Week 23 - ITF W100 - Surbiton, Great Britain Grass

the addict · Tennis legend

RE: Week 23 - ITF W100 - Surbiton, Great Britain Grass

Grachka · Club Coach

And another great, clinical win from Amarni Banks rounds off a very nice day overall.

(14) Amarni Banks GBR d. Tamira Paszek AUT 6-2 6-3

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) (15) 427 def CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) 454 6-1 6-4
Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) Alt UNR def JOHNSON, Sofia (GBR) WC UNR 3-6 6-2 6-3
Q1: RAJECKI, Amelia (GBR) WC 1083 def PARNABY, Alana (AUS) (16) 434 (CH=428 2023) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2
Q1: JOHN-BAPTISTE, Lauryn (GBR) 667 lost to MONNET, Carole (FRA) (4) 198 4-6 2-6
Q1: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) 448 def BAI, Zhuoxu (CHN) (5) 205 3-6 6-4 6-2
Q1: DALEY, Danielle (GBR) 940 def MALONEY, Eliz (GBR) (12) 382 2-1 Ret.
Q1: NEILSON-GATENBY, Talia (GBR) 706 lost to ARANGO, Emiliana (COL) (6) 208 5-7 2-6
Q1: STOJSAVLJEVIC, Mika WC UNR lost to INGLIS, Maddison (AUS) (9) 234 3-6 1-6
Q1: LACY, Isabelle (GBR) WC 852 def STEVANOVIC, Natalija (SRB) (7) 217 6-4 7-5
Q1: GILLAN, Alice (GBR) 743 (CH=685 2019) def RADWANSKA, Urszula (POL) (13) 395 0-6 6-4 6-4
Q1: READ, Hanna (GBR) WC UNR lost to SONMEZ, Zeynep (TUR) (8) 225 (CH=223 2023) 2-6 1-6
Q1: BANKS, Amarni (GBR) (14) 418 def PASZEK, Tamira (AUT) 506 6-2 6-3

Q2: APPLETON, Emily (GBR) (15) 427 (CH=419 2023) v WIKMAYER, Yanina (BEL) (1) 140 (CH=12 2010)
Q2: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) Alt UNR (CH=240 2011) v CHANG, Sophie (USA) (10) 255 (CH=217 2023)
They have met twice before. Sophie won 1 & 1 in Lexington in 2015 and Emily won 3 & 1 in Surbiton in 2018
Q2: RAJECKI, Amelia (GBR) WC 1083 (CH=1048 2023) v KEMPEN, Magali (BEL) (3) 196 (CH=191 2023)
Q2: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) 448 (CH=250 2019) v DALEY, Danielle (GBR) 940 (CH=918 2023)
Q2: LACY, Isabelle (GBR) WC 852 (CH=808 2023) {16yo JCH=49} v GILLAN, Alice (GBR) 743 (CH=685 2019)
Q2: BANKS, Amarni (GBR) (14) 418 (CH=411 2023) v SONMEZ, Zeynep (TUR) (8) 225 (CH=223 2023)

-- Edited by Peter too on Monday 5th of June 2023 09:53:14 AM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Super from Marni but gosh it was a little sad to watch Paszek play so poorly on grass given her history on the surface .

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Order of play is out for tomorrow (with a few blanks for the matches not yet completed today). No women on Centre Court where Andy plays later, so my ground pass is good for the matches I paricularly want to see, namely EWS, Millie, Isabelle and the GB doubles face-off. (plus any of the others in between)

Ground passes count for centre court tomorrow - the centre courts special tickets only start as of Wednesday 7th June

So general tickets can be used on centre court for Monday and Tuesday

Nix · Futures qualifying

Coup Droit wrote:
the addict wrote:
Order of play is out for tomorrow (with a few blanks for the matches not yet completed today). No women on Centre Court where Andy plays later, so my ground pass is good for the matches I paricularly want to see, namely EWS, Millie, Isabelle and the GB doubles face-off. (plus any of the others in between)
Ground passes count for centre court tomorrow - the centre courts special tickets only start as of Wednesday 7th June
So general tickets can be used on centre court for Monday and Tuesday

Thanks CD. Excellent tournament knowledge.

Hoping the weather is as lovely as today!

dodrade · Satellite level

Peter too wrote:
Emily WS comes out on top after three sets.

Good to see her get a a rare singles win these days.

brittak · Pro player

dodrade wrote:
Peter too wrote:
Emily WS comes out on top after three sets.
Good to see her get a a rare singles win these days.

And she will get her WR back as this will make 11 points (and a 3rd counter). It will likely be only temporary as points are due off in July but nonetheless

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Managed to drop down there yesterday. Brilliant sunshine

Jodie and Harriet were there, saw Harriet practice a bit.

With all due respect to Emily WS, Sofia Johnson has never had such a golden opportunity to get ITF 100k points. And it really shows that her game has hardly come on at all in the last year that she didn't. A horrible lack of rigour - you can't just hit one reasonably flashy shot out of 10 and call that tennis. Mind you, she is very fairplay, which is really nice to see.

First time to see Mika live. I hadn't realised she is quite so tall, and will be strong too. She was never going to win but she was not at all ridiculous on the court, it was a fair match-up, especially in the first set. The LTA bods were there watching her.

Lauryn could feel a little aggrieved with herself - the first set was possibly/probably hers - not sure I agree with the guy who was shouting out coaching advice. Certainly the French guys were quite happy with the advice he was giving - I would advise Lauryn's bloke to spend less time shouting the same advice and more time listening in to what the French guys were telling Carole - and if you don't speak French, get someone who does - seriously, it would have made a difference and the first set was decided on very small margins.

Talia put up a decent show, given the rankings difference. Didn't see Maia, or Emily App

But thoroughly enjoyed Millie

A great fight. The show court is quite imposing at Surbiton now - it gives the players quite a different feel from how you normally play (especially since they've changed the same space from two courts to one court). The sideways feel, in particular. She dealt with it very well and certainly, when Millie hits a ball, that ball stays hit.

Isa and Alice obviously were two othe great matches for the crowd. Isa's was a high quality match. Alice's was a weird and nervy affair. But great job by both players.

the addict · Tennis legend

Bit chilly here today, overcast and breezy,, hope it warms up later

DF · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Managed to drop down there yesterday. Brilliant sunshine

Jodie and Harriet were there, saw Harriet practice a bit.

With all due respect to Emily WS, Sofia Johnson has never had such a golden opportunity to get ITF 100k points. And it really shows that her game has hardly come on at all in the last year that she didn't. A horrible lack of rigour - you can't just hit one reasonably flashy shot out of 10 and call that tennis. Mind you, she is very fairplay, which is really nice to see.

First time to see Mika live. I hadn't realised she is quite so tall, and will be strong too. She was never going to win but she was not at all ridiculous on the court, it was a fair match-up, especially in the first set. The LTA bods were there watching her.

Lauryn could feel a little aggrieved with herself - the first set was possibly/probably hers - not sure I agree with the guy who was shouting out coaching advice. Certainly the French guys were quite happy with the advice he was giving - I would advise Lauryn's bloke to spend less time shouting the same advice and more time listening in to what the French guys were telling Carole - and if you don't speak French, get someone who does - seriously, it would have made a difference and the first set was decided on very small margins.

Talia put up a decent show, given the rankings difference. Didn't see Maia, or Emily App

But thoroughly enjoyed Millie A great fight. The show court is quite imposing at Surbiton now - it gives the players quite a different feel from how you normally play (especially since they've changed the same space from two courts to one court). The sideways feel, in particular. She dealt with it very well and certainly, when Millie hits a ball, that ball stays hit.

Isa and Alice obviously were two othe great matches for the crowd. Isa's was a high quality match. Alice's was a weird and nervy affair. But great job by both players.

Thanks for sharing CD. You had a lovely tennis day.

the addict · Tennis legend

Yes, thanks CD, nice write-up.

PaulM · Tennis legend

EWS eventually takes the first set 7-6(3)

Seen less of Em App but she's doing a good job against a very tough opponent. 4-6 2-1*

the addict · Tennis legend

EWS's variety causing plenty of problems, Chang's big forehand proving tricky. This could go either way.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Em App loses 6-4 6-3 gave a good account of herself.

Chang has got a bit of rhythm on her serve at long last, holds with ease throughout the second set. A break to 40 in the opening game (she didn't have any game points) was enough to cost Em the set.

7-6(3) 4-6 *0-0