Week 20 - ITF (W25) Pelham, USA, Clay

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 20 - ITF (W25) Pelham, USA, Clay

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Sophie Chang up first for Katie:
www.tennisexplorer.com/player/chang-3fbbc/

She beat fairly recent former top 60 player Lapko in R1, who has had a torrid last few years.

Jodie's opponents have gone into a decider - could be Sofia S, or the young 2019 US Open Jr runner up who beat Naiktha, but lost to Katie B on the green clay in recent weeks. Sofia *2-1 up.

the addict · Tennis legend

L32:- Katie Swan (GBR) WR251 [6] v Sophie Chang (USA) WR446

L32:- Jodie Burrage (GBR) WR247 [4] v Sofia Shapatava (GEO) WR409

-- Edited by the addict on Monday 17th of May 2021 10:23:53 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

do itf w25 level events normally have byes - seems unusual and i am sure there must be more players out there who could have taken the spots...

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Sofia must have wrapped those last 4 games fairly quickly.

You'd hope for 2 wins, but I'd probably take one if offered, given the past few weeks. TA would probably be hoping it was Katie to prevail in that potential situation.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
do itf w25 level events normally have byes - seems unusual and i am sure there must be more players out there who could have taken the spots...

48 player draw, so 16 R1 byes. There were a lot in qualifying as well. There's been a few of these to emerge in recent weeks.

the addict · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
do itf w25 level events normally have byes - seems unusual and i am sure there must be more players out there who could have taken the spots...

Not usually, but this one is a 48 draw rather than 32. There was full 32 qualifying as well

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
do itf w25 level events normally have byes - seems unusual and i am sure there must be more players out there who could have taken the spots...
Not usually, but this one is a 48 draw rather than 32. There was full 32 qualifying as well

ah ok, makes sense now

the addict · Tennis legend

The ITF site hasn't been updated, but sofascore shows Katie Swan v Sophie Chang is cancelled, and Chang is actually playing Tiphanie Fiquet (LL) at this moment.

Another withdrawal cry hmm

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Shame about Katie.

Jodie is a set up, but a break down. 6-2 *0-2.

the addict · Tennis legend

There was a MTO at 5-2*(no idea who for), then Jodie broke to live to take the set. Either Jodie's level has dropped slightly, or Sofia has upped her game. Jodie holds for 1-2*

the addict · Tennis legend

Sofia serves it out to take the set 6-2.

the addict · Tennis legend

L32:- Jodie Burrage (GBR) WR247 [4] LOST TO Sofia Shapatava (GEO) WR409 6-2 2-6 4-6 cry

Third set was pretty close.

-- Edited by the addict on Wednesday 19th of May 2021 07:46:14 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Just hitting poor form at a very unfortunate time.

Sofia is obviously more well known on this forum, and probably better than her current 400+ ranking, but she hasn't been great this year, barely beaten any of the top 800 players she's played, clear betting favourite again, so it's another poor result.

Guess it's a case of wait and see if she can sneak into RG quals, which would be a fantastic experience for her, if nothing else, but hopefully she can have a bit more joy on the grass. A few more successive defeats and it could well affect her Wimbledon WC hopes.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Of course, there was no stream, and if it was Jodie that had the MTO and was struggling a fair bit then it is obviously pretty unfortunate, but still a shame the way her last few events have gone especially so close to the grass season, and even the WTA WC pecking order.