Week 9 - WTA250 - Lyon, France Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 9 - WTA250 - Lyon, France Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

The Yastremska sisters lost 2 & 4 to Garcia Prez and Knoll (CR404) which isn't a bad performance.

Lily WR206 on the verge of an upset, leading Bodar WR79 5-2* in the final set.

-- Edited by the addict on Monday 28th of February 2022 06:19:45 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Nice win for Sam+. The Japanese top seeds next after they came through their R1 match after a 15-13 MTB.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Yeah, I didn't realise it was Lily's first ever WTA main draw until I saw it on TF yesterday, she ended up losing the next 5 games following TA's post (to lose the match), and had a MP.

3 three setters thus far on Centre today, and still one more match to start (and finish) before Katie B gets on, so looking like a late finish.

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR)/ Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) CR163 (44+119) v Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) CR79 (47+32) [1]

jb288 · Satellite level

Big fan of Eikeri's Steffi Graf 80s aesthetic!

Sam & Ulrikke played well together - very solid backhand from Sam in particular did some damage.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Eikeri is one of those players who you look at her current ranking and do a major double take. Incredible she's ranked so high and she wasn't top 100 a year ago. Really doesn't take much to get your ranking right up if you can get things to click in place or get a slice of luck for a couple of WTAs.

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 28th of February 2022 08:11:26 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

The match before Katie's has just finished, so just after 10pm, Katie should be on court soon. Her match will very likely clash directly with Heather's in Monterrey.

Edit - could be more life in the Monterrey match, so the clash may be less obvious if it goes 3 sets.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Monday 28th of February 2022 09:15:57 PM

christ · Futures level

PaulM wrote:
Eikeri is one of those players who you look at her current ranking and do a major double take. Incredible she's ranked so high and she wasn't top 100 a year ago. Really doesn't take much to get your ranking right up if you can get things to click in place or get a slice of luck for a couple of WTAs.

... or win a Grand Slam.

LordBrownof · Futures level

Katie's match has started. Interesting to hear that she's no longer with Jeremy Bates but with Iain Bates (no relation) full time now.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

LordBrownof wrote:
Katie's match has started. Interesting to hear that she's no longer with Jeremy Bates but with Iain Bates (no relation) full time now.

It's not really the shake-up I'd have liked - it's hardly 'thinking outside the box' or really getting the benefit of different approaches/techniques/thinking etc - BUT needless to say, I am delighted !!!!!!!!

emmsie69 · Top national player

That'll cheer coup droit up, also explains her form lately. She's not having her soul crushed

emmsie69 · Top national player

Baby steps coup, baby steps

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

emmsie69 wrote:
Baby steps coup, baby steps

Absolutely biggrin

I'll take it

AND she's playing really well so far !

4-3*

Good hitting from both....

LordBrownof · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
LordBrownof wrote:
Katie's match has started. Interesting to hear that she's no longer with Jeremy Bates but with Iain Bates (no relation) full time now.
It's not really the shake-up I'd have liked - it's hardly 'thinking outside the box' or really getting the benefit of different approaches/techniques/thinking etc - BUT needless to say, I am delighted !!!!!!!!

Agreed, small step in the right direction. Given her game style, I was hoping Dan Smethurst might've got involved.