Nice to see a low-ranking event - we've seemingly stopped doing 15ks at adult level but at least we have a few J30s left. Everyone needs an entry point....
Boys
Big congrats to Theo Coates who beat the top seed yesterday, 7-5 in the third
Wildcard Rhys Lawlor (only 14 and a highly regarded player) got a win - his first one, I think, at ITF level so well done to him
Wil Jepson (a new name to me) beat the 8th seed very easily
Ilias Worthington is second seed. Max Carrier is 3rd and Jay Johnson-Hauldren 4
Girls
Ukranian Kliuch is top seed and won yesterday.
13 year-old Scarlett Kavanagh beat 7th seed Arabella Loftus - pleased about that
And pleased to see 14 year-old Isabella Britton get a win
Mia Wainwright is 2nd seed, Cheuk YingShek from HK 3rd and Brooke Black 4th
I know there's someone on this forum who's a big fan of Alice - but I can't remember who....... Anyway, whoever it is, it's a good day today !
Girls SF:
Brooke Black (2007) def. Elizabeth Evans (2007) 6-2 6-2
Alice Wilson-Marsh (2008) def. (2) Mia Wainwright (2007) 6-2 1-6 6-3
-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 25th of May 2023 02:33:34 PM
It's me, CD! Big fan of Alice's but then again, I'm a big fan of Brooke Black too! Mika rarely appears in these types of tournaments with contemporaries and hasn't done so for years - it's a great strategy by the coach or parents.....some of these girls have beaten Mika, so it's best avoided. Always best to say "I got beaten by an older girl" rather than by a contemporary.
Thanks, TW18 ! Sorry I couldn't remember who it was .....
I've never seen Alice play - I'm looking forward to it
Does she have anything that particulalry stands out? Or is it more a very good all-round game?
I've seen Brooke twice and for me, the jury's out - the first time I though, oh yes, this is really interesting, and then the second time I was very underwhelmed - I don't mean as to playing well or poorly, as such, but about the fundamentals; it was a bit bizarre, so I put it down to me, rather than her, and thought I'd wait and see....
Count me as another who finds himself baffled by Brooke. I was impressed with how she used the geometry of the court the first time I saw her play; she seems to have a 'wristier' game in comparison to other GB juniors, and I expected her to be consistently playing at J100 level by now. So I think it's a bit of a shame for her to be plugging away at a fairly minor event in Wrexham, even if she has coasted to the final without any problems.