Week 47 - ITF W15 - Monastir, Tunisia Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 47 - ITF W15 - Monastir, Tunisia Hard

emmsie69 · Top national player

Coup Droit wrote:
Sonay and Dani won their doubles, 6-3 6-0, against a wildcard pair.

Am pleased Sonay is playing doubles (assuming she doesn't have horribly long singles matches, and it's all a bit too much).

She hasn't played any since 2019.

She's not great at the net and it may well help to get her better, and a little more confident.

And it's fun; she seemed on her own at the other events, when they showed the livestream. A bit of a laugh in dubs may do her good....

Doubles can only improve their game. I quite like how Billy is just doing doubles this week, I think Alistair Gray did the same a few weeks ago, a run of singles and doubles then rather than a complete rest, just a doubles week. Keeps the eye in but a bit more light hearted.

wolf · Tennis legend

Going with the ITF rankings talk, I would be in favour of getting rid of them completely when people post draws as I never know which ranking is which, plus ITF ranking is no guide to anything anyway.

But thanks to the people who post draws.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
Going with the ITF rankings talk, I would be in favour of getting rid of them completely when people post draws as I never know which ranking is which, plus ITF ranking is no guide to anything anyway.

But thanks to the people who post draws.

That was definitely where I was going when I questioned it !!

the addict · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
wolf wrote:
Going with the ITF rankings talk, I would be in favour of getting rid of them completely when people post draws as I never know which ranking is which, plus ITF ranking is no guide to anything anyway.

But thanks to the people who post draws.
That was definitely where I was going when I questioned it !!

I agree - the ITF ranking is pretty useless most of the time. I only use it in the doubles draws if the player isn't ranked, and then it would be UNR/xxx and then only relevant if it is quite high. Current Junior rankings can be useful in the same way if a player looks as if they are on the way up.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) 996/1076 def HERING, Katharina (GER) 1123/347 6-2 6-0

R2: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) 996/1076 (CH=985/984 2021) v MA, Yexin (CHN) 1 542/138 (CH=447/131 2020)

Strongbow · All-time great

Well done Sonay biggrin biggrin

PaulM · Tennis legend

The girl Dani beat got in as a lucky loser and lost just 1 game in her opening round. Which is a bit annoying when Dani is a set down, but that's tennis!

the addict · Tennis legend

Dani having trouble holding serve, but otherwise doing OK against Ramirez. Not going to win this one though. First set was 3-6, but 2 breaks to 5.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yep, had hoped that would have been a little closer. A decent week. But, as said, I think at the moment she's more looking to get a couple of counters, rather than challenging the top 1000....

indiana · Tennis legend

Dani lost by 6-3 6-0

the addict · Tennis legend

Big grin from CD ? Sonay beats the top seed 3 & 2

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Big grin from CD ? Sonay beats the top seed 3 & 2

The biggest biggrin

indiana · Tennis legend

Yay, go Sonay. The last couple of months or so look increasingly very encouraging for what the future may hold

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Sonay and Dani have declared a walkover in the doubles - best wishes to whoever - I rather feel it may well be Dani who is injured..... but that's based on nothing much (could equally be Sonay who has a twinge, of course)