I really thought they were going to win the match - they were playing so well as a pair. But at the end it seemed that their opponents were trying to keep Em out of the match. Some great rallies with plenty of variety of shot in this match.
Marni had the trainer on twice in her match and at the end of the match her coach was carrying her rackets . She appears to have a lower back or hip injury
Marni had the trainer on twice in her match and at the end of the match her coach was carrying her rackets . She appears to have a lower back or hip injury
Lord above.....that girl's lower back is made of eggshells....
Meanwhile, it looks like Freya & Gadecki have got a walkover in the doubles
Thanks for the detailed explanation Matt, and good luck to Mimi for this week and the rest of the season. If its ok to ask, will Mimi focus on ITF play for the rest of 2023 or does she plan to play the big US junior events and push for a junior top 10 season end?
This is the next minefield as you have some incentives depending how high you finish the year in Juniors so you have to decide wether to go for that or try and get more matches/experience on the Women's Tour. It's looking very likely that she will play a couple of Women's events between getting back from the Junior BJKC event and the end of the year. She also has one exemption from her ITF ranking last year into a MD of a $25k so that could come handy (and more importantly not use one of those WCs). That exemption needs to be used by end of the year unlike the other rules where it's birthday...they don't make it easy!
Thanks for the detailed explanation Matt, and good luck to Mimi for this week and the rest of the season. If its ok to ask, will Mimi focus on ITF play for the rest of 2023 or does she plan to play the big US junior events and push for a junior top 10 season end?
This is the next minefield as you have some incentives depending how high you finish the year in Juniors so you have to decide wether to go for that or try and get more matches/experience on the Women's Tour. It's looking very likely that she will play a couple of Women's events between getting back from the Junior BJKC event and the end of the year. She also has one exemption from her ITF ranking last year into a MD of a $25k so that could come handy (and more importantly not use one of those WCs). That exemption needs to be used by end of the year unlike the other rules where it's birthday...they don't make it easy!
Thanks for that - and good luck with the rest of this event and the rest of the year !
I don't think Gadecki is anything to be afraid of I think Hannah has a really good chance of beating her.
Indeed bet365 are only offering 7/4 against Hannah taking out the #1 seed. Gadecki is 2/5.
I think you have raised a bigger issue here CD. Offering odds on a minor - personally, I don't agree with that. If you follow Jodie B on Instagram and check some of the vile and vicious comments from punters when she lost a recent match I think like me people would be horrified. Judy Murray has called this out and rightly so. At least Hannah's profile is closed and protected.
I don't think Gadecki is anything to be afraid of I think Hannah has a really good chance of beating her.
Indeed bet365 are only offering 7/4 against Hannah taking out the #1 seed. Gadecki is 2/5.
I think you have raised a bigger issue here CD. Offering odds on a minor - personally, I don't agree with that. If you follow Jodie B on Instagram and check some of the vile and vicious comments from punters when she lost a recent match I think like me people would be horrified. Judy Murray has called this out and rightly so. At least Hannah's profile is closed and protected.
er, this is not me, Var.
ADD: Indy was only putting the odds to back up the general feeling that the match is not as one-sided as the rankings would have you believe.
-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 26th of October 2023 08:50:12 AM
Mimi Xu down an early break but has since steadied herself. Knutson still ahead but also mildly frustrated about some of the errors from her forehand. 2-3* is the score.
I don't think Gadecki is anything to be afraid of I think Hannah has a really good chance of beating her.
Indeed bet365 are only offering 7/4 against Hannah taking out the #1 seed. Gadecki is 2/5.
I think you have raised a bigger issue here CD. Offering odds on a minor - personally, I don't agree with that. If you follow Jodie B on Instagram and check some of the vile and vicious comments from punters when she lost a recent match I think like me people would be horrified. Judy Murray has called this out and rightly so. At least Hannah's profile is closed and protected.
er, this is not me, Var.
ADD: Indy was only putting the odds to back up the general feeling that the match is not as one-sided as the rankings would have you believe.
-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 26th of October 2023 08:50:12 AM
Potential opportunity for Xu to break. Knutson is not getting enough first serves in. Shouts of 'take your time' coming from Knutson's coach/boyfriend.