ForeverDelayed wrote:

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It's amazing how often LL's win though, and practically every time they make the draw, they end up winning a round.

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... unless their name is Alan Mackin.

Great draw.. Meng is a pusher.. Plain and simple.. Shes well known among the british players but if Mel comes on her game she should be able to dispose of Yuan the way Yuan disposed of the CTA. :p Did you hear about that story with Yuan and the CTA?

The rule (XIV.B.6.b.iii) is pretty ambiguous - it says "Lucky Losers earn Main Draw ranking points based on the highest round reached in the Main Draw, unless they lose in the 1st round of the Main Draw, in which case they receive only the ranking points earned in qualifying."

Firstly, that reads as if Mel would have got R2 points had she lost in R2 having had a bye in R1 (surely she'd have only got FQR points in that case) and it says that if you lose in R1, you only get FQR points, but it doesn't say you don't get FQR points if you lose in a later round of the main draw.

Edit: you're right, I just checked Morigami who got a LL place in the Tier II in Dubai then won a main draw match - she only got the main draw points, so Elena stays a point ahead (for now) after all.


-- Edited by steven at 03:10, 2008-07-24

If Mel doesn't fall asleep during the match, she has a great chance to win this, as Yuan is quite simply the most boring tennis player I've ever seen play.

The only concern I have is that Mel will get frustrated at Yuan just dumping every ball back in court with no interest in hitting winners, and will miss far too often, but if she plays a good, controlled-agressive match, she could blow Yuan off the court if she hits a lot of winners.

It's a stunning draw for a R16 in a Tier II event though, and even though I'd have Yuan as the favourite, I think Mel could win this if she has a good day.

EDIT: Just had a look at the draw... as that bottom quarter that Mel is in would look weak in a Tier IV event... no-one is that frightening, so although it's very unlikely, there's a slim chance of a semi final here

-- Edited by ForeverDelayed at 10:20, 2008-07-24

Great stuff from mel and a winnable match next. Agree with most peoples assessment. A nice controlled aggressive game could see her win comfortable but if she oer presses could be a routine loss.

Major probs with the scoreboard got to 5minutes and only 15-0, thats a long point then now its 15all after 29 seconds.