Week 7 - ITF W25 - Glasgow, UK, Hard

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Week 7 - ITF W25 - Glasgow, UK, Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

F: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) WC 823 def PALICOVA, Barbora (CZE) Q 585 7-6(5) 7-5

wolf · Tennis legend

Well done that girl. Sonay

again.

Grachka · County player

Great win from Sonay - a very to-and-fro second set too, where defence against the heavy hits from Palicova were key to keeping her in rallies and eventually forcing the error. In the final game a couple of loose shots from Palicova off tricky junk shots proved very helpful.

[WC] Sonay Kartal GBR d. [Q] Barbora Palicova CZE 7-6(5) 7-5 smile

paulisi · Tennis legend

Great win Sonay - plays the big points at the end of the set really well.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Great stuff. 100 points in 2 weeks is insane, especially being a WC both times. Close match throughout, but perhaps because the first set was already in the bag, I did think Sonay was more in control in the second, and a well earned win in the end.

Hopefully she gives herself a good few weeks off, but it'll be interesting to see her schedule going forward.

dodrade · Futures qualifying

Between Emma, Sonay, Mimi and Hannah the prospects for British Tennis have rarely been so promising.

Tennisdad_101 · Lower Club Player

Caught most of the matches this week at some point. Very fitting the best match was saved until the final. Great match, well done Sonay - tough opponent but her skills won through against the big hitting Czech.

Tennisdad_101 · Lower Club Player

dodrade wrote:
Between Emma, Sonay, Mimi and Hannah the prospects for British Tennis have rarely been so promising.

I would say a few are missing from this list but I agree with your sentiment. British tennis is looking bright for the future.

Lambda · Challenger level

Ace Ventura wrote:

Anyone know the last time a Brit reached W25 finals in successive weeks?

Just to answer this question. We had two British women reach 25K finals in consecutive weeks in 2019. Naiktha reached the final in Solapur and Pune in December 2019 - losing both. In June 2019, Fran reached the final in consecutive weeks in Minsk - winning both weeks.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Thanks Lambda. So not that long ago - I do remember Fran's run now that you mention it. I can also remember Pune with Naiktha playing Emma in the final, but didn't realise / remember it was on the back of a previous final. We see so many times when a player has a big week one week, they crash out in R1 or R2 the following week in a match they'd be expecting to win, or retire / walkover fairly early on the next week.

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Wow what a couple of weeks for Sonay

DF · Tennis legend

Congrats Sonay biggrin

indiana · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
I may have thought it better if Jodie won but I guess I can put up with yet another Sonay win And it looks to have been a good match.

Sonay has now earned 85 points so far this year. She will go to 105 if she wins the final and #1 Brit for points this year, ahead of Heather 103 and Katie B 96.

And it is thus. Sonay has most points this year.

Of course we would wish that one or two players had managed more so far but yes from Sonay insane indeed.

Though may Emma ( currently 71 points so needs st least 2 wins in Mexico ) fly past het this coming week.

indiana · Tennis legend

Tennisdad_101 wrote:
dodrade wrote:
Between Emma, Sonay, Mimi and Hannah the prospects for British Tennis have rarely been so promising.
I would say a few are missing from this list but I agree with your sentiment. British tennis is looking bright for the future.

Having numbers is so key. While it very likely won't happen for some quite as they/we would hope, it gives more of a chance of one or two making really big strides in seniors in the fullness of time.