw is out

R1:- Jodie Anna Burrage (GBR) WR259 v Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) WR208 [4]
R1:- Eden Silva (GBR) [Q9] WR495 v Anastasia Gasanova (RUS) WR231 [7]

and Jodie lost her doubles against the top seeds, but it was close in the second set with 3 breaks each

L16:- Mirjam Bjorklund (SWE) / Jodie Anna Burrage (GBR) CR1414 (1044+370) LOST TO Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove / Bibiane Schoofs (112+99) [1] 2-6 (5)6-7

Jani is a BJ King Cup regular for Hungary and back in 2011 played in the 1st round of the US Open She qualified and in her one and only GS singles match lost in a third set tie break to future GS champion Sloane Stephens.

-- Edited by ROSAMUND on Tuesday 16th of February 2021 04:58:59 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Another match where Jodie is the favourite against a higher ranked opponent, a big one in this case (1/3 vs 9/4).

The current ranking system will likely have an impact, and respective UTRs of course, but that's part of the reason why I have fairly high hopes, and was a bit disappointed when good opportunities for significant points in Dubai W100 and (initially) in WTA Abu Dhabi weren't taken up, as it could have acted as a short cut to get her current ranking more up to where her UTR would suggest.

Hopefully she can have another decent week here to continue to gradually move up the rankings. There are streams on the same site as last week - 360sport.co.za/

the addict · Tennis legend

Weird match going on right now. Eden is *4-5, but there have been 8 breaks of serve. She only won 2 out of 18 points on serve when I looked.

DF · Tennis legend

Eden levelled the match 4-6 6-4

the addict · Tennis legend

9 breaks of serve in the first set, just a mere 5 in the second !

The match before Jodie's has also gone to a third set

the addict · Tennis legend

R1:- Eden Silva (GBR) [Q9] WR495 def Anastasia Gasanova (RUS) WR231 [7] 4-6 6-4 6-3 biggrin

Babfive · Pro player

Well done Eden. Great win. biggrin

Babfive · Pro player

Jodie has made a good start and is 3-0* up.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
R1:- Eden Silva (GBR) [Q9] WR495 def Anastasia Gasanova (RUS) WR231 [7] 4-6 6-4 6-3

That is a good win for Eden, well done!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Feels like Eden's best win a long time.

DF · Tennis legend

Babfive wrote:
Jodie has made a good start and is 3-0* up.

Blink and it is 4-4

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Chuffed for Eden.

4 courts in use, 3 of them streamed, and typically Jodie on the only one that's not.