totalfan wrote:

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R2:

(1) Casey Dellacqua (WA) def. (Q) Adriana Szili (SA) 6-4, 6-3
(Q) Ellen Barry (NZL) def. Jane O'Donoghue (GBR) 6-4, 6-2
(3) Sophie Ferguson (NSW) def. (WC) Shannon Golds (QLD) 6-1, 6-3
(7) Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) def. (WC) Karolina Wlodarczak (VIC) 6-3, 6-4
(5) Natalie Grandin (RSA) def. (Q) Georgie Stoop (GBR) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
(4) Sunitha Rao (USA) def. (WC) Nicole Kriz (VIC) 6-1, 6-4
Naomi Cavaday (GBR) def. (6) Florence Haring (FRA) 6-3, 6-1
(2) Melanie South (GBR) def. Antonia Matic (GER) 5-7, 6-1, 7-5

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Fantastic win for Naomi Cavaday, to defeat a player ranked over 100 places higher so comprehensively is highly impressive especially on a slow surface. She really is an all-court player.

Great to see Mel getting revenge over Matic, I had a feeling she would do as the defeat in August was largely due to exhaustion.

Georgie did well to win a set off a top 250 player, hopefully she can continue her great form next week. How many points does she need to make the top 350 ?

Naomi and Mel have never played before. I think Naomi will win, from results so far, it looks as though she's in better form than Mel.

According to Mel, the player facilities are very nice in Mount Gambier. She says that everyone is working very hard in the windy conditions

Its a permenant thing I think

Looks like experience was the factor in this QF. Though it was all to play for all in the final set, probably came down to one break. Good for South to build up momentum for the AO qualies (i hope!) Well done to Cavaday to maintaining consistency in 25k Hopefully she will go one better next week if she qualfies/main draw acceptance.

Grandin