Week 6 - ITF W60 - Grenoble, France Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

Week 6 - ITF W60 - Grenoble, France Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Three more breaks led to the tie-break, which Lissey took 7-4

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
In all 4 of their matches at ITF level, the player who lost the 1st set has gone on to win the match.

Beth will be hoping this continues, but a MTB minimum for Alicia.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

MP Alicia.

the addict · Tennis legend

One set all, 108 points all - as Beth takes the second set tie-break 9-7

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

And the nonsense that is the final set tie break decides it 10-6 to Alicia.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Great win for Alicia, and perhaps it can help propel her back towards her CH, or maybe even beyond, but at the same time, it does feel like a missed opportunity for Beth.

Hopedully a LL spot opens up.

the addict · Tennis legend

Only 3 points for reaching the FQR, which won't help Beth, although it will cover a similar one from 2019. Five points for Lissey might lift her 10 places, depending on other results.

the addict · Tennis legend

No immediate lucky loser spots in the singles (just 8 spaces awaiting placement of qualifiers) and no re-pairing for Beth in the doubles.

L16:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR 329 (158+171) [3] v BYE

indiana · Tennis legend

Ace Ventura wrote:
Great win for Alicia, and perhaps it can help propel her back towards her CH, or maybe even beyond, but at the same time, it does feel like a missed opportunity for Beth.

Hopedully a LL spot opens up.

Yes, I've seen Beth play some good stuff this year but that's a second surprise domestic loss following the QF defeat to Freya in the very weak Bath 25K event.

Well done to Alicia but Beth will be disappointed.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: BARNETT, Alicia (GBR) Q 611 (CH=453 2019) v MONNOT, Amandine (FRA) WC 1092 (CH=1068 2021)
R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) (6) 153 (CH=82 2019) v VOEGELE, Stefanie (SUI) 157 (CH=42 2013)

dodrade · Futures qualifying

Peter too wrote:
R1: BARNETT, Alicia (GBR) Q 611 (CH=453 2019) v MONNOT, Amandine (FRA) WC 1092 (CH=1068 2021)
R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) (6) 153 (CH=82 2019) v VOEGELE, Stefanie (SUI) 157 (CH=42 2013)

Read elsewhere Katie could have probably made St. Petersburg qualifying but chose Grenoble instead, does she need to go deep to justify that decision?

indiana · Tennis legend

dodrade wrote:
Peter too wrote:
R1: BARNETT, Alicia (GBR) Q 611 (CH=453 2019) v MONNOT, Amandine (FRA) WC 1092 (CH=1068 2021)
R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) (6) 153 (CH=82 2019) v VOEGELE, Stefanie (SUI) 157 (CH=42 2013)
Read elsewhere Katie could have probably made St. Petersburg qualifying but chose Grenoble instead, does she need to go deep to justify that decision?

Katie's lowest ranking counter is 3 points so any win would improve her rankings total, be it for starters a R1 win here for 8 points or a QR1 win in the St Petersburg 500 for 13 points.

Clearly overall there are a heck of a lot more points available in St Petersburg and it will often be good to really test yourself, but such is Katie's form of late the W60 seems to be a much more realistic option for winning matches and adding points.

She has been rather unlucky to draw what must be close to the highest ranked non seed and she could bow out in R1 but I think her choice was very understandable at this time. Even apart from ranking points she could do with a few matches.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

After a little wobble at 5-1, Alicia has taken the first set, 6-3

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well done, Lissey

6-3 6-2