Grinham, El Sherbini, Au, Khan Advance in WSA Cleveland Classic Qualifier by Joe Russell January 30, 2014
First Round Qualifying Results and Quotes:
Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt Samantha Cornett (CAN) 11/3 11/7 11/6 Rachael Grinham… “I felt good and was
moving well which is the main thing for me these days. I was hitting
the ball quite well too and had a plan with a couple of things to focus
on which I managed to stick to. Also didn’t make too many mistakes
which always helps. Hopefully I will play well v Nour tomorrow. I’m just enjoying playing well and feeling physically in shape at the moment.”
Nour El Tayeb (EGY) bt Cecelia Cortes 11/6 11/2 11/1 Nour El Tayeb… “I felt like I played
well and moved well. I wanted to make sure that I was moving well and
that my head was in the game! Happy to be through to play Rachael in
the next round.”
Line Hansen (DEN) bt Sarah Cardwell (AUS) 11-5 11-6 11-4 Line Hansen… “I think I played ok
and I think Sarah can play better than she did today against me.
Whoever I play tomorrow will be tough out of Sabrina and Sarah. I hope
it's a 5 setter!”
Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt Sabrina Sobhy (USA) 9/11 12/10 11/5 6/11 11/3 Sarah Kippax… “I felt like I was
lacking a bit of length to start with and found her quite tricky having
only played her once in practice before. I felt the court better after
a couple of games but she dug in really well although I think I got the
better of her in the end through fitness. She moves really well and has good shot selection so is a good prospect for the future.”
Latasha Khan (USA) bt Olivia Blatchford (USA) 10/12 11/9 11/6 13/15 13/11 Latasha Khan… “I’m really happy I
won. I was a bit tense during the match and Olivia played well. I am
excited to be playing Annie Au tomorrow.”
Annie Au (HKG) bt Nouran Ahmed Gohar (EGY) 11/7 11/9 11/2 Annie Au… “She is only 16 and I
can see she is very attacking, eager and never gives up so I had to
concentrate on not giving her any chances and not to make any errors. I enjoy Cleveland, the
billets and the people at the club are very friendly. It’s a good venue
with live broadcasting & a comfortable player’s lounge!”
Emma Beddoes (ENG) bt Melody Francis (AUS) 11/7 11/6 11/4 Emma Beddoes… Pleased to get off in
three. Mel is dangerous in the middle of the court and can either make
an error or hit a winner but fortunately today she made more errors.
It’s good to get going again after Greenwich last week. I haven’t played Sherbini before so although it will be tough I am looking forward to it.”
Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt Micaala Seth (CAN) 11/3 11/4 11/1 Nour El Sherbini… “It’s been a while
since I’ve had comfortable match like that so it gives me confidence as
I have been out (injured) for a while. I haven’t been confident in my
shots and mentally thinking they are not very good but today I was
thinking positively and played my shots well. Hopefully tomorrow I will play well again, I have never played Emma before.”
