Karen Paterson (Gbr) bt Nadja Roma (Swe) 6-4 6-0

Nedege Vergos (Fra) bt Laura Haberkon (Ger) 6-3 6-0

Katie O'Brien (Gbr) bt Georgie Stoop (Gbr) 6-3 5-7 6-3

Naomi Cavaday (Gbr) bt Emily Webley-Smith (Gbr) 6-3 6-7(7-4) 6-1

Andrea Sieveke (Ger) bt Margit Ruutel (Est) 6-4 7-6 (7-2),

Keen bt Llewelyn 76 75

-- Edited by johnnylad at 18:13, 2006-09-28

nows there 4 Brits remaining in the QFs, which one would like to get through the furthest, im hoping for a all Brit final between Cavaday and O'Brien!

Could someone please explain where cavaday will be ranked after her run to the QF, i think she'll probably break the top 400. though im not sure.

Some info from earlier in the event:

Sarah Borwell's rotator cuff in her shoulder is still causing her problems and that's why she had to withdraw. After playing a match serving underarm in Madrid she returned home and had some treatment in the north east. Physios told her to rest for five days but the injury hadn’t healed sufficiently in time for her first round match in Nottingham.
“It still isn’t 100 per cent and I need to get it right for a possible trip to Mexico,” she said. “It’s very frustrating.”

Mel South seems to be suffering a bit of a dip in form, I was very surprised she lost so easily to Roma in rd1 who then got hammered by Karen Paterson.

Naomi! Good luck tomorrow!

Naomi's had some truly fantastic results this week, the rd1 win beating a player ranked 283 [over 200 places higher !] 6-2, 6-1 was simply stunning !!! She would have beaten Webley-Smith in straights in rd2 but got nervous serving for the match and made some sloppy errors and lost the breaker and yesterday's win over Chvojkova [wr:331] was also extremely impressive given that the Czech had beaten the 8th seed in straights in rd2.

She faces a tough task against Amanda Keen today, Keen has yet to drop a set and she was apparently simply awesome yesterday completely overwhelming Sieveke who's ranked 15 places lower but had beaten the no 2 seed [Margit Ruutell ranked 184] in straight sets in rd2. Given that it's on outdoor courts, I rate Naomi as the favourite though Amanda's ability at the net and the pressure of her constant chip-charging may tell if it's a long match and goes to 3 sets.

Speaking after her quarter-final win, Naomi said: “I’m feeling really confident at the moment and I was really pleased with the result and the performance today. We had to wait about three or four hours to play because it was raining but I didn't mind because I’d had a really good hit in the morning and I was relaxed and looking forward to the match. I feel like I’m playing some really good aggressive tennis and I’m enjoying the challenge which is keeping me relaxed. I did get a little nervous serving for the match at 5-4 but I learnt from my match yesterday when I was leading comfortably in the second but lost my focus and lost it on a tie-break. So I took it one point at a time and came up with some good serves and finished off a couple of long rallies to take it. I am going to take my confidence into a tough semi-final against Amanda and I know I’ve got a good chance if I keep competing hard and enjoying it.”

Katie's now won 7 out of her last 8 matches !!! She'll have to overcome Karen Paterson's conqueror, 6th seed Florence Haring [wr:261] in the semis to make it two 25K finals in a row. I reckon Katie will win in straights. She's done really well since that US Open qualies loss from a set and a double break up which must have been really disheartening, she's won some really close matches in the last couple of weeks.

Given the strong field, the all Brit final is very good to see......

Two finals in a row for Katie is great to see. If Mel comes back to form (which I think means, away from injury), then the future could be really bright. 

According to jamatthews, Naomi's about 75.5 points away from the Aussie open qualies cut.

It's theoretically possible as she could do that by winning three 25Ks. I think she'll end the year in the top 300, which requires 34 more points. That would be fantastic progress, considering that just over a year ago she was outside the top 1000.