Girls: J300 Roehampton, grass (Week 27)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Girls: J300 Roehampton, grass (Week 27)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Rosie Cho (born 2010) has a wildcard into qualies, which is interesting.

Patrick Moratoglou's 'starlets' are also here in force for qualies (which I think takes place in Surbiton), namely Victoria Barros (who I rate highly) and Ksenia Efremova (back from injury)

Rose · Lower Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
Rosie Cho (born 2010) has a wildcard into qualies, which is interesting.

Patrick Moratoglou's 'starlets' are also here in force for qualies (which I think takes place in Surbiton), namely Victoria Barros (who I rate highly) and Ksenia Efremova (back from injury)

Wonder if that means Rosie is joining the National academy next term

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I don't know but Rosie barely stood a chance against a player who showed excellent court craft and game management

DavidC · Tennis legend

Of our seeds Erin, Marelie and Isabella progressed, but both Hannahs lost - Hannah Read to another Brit Mia Wainwright. There were wins over seeds though for Ruby Cooling and Ellie Blackford (the latter 6-3 6-1 against a top 100 player)

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

I was planning to go and watch this J300 event, is there access for spectators?

DavidC · Tennis legend

Oscariyan wrote:
I was planning to go and watch this J300 event, is there access for spectators?

I guess you are meaning tomorrow onwards for the main draw, which should be fine as Coup Droit has regularly reported on the Sunday's play in previous tournaments, and can tell you more (I live in North West England, and have never been to Roehampton). However today's final qualifying is at Surbiton, and I don't recall anyone reporting on qualies before, so cannot guarantee access today.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
Oscariyan wrote:
I was planning to go and watch this J300 event, is there access for spectators?
I guess you are meaning tomorrow onwards for the main draw, which should be fine as Coup Droit has regularly reported on the Sunday's play in previous tournaments, and can tell you more (I live in North West England, and have never been to Roehampton). However today's final qualifying is at Surbiton, and I don't recall anyone reporting on qualies before, so cannot guarantee access today.

There is definitely access for Surbiton final round qualis today - I popped by yesterday, and you just walk in, there's no bag checks, or anyone on a gate, or anything, wonderfully informal

Surbiton is a really friendly place - they've put out decking and soft seating, the club house and bar are open to everyone, with food etc, and a coffee pop-up place

I haven't been to Roehampton for a couple of years but it's always been open to the public the times I go (my understanding is that it has to be open to the public, it's an ITF event, and those are public events - I might be wrong here but that's my belief)

The Bank of England/Roehampton place is rather more initimidating though - i.e. you've got a long drive way, there's less normal friendly people just hanging around, and I've no idea about food and stuff because that might have changed

I was also thinking of possibly going past on Sunday though - it is an excellent event - the depth of talent for a J300 is crazy - so just walk in as though you own the place smile

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In terms of yesterday at qualis, here's my lowdown of GB interest:

Girls:

Edie Griffiths (born 2009) has come on leaps and bounds - was impressed - there was a lot to like there and she put up a very good show against the Q5 seed

Rosie Cho (born 2010) was completely out-foxed and out-played so it was difficult to tell

Ellie Blackford was looking on good form, and happy and excited to be off to the US for college tennis, and won nicely

Sophie Bekker v Nadia Lagaev (CAN) was a cheats' delight - one of those matches where one player calls it out, so the next player calls the next ball out and by the end of it you've got players calling balls out when they're 6 inches in. An official came, needless to say, and overturned at least three of Bekker's calls (following her performance at the Nationals, suffice to say I'm not a fan) and at least one of Nadia's too

Tegan should have done a lot better against Efremova - Tegan is a very slender/skinny girl but there's no excuse for having zero leg input - she plays completely with the upper half of her body (and has good arm whip, and ball skills) but her legs are purely to make her upper half touch the ground - they do absolutely nothing in her shots

Hannah Rylatt played well, fought hard, but got outpipped by an Ukranian girl playing very well

Sarah Copley is a 'sulky' teenager (just my view, based on yesterday, maybe completely wrong in general) - but if I were her coach, I'd have put my foot down :)

Marelie won by the skin of her teeth against a very talented 2010-born US girl

Ruby Cooling was playing well, and won - her opponent didn't look too happy on grass but Ruby had to finish it off and not let her back in, which Ruby did nicely

And which Lois unfortunately didn't - which was a shame - she was well up in the match but let it slip

Sophia Christodoulou didn't have anything much to put out there either (and didn't think much of her coach)

Didn't really see much of Hannah Read v Mia, or Amelie v Erin, or Sophya Devas' match

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

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-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 29th of June 2024 09:22:36 AM

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

Thanks for your responses DavidC and CD! I might pop along if I can later next week then depending on work.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I couldn't get down today - but am impressed that Isabella won her FQR match

Indeed, GB girls beat the 2nd, 3rd and 4th seeds

Well done to Erin, Ruby and Isabella Wong !

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 29th of June 2024 02:25:18 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

The main draw is out, and Hannah K has decided to play. There is an intriguing 2009 match-up between Hollie Smart and one of the Penickova twins (Kristina, who reached the semis at Roland Garros).

R1 (L64)

(1) Laura Samson (CZE) v (Q) Isabella Wong
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (KAZ) v (WC) Daniela Piani
(WC) Isabelle Lacy v Luisa Maria Cinalli (ARG)
(WC) Hollie Smart v (8) Kristina Penickova (USA)
(4) Hannah Klugman v Mia Pohankova (SVK)
(WC) Brooke Black v (Q) Victoria Luiza Barros (BRA)
Vittoria Paganetti (ITA) v (WC) Allegra Korpanec Davies
(6) Alena Kovackova (CZE) v (Q) Ruby Cooling
Asylzhan Arystanbekova (KAZ) v (Q) Erin Pearce
(14) Teodora Kostovic (SRB) v (WC) Flora Johnson
Monika Stankiewicz (POL) v Mika Stojsavljevic
(7) Mingge Xu v Vendula Valdmannova (CZE)
Mika Buchnik (ISR) v (WC) Gabia Paskauskas
(WC) Hephzibah Oluwadare v Tereza Krejcova (CZE)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Interesting matches

Kristina Penickova did SO amazingly well at Roland Garros - really heavy ball, deep hitting, a lot of power for a 14 year-old
But last year she took part in the U14 Wimbly Championship - and was pretty poor - looked very uncomfortable on grass (although she's grown a lot stronger since then, really filled out)

Brooke has the very young Brazilian girl who I rate highly

Ruby's drawn the elder Kovackova sister - the new Czech sibling duo

In fact, six Czechs in total

Just in terms of defending points, it's only Isabelle Lacy who made the QFs here last year who has anything really to defend (Mimi made R3 last year, but that's not huge points, and the others were R2 at best)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

NB Hannah is playing the Pohankova - who beat her at RG only a month or so ago

But it was a tight match - and this is grass

Time to set the record straight, Han !