Week 42 - WTA500 Ningbo, China - Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 42 - WTA500 Ningbo, China - Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

From TNNS

R1: Katie Boulter (GBR) v Qualifier/Lucky Loser

Winner to play Jasmine Paolini WR6 (1]

the addict · Tennis legend

R1: Katie Boulter (GBR) WR34 v Sara Errani (ITA) WR88 [Q]

the addict · Tennis legend

Liv and Tereza take the first set 6-3 - from 0-3 down.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Liv and Tereza take the first set 6-3 - from 0-3 down.

Just saw that - if Melichar and Perez arent injured, thats an impressive turn around.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Not to be for Liv + either. A day of near misses in womens doubles

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR87 (46+41) lost to Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Ellen Perez (AUS) CR25 (12+13) [1] 6-3 (3)6-7 7-10

Quite a tense MTB, with 3DF and second serves being punished on both sides. On to Japan ........

the addict · Tennis legend

Katie's match suspended at 2-2. They had the floodlights on at around 3pm local time (on the adjacent court, anyway)

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Katie won 6-3 6-2.

seagull · Hall of fame

Next up Haddad Maia who takes Paolini's place in draw

the addict · Tennis legend

L32:- Katie Boulter (GBR) WR35 def Sara Errani (ITA) WR90 [Q] 6-3 6-2

*****

L16:- Katie Boulter (GBR) WR35 v Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) WR10 [6]

SuperT · Futures level

Can anyone please explain why they have moved the number 6 seed into the number one seed's position. I thought if a seed withdrew after the draw they normally promoted the next highest ranked player to a number 9 seed and put them in the blank spot. Sometimes I think I've even seen a LL moved to this slot. But it seems a bit random moving another seed.

Lambda · Challenger level

SuperT wrote:
Can anyone please explain why they have moved the number 6 seed into the number one seed's position. I thought if a seed withdrew after the draw they normally promoted the next highest ranked player to a number 9 seed and put them in the blank spot. Sometimes I think I've even seen a LL moved to this slot. But it seems a bit random moving another seed.

Who replaces a withdrawn seed depends on whether all, some or no seeds have a bye, whether the first day's order of play has been released and whether play has started. In a draw where only some seeds have a bye and before play has started, if a seed that has a bye withdraws then the highest seed not to have a bye takes their place. If play has started then it should be a lucky loser.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Good to see Katie get a win - if she can beat Haddad Maia after beating Errani, it will feel like she is a player on a mission to beat those with a past history, if you get my drift!

the addict · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
SuperT wrote:
Can anyone please explain why they have moved the number 6 seed into the number one seed's position. I thought if a seed withdrew after the draw they normally promoted the next highest ranked player to a number 9 seed and put them in the blank spot. Sometimes I think I've even seen a LL moved to this slot. But it seems a bit random moving another seed.

Who replaces a withdrawn seed depends on whether all, some or no seeds have a bye, whether the first day's order of play has been released and whether play has started. In a draw where only some seeds have a bye and before play has started, if a seed that has a bye withdraws then the highest seed not to have a bye takes their place. If play has started then it should be a lucky loser.

Indeed. Navarro was replaced by Kasatkina [5] and then Paolini by Haddad Maia [6]. I'm not sure if Katie has benefitted by the change - any of those seeds would make a tough opponent.