Week 33 - WTA125 Chicago, USA Hard

Pancho P · Lower Club Player

Week 33 - WTA125 Chicago, USA Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Julia Carrot wrote:
Peter too wrote:
R1: Emma Raducanu (GBR) 184 (CH=179 2021) v VAN UYTVANCK, Alison (BEL) 1 60 (CH=37 2018)

That could have been easier.

-- Edited by Peter too on Monday 16th of August 2021 10:15:52 AM
Ah, I thought I'd dreamt I'd seen this, because I can't find that info now but I was sure I'd seen it on TF at one point
Is that the one Jo beat in semi's at Notts?

It is on the TF site. Go to the WTA125 entry, Chicago, page 3. They also list four qualifying matches, WTA have not yet released a draw so we don't know for sure if that is the full Q draw though most people assume it is. Having an 8 player qualifying tournament for a WTA125 is a bit pathetic.

PaulM · Tennis legend

It is an 8 player draw for qualies.

Ludicrously bad scheduling not to make this a 64 draw or have a decent US challenger this week too (no Lexington this year I note which is a shame as it's a nice double header with Landisville usually).

The lack of opportunities has pushed girls in the 150-200 range to just enter for doubles, again removing opportunity from others (looks like Tara/Emina and Em both missed the cut, with the latters partner leaving her at sign in to play with someone else to get in).

dodrade · Futures qualifying

Pancho P wrote:
Ooh, van s the number 1 seed, is the match watchable anywhere ?

Was looking forward to this when I remembered Amazon don't show 125k tournaments.

Pancho P · Lower Club Player

dodrade wrote:
Pancho P wrote:
Ooh, van s the number 1 seed, is the match watchable anywhere ?
Was looking forward to this when I remembered Amazon don't show 125k tournaments.

Shame for me as well then. One day she might reach the big ones. Wimbledon s not big enough of course,ha.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet in to play Kucova, replacing Niemeier.

emmsie69 · Top national player

PaulM wrote:
Harriet in to play Kucova, replacing Niemeier.

Fantastic

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Harriet has had some great LL spots and now scraped in here.

I think she should buy a lottery card

Pleased for her.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Doubles cut was 308. Mental.

emmsie69 · Top national player

Coup Droit wrote:
Harriet has had some great LL spots and now scraped in here.

I think she should buy a lottery card

Pleased for her.

Got to be in it to win it. Kucova is top seed but the quality of player Harriet beat last week so fingers crossed Harriet can keep up the momentum.

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Monday 16th of August 2021 04:19:43 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: DART, Harriet (GBR) 172 (CH=121 2019) v Kucova, Kristina (SVK) 115 (CH=71 2016)

indiana · Tennis legend

Peter too wrote:
R1: Emma Raducanu (GBR) 184 (CH=179 2021) v VAN UYTVANCK, Alison (BEL) 1 60 (CH=37 2018)

That could have been easier.

-- Edited by Peter too on Monday 16th of August 2021 10:15:52 AM

Though the whole direct acceptance field, not just the seeds, are pretty highly ranked, basically a line up of most of those who didn't get into Cinci. So rankingswise it would have been pretty tough looking whoever Emma drew.

RainDelay · Pro player

Whenever I see van uytvank play I just feel she is very beatable, am I being unkind but she really doesn't impress me that much?

the addict · Tennis legend

Harriet struggling with serve. Only 40% first serves in, and it's 2-5*

Pancho P · Lower Club Player

RainDelay wrote:
Whenever I see van uytvank play I just feel she is very beatable, am I being unkind but she really doesn't impress me that much?

Your probably cheering everybody up, so don't worry about being unkind.