2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers - France vs GB - 12/13 April (indoor clay)

PaulM · Tennis legend

2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers - France vs GB - 12/13 April (indoor clay)

Var · Pro player

PaulM wrote:
Var wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Its all about whos likely to win. My feeling is you never know with Emma how she would play. So she was worth the punt- Id have played Fran though instead of Katie. But its Annes call.
Agree JonH. Wonder what impact may be on Olympic team selection?
Based on ranking and eligibility and it's not a team competition but a standard knockout draw. So Katie will be there unless injured, and rightly so.

Oh thats a shame , given its on outdoor clay. Nevermind, she might get a bit more practice in before then. Heres hoping..

Lambda · Challenger level

Perhaps for some context these are the rankings for 8/4 if they were based only on all clay results according to OER

11. Parry 779 pts (19 tournaments)
39. Burel 488 pts (10)
86. Garcia 300 pts (4)
137. (GB 1) Jones 216 pts (7)
423. Mladenovic 48 pts (14)
=577. (=GB 6) Dart 24 pts (4)
=577. (=GB 6) Watson 24 pts (4)
612. (GB 8) Boulter 20 pts (1)
1446. (GB 25) Raducanu 1 pt (1)

-- Edited by Lambda on Friday 12th of April 2024 03:05:11 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
Perhaps for some context these are the rankings for 8/4 if they were based only on all clay results according to OER

11. Parry 779 pts (19 tournaments)
39. Burel 488 pts (10)
86. Garcia 300 pts (4)
137. (GB 1) Jones 216 pts (7)
423. Mladenovic 48 pts (14)
=577. (=GB 6) Dart 24 pts (4)
=577. (=GB 6) Watson 24 pts (4)
612. (GB 8) Boulter 20 pts (1)
1446. (GB 25) Raducanu 1 pt (1)

-- Edited by Lambda on Friday 12th of April 2024 03:05:11 PM

Largely irrelevant though as to who should be picked given the big divergences in number and quality of clay tournaments involved and largely dating back to last year.

.I guess though it does show that Parry is rather useful on clay, while again these rankings do not give a true picture of her comparative clay ability as against Garcia.

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 12th of April 2024 03:14:26 PM

Barefoot · Lower Club Player

Var wrote:
PaulM wrote:
Var wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Its all about whos likely to win. My feeling is you never know with Emma how she would play. So she was worth the punt- Id have played Fran though instead of Katie. But its Annes call.
Agree JonH. Wonder what impact may be on Olympic team selection?
Based on ranking and eligibility and it's not a team competition but a standard knockout draw. So Katie will be there unless injured, and rightly so.
Oh thats a shame , given its on outdoor clay. Nevermind, she might get a bit more practice in before then. Heres hoping..

None of our ladies have any chance of medalling at the Olympics though. The experience is a reward for prior performance and would be a real shame to take that away.

PaulM · Tennis legend

A super set from Emma and she still loses it 3-6. Really fun match.

seagull · Hall of fame

Really good stuff from Emma

PaulM · Tennis legend

An even more super set which she wins 6-3.

World class tennis. Gosh I hope she stays fit she could have a really great summer.

twentytoone · Intermediate Club Player

emma playing very well here

PaulM · Tennis legend

Ha Emma loses track and thinks she's served it out, but not yet.

5-1*

And some big smiles and laughs at the mistake.

paulisi · Tennis legend

That's a great win.
Fran for Katie?

indiana · Tennis legend

Go Emma

I was thinking before the final point - wish she'd get more first serves in

mbturner · Lower Club Player

Outstanding Emma.

indiana · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
That's a great win.
Fran for Katie?

Someone for Katie anyway I would have thought.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Katie Boulter (GBR) 28 (CH=27 2024) lost to PARRY, Diane (FRA) 49 =CH 2-6 0-6

Emma Raducanu 302 (CH=10 2022) def GARCIA, Caroline (FRA) 23 (CH=4 2018) 3-6 6-3 6-2