Week 25 - WTA250 - Birmingham, Great Britain Grass

Lambda · Challenger level

RE: Week 25 - WTA250 - Birmingham, Great Britain Grass

the addict · Tennis legend

And a pic I took of Millie at Surbiton

9vicman · Satellite level

Coup Droit wrote:
Oh my sweet Lord !

I had no faith at 0-3 down, at 1-4 down, then looked again and saw it was 5-4

Have been holding my breath for the last 5 mins ..... and WHAT a winner to clinch it with

Millie was actually a point from going 5-0 down in the third. A hell of an effort.

I don't think a player should get a main draw wild card on the basis of one tournament even if on grass. But if they take her college career into account and decide that that and her grass court form combined makes her worthy of a wild card, then fair play. The same applies to Jake Fearnley.

I don't think you can not not give a wild card to Lily, particularly after not getting a wild card last year. But she's so streaky. Only three standout tournaments in the last 12 months: US Open second round and her two W75 tournament wins, one from match point down in the first round. But otherwise a pretty average set of results

-- Edited by 9vicman on Sunday 16th of June 2024 05:01:18 PM

-- Edited by 9vicman on Sunday 16th of June 2024 05:02:06 PM

Lambda · Challenger level

The qualifiers and lucky losers were placed ages ago but the useless WTA site has only updated those on the order of play tomorrow, which Millie isn't one of them. The 4 spots not updated where Millie will have been placed in 1 of are Krejcikova, Dart, Pliskova and her former college teammate Shnaider.

Priesty · Challenger level

Anyone likely to be going and spectating on Tuesday? I've booked a ticket but not been able to persuade any of my friends to go along so would be good to be able to have a natter with someone.

emmsie69 · Top national player

Priesty wrote:
Anyone likely to be going and spectating on Tuesday? I've booked a ticket but not been able to persuade any of my friends to go along so would be good to be able to have a natter with someone.

It's actually quite liberating to go on your own. I was in a similar situation in 2019 at Wimbledon when I got a single ticket the night before and ever since then I've opted to go on my own every time.

Spireman · Club Coach

Lambda wrote:
The qualifiers and lucky losers were placed ages ago but the useless WTA site has only updated those on the order of play tomorrow, which Millie isn't one of them. The 4 spots not updated where Millie will have been placed in 1 of are Krejcikova, Dart, Pliskova and her former college teammate Shnaider.

Google says she's playing Shnaider.

miriam abc · Strong Club Player

Priesty wrote:
Anyone likely to be going and spectating on Tuesday? I've booked a ticket but not been able to persuade any of my friends to go along so would be good to be able to have a natter with someone.

I am going Tuesday, happy to meet up.

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

the addict wrote:
Main draw

R1: Heather Watson (GBR) WR158 [WC] v Marie Bouzkova (CZE) WR37

R1:- Katie Boulter (GBR) WR30 [4] v Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) WR46

R1:- Harriet Dart (GBR) WR92 v Qualifier

R1: Harriet Dart (GBR) WR92 Vs (Q) Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) WR 72

R1: Diana Shnaider () Vs (Q) Amelia Rajecki WR794

It's honestly an embarrassment that the Q positions are widely reported on twitter and forums (as well as Google) and yet not on the WTA website.

-- Edited by Blue_Belle on Monday 17th of June 2024 09:03:42 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Actually, the draws have been on the WTA site since the beginning - but only in the PdF format

wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2024/1052/MDS.pdf

this was up yesterday afternoon (or whenever it was)

But it wasn't on the main page - and still isn't

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 17th of June 2024 09:18:36 AM

Grachka · County player

I would actually give Millie a bigger shot here. Shnaider is good and is obviously much higher ranked, but her record on grass is pretty limited. She lost in the first round in the Netherlands and last year fell to Anna Brogan in Wimbledon qualifying.

Uchijima I rate quite highly and Harriet is in patchy form herself, so I'd see her as the underdog.

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

Coup Droit wrote:
Actually, the draws have been on the WTA site since the beginning - but only in the PdF format

wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2024/1052/MDS.pdf

this was up yesterday afternoon (or whenever it was)

But it wasn't on the main page - and still isn't

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 17th of June 2024 09:18:36 AM

I didn't look at the pdf, just what's on the main page. Figured the pdf would be the same. Still though ...half marks.

the addict · Tennis legend

So to summarise and update with today's rankings (some big changes)

R1: Heather Watson (GBR) WR198 [WC] v Marie Bouzkova (CZE) WR37

R1:- Katie Boulter (GBR) WR31 [4] v Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) WR47

R1:- Harriet Dart (GBR) WR101 v Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) WR 72 [Q]

R1:- Diana Shnaider (***) WR49 v Amelia Rajecki (GBR) WR884 [Q]

the addict · Tennis legend

As expected, a lesson from the world's top pair for Lissey and Freya

L16: (1) Su-Wei Hsieh & Elise Mertens (TPE/BEL) CR 3 (2+1) def (WC) Freya Christie & Alicia Barnett CR 277 (135+142) 6-1 6-1

9vicman · Satellite level

the addict wrote:
As expected, a lesson from the world's top pair for Lissey and Freya

L16: (1) Su-Wei Hsieh & Elise Mertens (TPE/BEL) CR 3 (2+1) def (WC) Freya Christie & Alicia Barnett CR 277 (135+142) 6-1 6-1

That's three games in two matches, albeit against a pair of Grand Slam champions. Am not convinced by this pairing though.