Week 47 - ITF W15 - Monastir, Tunisia Hard

Pancho P · Lower Club Player

Week 47 - ITF W15 - Monastir, Tunisia Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

SuperT wrote:
I guess that should mean another SE for next week. Hopefully by nsxt year her ranking will be high enough not to need these!

She may have a high enough ranking to make the main draw anyway. She will be joined by three other GB girls next week, Eliz Maloney, Anna Brogan and Danielle Daley. A match between Sonay and Anna could be interesting as they both seem to be under-ranked at present.

Peter too · Tennis legend

F: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) 996/1076 (CH=985/984 2021) v MORITA, Ayumi (JPN) 946/1388 (CH=40/1167 2011)

This will be Morita's third tournament this year, all at Monastir. She went out in the QF in the 1st and SF in the 2nd. She played once in 2020, retiring in the 1st set so she has effectively been out between Dec 2019 and Nov 2021 and is now trying to make her way back.

indiana · Tennis legend

Peter too wrote:
SuperT wrote:
I guess that should mean another SE for next week. Hopefully by nsxt year her ranking will be high enough not to need these!
She may have a high enough ranking to make the main draw anyway. She will be joined by three other GB girls next week, Eliz Maloney, Anna Brogan and Danielle Daley. A match between Sonay and Anna could be interesting as they both seem to be under-ranked at present.

No "seem" about it. Sonay is particularly under-ranked just now and on recent evidence would currently probably have rather too much for Anna. Though Anna too has considerable potential upside in time if she continues to progress even just to anywhere near where she reached before.

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 27th of November 2021 01:05:34 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

Peter too wrote:
SuperT wrote:
I guess that should mean another SE for next week. Hopefully by nsxt year her ranking will be high enough not to need these!
She may have a high enough ranking to make the main draw anyway. She will be joined by three other GB girls next week, Eliz Maloney, Anna Brogan and Danielle Daley. A match between Sonay and Anna could be interesting as they both seem to be under-ranked at present.

Sonay is at Q2 on the acceptance list, so should get in directly. She isn't entered for the following week, and will deserve the time off !

DF · Tennis legend

Peter too wrote:
F: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) 996/1076 (CH=985/984 2021) v MORITA, Ayumi (JPN) 946/1388 (CH=40/1167 2011)

Sonay takes the first set 6-1

emmsie69 · Top national player

1st set Sonay 6-1

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

THere was an MTO at *2-1 in the second set (presumably for her opponent?). Sonay is now 3-1* in the second

the addict · Tennis legend

Now *5-2 and on the brink

Peter too · Tennis legend

F: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) 996/1076 def MORITA, Ayumi (JPN) 946/1388 6-1 6-2

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well done Sonay, second title of month if we include UK Pro Lesgue !

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 28th of November 2021 11:44:35 AM

Priesty · Challenger level

Wow, very impressive in view of her opponent's vastly greater experience.

DF · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Nothing left in the draw to scare Sonay - must have a good chance of winning.

Very important for Sonay to bump up her ranking and see if she can get direct entry into GB 25k's in Jan. That would free up some wildcards.

So you do not think that Sonay deserves a wildcard?

Who are you going to give a wildcard to? Direct entry into 25k need a lot of points these days as much higher ranked players enter the 25k hoping for easier points as there are fewer tournaments around. Players who have not gone to Australia for whatever reason may still want to play.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

DF wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Nothing left in the draw to scare Sonay - must have a good chance of winning.

Very important for Sonay to bump up her ranking and see if she can get direct entry into GB 25k's in Jan. That would free up some wildcards.
So you do not think that Sonay deserves a wildcard?
Who are you going to give a wildcard to? Direct entry into 25k need a lot of points these days as much higher ranked players enter the 25k hoping for easier points as there are fewer tournaments around. Players who have not gone to Australia for whatever reason may still want to play.

Yes, very important for the lower players, maybe, but not very important for Sonay, as she surely will be pretty much first choice for wildcards.

DF · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
DF wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Nothing left in the draw to scare Sonay - must have a good chance of winning.

Very important for Sonay to bump up her ranking and see if she can get direct entry into GB 25k's in Jan. That would free up some wildcards.
So you do not think that Sonay deserves a wildcard?
Who are you going to give a wildcard to? Direct entry into 25k need a lot of points these days as much higher ranked players enter the 25k hoping for easier points as there are fewer tournaments around. Players who have not gone to Australia for whatever reason may still want to play.
Yes, very important for the lower players, maybe, but not very important for Sonay, as she surely will be pretty much first choice for wildcards.

Yes I agree with you CD. She is exactly the person that wildcards are for so Paulisi's statement is puzzling.