Girls: J60 Gjovik, Norway - indoor hard (Week 9)

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Girls: J60 Gjovik, Norway - indoor hard (Week 9)

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All going swimmingly in Norway....

All four girls won today and are into the QFs

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Lord, we're having a blast in Norway ....

Sirena lost in three sets, to the 5th seed

BUT Isabella G beat the 2nd seed in three sets

Vlada also took three sets (another really tight match for her but she got the job done)

And young Annabel won in two

So the semis are:

Vlada v CZE

Annabel v Isabella

Annabel is also into the doubles semis

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Rocking it, girls, rocking it

Vlada won her semi, 7-5 7-5, so that got rid of the only non-GB player

And young Annabel beat Isabella, 6-1 6-4

This is a great week for Annabel (and counting)

She's only 14, has never played a J60 (J4) event before and never made a final in a J30 (J5)

So this is going to be a huge rankings boost for her....

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And Annabel has also made the finals of the doubles

Good luck to her in her finals

And Vlada too, of course

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Annabel Hristova GBR (age 14) def. (1) Vlada Kozak GBR (age 16) 6-2 6-2

Thrilled for Annabel. That's a super title, at this level, and her age (born 2008)

And she has her doubles final coming up too

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 3rd of March 2023 10:50:57 AM

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And Annabel does the double

Annabel Hristova & ROU def. Ger/CZE 6-3 6-2

That's an amazing week for the youngster

Just to point out too, that Annabel has only played 6 ITF junior events up till now. All J30/J5s.

This is her first J60/J4

And she's taken both titles

Which is especially noteworthy when you see that Vlada Kozak played 24 (!!!!) events

Six versus twenty-four.....

Mind you, 24 events is utterly ridiculous (IMHO)

That's a tournament every other week.

Why on earth is Vlada pursuing that as a path? You've no time for training, for practicing, no time for anything - you're constantly on the move, playing matches. (It's true that Vlada has lost in the first round of a remarkably high number of those 24 but that rather proves the point)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 3rd of March 2023 12:55:52 PM