As Paul says, so easy for Marni. Lots of aggressive hard-hitting. I see that 11 of Pigato's top counters have come on clay courts with just 15 of her 103 points coming on hard courts, so maybe not so surprising that it was so one-sided.
R1: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) (1) 203 def NEILSON-GATENBY, Talia (GBR) WC 541 6-2 6-0
R1: GILLAN, Alice (GBR) Q 725 lost to SRAMKOVA, Rebecca (SVK) 317 2-6 2-6
R1: WILSON, Emma (GBR) Q 865 lost to MORVAYOVA, Viktoria (SVK) 429 4-6 5-7
R1: CONWAY, Jasmine (GBR) WC 586 lost to HELMI, Olga (DEN) 404 3-6 6-4 5-7
R1: BROGAN, Anna (GBR) 356 lost to ROBBE, Alice (FRA) (5) 293 6-4 4-6 4-6
R1: SILVA, Eden (GBR) (8) 303 def MATOULA, Martha (GRE) Q 559 6-4 6-2
R1: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) SR 473 def APPLETON, Emily (GBR) WC 486 4-6 6-2 6-1
R1: DALEY, Danielle (GBR) WC 1077 lost to SMITKOVA, Tereza (CZE) 443 2-6 2-6
R1: BANKS, Amarni (GBR) Q 501 def PIGATO, Lisa (ITA) 451 6-0 6-2
R2: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) (1) 203 (CH=195 2023) v SRAMKOVA, Rebecca (SVK) 317 (CH=111 2017)
R2: SILVA, Eden (GBR) (8) 303 (CH=300 2023) v LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) SR 473 (CH=250 2019)
They have played three times before with Maia winning in three in 2016 and 2018 and Eden winning 2 &1 in 2019.
R2: BANKS, Amarni (GBR) Q 501 (CH=491 2022) v PATTINAMA KERKHOVE, Lesley (NED) (2) 226 (CH=135 2022)
Emily's smash at 4-7* was clearly out but not called. Did well to save 3 match points before Isabelle made a howler of a leave, ball landed in to give the Bath girls a fourth go. Saved it, and eventually won 12-10.
QF:- Emily Appleton (GBR) / Isabelle Haverlag (NED) (185+161) [1] v Deborah Chiesa (ITA) / Lisa Pigato (ITA) CR1021 (789+232) QF:- Dominika Salkova (CZE) / Tereza Smitkova (CZE) (256+UNR) v Viktoria Morvayova (SVK) / Anna Siskova (CZE) CR689 (531+158)
QF:- Lena Papadakis (GER) / Alice Robbe (FRA) (354+298) [4] v Andre Lukosiute (LTU) / Naho Sato (JPN) CR739 (399+340) QF:- Elena Malygina (EST) / Isabella Shinikova (BUL) (269+423) v Lauryn John-Baptiste (GBR) / Katarina Stresnakova (SVK) CR786 (395+391)
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-- Edited by the addict on Wednesday 8th of February 2023 07:35:14 PM