Great comeback from Mandy. I saw her play a couple of year ago and could see the raw talent and the athletic ability in her. If shes guided well she'll be top 200 soon. Not sure where she'll end up though.
I'd like to see her get a wimbo quallies WC and i think she could win a match or two if her draw isn;t a nightmare one.
Here is the full main draw. Bally has an intriguing match with the other feed-up, a former French Open quarter-finalist, who has won a lot of matches in ITF events this year on her return from a drugs ban. Katie's opponent used to be top 50 but is currently struggling for form. There is a big incentive for the qualifiers, as 2 play Moroccan wildcards.
(1) MEDINA GARRIGUES, Anabel ESP v DOMINGUEZ LINO, Lourdes ESP KARATANTCHEVA, Sesil BUL v BALTACHA, Elena GBR KREMER, Anne LUX v SAVCHUK, Olga UKR KLEPAC, Andreja SLO v (8) MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS
(3) GARBIN, Tathiana ITA v CASTANO, Catalina COL ARN, Greta HUN v Q CETKOVSKA, Petra CZE v KLOESEL, Sandra GER (WC) LALAMI, Nadia MAR v (5) BACSINSZKY, Timea SUI
(6) KLEYBANOVA, Alisa RUS v Q Q v (WC) ESSAADI, Lamia MAR DE LOS RIOS, Rossana PAR v OSTERLOH, Lilia USA KING, Vania USA v (4) REZAI, Aravane FRA
(7) CIRSTEA, Sorana ROU vs ERAKOVIC, Marina NZL Q v (WC) EL ALLAMI, Fatima Zahrae MAR O'BRIEN, Katie GBR v LOIT, Emilie FRA CAMERIN, Maria Elena ITA v (2) DULKO, Gisela ARG
Here is the OOP today. The winners of the second matches on court play each other in final qualifying. Note the high powered contest first up between a former top tenner and an aspiring one.
COURT M'JID
Starting at: 10:00 AM (11 BST)
1. Jelena DOKIC (AUS) vs Michelle LARCHER DE BRITO (POR) 2. Arina RODIONOVA (RUS) vs Martina SUCHA (SVK)
COURT #3
Starting at: 10:00 AM (11 BST)
1. Johanna LARSSON (SWE) vs Nina BRATCHIKOVA (RUS) 2. Neuza SILVA (POR) vs Amanda ELLIOTT (GBR)
I have posted before about Amanda when I saw her in Edinburgh last year. Great attitude, determination to go with solid ground strokes and she is also very tall...she made Jade Curtis look even smaller than she is !
Her match against Silva just started with Amanada breaking Silva's 1st service game. Unfortunately Amanda couldn't get any first serves in and lost her own service. Silva's 2nd service game also went to deuce.