Week 35/36 US Open New York Hard

Rich2310 · County player

Week 35/36 US Open New York Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Belinda Bencic next for Lily.

9vicman · Satellite level

Interesting that Lily's final qualifying opponent, Hruncakova, got in as a lucky loser and a set up on Wang Xiyu.

Barefoot · Lower Club Player

Oh well done Lily! I love to see players taking their chances. She and Jodie are training partners I believe.

foobarbaz · Strong Club Player

Well done again, Lily.

It just goes to show in tennis, you never know what's 'round the corner.

indiana · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
Interesting that Lily's final qualifying opponent, Hruncakova, got in as a lucky loser and a set up on Wang Xiyu.

Set all now. That was a very good win by Lily at the time and of course has proved really huge given the MD R1 she came out with - a match that still had to be won of course and credit to her but in hindsight the real biggie was probably vs Hruncakova - a harder test than her MD.

Remember Lily's qualification campaign ( but not her MD match ) counts towards August PoM. Not voted yet? You have until Tuesday 9 am.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 28th of August 2023 10:11:05 PM

dodrade · Futures qualifying

foobarbaz wrote:
Well done again, Lily.

It just goes to show in tennis, you never know what's 'round the corner.

To think at the start of the month she couldn't get past R2 of a W25 in Foxhills...

Like Katie at Nottingham when a chance finally came her way she grabbed it with both hands.

No pressure on Lily in the next round but IIRC the last time Bencic played a British qualifier at Flushing Meadows she came off second best!

the addict · Tennis legend

I'm amazed that no-one actually posted the score !

R128: MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (GBR) 198 def BETOVA, Margarita ( ) 1022 6-3 6-3

R64: MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (GBR) 198 (CH=169 2023) v BENCIC Belinda (SUI) 13 (CH=4 2020) [15]

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I didn't realise that Lily also used to live in Switzerland - and she played Bencic as a kiddie

"Miyazaki joked that she had watched 15th seed Bencic far more than the Swiss would have watched her.

She added: Yeah, Im really looking forward to it. Shes a great player obviously.

Its actually funny, when I lived in Switzerland, I played her when I was about nine years old and she must have been about seven or eight.

I remember even back then she was taking the ball so early. Half volleying, drive volleying, everything. Yeah, I expect a really tough match.