Girls: 2022 U18/U16 Junior National Championships, NTC, acrylic (Week 14)

Pancho P · Lower Club Player

Girls: 2022 U18/U16 Junior National Championships, NTC, acrylic (Week 14)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Pancho P wrote:
1-3 gone to 4-3 for Min. 14, really ?, ha, very good

You don't believe that she's 14?

She'll be 15 this year.

Most girls are fully grown at that age - it doesn't make any difference if they're 17

In fact, you can look at the full range of medical sites and you'll see they all say 14 or 15 is the normal end of growth

https://www.healthline.com/health/when-do-girls-stop-growing

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320668

So, she's obviously tall and well-built - but she's going to be a tall, well-built adult - after all, you don't get one without the other.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Blinkin' brilliant - am thrilled

14 year-old Mimi played an excellent match, to take the title - thoroughly deserving of the win - Talia hung in well, played OK - but Mimi has such an all-round game, with such power and timing

Mimi wins 6-4 7-5

(Will also make Hannah K think, well, I was so close to her ....

)

Pancho P · Lower Club Player

Ay...min s done it !. And gets wildcard for Wimbledon

Pancho P · Lower Club Player

No I meant she s that good at 14 !. Sorry for that

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Pancho P wrote:
No I meant she s that good at 14 !. Sorry for that

Oh, so sorry, Pancho - completely misunderstood you ! My fault - apologies !

(And, yes, she is blinkin' good for 14, isn't she?)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Just to confirm

18U Girls Singles Winner
Wild card for Wimbledon Championships - Qualifying
Wild card for Wimbledon Junior Championships - Main Draw
Wild card for 1 x ITF W25 event (April/May 2022) - Main Draw
Wild card for ITF W100 Ilkley (June 2022) - Main Draw
Wild card for ITF J1 Roehampton - Main Draw

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

That's great, and might be worth trying to get to see her at Ilkley if I get tickets!

Tennisdad_101 · Lower Club Player

Mimi definitely played the better of the two today. Talia for me looked very tired, her movement was not as it usually is, just one step slower. She seems to tire at the back end of events, playing well throughout and then losing the last 5/5 finals. Playing dubs too up to the finals is tough. Same for Mimi yes but she seems to be physically stronger with more stamina I think at this stage than Talia Who looks like she could benefit from some s&c training blocks as the tennis is there. But not to take away from Mimi today she was the stronger player.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Congratulations Mimi! She's an excellent prospect and a great achievement.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Presumably Mimi, Hannah, Hep and Isabelle are all still planning to play in the under 16 event? Will be interesting to see them all going again so soon.

DavidC · Tennis legend

I expected that Mimi would pull out of the under 16s after winning the under 18 event, but she indicates in her LTA interview that she will compete. I notice that there is a strong section in qualifying including 2 under 18 qualifiers (Tia and Ruby) along with Sarah Copley

DavidC · Tennis legend

The under 16 main draw is out here Hannah and Hep will play each other in the quarters if they win their openers. Isabelle is the top seed in their half.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Good to see Ruby Cooling (2007) doing well - lots to like in her game

Against Hannah Rylatt, to qualify, that should be an interesting match

And young Mika Stojsavljevic as a wildcard in into the FQR too, as well as Arabella Lofus

Final quali round to be played later today....

DavidC · Tennis legend

As mentioned above I thought Ruby's section looked tough, but she breezed it against Hannah 2 & 1 (and that's more than her other two opponents managed together)