Emily Appleton's match went as expected - she was always in the driving seat - she's been serving particularly well recently - it certainly makes life easier when you do
Isabelle's coach did a good job - nice positive noises always coming from him - keeping Issy focused - the first set was tight but she thoroughly deserved it
Top half of the draw looks a bit harder than the bottom
No all GB ties, so hoping for a few "upsets" with just a couple of GB ladies with a ranking advantage.
The doubles draw is terrible. How is this even possible not to get more British players to take part. All the youngsters coming through who could benefit from the experience. There should never be any gaps.
R1: MCDONALD, Ella (GBR) Q 1138 =CH {17yo JCH=21} v ABDURAIMOVA, Nigina (UZB) (1) 167 (CH=144 2014)
R1: GILLAN, Alice (GBR) WC 739 (CH=685 2019) v TURATI, Anna (ITA) 407 (CH=356 2022)
R1 : WILSON, Emma (GBR) Q 841 =CH v EIKERI, Ulrikke (NOR) 391 (CH=206 2018)
R1: LACY, Isabelle (GBR) Q 1106 (CH=1096 2022) {16yo JCH=111} v VASILESCU, Arina Gabriela (ROU) Q 597 (CH=575 2022)
R1: NEILSON GATENBY, Talia (GBR) WC 574 =CH {17yo JCH=158} v KUBKA, Martyna (POL) 588 (CH=467 2022)
They met last week with Talia winning 2 & 4
R1: MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (GBR) (5) 215 (CH=199 2022) v COSTOULAS, Sofia (BEL) Q 449 (CH=445 2022) {17yo JCH=2}
R1: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) Q 791 (CH=501 2018) v DI SARRA, Federica (ITA) 536 (CH=192 2022)
R1: SILVA, Eden (GBR) 329 =CH v NGUYEN TAN, Lucie (FRA) 369 (CH=366 2022)
They met this year in Croissy-Beabourg with Eden winning 10-7 in the 3rd
R1: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) Q 1214 (CH=212 2018) v SAMAVATI, Sofia Nami (DEN) (4) 274 =CH
R1: MALONEY, Eliz (GBR) WC 504 =CH v DUERST, Jenny (SUI) 349 (CH=332 2022)
They met in 2018 with Jenny winning in 3, and twice in 2021 in Monastir when Jenny won 2 & 7 and then Eliz won 1 & 2 the following week
R1: BANKS, Amarni (GBR) 540 =CH v KNUTSON, Gabriela Andrea (CZE) Q 503 =CH
They met in Loughborough in January with Gabriela winning in three.
The doubles draw is terrible. How is this even possible not to get more British players to take part. All the youngsters coming through who could benefit from the experience. There should never be any gaps.
I agree Rich. 5 byes! Why do more girls not want to take to the court? It is a few pounds and a bit of court time even if you lose comfortably in 1st round. It doesn't promote the case to stage more tournaments when there are so many gaps in draws