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That match Paul mentions is the only quarter-final determined, as there are still three first round matches to be played.

Here is the state of play at the close tonight

L16:- Mariia Kozyreva (***) / Iryna Shymanovich (BLR) CR130 (59+71) [1] v Emerson Jones (AUS) / Veronika Podrez (UKR) CR1543 (1103+460)
L16:- Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) / Alina Korneeva (***) UNR (UNR+307) def Esther Adeshina (GBR) / Victoria Allen (GBR) CR673 (334+339) 7-5 6-2

L16:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) UNR (170+UNR) def Shuo Feng (CHN) / Momoko Kobori (JPN) CR199 (100+99) [3] 6-1 2-6 10-6
L16:- Freya Christie (GBR) / Eden Silva (GBR) CR346 (174+172) def Kayla Cross (CAN) / Ella McDonald (GBR) CR362 (136+226) 4-6 6-2 10-5

L16:- Katie Swan (GBR) / Darja Vidmanova (CZE) CR1013 (822+191) [ALT] def Sinja Kraus (AUT) / Vendula Valdmannova (CZE) CR483 (345+138) walkover
L16:- Ivana Corley (USA) / Clervie Ngounoue (USA) CR425 (87+338) v Madeleine Brooks (GBR) / Amelia Rajecki (GBR) CR270 (119+151) [4]

L16:- Catherine Harrison (USA) / Alexandra Osborne (AUS) CR290 (147+143) v Hiroko Kuwata (JPN) / Mananchaya Sawangkaew (THA) CR520 (153+367)
L16:- Emily Appleton (GBR) / Elena Pridankina (***) CR182 (108+74) [2] def Alicia Dudeney (GBR) / Mimi Xu (GBR) CR465 (208+257) [WC] 6-4 6-4

Edit:- Katie and Darja into the draw as alternates, and then got a walkover when their opponents withdrew.

-- Edited by the addict on Wednesday 10th of June 2026 09:21:52 PM

Saw a bit of two ladies matches there today:

Emerson Jones - big crowd watched her on the third show court. Lots of support for Emerson. I saw Jovic last year and thought maybe Emerson would be this years version. She hits hard and clean but her older opponent out smarted her. I thought Jones had turned it round though but out of nowhere she served three straight doubles, 7 actual serves out. She just fell apart at the end. They shook hands but it was very pithy and Jones obviously realised she messed that up.

Katie - well, I watched the first few games straight after seeing Emerson, but it was powder puff stuff being honest and left me quite cold. I hate saying that as I know Katie is a big favourite here. She was steady and controlled but the match left me underwhelmed and we left after half a dozen games. The court she was on was next to a picnic area and whilst a number of people were there, attention seemed poor and little atmosphere - which was a shame. Court next to her was empty and they had one of the scoreboards on that court weirdly. Which is all a shame - but I see she won and hopefully will continue to pick up. No signs of any injury of any type that I saw.

Sorry I am not more enthusiastic about Katie but it is how I saw it.

I've just got home from my two days at Ilkley. Lovely to be there. Shame about the weather. Haven't suffered rain there for some years so I was probably due for it tbh.
I didn't have Centre Court tickets for either of the two days.
On Tuesday the chance of watching Brits on courts 1-5 was limited. Billy was playing on Centre.
I watched bits of Swiss qualifier Naef beating Korneeva. Nice match, not memorable.
Americans Mary Stoiana beating Kayla Day, again nice match but not memorable.
Highlight was watching the full match of Lulu Sun v Ella McDonald.
I've seen Ella before at Ilkley and her ground strokes are good and accurate. They worked well for the first set while Lulu looked oddly out of sorts on the grass. Ella was volleying efficiently at the net when required. In the second set Lulu established herself and produced penetrating ground strokes at the expense of Ella. The third set, Ella did have a couple of strong games where she mixed up the pace and length and got the better of Lulu, but then fell away. I feel that Ella is a strong and talented player who has a lot to learn about constructing a point and developing a range of weapons. At the moment she is still rather one-dimensional.
An LTA official commented to me that they were pleased they got more matches played than they were expecting to with the awful forecast.
NB. I don't think the indoor courts can be used for the tournaments these days. They were in the past and I remember seeing Pegula playing indoors here, but not now. Maybe because the ATP and WTA tournaments have upgraded, the indoor courts don't reach the minimum standard any more.
Today (Wednesday)
Another frustrating morning of showers, some heavy. Today the courts were prepared and dried for use and then the covers with ventilation were put on. So when the showers were finally over, the courts were pretty much ready, all except for poor Court number 5 which has a major drainage problem and had to have a trench dug next to one corner to help it drain. It will probably be ok now for the rest of the tournament.
Watched the conclusion of Tararudee beating Shymanovich. Got a selfie with Tararudee afterwards YAY!
(Watched some of Riedi v Hamish but get bored with mens baseline tennis, so didn't stay long)
Watched some of Katie Swan's long awaited match (moved from Court 5) v Martincova. Katie was not looking particularly good. I haven't seen her before. I know that this board in general has high expectations of her if she can stay free from injury but I didn't really see her potential so moved away after watching a few games. I'm glad she won though.
One of the delights of Ilkley is always the practice courts. Players crowd onto them and its a great place to try and recognise players. We enjoyed watching some Americans (Clervie Ngounoue and Ivana Corley) practising doubles together.
Highlight of Wednesday was Court 2 Mimi and Alicia Dudeney v Emily Appleton and Pridankina.
Alicia was very sharp at the net, although a weaker server. Mimi was a strong server but error-prone
Emily App was agile and skilled and Pridankina was a strong server and skilled. They deserved their win. Mimi had her moments but made far too many errors. Alicia D was delightful to see in action. She is very pro-active.
Our enjoyment of the match was even better because Ivana Corley sat near us and we were talking to her and then Maddie and Millie Rajecki came and sat next to us. Such a cameraderie between these doubles players. Millie said she's not getting LTA support and she is trying to make her own way. She was enjoying lodging with a family in Ilkley for the tournament. Ivana and Maddie/Millie learned very late on that their matches had been postponed until tomorrow.
Ilkley is a gem of a tournament, so friendly, although this year the crowds were rather subdued and there was not much atmosphere.
At least this year I didn't have to suffer a near assault from Terence Atmane!!!!
Wimbledon next for me. Court 2, first Wednesday.

Hi Canda - we missed each other again!! Seems we have similar views on what we saw re Katie (and wish her well - see she is on centre tomorrow!) and Emerson. Phew!!

Agree a little re atmosphere - big crowd of course but Jakes match was very subdued in terms of people being into it; bit more lively for Paul Jubb, but he is Yorkshire.

Did you glean who the MC lady was - in the past it has been Abigail but she must have moved on and I didnt know this person?

JonH wrote:

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It may have been Annabel Croft or even Naomi Cavaday - it sounded like Annabel but she seemed younger?

-- Edited by JonH on Wednesday 10th of June 2026 11:13:47 PM

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 Im sure it wasnt Annabel. It didnt sound like a tennis player to me.

JonH wrote:

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It may have been Annabel Croft or even Naomi Cavaday - it sounded like Annabel but she seemed younger?

-- Edited by JonH on Wednesday 10th of June 2026 11:13:47 PM

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 Annabel is working for the BBC at Queen's this week.