Week 42 - ITF W100 Shrewsbury, Great Britain Hard

twentytoone · Intermediate Club Player

Week 42 - ITF W100 Shrewsbury, Great Britain Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Katy Dunne is the player in the commentary box - can't help you with the actual commentator

Don't know for certain, but pretty sure it is Abigail Johnson - she is there all week. And definitely Katy alongside her.

Jajon · Club Coach

Prayer circle that Klugman doesnt get the British curse of injuries please

(No idea if it is a higher frequency than elsewhere but it *feels* that way)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Jajon wrote:
Prayer circle that Klugman doesnt get the British curse of injuries please

(No idea if it is a higher frequency than elsewhere but it *feels* that way)

Amen

Var · Pro player

Coup Droit wrote:
Jajon wrote:
Prayer circle that Klugman doesnt get the British curse of injuries please

(No idea if it is a higher frequency than elsewhere but it *feels* that way)
Amen

You know ( and I hate to tempt fate!) but if you read Hannah's back story, she is primarily an all-around athlete and didn't focus on tennis until a few years ago. I hate to draw similarities to Coco but I think we have an all-round athlete here ( a bit like Ash). On that basis, she should be fine. Having said that - any twinges she should pull out?

-- Edited by Var on Thursday 19th of October 2023 06:01:33 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I watched the diamond league athletics finals a few weeks back and the commentator was taking about why world records like Jonathan Edwards triple jump survived. He argued that although clearly there was doping and probably still is, the main factor was that the better athletes were no longer attracted to athletics financially , as football, basketball etc attracted the best sports people and so those competing in athletics were not the best , these days.

Good athletes can do well and achieve whatever their chosen sport, they just need to find the sport that gives them the buzz to go for it as a professional

Lets hope that is Hannah.

Var · Pro player

JonH comes home wrote:
I watched the diamond league athletics finals a few weeks back and the commentator was taking about why world records like Jonathan Edwards triple jump survived. He argued that although clearly there was doping and probably still is, the main factor was that the better athletes were no longer attracted to athletics financially , as football, basketball etc attracted the best sports people and so those competing in athletics were not the best , these days.

Good athletes can do well and achieve whatever their chosen sport, they just need to find the sport that gives them the buzz to go for it as a professional

Lets hope that is Hannah.

Hannah 5-2 up in the final set - it's there for the taking. Serving now for the match. Oh wow - saved break points with amazing serving - won 6-2. You can't keep that talent under wraps - amazing Hannah.

-- Edited by Var on Thursday 19th of October 2023 06:37:05 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 307 def MALYGINA, Elena (EST) 340 3-6 6-1 7-6(3)
R2: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 282 lost to LAMENS, Suzan (NED) 242 5-7 2-6
R2: BANKS, Amarni (GBR) WC 432 def DART, Harriet (GBR) (4) 143 7-6(3) 6-4
R2: KLUGMAN, Hannah (GBR) Q 1101 def MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (GBR) (6) 163 7-6(7) 4-6 6-2

QF: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 307 (CH=149 2022) v GOLUBIC, Victoria (SUI) (1) 87 (CH=35 2022)
QF: BANKS, Amarni (GBR) WC 432 (CH=384 2023) v WALTERT , Simona (SUI) (8) 177 (CH=107 2023)
QF: KLUGMAN, Hannah (GBR) Q 1101 (CH=1095 2023) {14yo JCH=14} v DODIN, Oceane (FRA) (2) 115 (CH=46 2017)

-- Edited by Peter too on Thursday 19th of October 2023 07:33:10 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just awesome tennis when she needed to

Served her way out of trouble whenever she was in difficulty

Interesting that there are quite a few of the other players watching in the stands - their first time to see Hannah - they've obviously heard a lot about her and wanted to see her play

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Well, that was enjoyable. Thankyou Hannah for making my day today.

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Peter too wrote:
R2: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 307 def MALYGINA, Elena (EST) 340 3-6 6-1 7-6(3)
R2: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 282 lost to LAMENS, Suzan (NED) 242 5-7 2-6
R2: BANKS, Amarni (GBR) WC 432 def DART, Harriet (GBR) (4) 143 7-6(3) 6-4
R2: KLUGMAN, Hannah (GBR) Q 1101 def MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (GBR) (6) 163 7-6(7) 6-2

QF: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 307 (CH=149 2022) v GOLUBIC, Victoria (SUI) (1) 87 (CH=35 2022)
QF: BANKS, Amarni (GBR) WC 432 (CH=384 2023) v WALTE , Simona (SUI) (8) 177 (CH=107 2023)
QF: KLUGMAN, Hannah (GBR) Q 1101 (CH=1095 2023) {14yo JCH=14} v DODIN, Oceane (FRA) (2) 115 (CH=46 2017)

The player Amarni is playing is Simona Waltert

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles results

QF: (1) Harriet Dart & Olivia Gadecki (AUS) CR 302 (197+105) def Suzans Lemens & Marina Melnikova (NED/***) UNR (215+UNR) 2-6 7-5 10-8
QF: Madeleine Brooks & Holly Hutchinson CR 675 (338+337) def (WC) Orla Cooper & Alisha Reayer UNR (UNR+767) 6-3 6-1

QF: (WC) Amarni Banks & Samantha Murray Sharan UNR (UNR+773) LOST TO (4) Elena Malygina & Barbora Palicova (EST/CZE) CR 704 (312+392) 4-6 2-6
QF: (2) Emily Appleton & Isabelle Haverlag (NED) CR 314 (140+174) def Kathleen Kanev & Aneta Laboutkova (GER/CZE) CR 1131 (610+521) 7-6(3) 6-3

SF: (1) Harriet Dart & Olivia Gadecki (AUS) CR 302 (197+105) v Madeleine Brooks & Holly Hutchinson CR 675 (338+337)
SF: (2) Emily Appleton & Isabelle Haverlag (NED) CR 314 (140+174) v (4) Elena Malygina & Barbora Palicova (EST/CZE) CR 704 (312+392)

A reminder. 50 points for reaching the SF, 86 for the final and 140 for the winners.

-- Edited by the addict on Thursday 19th of October 2023 07:35:04 PM

wolf · Tennis legend

QF: (1) Harriet Dart & Olivia Gadecki (AUS) CR 302 (197+105) defeated Suzans Lemens & Marina Melnikova (NED/***) UNR (215+UNR) by 2-6 7-5 [10-8]

QF: Madeleine Brooks & Holly Hutchinson CR 675 (338+337) defeated (WC) Orla Cooper & Alisha Reayer UNR (UNR+767) by 6-3 6-1

QF: (4) Elena Malygina & Barbora Palicova (EST/CZE) CR 704 (312+392) defeated (WC) Amarni Banks & Samantha Murray Sharan UNR (UNR+773) by 6-4 6-2

QF: (2) Emily Appleton & Isabelle Haverlag (NED) CR 314 (140+174) defeated Kathleen Kanev & Aneta Laboutkova (GER/CZE) CR 1131 (610+521) by 7-6(3) 6-3

****

SF: (1) Harriet Dart & Olivia Gadecki (AUS) CR 302 (197+105) vs Madeleine Brooks & Holly Hutchinson CR 675 (338+337)

SF: (4) Elena Malygina & Barbora Palicova (EST/CZE) CR 704 (312+392) vs (2) Emily Appleton & Isabelle Haverlag (NED) CR 314 (140+174)

emmsie69 · Top national player

JonH comes home wrote:
I watched the diamond league athletics finals a few weeks back and the commentator was taking about why world records like Jonathan Edwards triple jump survived. He argued that although clearly there was doping and probably still is, the main factor was that the better athletes were no longer attracted to athletics financially , as football, basketball etc attracted the best sports people and so those competing in athletics were not the best , these days.

Good athletes can do well and achieve whatever their chosen sport, they just need to find the sport that gives them the buzz to go for it as a professional

Lets hope that is Hannah.

Whilst I'd agree with the idea that better athletes are attracted to other sports, particularly Americans, I don't think that is the case with Jonathans record. I remember watching that at the time and it looked special then, completely effortless. I'd put that record in the same category as Usain Bolts, just sheer perfection that will take a once in a generation athlete to come along and better it.

9vicman · Satellite level

What an extraordinary week. Dart, Miyazaki and Swan all out in the second round, and Banks, Klugman and Jones through to the quarterfinals.

Huge points on offer, and a much weaker event than last year (only one Top 100 player), so it feels like an opportunity missed for some. Dart's actually won quite a few matches since the US Open but has been stuck around 140 for 6 months. Sadly Miyazaki's only won one match since the US Open.

Let's hope that one of the Brits can upset the odds tomorrow.