Week 17 - ITF W40+H - Calvi, France Hard

mbturner · Lower Club Player

Week 17 - ITF W40+H - Calvi, France Hard

wales1994 · County player

mbturner wrote:
Not a very friendly hand-shake at the end. Harriet didn't look best pleased.

What happened?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

There's no reason two Brits have to get on
Harriet will be furious to have lost

mbturner · Lower Club Player

I only saw the last game and there were some dubious line calls. They are team-mates and regular doubles partners.

DF · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
For the record

QF:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR369 (177+192) [2] def Flavie Brugnone (FRA) / Lola Marandel (FRA) CR 1945 (859+1086) 6-4 6-2
QF:- Mana Ayukawa (JPN) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) CR489 (305+184) LOST TO Eudice Chong (HKG) / Anastasia Tikhonova (***) CR394 (245+149) [4] 4-6 2-6

SF:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR369 (177+192) [2] v Eudice Chong (HKG) / Anastasia Tikhonova (***) CR394 (245+149) [4]

Naiktha and Maia win 6-4 6-4

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: WATSON, Heather (GBR) (5) 169 def DART, Harriet (GBR) (3) 140 3-6 6-4 6-2
QF: BAINS, Naiktha (GBR) 338 STEFANINI, Lucrezia (ITA) (2) 117 1-6 3-6

SF: WATSON, Heather (GBR) (5) 169 (CH=38 2015) v PONCHET, Jessika (FRA) (1) 124 =CH

-- Edited by Peter too on Friday 28th of April 2023 03:26:51 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

mbturner wrote:
I only saw the last game and there were some dubious line calls. They are team-mates and regular doubles partners.

Presumably they were not callkng their own lines?

the addict · Tennis legend

SF:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR369 (177+192) [2] def Eudice Chong (HKG) / Anastasia Tikhonova (***) CR394 (245+149) [4] 6-4 6-4

F:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR369 (177+192) [2] v Estelle Cascino (FRA) / Ankita Raina (IND) CR327 (155+172) [1]

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Another pair doing very well

I also have always thought that Naiktha looks SO much happier playing doubles.

I've seen her live, several times, in doubles and singles, and she can really be quite glum in singles, it's all an effort - but she cheers up no end playing doubles

Maia is also far more suited to doubles - her skillset is more dubs based. So it's great they're doing well.

Would be nice, LTA, to give out some nice Wimbly doubles wildcards this year

the addict · Tennis legend

They gave out 6 doubles WC's last year, and this was one
Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR669 (241+428) [WC]

Sam Murray got in directly with Vivian Heisan and a CR of 168
Lissey and Liv needed a WC at CR217

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I want one for Naiktha & Maia

And Freya & Ali

And Emily App and whoever she wants to play with

And Eden and X

In fact, I want ALL our doubles wildcards to go any and every possible GB pairing

the addict · Tennis legend

And that is what happened last year - all six were to GB pairs
All five in 2021
All four in 2019
Only two and a half in 2018 (Naomi and Asia= 1/2)

Looks like GB doubles is on the up with increasing numbers worthy !

dodrade · Futures qualifying

mbturner wrote:
I only saw the last game and there were some dubious line calls. They are team-mates and regular doubles partners.

Harriet not always gracious in defeat and has had a pretty poor year so far.

Canda · Junior player

Naiktha and Maia have taken the first set against the Number 1 seeds in the final.

the addict · Tennis legend

Lost the second though, so MTB for the title