Week 18 - ITF W100 - Gifu, Japan - Hard

scottie1 · Futures level

Week 18 - ITF W100 - Gifu, Japan - Hard

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

scottie1 wrote:
Good win for Heather.
Is Emina Bektas still Tara s partner ?

Didnt the split at some point during Taras drug ban problems a year or two back?

the addict · Tennis legend

They last played as a pair at the FO in May 2022. I can't comment on their relationship though.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Great win Hev!

Lambda · ATP level

JonH comes home wrote:
scottie1 wrote:
Good win for Heather.
Is Emina Bektas still Tara s partner ?
Didnt the split at some point during Taras drug ban problems a year or two back?

She's with somebody else now.

B00thy · Intermediate Club Player

the addict wrote:
Doubles might not be so good, but singles are certainly improving

L16:- Heather Watson (GBR) WR192 def Destanee Aiava (AUS) WR160 [8] 6-4 4-6 7-6(5)

Oh, that's a fab result from Heather, and with a solid tie-break finish .. biggrin

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Cracking win.

Well done Hev

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Heather Watson (GBR) WR192 v Wushuang Zheng (CHN) WR270 [Q6]

the addict · Tennis legend

Played indoors

QF:- Heather Watson (GBR) WR192 def Wushuang Zheng (CHN) WR270 [Q6] 6-3 3-6 6-2

*****

SF:- Heather Watson (GBR) WR192 v Mananchaya Sawangkaew (THA) WR113 [3]

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Bravo, Heather - and keep going !

What a run she's having

(There's two juniors on the other side of the draw - Emerson and Wakana - both born in 2008)

ADD: actually, Emerson is there - Wakana got knocked out in the QF, my mistake

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 2nd of May 2025 07:43:03 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lily and Emina won their doubles QF, 6-4 6-2

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Emina Bektas (USA) / Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR) (227+312) def Hong Yi Cody Wong (HKG) / Lin Zhu (CHN) CR637 (210+427) 6-4 6-2

*****

SF:- Emina Bektas (USA) / Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR) (227+312) v I-Hsuan Cho (TPE) / Yi Tsen Cho (TPE) CR370 (185+185)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Bravo, Heather - and keep going !

What a run she's having

(There's two juniors on the other side of the draw - Emerson and Wakana - both born in 2008)
ADD: actually, Emerson is there - Wakana got knocked out in the QF, my mistake

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 2nd of May 2025 07:43:03 AM

I see her live ranking has risen a good chunk and could go higher. If she keeps on the faster surfaces and avoids clay she could do well enough rankings wise to maybe snatch a main draw Wimbly wild card?

Lambda · ATP level

I didn't think a main draw wild card for Wimby was ever in doubt. She's still very popular with the public and media that, as long as she's in the top 200 and its not needed for others, I would think she would always get a main draw wild card.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
I didn't think a main draw wild card for Wimby was ever in doubt. She's still very popular with the public and media that, as long as she's in the top 200 and its not needed for others, I would think she would always get a main draw wild card.

I guess that was my point, that she was in danger of not being in the top 200 but this result certainly takes away that danger now