Update: Unfortunately after travelling to Cancún on Tuesday, by Wednesday afternoon they had announced that the were cancelling all tournaments until April 20th😓. It’s a real shame because after preparing for the last few weeks with the 25k’s and also good solid training I really think that these 3 weeks would have been a good opportunity for me to gain some more points and boost my ranking😓. But I guess it’s all in regards to our health and safety and looking at the bigger picture! On the bright side I have gotten some good outdoor training and even some beach fitness to ready me for my next jump into competition and hopefully the next time I come to Cancún, I can actually play some matches😅.

Programme: Competition

Ranking update: Happy to say that I’ve finally made a step back onto the Rankings Table with my points from Glasgow and Sunderland now applied! Jumped from 1918 to 1679 in the space of one week so something positive to go off to Cancún as I strive for not only the ITF points but amore importantly my first (and hopefully plenty more to come) WTA Points! Go hard or go home!💪🏾

WTA/ATP (Singles): Unranked at the moment!

WTA/ATP (Doubles): Unranked at the moment!

ITF World Tennis Ranking (Singles): 1679

ITF World Tennis Ranking (Doubles): Unranked at the moment!

Update: After coming through a 3 hour epic in my first round qualifying (7-6(3) 5-7 12-10), I lost in the final round of the $25k in Sunderland with a not too bad performance. I am really happy with the fight that I have shown in all my matches and not giving up until the match is completely finished. It’s nice to know that just coming back, there are just a few more things I need to tweak in my game to be able to go that step further hopefully next time qualifying and going some rounds in the main draw! After a couple of days rest due to my shoulder feeling a little sore, I am going to get back into training from tomorrow and get working on my serve and also some point play and construction in readiness for me travelling to Cancún for 3 $15k’s in the next coming weeks! I’m really excited to be travelling again and competing abroad where there will hopefully be a lot of opportunities for me to get some good results! Onwards and Upwards!💪🏾

Programme: Competition

Update: Unfortunately after a tough match against Katy I lost 6-2 6-4. It was a very competitive match and was neck and neck especially in the second set. I am very happy with my performance and feel confident going into my match today in Sunderland! My match analysis showed that there were definitely things that I can work on in my service game which I took back to Halton and worked on with Mike this week before coming to Sunderland. Now I look to putting my training into practice in my match later on (hopefully holding a few more service games!) Fingers crossed it will all go well and maybe I can even go a round further than Glasgow!💪🏾💪🏾

Programme: Competition

Update: Happy to report that I got through the first round of qualifying in the $25k in Glasgow (after saving match points😅) 3-6 6-4 12-10! Very strong mental performance as it was a battle from start to finish. I had to fight for every point as the Spanish girl I played wasn’t an easy opponent (but in tennis there aren’t really any easy opponents or matches). She was solid from the back, didn’t make many errors and hustled well around the court which meant longer rallies all throughout the match it was a real test of fitness! So back to the hotel for rest and recover and an early nights sleep as tomorrow I play a fellow Halton’er Katy which should be a very good match! Battle of the Brits, again it won’t be easy...💪🏾

Programme: Competition

Update: 4 days of rest and recovery and I’m back on court after a slightly pulled lower abdominal muscle at the British Tour in Bath. During my first match win (6-1 6-2) I felt a little niggle in my lower abdomen during the second set that got progressively worse afterwards forcing me to withdraw. This was a real shame as not only is Bath one of my favourite venues to play at I was actually playing really well and applying what I have been learning in training to the match court which is always a positive! But these things happen however, I’m really happy to be back on court today representing Halton in the NPL League where we have now qualified top of the table for the NPL Finals! We played against Charnwood Tennis Club and had a convincing 4-0 win! Not all the matches were as easy as it seemed...I do love playing Team Tennis as the atmosphere is always electric and playing with Scarlett is always a blast. We came through our first match 6-0 6-0 and then our second match 4-6 6-0 10-6 in the championship tiebreak! We managed to get it together and pull off the win so am really happy to end the week on a positive! Back into a slightly easier training week as not to aggravate my abdomen but also getting the ball rolling for the $25,000 in Glasgow which starts for me at the weekend! Hopefully by then I’ll be fully fit and be able to put my best foot forward!

Programme: Competition

Update: Good match play practice at the weekend playing the UTR event in Millfield. Some good quality matches that prepared me for the upcoming British Tour in Bath where I played my first match yesterday and won. Fingers crossed everything goes well today!💪🏾

Programme: Competition

Update: Back to training after some good success reaching : the Semi-Finals of the British Tour in Stirling Followed by a great win for Halton over Easton on Sunday 4 wins out of 4! This weeks training is helping me to prep for the UTR event in Millfield. I’ve had some good hits this week so far under the new Halton squad structure👍🏾👍🏾back to training tomorrow!👍🏾🎾💪🏾

Programme: Training

Update: Glad to finally be apart of the Halton PROV3 Team and share my tennis journey with the Halton tennis community! I started my training with the Team about 2 months ago and am feeling positive with the training and moving forwards into 2020! Over the last few days I’ve hit with Anna, Beth and Amelie with the sessions being led by Ed and they have been productive. I’ve been working a lot on redirecting the ball from the middle of the court into the open space to allow me to neutralise or get on top in the rallies/points.  It has been tough (especially on the legs😂) but from my session today I can say that I have seen some improvement but still at lot more to work on! Back to training tomorrow in preparation for the British Tour in Stirling starting next week. Big Push 2020 it starts here!🎾💪🏾

Programme: Training