Week 15 - ITF W60 Bellinzona, Switzerland Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 15 - ITF W60 Bellinzona, Switzerland Clay

Lambda · Challenger level

Emily A has taken the 1st set 6-3.

DF · Tennis legend

Emily A takes the first set 6-3 from the fourth seed Magali Kempen.

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DF · Tennis legend

Emily won 6-3 6-1

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Wow, that's got to be the best win of her career by some distance, especially the score. Their last tournaments was the same one, a W25 in France, Emily lost to a WC in qualifying, whereas Kempen went on to take the title beating Schunk and Minella on the way. Emily was a big 5/1 underdog at Bet365 here as well.

It's not quite her highest win by ranking though, that was Quinn Gleeson (337) on the grass in 2019 in Manchester quals, but she was far less of a betting underdog then, higher ranked (than she is now), a surface advantage, and presumably more potential back then.

Well done.

Christine · Intermediate Club Player

Perhaps she should just avoid the 25s and continue in 60s!!!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Christine wrote:
Perhaps she should just avoid the 25s and continue in 60s!!!

Good point biggrin

Bravo, Emily !

jb288 · Satellite level

Good chance in Q2 for Emily aswell, playing an Italian in the 600s who's been losing in the early rounds at 15ks lately (though probably more of a clay court expert than Em).

Watching a bit of the match, you do feel Emily is a bit defensive on return games, when the power of serve at this level doesn't really demand it. But a great win!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Well done Emily A!

EWS on court. Don't imagine this will last all that long but she's just broken back courtesy of two very cheeky drop shot returns. *1-2

Missed a break point 3-3* and it all got a bit messy 3-6 *0-0

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 11th of April 2022 01:45:54 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

EWS loses 6-3 6-1.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) 870 def KEMPEN, Magali (BEL) (4) 341 6-3 6-1
Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 691 lost to RADISIC, Nika (SLO) (9) WC 476 3-6 1-6

Q2: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) 870 (CH=501 2018) v ARCIDIACONO, Federica (ITA) (15) 870 (CH=501 2018)

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles

Chance of some decent points in what looks like a weak draw. (80, 48, 29, 15 and 1 for turning up !)

L16:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR255 (124+131) [1] v Natalia Vikhlyantseva (***) / Simona Waltert (SUI) CR1813 (1621+192)

L16:- Leonie Kung (SUI) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) CR533 (269+264) [3] v Federica Arcidiacono (ITA) / Melania Delai (ITA) CR1337 (870+467)

L16:- Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) / Natalija Stevanovic (SRB) CR673 (442+231) v Emily Appleton (GBR) / Ali Collins (GBR) CR613 (280+333)

jb288 · Satellite level

Tough opener for Lissey & Olivia - a former top 60 singles player and a former WTA 250 doubles winner on clay.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Emily was the only unseeded player to win today. All in doubles action tomorrow.

sliced backhand · Lower Club Player

the addict wrote:
Doubles

Chance of some decent points in what looks like a weak draw. (80, 48, 29, 15 and 1 for turning up !)

L16:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR255 (124+131) [1] v Natalia Vikhlyantseva (***) / Simona Waltert (SUI) CR1813 (1621+192)

L16:- Leonie Kung (SUI) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) CR533 (269+264) [3] v Federica Arcidiacono (ITA) / Melania Delai (ITA) CR1337 (870+467)

L16:- Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) / Natalija Stevanovic (SRB) CR673 (442+231) v Emily Appleton (GBR) / Ali Collins (GBR) CR613 (280+333)

Yes strangely although Nottm 25 singles is weak the dubs there is stronger than in this 60 in Switzerland. EWS/Kung would not have been seeded in the 25.