Week 29 - ITF W100 - Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 29 - ITF W100 - Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain Hard

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

There were brief spells in the match where you could see Jodie's talent but mostly it was a horrendous performance, so many decent first serves wasted with shocking errors on her initial groundstroke. Given the opportunity to hit the ball into the open space, Jodie would inevitably hit it to ZB, who would then pass her effortlessly. 2nd serve returns that landed narrowly wide, routine groundstrokes miles long or midway up the net.

DF · Tennis legend

Bai defeated several of our players on the grass.

Priesty · Challenger level

Guess we feared this might happen.

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: BURRAGE, Jodie (GBR) (1) 98 lost to BAI, Zhuoxuan (CHN) (7) 150 4-6 2-6

MrTSymonds · Junior player

Enters tournament as number 1 seed.
Knocked out in quarter finals.
Ranking improves. Doesn't ever seem quite right.

the addict · Tennis legend

MrTSymonds wrote:
Enters tournament as number 1 seed.
Knocked out in quarter finals.
Ranking improves. Doesn't ever seem quite right.

I see where you are coming from, and agree to a point. But Jodie has still got some one-point counters so 25 points here still makes a difference as pther players are still quite close.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, I don't quite agree Mr TS

That's the whole thing about rolling rankings, you can win the event as #4 seed and still lose points if last year at the same time you won an even bigger event.

So no problem either with the other end of the spectrum where you 'underperform' and go up

DF · Tennis legend

Yes. It is the big picture that one should look at made up of lots of 'little tournaments' that make up the whole image.

Her higher ranking opens up tournaments with more ranking points which will help her hopefully.

9vicman · Satellite level

The big picture is that this was a W100 draw with a really weak entry and 140 points that could have taken her 20 places up the rankings. 140 points that would stay on the rankings for 12 months. She'd need to reach the final of the WTA250 event in Warsaw to get that many points.

Appreciate that the life of a tennis player is full of ups and downs, but it's the performances away from the British grass court season that will determine a player's true status.

Strongbow · All-time great

the addict wrote:
MrTSymonds wrote:
Enters tournament as number 1 seed.
Knocked out in quarter finals.
Ranking improves. Doesn't ever seem quite right.
I see where you are coming from, and agree to a point. But Jodie has still got some one-point counters so 25 points here still makes a difference as pther players are still quite close.

I thik Jodie is still a ""Work in progress" smile

the addict · Tennis legend

F:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR160 (79+81) [1] def Estelle Cascino (FRA) / Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) CR512 (239+273) 6-3 6-4

Good match, could have been more emphatic, but they let a double break slip in the second set.

-- Edited by the addict on Saturday 22nd of July 2023 05:30:13 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Well done girls. This wasn't a strong field and they did the business and got some great points. Off to Warsaw and a pretty weak 250. Keep going.

dodrade · Futures qualifying

the addict wrote:
F:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR160 (79+81) [1] def Estelle Cascino (FRA) / Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) CR512 (239+273) 6-3 6-4
Good match, could have been more emphatic, but they let a double break slip in the second set.

-- Edited by the addict on Saturday 22nd of July 2023 05:30:13 PM

Great to see them back to winning ways after a disappointing Wimbledon for Lissey.

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Great way to end the week.