Week 32 - WTA1000 - Montreal, Canada Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 32 - WTA1000 - Montreal, Canada Hard

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

All 3 Brits play early evening ish time our time today.

EWS seems to have got in as an on-site alternate if that is what OSA means? It says +1 OSA +4 FM ? Against her name as the last entrant?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Older Stately Ambassadress ?

the addict · Tennis legend

I don't think Em is the on-site alternate - I think the OSA and FM mean that they are after her. There are some lower ranked players in the draw - Melichar, Ninomiya, Kichenok and Schuurs are all doubles players.

PaulM · Tennis legend

So it's a bits confusing but basically Em was the last player in the draw who was taken from the entry list. I think you need to be top 500 to enter an event of this level.

Then there was 1 on-site alternate who was a Canadian player who was ranked too low to go on the entry list but the highest ranked player who turned up to sign-in, and then 4 'Full Members' which is a reference to WTA membership status and is the 4 doubles specialists.

Surprised Em is here given Landisville is one of her favourite tournaments, but she'll get $3000 for a run out this afternoon and can always head there for doubles (assuming she doesn't sneak in the draw here).

Cheeky CD!!

the addict · Tennis legend

The doubles draw is 28 this week, with 5 on-site entries. The last of the 20 advance entries was 201 according to tennisteen, so we'll have to wait and see.

the addict · Tennis legend

Em HAS made the cut for doubles, partnering Beatrice Gumula.

PaulM · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Em HAS made the cut for doubles, partnering Beatrice Gumula.

Goodness. They were 6 out on the original entries so must have been a number of withdrawals. This is a massive step up but I guess it's worth grabbing the opportunity and you never know. Shame she won't get to Landisville though, she's always said how much she loves that event.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet on court. Streaming available at Unibet and perhaps elsewhere.

*0-1

PaulM · Tennis legend

2-4*

On Pera's racket this one, as you would expect from a big hitter prone to the odd bout off hitting the back fence.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Has a couple of break points in the 9th game but Pera powers through

3-6 *0-0

the addict · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
the addict wrote:
Em HAS made the cut for doubles, partnering Beatrice Gumula.

Goodness. They were 6 out on the original entries so must have been a number of withdrawals. This is a massive step up but I guess it's worth grabbing the opportunity and you never know. Shame she won't get to Landisville though, she's always said how much she loves that event.

She said they only found out on Thursday, so the withdrawals were pretty late. Jet lag going to be a factor for a day or two for our girls !

DF · Tennis legend

Harriet doing better in the second set 4-2

PaulM · Tennis legend

Poor game serving for it though

5-4*

PaulM · Tennis legend

But a great response to break to 15

3-6 6-4 *0-0