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DF · Tennis legend

RE: Week 23 - WTA125 Birmingham, Great Britain - Grass

Var · Satellite level

Looks like Mimi has broken the top 400, around the 380s. Just what she needed after that hard slog in Japan.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Heather holds from *0-40, breaks, then holds from *0-40 again

3-0*

PaulM · Tennis legend

6-0 *1-1

Gadecki reached the semi finals of Surbiton and qualified for Wimbledon last year. So knows her way around a grass court. Heather has came through three really tough service games saving break points.

DF · Tennis legend

R1:- Alycia Parks (USA) WR52 [1] lost to Mingge Xu (GBR) WR410 2-6 6-7(6)

wales1994 · County player

That's one cracking win for Mimi! Da iawn

wales1994 · County player

Heather wins 6-0 6-3. Two very good results for the girls today.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Very nice Heather. 6-0 6-3.

Some really tough holds that could have swung momentum but she dug in and played some good stuff. Forehand got a bit pushy at the end (first match point she had a nice space to hit into but pushed down the middle and went long) but sealed with an ace.

DF · Tennis legend

R1:- Heather Watson (GBR) WR163 def O. Gadecki (AUS) WR91 (8) 6-0 6-3

Jan · Hall of fame

That's a good win for Heather!

Oh, and well done Mimi too!!

-- Edited by Jan on Monday 2nd of June 2025 01:21:09 PM

seagull · Hall of fame

Thas an incredible win for Mimi. Parks is decent.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
Thas an incredible win for Mimi. Parks is decent.

I don't think Parks likes grass

She looked as though she hated it when she played Hannah last year in Wimbly qualis too

I think she feels it makes her look a bit of a fool because she's always half-falling over, or in the wrong place to the ball

But, yes, when she's in position, she plays super tennis

Just too all over the place and not really inclined to buckle down if it's not firing

the addict · Tennis legend

Roundup of today's singles

R1:- Mingge Xu (GBR) WR410 def Alycia Parks (USA) WR52 [1] 6-2 7-6(6)
R1:- Heather Watson (GBR) WR132 def Olivia Gadecki (AUS) WR91 (8) 6-0 6-3
R1:- Amarni Banks (GBR) WR279 lost to Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) WR153 2-6 4-6

*****

L16:- Mingge Xu (GBR) WR410 v Katarzyna Kawa (POL) WR142
L16:- Jessica Ponchet (FRA) WR140 v Heather Watson (GBR) WR132

Rich2310 · County player

What a cracker from Mimi.
Hoping to see her really progress through the grass swing.

9vicman · Futures qualifying

Is Marni fully fit at the moment? Feels like she's plateaued after some encouraging results over last 18 months.