Alice Gillan

British Tennis Player 🎾 Travelling the world doing what I do best 💁🏼‍♀️✈️

[Steven @GBtennis]

Glasgow W35 FQR: 9 British women entered qualifying here but @AliVG98 was the only one who managed to make it to the main draw, where she joins half a dozen compatriots - https://t.co/GLR3WnymYG

[Steven @GBtennis]

There are also new WTA singles career highs for:
- @ellamcdonald__, up 8 at 429
- @AliVG98, up 6 at 614
- Esther Adeshina, up 119 at 1002
- Isabelle Cherny, up 89 at 1217

[Steven @GBtennis]

There are also new WTA singles career highs this week for:
- @ellamcdonald__, who breaks into the top 500, up 16 at 492
- @mingge_mimi, up 2 at 596
- @AliVG98, up 66 at 645 after winning the Dublin W15 title
- Amelia Rajecki, up 32 at 686
- Brooke Black, 16, NEW at 1295

[Steven @GBtennis]

Dublin W15 SF: Congratulations to no. 4 seed @AliVG98, who defeats Aleksandra Julia Jeleń POL WR 1361 (CH 1130 in 2023) 2&1 to win her 2nd ITF World Tour singles title! :-)

[Steven @GBtennis]

Dublin W15 SF:
No. 4 seed @AliVG98 battled from a set down to upset top seed Karola Bejenaru ROU WR 555 (CH 502 in 2023), 160 places above her, 5-7 6-3 7-6(5) :-)
In the final, she will play Aleksandra Julia Jeleń POL WR 1361 (CH 1130 in 2023).

[Steven @GBtennis]

Montemor-o-Novo W50 FQR: No. 5 Q seed @AliVG98 qualifies in Portugal :-) - she went 6-2 5-7 5-1* up against no. 9 Q seed Iveta Dapkutė LTU WR 1013 (CH 767 in 2023), who then retired.

[Steven @GBtennis]

Montemor-o-Novo W50 QR1: No. 5 Q seed @AliVG98 defeated Georgia Kalamaris FRA UNR (CH 1211 in 2023) 4&2 :-) and will play no. 9 Q seed Iveta Dapkutė LTU WR 1013 (CH 767 in 2023) for a place in the main draw in Portugal.

[Steven @GBtennis]

Estepona W15 QF:
@AliVG98 battled from a set and 2-4 down, then from a break down early in the 3rd set, to upset no. 4 seed Katarína Strešnáková SVK WR 569 (CH 528 in 2023), 189 places above her, 1-6 6-4 6-4! :-)
Looks as if she’s probably going to face the top seed in the SFs.

[Steven @GBtennis]

Shrewsbury W100 QR1:
Well done to @AliVG98, who upset top Q seed and former top 30 player Tamira Paszek AUT WR 372 (CH 26 in 2013), 430 places above her, 6-3 5-7 6-2! :-)
It's her 3rd biggest win to date by ranking.

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Novak Djokovic says it’s a ‘failure for our sport’ that less than 400 players can make a living:

“I was in their shoes, I understand the struggle. I understand the difficulties of paying the costs for travel if you don't have the backing of a strong federation, which 90% or even more of the players around the world don't have, & not having the budget to pay for coaches & physiotherapists. Coming from Serbia, I didn't have any of that. Now I have influence, I have power, & I want to fight for better conditions. We talk so much about how much money the US Open winners make but we are not talking about how many players, both men & women, singles, doubles, all together, professionals live from this sport. It's less than 400 players max for a sport that is super global & then it's one of the most-watched sports on the planet. That's poor. That's a failure for our sport."

(via ESPN & @ptpaplayers)

[Steven @GBtennis]

Surbiton W100 QR1:
Stunning comeback by @AliVG98, who battles from a bagel & 1-4 down to upset a former top 30 player, no. 13 Q seed Urszula Radwańska POL WR 395 (CH 29 in 2012), 348 places above her, 0-6 6-4 6-4!
It's Alice's 2nd biggest win by ranking :-)

[Steven @GBtennis]

Some Brits engaged in epic battles in Surbiton qualifying now - @AliVG98 has come from a bagel down to take U Radwańska POL to a decider, @ArthurFery02 has fought fro ma set down to 4-2 up in the 3rd v Rincón ESP & @johannus_monday is trying to take McCabe AUS to a 3rd as well.

[Steven @GBtennis]

Bath W25 FQR: No. 14 Q seed @AliVG98 upset no. 7 Q seed Valentina Ryser SUI WR 560 (CH 486 in Sep), 165 places above her, 6-2 1-6 10:7 to qualify - I make that the 4th best win by ranking of Alice's career so far :-)

[Steven @GBtennis]

Bath W25 QR1:
The four seeded Brits - (2) @SarahBethGrey, (3) @marnibanks, (14) @AliVG98 & (15) @EmmaWilson97 - all beat compatriots in straight sets.
All of the unseeded Brits have lost except Lauryn John-Baptiste, who is a set & a break up against no. 12 Q seed Vandewinkel BEL.

[UK Pro League Tennis @UKPLeague]

3 DAYS TO GO! 🤩

👉Week 5 Winner Harry Wendelken qualifies for his first ever UKPL Finals Week

👉Week 4 Winner @DanCox90 returns for his 3rd Finals Week

👉Week 6 Winner @AliVG98 qualifies for her 2nd Finals Week

Tickets available now at https://t.co/y4qWpMxDfm

[Alice Gillan @AliVG98]

Just posted a photo @ Aldershot Tennis Centre https://t.co/zjtUtIv43z

[UK Pro League Tennis @UKPLeague]

Alice Gillan is the women's winner of the 6th week of the UKPL! 🥇

@AliVG98 had the best over Grey in a very intense final, winning only at the match tiebreak 7-6(2), 1-6, 10-8

This is Alice first ever win a the UKPL 👏

[Steven @GBtennis]

Woking-Foxhills W25 R2: (Q) @AliVG98 follows up yesterday's big win by defeating Naho Sato JPN WR 584 (CH 530 in 2019), 305 places above her, 3&4 to make her first W25 singles quarter-final! :-)

[Steven @GBtennis]

Woking-Foxhills W25 R1:
Well done to (Q) @AliVG98, who upset no. 3 seed Viktória Morvayová SVK WR 349 (=CH), 540 places above her, 6-4 2-6 6-4, a career best ranking scalp! :-)
In R2, Alice will play Naho Sato JPN WR 584 (CH 530 in 2019).

[Steven @GBtennis]

Woking-Foxhills W25: Qualifiers now placed.
- (Q) Lauryn-John Baptiste will play fellow-qualifier Katarína Strešnáková SVK WR 782 (=CH)
- (Q) @AliVG98 will face no. 3 seed Viktória Morvayová SVK WR 349 (=CH)