Week 34 - (ITF W60) - Prerov Czech Republic Clay

Strongbow · All-time great

Week 34 - (ITF W60) - Prerov Czech Republic Clay

the addict · Tennis legend

Beth comes through via the MTB - had a number of match points in the second set and the MTB.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Took the long way round but what a win. Some very good tennis on what looked like a slow, heavy court. Well done, stayed so cool despite all the match points being missed (well saved by her young opponent I must add).

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q3: GREY, Sarah Beth (GBR) 16 581 def BEJLEK, Sara (CZE) 8 438 6-3 6-7(5) [11-9]

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Nice one, Beth

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: GREY, Sarah Beth (GBR) Q 580 v VIDMANOVA, Darja (CZE) WC 740 (CH=736 2021)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just to give some context to Beth's win today (thanks to Steven):

Perov W60 FQR:
16th Q seed @SarahBethGrey edges 8th Q seed Sára Bejlek CZE WR 442 (CH 439 earlier this month; junior CH 52 in May) 6-3 6-7(5) 11:9

Really good win, given the 15-year-old Czech won a W60 event last month, beating Fran Jones 0&3 & Ormaechea 0&0 in SFs & Final!

I think Bejlek saved 7 match points (two on Beth's serve in the 10th game of the 2nd set, one more in the 12th, and then 4 more from 5-9 down in the MTB) - I might well be wrong, but I got the impression both won more points from the end nearest the camera, maybe a wind effect?

Peter too · Tennis legend

Sarah Beth 4-6 6-4 *0-0

the addict · Tennis legend

Another good win for Beth - 13 points this week so far (5+9-1) should give her more than 40 places in the rankings.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: GREY, Sarah Beth (GBR) Q 580 def VIDMANOVA, Darja (CZE) WC 740 4-6 6-4 6-3

Sarah Beth could end up playing Bejlek again in the next round. It will either be her or Parry, the number 2 seed.

the addict · Tennis legend

Bejlek was the highest ranked of the three seeds to lose in the FQR so I suppoe it was inevitable that she would get the LL spot. Either way, it'll still be a tough match.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: GREY, Sarah Beth (GBR) Q 580 (CH=426 2018) v BEJLEK, Sara (CZE) LL 442 (CH=438 2021) {15yo JCH=52}

It's deja vu time.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Another good win for Beth - 13 points this week so far (5+9-1) should give her more than 40 places in the rankings.

Very pleased for her.

smile

Lambda · Challenger level

the addict wrote:

Bejlek was the highest ranked of the three seeds to lose in the FQR so I suppoe it was inevitable that she would get the LL spot. Either way, it'll still be a tough match.

She had the same 1 in 7 chance as the other 6 WTA ranked losers in the FQR.

the addict · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
the addict wrote:

Bejlek was the highest ranked of the three seeds to lose in the FQR so I suppoe it was inevitable that she would get the LL spot. Either way, it'll still be a tough match.

She had the same 1 in 7 chance as the other 6 WTA ranked losers in the FQR.

Yes, I realised that it was 1 in 7(Tomajkova being the unranked loser) - I just meant it was inevitable that it would work out like this.