Week 27/28 - Wimbledon Ladies, Great Britain Grass

PaulM · Tennis legend

Week 27/28 - Wimbledon Ladies, Great Britain Grass

Var · Pro player

PaulM wrote:
Some excellent exchanges from the get go in Sonay v Keys. She misses a break point.

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The match against Bianca last week will have been a big help.

Sonay 3 0 down now

PaulM · Tennis legend

Keys continuing her form from Eastbourne. Sonay is actually hitting the ball pretty well mostly but it's just a huge level gap.

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Bencic, Krejcikova, Keys. These were really tough draws for girls who had plenty capability to take out girls outside the top 70. But that's the way it goes!

Var · Pro player

PaulM wrote:
Keys continuing her form from Eastbourne. Sonay is actually hitting the ball pretty well mostly but it's just a huge level gap.

*0-5

Bencic, Krejcikova, Keys. These were really tough draws for girls who had plenty capability to take out girls outside the top 70. But that's the way it goes!

I am listening to BBC commentary; they didn't know Madison had won Eastbourne WTA500 last week! Hopeless,

Xorrection they have picked up on it now. Feel for Sonay.

-- Edited by Var on Wednesday 5th of July 2023 06:11:33 PM

-- Edited by Var on Wednesday 5th of July 2023 06:14:02 PM

9vicman · Satellite level

PaulM wrote:
Keys continuing her form from Eastbourne. Sonay is actually hitting the ball pretty well mostly but it's just a huge level gap.

*0-5

Bencic, Krejcikova, Keys. These were really tough draws for girls who had plenty capability to take out girls outside the top 70. But that's the way it goes!

Three tough draws, three winnable matches (Saville, McNally, Parry). Not unreasonable when you consider all 6 players were wild cards. And you could argue that Boulter, Burrage and Dart were most 'deserving' of the winnable matches based on their grass court form. But of course it starts to even out once you get into main draws on a regular basis.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Sonay loses 6-0 6-3. Battled hard, some superb points and some very close games in the second. Frustrating to miss the four break points which would have given Madison food for thought but she never really looked like turning it around.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: DART, Harriet (GBR) WC 135 lost to PARRY, Diane (FRA) 96 7-6(4) 0-6 4-6
R1: SWAN, Katie (GBR) WC 147 lost to BENCIC, Belinda (SUI) (14) 14 5-7 2-6
R1: BURRAGE, Jodie (GBR) WC 108 def MCNALLY, Caty (USA) 67 6-1 6-4
R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) WC 89 def SAVILLE, Daria (AUS) 231 7-6(4) 6-2
R1: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) WC 266 lost to KEYS, Maddison (USA) (25) 18 0-6 3-6
R1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) WC 144 lost to KREJCIKOVA, Barbora (CZE) (10) 11 2-6 5-7

R2: BURRAGE, Jodie (GBR) WC 108 (CH=106 2023) v KASATKINA, Daria ( ) (11) 10 (CH=8 2022) 0-6 2-6
R2: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) WC 89 (CH=77 2023) v TOMOVA, Viktoriya (BUL) 99 (CH=71 2023)
They met in Suzhou in 2018 with Viktorija winning 6-4 Ret.

Var · Pro player

Peter too wrote:
R1: DART, Harriet (GBR) WC 135 lost to PARRY, Diane (FRA) 96 7-6(4) 0-6 4-6
R1: SWAN, Katie (GBR) WC 147 lost to BENCIC, Belinda (SUI) (14) 14 5-7 2-6
R1: BURRAGE, Jodie (GBR) WC 108 def MCNALLY, Caty (USA) 67 6-1 6-4
R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) WC 89 def SAVILLE, Daria (AUS) 231 7-6(4) 6-2
R1: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) WC 266 lost to KEYS, Maddison (USA) (25) 18 0-6 3-6
R1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) WC 144 lost to KREJCIKOVA, Barbora (CZE) (10) 11 2-6 5-7

R2: BURRAGE, Jodie (GBR) WC 108 (CH=106 2023) v KASATKINA, Daria ( ) (11) 10 (CH=8 2022) 0-6 2-6
R2: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) WC 89 (CH=77 2023) v TOMOVA, Viktoriya (BUL) 99 (CH=71 2023)
They met in Suzhou in 2018 with Viktorija winning 6-4 Ret.

Thoughts on Katies chances? Win?

seagull · Hall of fame

Yes I think she will win, and set up clash with Kasatkina

Peter too · Tennis legend

Katie's next match is Friday 11am.

indiana · Tennis legend

Peter too wrote:
Katie's next match is Friday 11am.

Thanks. And fair dos. As I said elsewhere I don't think there is any real drama with the schedule ( and the roof discussions ) and that they will probably have caught up after Friday. But not after Thursday, with some bottom half R2 matches still needing played on Friday.

At least she is due on first on Friday before ( we hope! ) her Saturday R3 match.