Week 16 - ITF W25 - Nottingham, GB Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 16 - ITF W25 - Nottingham, GB Hard

dodrade · Satellite level

SuperT wrote:
Chris wrote:
Whats going off with GB womens withdrawals !!
This isn't unusual. Our ladies do it all the time and I would have been surprised if they had actually turned up.

Why did they bother to enter in the first place if they didn't intend to play?

-- Edited by dodrade on Monday 17th of April 2023 11:28:12 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dani won the first set, served for the second, then got herself up to 5-2 in the tiebreak.

Before losing the next 5 points, including two double faults (with balls that either bounced a metre away from her feet or flew over the fence without bouncing at all)

And now it's a third set and she's utteryl, utterly disgusted with herself.

RainDelay · Pro player

Coup Droit wrote:
Dani won the first set, served for the second, then got herself up to 5-2 in the tiebreak.

Before losing the next 5 points, including two double faults (with balls that either bounced a metre away from her feet or flew over the fence without bouncing at all)

And now it's a third set and she's utteryl, utterly disgusted with herself.

Sounds like nearly every match I play.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yeah Dani blew that sadly.

Worrying how totally out her depth Jasmine looked. Was miles away.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Yeah Dani blew that sadly.

Worrying how totally out her depth Jasmine looked. Was miles away.

Funnily enough, it wasn't the double faults that upset me

The score had been 2-2

Dani won three points playing pretty well.

Vlada looked down and out

Then Vlada serves and Dani just does a little chip back - no reason - not a great serve - she'd never chipped that sort of serve before - she just bottled it - and she loses the point on the next shot (as she thoroughly deserved to do). And then Vlada gets a bit of hope back, serves a good serve, Dani's now rattled, hits her two awfully wild double faults - and the rest is history

All from one totally unnecessary chippy return

Densher · Intermediate Club Player

Klugman/Maloney now underway. Wind is ridiculous out there.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Densher wrote:
Klugman/Maloney now underway. Wind is ridiculous out there.

Hannah's first adult tourney - this might be a 'historic moment' smile

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Good effort from Given - but she lost 6-4 7-5

Densher · Intermediate Club Player

A thrown racquet during the tiebreak from Maloney. She probably thinks she ought to have taken the set earlier.

Madadman · Top national player

This wind is mad!

Densher · Intermediate Club Player

I do wonder if there is some sort of regulation for when a match is judged to have become too windy and it has to be abandoned/moved indoors.

Madadman · Top national player

And Hannah has her first pro set in the bag. Although got a bit close having been 6-2 up in the tiebreak. Takes it 7-5.

Densher · Intermediate Club Player

And Klugman takes the first set! 7-5 in the tiebreak. Maloney furious with herself for not putting the set to bed earlier (she was twice up a break)

indiana · Tennis legend

Densher wrote:
I do wonder if there is some sort of regulation for when a match is judged to have become too windy and it has to be abandoned/moved indoors.

I would guess it's a judgemental call as to whether there it is actually dangerous or it is causing some interference that makes play totally impractical. Otherwise if there is say a better player in the wind they should be given every chance to take advantage of the conditions.