I thought I would set up a separate thread for the main draw, like for the men in Nottingham, as this will get lost amongst the scoring for the qualies. The draws for Katie and Mel could certainly have been worse.
Main Draw
(1) Kuznetsova vs BYE Wozniacki vs Qualifier Stosur vs (WC) O'Brien Mauresmo vs (6) Cornet
(3) Zvonareva vs BYE (WC) Dushevina vs Qualifier Li vs Dellacqua Peer vs (8) Petrova
(7) Vaidisova vs Govortsova Garbin vs Dulko Davenport vs Razzano BYE vs (4) A.Radwanska
(5) Azarenka vs Rezai (WC) South vs Qualifier Qualifier vs Bammer BYE vs (2) Bartoli
probably best possible draw for Mel.....remember that amazing win over Molik she had last year, these courts should bring back good memories......unfortunately if she wins Azarenka (who's ranked 16 and has been top 10) should be too strong but that's life in these events !!!
how crazy is it that the beeb don't start covering till Thursday !
very tough for Katie, Stosur has one of the most natural grass court games in this field.....huge leftie serve.....hopefully her poor recent form will mean the baseline game is a little ragged