Week 16 - ITF W25 - Nottingham, GB Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 16 - ITF W25 - Nottingham, GB Hard

Strongbow · All-time great

Coup Droit wrote:
Strongbow wrote:
I was thinking of Sasha Hill who is at Florida. Bio says she has an older sister and a younger brother - so unlikely to be her.
Well done - I'd forgotten about Sasha (sorry, Sashie!) - hadn't even gone down that route....

If I remember correctly Tennismom - a former contributer was related.

DF · Tennis legend

Another retirement. Moratelli retires early. So two players out and not British !

Players from other countries also suffer like ours.

DF · Tennis legend

Odd scores here. On court 2 Barthel is 5-0 up against the qualifier whilst on the next court the Qualifier is 5-0 up against Morvayova.

But of more importance on Court 6 Talia is 4-3 with a break

DF · Tennis legend

Talia takes the first set 6-3

paulisi · Tennis legend

Good start from Talia - not surprised as I saw the other girl in qualifying and Lauryn should have kept it closer.

Talia looks like the leading GB junior on the WTA tour, but only ranked 5 or 6 in the junior rankings. Funny how things work out.

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Talia 5-2 up second set

paulisi · Tennis legend

Well done Talia - she plays Eden next, so GB interest in QF

DF · Tennis legend

Talia wins 6-3 6-3 smile

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Good start from Talia - not surprised as I saw the other girl in qualifying and Lauryn should have kept it closer.

Talia looks like the leading GB junior on the WTA tour, but only ranked 5 or 6 in the junior rankings. Funny how things work out.

Yes and no

Talia is our number two/three junior on the WTA tour - behind Matilda and about the same as Jasmine

And her points are all from that one wonderful run early this year in Birmingham in what was a pretty weak 25k event (which is not to take anything away from her) and here is drawn against a qualifier who - as you rightly say - is pretty poor. In terms of match, it wasn't a patch on Ranah who was playing a top-500 player yesterday. Again, no cirticism, she played a good match and did what needed to be done.

But draws make a lot of difference and it's very early days.

However, great to see her playing good adult tennis, at the level, and doing well.

the addict · Tennis legend

Talia plays Eden next - could be interesting !

Tennisdad_101 · Lower Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Good start from Talia - not surprised as I saw the other girl in qualifying and Lauryn should have kept it closer.

Talia looks like the leading GB junior on the WTA tour, but only ranked 5 or 6 in the junior rankings. Funny how things work out.

Yes and no
Talia is our number two/three junior on the WTA tour - behind Matilda and about the same as Jasmine
And her points are all from that one wonderful run early this year in Birmingham in what was a pretty weak 25k event (which is not to take anything away from her) and here is drawn against a qualifier who - as you rightly say - is pretty poor. In terms of match, it wasn't a patch on Ranah who was playing a top-500 player yesterday. Again, no cirticism, she played a good match and did what needed to be done.
But draws make a lot of difference and it's very early days.
However, great to see her playing good adult tennis, at the level, and doing well.

Hear what youre saying but Jasmine was in the Birmingham event and failed to qualify and as for weak, it had players ranked 140, 150s, 180s, etc talia beat players ranked in the 300s as well as players who beat the higher players. So a bit harsh. I have An older daughter who found the transition from junior to womens tough and eventually stopped playing altogether. I think we should celebrate these youngsters giving it a good go. Its not easy studying, going to school and trying to become a tennis player especially against women for whom it is their full time career.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I'm 100% with you, Tennisdad. She's doing very well. My point is that she's not head and shoulder above the rest just because she happened to have one excellent tournament and beat a qualifier here. My comment was more about the rest, not about Talia.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Great that Eden now plays Talia and we have guaranteed GB interest for a little longer.

Eden will have to play well and not go AWOL as she often does.

You'd be tempted to go for Talia....

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Wednesday 20th of April 2022 10:45:18 AM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
I'm 100% with you, Tennisdad. She's doing very well. My point is that she's not head and shoulder above the rest just because she happened to have one excellent tournament and beat a qualifier here. My comment was more about the rest, not about Talia.

Sorry CD, but Talia has stepped up big time.

This is her 4th Senior event:

Loughborough - came through qualifying. But lost in Rd 1 to Gimbrere

Birmingham - lost to Sonay in the final and beat Zaja, Palicova, Owen and Kempen en route

Nottingham - injury, but gave the winner I real fright

This week - into Rd 2 and potential to go quite deep.

Some people find it easy to step up, some struggle to adapt. It might be a mental think. Who knows.

It's great to see juniors stepping up and transitioning well.

I'm certain that Mimi, Isabelle,Ella, Hep and possibly Ranah will all have WTA rankings by the end of the summer.