Week 16 - ITF W100 - Oeiras, Portugal - Clay

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 16 - ITF W100 - Oeiras, Portugal - Clay

PockyTastic · Futures level

They just about got the win: 4-6 6-1 10-6.

the addict · Tennis legend

Bit of a change from indoor hard in Coventry to outdoor clay in Portugal against a couple of clay-courters. Looks like they figured it out just fine though.

-- Edited by the addict on Tuesday 18th of April 2023 03:35:57 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lissey and Livvy won their next match too, 7-5 6-1

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR130 (67+73) [3] def Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) / Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) CR330 (203+127) 7-5 6-1

SF:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR130 (67+73) [3] v Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Eri Hozumi (JPN) CR112 (55+57) [1]

the addict · Tennis legend

Very wet in Portugal, court looks totally soaked, but they haven't abandoned play for the day if the live scores are to be belieced.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Just looking at live rankings, it seems to suggest Oeiras points will be added Monday? Is that normally how it works for W100 events? Is it just 15 and 25s that dont get added the next update , or is a W100 the first level that goes in straight away ? Seems strange that they differentiate within ITF although I still dont really understand why they dont update all events on the first Monday anyway , in this day and age.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Just looking at live rankings, it seems to suggest Oeiras points will be added Monday? Is that normally how it works for W100 events? Is it just 15 and 25s that dont get added the next update , or is a W100 the first level that goes in straight away ? Seems strange that they differentiate within ITF although I still dont really understand why they dont update all events on the first Monday anyway , in this day and age.

The traditional reason that lower level ITFs were never updated on the first Monday is because they are one-man and his dog events. The tournament referee has to get all the admin done, he/she wasn't very expert at it, didn't have any help, it sometimes ran over, and that referee would definitely be part of the finals party, the apéro at the prize-giving, the sponsors lunch, all the last day eating and drinking which meant he/she really didn't want to have to do admin that day and would come in on Monday afternoon and sort it all then when everything had finished/they'd recovered.

It's far less relevant now, but there's still a bit of truth to it....

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Just looking at live rankings, it seems to suggest Oeiras points will be added Monday? Is that normally how it works for W100 events? Is it just 15 and 25s that dont get added the next update , or is a W100 the first level that goes in straight away ? Seems strange that they differentiate within ITF although I still dont really understand why they dont update all events on the first Monday anyway , in this day and age.
The traditional reason that lower level ITFs were never updated on the first Monday is because they are one-man and his dog events. The tournament referee has to get all the admin done, he/she wasn't very expert at it, didn't have any help, it sometimes ran over, and that referee would definitely be part of the finals party, the apéro at the prize-giving, the sponsors lunch, all the last day eating and drinking which meant he/she really didn't want to have to do admin that day and would come in on Monday afternoon and sort it all then when everything had finished/they'd recovered.
It's far less relevant now, but there's still a bit of truth to it....

Thanks CD - I understand the history , definitely , but they seem to manage it for $3k wheelchair events and J30 events, I think, and the results for all 15 and 25 events are carried on loads of scores sites, the ITF themselves must have an up to the minute record so it isnt even down for end tournament director! Youd thinkor maybe the itf is on a shoe string?!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Just looking at live rankings, it seems to suggest Oeiras points will be added Monday? Is that normally how it works for W100 events? Is it just 15 and 25s that dont get added the next update , or is a W100 the first level that goes in straight away ? Seems strange that they differentiate within ITF although I still dont really understand why they dont update all events on the first Monday anyway , in this day and age.
The traditional reason that lower level ITFs were never updated on the first Monday is because they are one-man and his dog events. The tournament referee has to get all the admin done, he/she wasn't very expert at it, didn't have any help, it sometimes ran over, and that referee would definitely be part of the finals party, the apéro at the prize-giving, the sponsors lunch, all the last day eating and drinking which meant he/she really didn't want to have to do admin that day and would come in on Monday afternoon and sort it all then when everything had finished/they'd recovered.
It's far less relevant now, but there's still a bit of truth to it....
Thanks CD - I understand the history , definitely , but they seem to manage it for $3k wheelchair events and J30 events, I think, and the results for all 15 and 25 events are carried on loads of scores sites, the ITF themselves must have an up to the minute record so it isnt even down for end tournament director! Youd thinkor maybe the itf is on a shoe string?!

No idea about wheelchair events but I've never seen a juniors event have a good old-fashioned drinks fuelled knees-up at the end.

But I've 'seen' a lot of 10k and 15ks have exactly that smile

As said, I'm know that's one of the key 'traditional' factors. And, yes, it should be far less relevant now....

DF · Tennis legend

Alicia and Olivia are bounced out in the Sf 2-6 1-6

the addict · Tennis legend

Not a good day at the office. Failed to take any of their 10 break points whilst their opponents took 5 out of 10.
So just the 50 points for reaching the SF this week.

RainDelay · Pro player

Just not clicking so far this year. Think Freya/Ali will be our number 1 pairing at some point this season.

the addict · Tennis legend

RainDelay wrote:
Just not clicking so far this year. Think Freya/Ali will be our number 1 pairing at some point this season.

Well, not clicking in recent weeks since the move to clay, but not far away. Freya and Ali are still a little below this level and need to step up a level to climb the rankings much further.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
RainDelay wrote:
Just not clicking so far this year. Think Freya/Ali will be our number 1 pairing at some point this season.
Well, not clicking in recent weeks since the move to clay, but not far away. Freya and Ali are still a little below this level and need to step up a level to climb the rankings much further.

And also lost today