Week 37 - WTA250 - Japan Open, Osaka, Japan - Hard

Lambda · Challenger level

Week 37 - WTA250 - Japan Open, Osaka, Japan - Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

They met in Lagos in 2021 with Despina winning 1 & 1.

the addict · Tennis legend

The official website has a list of players - no Brits in the main draw unless they should get wild cards.

https://www.japanopentennis.com/wta/en/players/player-entry-lists/

seagull · Hall of fame

Heather was definitely on the original Alts list

the addict · Tennis legend

Maia is in Osaka, so she and Naiktha should be in the doubles.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Odd that Harriet played the challenger in Tokyo but isn't playing this? Although actually top qualy seed is outside the top 150 so it's possible that list is just a little out of date and she's snuck in to the Main Draw.

-- Edited by PaulM on Friday 8th of September 2023 08:41:58 PM

emmsie69 · Top national player

PaulM wrote:
Odd that Harriet played the challenger in Tokyo but isn't playing this? Although actually top qualy seed is outside the top 150 so it's possible that list is just a little out of date and she's snuck in to the Main Draw.

-- Edited by PaulM on Friday 8th of September 2023 08:41:58 PM

Another black mark against the WTA. What a shambolic organisation. Why the big secret about who is in what tournament and who is withdrawing.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: DART, Harriet (GBR) 144 (CH=84 2022) v FRUHVIRTOVA, Linda (CZE) (4) 56 (CH=49 2023)
They met in the BLK Cup in 2022 with Harriet winning in three.

-- Edited by Peter too on Saturday 9th of September 2023 06:16:50 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Linda is still a junior, turned 18 this year
Was rising high and doing great, predicted as the next mega deal in Czech tennis, along with younger sister, Brenda
But there's been problems this summer

She's lost in the first round of the last 5 events she's played. Talk of injury issues but she's been playing...

Certainly can't be feeling confident and most definitely not playing her ranking at the moment so Harriet should have every chance

the addict · Tennis legend

Q1: Naiktha Bains (GBR) 295 lost to (q4) Despina Papamichail (GRE) 191 [CH 143, Oct 22] 4-6 7-6(4) 0-6

wolf · Tennis legend

L16: (4) Alicia Barnett & Olivia Nicholls CR 192 (95+97) vs Anna-Lena Friedsam & Nadiia Kichenok (GER/UKR) CR 215 (158+57)

L16: Diane Parry & Nadia Podoroska (FRA/ARG) CR 268 (81+187) vs (3) Naiktha Bains & Maia Lumsden CR 181 (90+91)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet misses break point then misses game point

0-2*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Levels up but misses 6 game points and goes down 2-4*

Grachka · County player

I think was *2-5 down but has turned it around, won five games in a row, and took the first set 7-5.

PaulM · Tennis legend

She was indeed. Missed two break points at 2-4*, then broke from 0-30* when Linda served for it.

Great effort to turn it round.