Week 33 - ITF W35 Aldershot, Great Britain - Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 33 - ITF W35 Aldershot, Great Britain - Hard

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Great week for Mimi.

Var · Pro player

Well done Mimi!

Peter too · Tennis legend

A few photos of Mimi from yesterday.

-- Edited by Peter too on Friday 16th of August 2024 11:55:51 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Wow ! They're super, Peter

the addict · Tennis legend

Brilliant shots Peter. I know from experience how hard it is to time it to get the ball in shot like that.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, I like Tessah but there's a lot of 'bad words' coming from her end - all caught nicely on the microphone - and the umpire seems to be doing nothing about it

She's just screamed: 'Move your feet, for f**k's sake'

I never care, as long as they're doing it to themselves, and not at someone else

But I doubt Beth would be allowed to shout that

And this is French, it's not some 'iddy-biddy' language that nobody understands

Var · Pro player

Brilliant shots of Mimi Peter. Really shows her athleticism. Will stand her in good stead when she gets on the tour for real.

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Sarah Beth Grey (GBR) WR416 [7] lost to Tessah Andrianjafitrimo (FRA) WR532 6-3 (5)6-7 1-6
QF:- Mingge Xu (GBR) WR598 [WC] def Miho Kuramochi (JPN) WR372 [6] 6-4 6-0

*****

SF:- Mingge Xu (GBR) WR598 [WC] v Tessah Andrianjafitrimo (FRA) WR532

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Just looking at the rankings, was Mimi a late entry or was her ranking too low?

DF · Tennis legend

Enjoyed seeing the photos Peter smile

paulisi · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
Just looking at the rankings, was Mimi a late entry or was her ranking too low?

Too low, but will get a boost when these points go on

You need to be top 500 in reality to have a chance of main draw at this level.

indiana · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
Just looking at the rankings, was Mimi a late entry or was her ranking too low?
Too low, but will get a boost when these points go on
You need to be top 500 in reality to have a chance of main draw at this level.

Is fairly variable and while Mimi was indeed 3 entry places out here ( with the last direct entry being Naiktha with an entry WR 540 ), in any of the other 5 W35s this week, anyone in the top 700 got into the main draws.

Though yes just considering the domestic hardcourt tournaments WR 500 may be a bit of a rule of thumb and indeed it needed well into the 400s to get into the Roehampton MD last week.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Thanks, well she's definitely justified her WC and then some!

the addict · Tennis legend

Not Beth's day today

SF:- Madeleine Brooks (GBR) / Sarah Beth Grey (GBR) CR300 (172+128) [1] lost to Punnin Kovapitukted (THA) / Akiko Omae (JPN) CR940 (366+577) [4] 4-6 4-6

SF:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Mingge Xu (GBR) CR912 (163+759) [3] def Rina Saigo (JPN) / Yukina Saigo (JPN) CR824 (466+358) [2] 6-1 (5)6-7 10-4

*****

F:- Punnin Kovapitukted (THA) / Akiko Omae (JPN) CR940 (366+577) [4] v Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Mingge Xu (GBR) CR912 (163+759) [3]