Weeks 27-28 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Weeks 27-28 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass)

Jajon · Club Coach

I think Frans body is starting to go :(

jb288 · Satellite level

Physio called at 1-1 in the third :(((

emmsie69 · Top national player

PaulM wrote:
Looks like Martic has worked Fran out.

6-3 0-4*

It was much more competitive than the score suggests

PaulM · Tennis legend

Oh Fran. Another injury

Cramp again I think. She just can't catch a break. Had a chance in that first Martic service game but on the break point she pulls up and can hardly walk.

It's just not meant to be poor girl. Do wonder if the long break between sets didn't help either.

jb288 · Satellite level

For those not watching... Seems like Fran mentioned a hip injury that has induced cramp. Because she mentioned cramp, she can't have instant treatment, but has to wait til a changeover. So is playing out the next game hobbling and immobile until the changeover.

emmsie69 · Top national player

Physio on. It's horrible to see. She was playing so well.

PaulM · Tennis legend

It's a shame because she really deserved that moment on a huge court (most likely Centre) against Iga.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

jb288 wrote:
For those not watching... Seems like Fran mentioned a hip injury that has induced cramp. Because she mentioned cramp, she can't have instant treatment, but has to wait til a changeover. So is playing out the next game hobbling and immobile until the changeover.

But at the changeover, she refused to lie down and have massage etc (I sort of wonder if she's like my Gran - if I get down on the floor, I might never get up biggrin )

jb288 · Satellite level

This is just horrible to watch.

the addict · Tennis legend

Today's results

R1:- Francesca Jones (GBR) WR215 [WC] lost to Petra Martic (CRO) WR85 6-3 1-6 2-6

R1:- Katie Boulter (GBR) WR29 [32] def Tatjana Maria (GER) WR63 7-6(6) 7-5
R1:- Harriet Dart (GBR) WR100 def Zhuoxuan Bai (CHN) WR95 [Q] 6-4 6-0

*****

Second round draw

R2:- Katie Boulter (GBR) WR29 [32] v Harriet Dart (GBR)

R2:- Emma Raducanu (GBR) WR135 [WC] v Elise Mertens (BEL) WR33

R2:- Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR) WR148 [WC] v Daria Kasatkina (***) WR12 [14]

R2:- Sonay Kartal (GBR) WR298 [Q] v Clara Burel (FRA) WR45

-- Edited by the addict on Wednesday 3rd of July 2024 05:40:09 PM

jb288 · Satellite level

Also noteworthy: when all complete, the British wildcards did just as well (2 out of 4) as the 'high profile' wildcards. Well done to all and commiserations to Fran.

steven · Tennis legend

A great R1 by the British women, with all of those given a more than 2 in 5 chance winning - 5 GB women through to R2 is the most for 37 years - in 1987, the five were Jo Durie (the only one who went on to win her R2 match), Annabel Croft, Anne Hobbs, Julie Salmon and Lisa Gould. The BBC have since mentioned this too, which either means it's confirmation that I didn't miss anything or that they picked it up off my tweet. (I imagine they have their own army of sports stats providers for Wimbledon though!)

This year's GB women's R2 win probabilities based on early odds:

70% Boulter
63% Raducanu
56% Kartal
30% Dart
10% Miyazaki
E(GB women's R2 wins) = 2.29

We'll get at least one through, obviously, but hopefully one or two more will make it too. I am wondering whether having finally discovered Sonay, they're now going a bit crazy making her favourite to beat Burel, but she must have a good chance if she can play the way she has been.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Great to see the women doing well, hadnt really clocked it properly until just now. Emma, Sonay and Lily back on court tomorrow?

9vicman · Satellite level

steven wrote:
A great R1 by the British women, with all of those given a more than 2 in 5 chance winning - 5 GB women through to R2 is the most for 37 years - in 1987, the five were Jo Durie (the only one who went on to win her R2 match), Annabel Croft, Anne Hobbs, Julie Salmon and Lisa Gould. The BBC have since mentioned this too, which either means it's confirmation that I didn't miss anything or that they picked it up off my tweet. (I imagine they have their own army of sports stats providers for Wimbledon though!)

This year's GB women's R2 win probabilities based on early odds:

70% Boulter
63% Raducanu
56% Kartal
30% Dart
10% Miyazaki
E(GB women's R2 wins) = 2.29

We'll get at least one through, obviously, but hopefully one or two more will make it too. I am wondering whether having finally discovered Sonay, they're now going a bit crazy making her favourite to beat Burel, but she must have a good chance if she can play the way she has been.

Presumably the odds are UK biased. Sonay to be favourite is crazy, as is Emma at 63% against a player who has twice reached the round of 16. Lily is quite generous.