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the addict


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A straight sets loss 6-3 6-3 is pretty much what I expected. The first set bagel was a bonus. It all shows that Katie's level is much, much higher than her ranking suggests.

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the addict wrote:

A straight sets loss 6-3 6-3 is pretty much what I expected. The first set bagel was a bonus. It all shows that Katie's level is much, much higher than her ranking suggests.

 Good prospects. The desire is very much there and it seems to be going well with the new coach

 



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Might be unseeded, but higher ranked than Maia and Isabelle

SF:- Isabelle Haverlag (NED) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR164 (83+81) v Qianhui Tang (CHN) / Yifan Xu (CHN) CR124 (78+46)

 Maia + lead 3-0 in the first set. They broke serve in the second game of the set and held their serves in the first and third games. Their opponents are due to serve in the fourth game of the set, attempting to win their first game of the set and the match.



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Thanks Johnny. Almost forgot this was being played.

Maia and Isabelle take the first set 7-5.



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SF:- Isabelle Haverlag (NED) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR164 (83+81) def Qianhui Tang (CHN) / Yifan Xu (CHN) CR124 (78+46) 7-5 7-5

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F:- Isabelle Haverlag (NED) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR164 (83+81) v Christina Bucsa (ESP) / Xinyo Jiang (CHN) CR56 (20+36) [2]

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Thats great for Maia, must be her biggest final yet? Great news!

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I think that this is Maia's first WTA final. She's won titles at 125 level, and reached SF's at 250 level but this appears to be by far her best at 500 level.

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I think that this is Maia's first WTA final. She's won titles at 125 level, and reached SF's at 250 level but this appears to be by far her best at 500 level.

Had just been checking Maia's history. She actually has had a WTA 250 final - Rouen, France in April 2024 ( with Naiktha ) but yes this is now her biggest final.

If she were to take the title here live rankings suggest that she would move to WR 54, taking out her CH 57 from 01/07/24 - an accumulation of a 12 month period that contained that Rouen 250 final and was bookended by a Wimbledon 2023 QF ( with Naiktha ) and an Eastbourne 500 SF 2024 ( with Harriet ).



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Well, good to see! And shes delaying the PoM vote by 24 hours as well, so kudos for that! Not many players get to delay the PoM vote!

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Thanks, Indi. I only went back as far as Wimbledon 2024 - should have looked a bit further !

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Sadly not to be for Maia but I'm sure she'll get another opportunity at this level

F:- Isabelle Haverlag (NED) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR164 (83+81) LOST TO Christina Bucsa (ESP) / Xinyo Jiang (CHN) CR56 (20+36) [2] 4-6 1-6

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Ah well, not the news I wanted to wake up to. But still a gteat week for them.

Well done Maia !!

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That was a tough final and not too surprising they lost, but still an excellenr week and hopefully given them a lot of confidence and a good feel for what it'll be like playing the best every week.



-- Edited by Tanaqui on Monday 2nd of March 2026 02:01:17 PM

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For those who havent spotted it, the Feb PoM vote is open

britishtennis.activeboard.com/t72573344/british-tennis-forum-player-of-the-month-vote-february-2026/

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February PoM vote closes tonight

britishtennis.activeboard.com/t72573344/british-tennis-forum-player-of-the-month-vote-february-2026/

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