Wimbledon Play Offs

Lilly · Social player

RE: Wimbledon Play Offs

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Smarter still perhaps - it seems they are playing both!

Salmon · Tennis legend

Oops! I deleted my post by mistake.

I was saying that this was a smart move instead of Queen's Juniors and Jonnylad corrected me by saying that you can do both at the same time. Agreed!

The Hoose · Satellite level

Shhh wrote:

If they are going ahead, why cant they be in groups of 4 or 8 with the winners going through (like a qualies draw)? Why does it have to be a larger draw that goes all the way to a final and produces only one winner (like a main draw) and therefore, losers?

Have the LTA really not considered this?????????????????????
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I really hope British tennis players aren't so weak-minded that they can't handle losing a tournament and have to re-word the concept of a tournament to make everyone a winner. Perhaps they should hand out medals for those who try hard.

-- Edited by The Hoose at 10:02, 2008-06-10

Bladetiger · Pro player

Jonny plays Dan Evans not before 4 today. Dan Is on at Queens at 12 and then over to Aorangi for the WC play off by 4!

Been told that the only wc's that have definitely been given out are for Boggo and Baker into the MD, but more to follow as people see how the guys perform this week.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i think wimby/aeltc will give Ward one at least after yesterday. but if the lta stuck to their guns then they only recommended jamie and alex.
will see how rich does today.

is the play off for a qualies wc? surely jonny deserves one of those

Bladetiger · Pro player

My mole on the inside has managed to get a sneak preview of the secret draw!!

And the first four results, though I dont know the scores.

(1) C Eaton v M Willis
A Fitzpatrick v E Allinson
(3) M Blake v N Angus
J Marray v D Evans
N Pauffley bt M Thompson
(4) D Cox bt S Thornley
M Philips bt T Knights
I Flanagan bt N Bamford (2)

mjd · Challenger qualifying

The Play-off draws are out

http://www.lta.org.uk/Watch/Individual-Tournaments/The-Championships-Wimbledon/

Bladetiger · Pro player

Count Zero wrote:

i think wimby/aeltc will give Ward one at least after yesterday. but if the lta stuck to their guns then they only recommended jamie and alex.
will see how rich does today.

is the play off for a qualies wc? surely jonny deserves one of those

I think you can assume that those not in the draw are at least going to get wc's into Qualies. I would hope that James Ward and Goodall would have done enough to get a main draw WC, Bloomers too for qualifying for Queens, but we should know pretty soon.

Assume Slabba will get a qualies WC.

Yes would agree that Jonny should get a one for qualies and Morgan Philips given the time they've been out, but we'll have to see how they do.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Thanks for the draws and results, guys! Well done to Mors and Coxy.

The Hoose · Satellite level

Agree with you on Jonny. Looking purely at the numbers, Morgan's only got as high as 558 in the world, with most of those points obtained on clay, so I'm not convinced he should jump the queue for a qualies WC.

-- Edited by The Hoose at 13:50, 2008-06-10

Bladetiger · Pro player

Fair comment I guess!

gazzpash · Club Coach

I'd like to see Jonny go through out of all of these as he is more likely to take advantage of the wild card. Just shame only one person gets one

XCW4EVA · County player

Cox, Marray or Morgan for me please.

Also, hopefully Fitzy can win something today

XCW4EVA · County player

woops, double post.

-- Edited by XCW4EVA at 15:04, 2008-06-10