Week 33 - ITF W25 - Ourense, Spain Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 33 - ITF W25 - Ourense, Spain Hard

DF · Tennis legend

Anna takes the first set 6-3

DF · Tennis legend

DF wrote:
Anna takes the first set 6-3

and the second 6-0 smile

emmsie69 · Top national player

R2: BROGAN, Anna (GBR) 477 (CH=476 2022) v MATEAS, Maria (USA) (8) 407 (CH=284 2018)

DF · Tennis legend

emmsie69 wrote:
R2: BROGAN, Anna (GBR) 477 (CH=476 2022) v MATEAS, Maria (USA) (8) 407 (CH=284 2018)

Anna starts well taking the first set 6-0 smile

emmsie69 · Top national player

On course for a double bagel against the 3rd seed.

Oops bagel and a breadstick maybe

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Thursday 18th of August 2022 11:54:49 AM

emmsie69 · Top national player

I see that Arantxa Rus WR 84 is scavenging yet more points from a 25k despite there being other opportunities at higher level tournaments. This really should not be allowed, it's not he home tournament, she's just taking the absolute p***

Oh and

R2: BROGAN, Anna (GBR) 477 (CH=476 2022) DEF MATEAS, Maria (USA) (8) 407 (CH=284 2018) 6-0 6-1

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

emmsie69 wrote:
On course for a double bagel against the 3rd seed.

Oops bagel and a breadstick maybe

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Thursday 18th of August 2022 11:54:49 AM

I think it's the sign of being well-brought up to at least allow your opponent ONE game smile

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

emmsie69 wrote:
I see that Arantxa Rus WR 84 is scavenging yet more points from a 25k despite there being other opportunities at higher level tournaments. This really should not be allowed, it's not he home tournament, she's just taking the absolute p***

Oh and

R2: BROGAN, Anna (GBR) 477 (CH=476 2022) DEF MATEAS, Maria (USA) (8) 407 (CH=284 2018) 6-0 6-1

Doesnt the womens game have a rule that stops players playing down this far? Seems unfair that she should be allowed to.

Lambda · Challenger level

JonH comes home wrote:

emmsie69 wrote:
I see that Arantxa Rus WR 84 is scavenging yet more points from a 25k despite there being other opportunities at higher level tournaments. This really should not be allowed, it's not he home tournament, she's just taking the absolute p***

Oh and

R2: BROGAN, Anna (GBR) 477 (CH=476 2022) DEF MATEAS, Maria (USA) (8) 407 (CH=284 2018) 6-0 6-1
Doesnt the womens game have a rule that stops players playing down this far? Seems unfair that she should be allowed to.

No. The only play down rules in the women's game are top 50 players at the entry deadline are not allowed to enter 125Ks, although players ranked 11 to 50 can play a 125K with a WC. Ridiculously Swiatek could play a 15K if she wanted to.

emmsie69 · Top national player

Rus won 10 25k in 2019. It's shameful

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

I think Rus isnt a good traveller, Im sure she pretty much always plays in Europe unless its Slams. That might explain it if you look where she plays.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Rus also trains and lives in Spain and prefers to play closer to home. Dont think theres anything wrong with that, shes got a living to make and maximising her ranking.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

It's very hard to make a living as a player - if she's allowed to play the events, I wouldn't knock her for doing so

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, got to earn a living like say switching pretty much full time to doubles if singles just isn't working out.