Plucky Young Brit Goes Out Fighting

Miss Laura* finally got to the end of her match, started on Friday, yesterday. As I blogged earlier she had taken a lead in the first set before losing it on the tie break and then suffering the rain delay.

Yesterday she came out against Miss Eva Hrdinova to a slow start going 3-0 down. But then she showed the promise that has made her being talked about as the next big thing in British Tennis taking ten of the next twelve games, to take the second 6-4 and lead 4-1 in the final set. But the Czech ranked 257 places ahead of her pulled it back to take it the next four games to lead 5-4. But then Miss Laura took eight of the next nine point to lead 6-5 and a chance to serve for the match and a place in the main draw. But she was broken and lost the subsequent tiebreak 7-4.

However, it will not be long before we see Miss Laura getting into the main draws of the Grand Slams, she will remain in New York to take part in the Juniors event.

Fellow Brit Miss Elena** took the first set 6-4 in her final qualifier. But Australia's Miss Anastasia Rodionova took the next two 6-2, 6-4. So it is over to Mister Andrew alone in the final Grand Slam of 2009.

*Robson.
** Baltacha.

Rain Delay Hitting Young Brit

Mister Stephen is off up in Edinburgh to see about his fringe, heaven knows where he'll find it it's been missing for years now.

Anyhoo, as I wrote last night the young cubess of British Tennis Miss Laura* is playing in Blushing Meadow between the showers we'd be expecting at SW19, but didn't get this summer. She made a promising start leading 5-2 in the first set of the final qualifying round against world number 128 Miss Eva 'Lck of Vwls' Hrdinova. Unfortunately for British Tennis fans the Czech came back to force a tie break which she won 8-6, but the heavens have since opened. Here's hoping Miss Laura can get her mind ready for the restart whenever that happens.

Miss Elena** our other Brit hoping to join Mister Andy the second best man in the world in the main draw is still waiting to hit a ball in her match due to the rain.

*Robson.
** Baltacha.

British Tennis Would Rather the Rain was at Wimbledon

Well Mister Stephen certainly got the lioness's hearts pumping, and a few of the lions as well, earlier when his posted this pic of Mister Andy. It makes you think that the event may be played at Blushing Meadow.

But while Mister Nasty John is tipping the young cub from Dunblane to take over as king of the New York pride from Herr Roger, not Señor Rafa. There is a lioness cub and an other more experienced Brit lioness praying that the rain would go away and fall on SW11 rather that NYC. For both young Miss Laura* and Miss Elena** are one win away from joining Mister Andy in the main draw, but dark clouds of the literal sense are hanging over New York. Rain is forecast for today when they are supposed to be playing and again tomorrow. You can hear the Wimbledon fans roaring 'Get a roof!'

Miss Laura created a stir in New York on Wednesday when she shook paws at the end of the game a comfortable winner 7-5 6-1 over World 128 Mademoiselle Stephanie Foretz who is 332 places higher ranked. She was to play a lady who really needs a more even spread of vowels the Czech Slecna Eva Hrdinov. While Miss Elena is looking to take on the Aussie Miss Anastasia Rodionova.

It's all sounding rather Eastern European in the women's game even those that live elsewhere, and with Miss Martina junior taking to the dance floor in Sparkly Guys Prancing it really is the wrong time for New York to have a long rain storm. We remember Mister Goran against Mister Tim.

*Robson.
**Baltacha.