10K action, week 28/08

Happycynic · Pro player

10K action, week 28/08

Happycynic · Pro player

Molerusa 10K

Q3: Eugenia YORDANOVA (BUL, 1215) (10) defeated Abbie PROBERT (GBR) (5) 63 61 but Abbie got a LL spot anyhow.

R1:

Laura PETERZAN (GBR) defeated Julia PARASYUK (RUS, 680) 62 62

Rebeca BOU-NOGUEIRO (ESP, 740) defeated Kirsty WOOLLEY (GBR) 62 62

Melisa CABRERA-HANDT (ESP, 963) defeated (WC) Amanda CARRERAS (GBR) 62 64

Jane O'D, Abbie P, Karen P play today.

Good win for Laura.

Istanbul 10K

R1
Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) (4) defeated Tanya STOIMENOVA (BUL, UR) 75 63

Kristina GRIGORIAN (RUS, 753) (6) defeated Melissa PERCY (GBR) 62 63

Eylul BENLI (TUR, 1362) defeated Ines JANBAKHSH (GBR) 61 60

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R1 Molerusa

Karen PATERSON (GBR) (2) defeated Cynthia PRIETO-GARCIA (ESP, 878) 62 76(5)

Jane O'DONOGHUE (GBR) (1) defeated Berta MORATA-FLAQUER (ESP, 800) 61 63

(Both Expected, but you still have to win them)

Sabrina MENDEZ-DOMINGUEZ (ESP, 648) (8) defeated LL Abbie PROBERT (GBR) 63 30
...Hope it is nothing long term causing that retirement.

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Molerusa R2

Yera CAMPOS-MOLINA (ESP, 911) defeated Jane O'DONOGHUE (GBR) (1) 46 75 64
Sara DEL BARRIO-ARAGON (ESP, 550) (6) defeated Laura PETERZAN (GBR) 76(2) 62
Karen PATERSON (GBR) (2) defeated Melisa CABRERA-HANDT (ESP, 963) 64 63

I guess Karen will be happy, Laura not so upset at a good first set at a higher ranked opponent, and Jane disappointed to lose after a good start.

Istanbul R2

Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) (4) defeated Irina KHATSKO (UKR, 921) 76(2) 63

The comeback continues along nicely. Next up QF vs 7 BUYUKAKCAY, Cagla (TUR, 774)

Sheddie · administrator

A fantastic week for Karen as she took her first 10K title

In the quarters she beat 5th seed Kildine Chevalier [Fr] 6-2, 6-3 and in the semis she beat the 6th seed Sara Del Barrio-Aragon [Esp] 6-2, 6-3. She took the title by defeating Jane O'Donaghue's conqueror Yera Campos-Molina [Esp] fighting back after a tricky
1st set to win 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.

A great set of results for Karen dropping just 1 set all week, the quarter-final and semi wins were particularly impressive scorelines

Hope she can continue this form and take it into the GB indoor season.

This win will take her up from 405 to a career high ranking of 362

Speaking afterwards to the LTA Karen was delighted to have won her first title:
“Since coming back from injury in May after tearing my stomach muscle I just haven’t seemed to find my form consistently, but I knew some wins would build my confidence again.

“My plans are to compete in the forthcoming $10k and the $25k at Nottingham and then the $25ks in Jersey and Glasgow where hopefully I’ll build on my win.”

Karen teamed up with Jane O’Donoghue to reach the final of the doubles, but lost to Swedes Michaela Johansson and Nadja Roma 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

In Istanbul Emily got off to a good start in her quarter-final match against Turkish 7th seed Cagla Buyukakcay, winning the 1st set 6-2 but the Turk came back in sets 2 and 3 to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

However, there was consolation for Emily as she and Germany's Ria Doernemann teamed up to win the doubles title.