Week 4 - ITF W25 - Loughborough, UK Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 4 - ITF W25 - Loughborough, UK Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yesterday, Mimi was 2.25 and Emma 1.6 in their match

As of today, it's completely reversed (1.6 for Mimi and 2.2 for Emma)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Looks like Talia now has a lucky loser.

the addict · Tennis legend

Talia plays Jasmijn Gibrere who lost in the FQR to Marni. She also partnered Freya in that heavy defeat in the doubles yesterday.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

That opens the draw up a fair bit, either a GB qualifier or an overseas LL will be in the QF, and the other seed in the section is out as well, so there'll be an unseeded SFist.

Sonay (vs Freya) and Beth both take 6-1 first sets. A couple of breaks in the Eliz-Emily match, but on serve at 4-4 first set.

the addict · Tennis legend

Sonay now a set and a double break up against Freya. Beth is a set up but a break down and Marni is a set down but a break up.
Emily takes the first set 7-5 against Eliz, and Eden also a set up 7-5

PaulM · Tennis legend

Gosh Helmi annoys me. I'm sure if she was British I'd love how pumped up she is but as she's playing Beth it's really grating on me haha.

Sonay did great. Eden did well to close that set out.

SuperT · Futures level

I'm pleased to see Sonay's good form continuing into 2022. I thought she would have too much for Freya but I had hoped Freya might make it a closer contest.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Schunk is sunk !

Great result for Eden.....

PaulM · Tennis legend

Good wins from Beth and Eden. Marni fought so hard, if she'd managed to hold at *0-2 after saving 7 break points maybe she could have swung it but that game just sunk her belief.

Mimi pretty comfortable so far 6-3 *1-0

Looks like they have swapped what cameras are on, Lauryn being streamed. Or not. Its gone off after a couple of points.

-- Edited by PaulM on Wednesday 26th of January 2022 01:23:07 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Mimi wins 6-3 6-3. Eliz won 6-4 in the third.

Talia found it tough going and lost 6-1 6-1.

Lauryn playing pretty well but not a great tiebreak, loses it 7-2.

Crispy · Strong Club Player

LJB has an incredibly solid game

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

I think that's a decent day. Obviously 3 were guaranteed (although I'm pleased with 2 of them, which makes it seem better from my POV), and you'd have hoped Beth would also come through, but maybe anything after that was a bonus, so good to get Eden through as well, especially against a seeded youngster. Talia looked like she might have had a little opening with the change of opponent, but was obviously well beaten. If Lauryn can turn her match around then it would be a very good day.

I normally don't mind GB vs GB a bit later on in a tournament, but a bit of a shame it's Beth vs Sonay. One is our only seed, and the other was possibly the other one that was most likely to go deep, so a shame to lose one of them at the L16 stage, although I guess we do have a guaranteed QFist. It'll be interesting to see how that one goes, and also how the bookies price it - it was an ave 1.64 (Sonay) vs 2.04 when they met in November at the UKPL, and Sonay did win that one, but then Beth did win her W25 title after that (and Sonay a W15).

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Wednesday 26th of January 2022 02:36:43 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

With Talia's previous opponent withdrawing, that means that she and Eden have had to give a walkover in the doubles.

So, extra glad that Eden won her singles today

HarryGem · Club Coach

So good to see our women getting a chance at this level of tournament even if the level sometimes isn't that high the experience is great for some of their development.