Well done all 3 girls. Hopefully we can get one through so we'll have 3 brits in the main draw. Tough ask for Katie in the next round. Once again the brit girls are showing the lads up.

great so see the women doing well, the thought of having 5 british women challanging in a grand slam is so exciting, one i thught id never see.

Good results last night - good to see them all getting some points on the board...Tho if they are going to progress then these are the kind of matches they have to be winning.

Definately think they can all do something again tonight but getting Elena into the MD will probably require a LL spot as Tosic, who has a number of WTA doubles titles,  has done well here in the past. Incidentally how are LL's decided here? Is it like Wimbledon where it is a random draw or taken on rankings?

-- Edited by Smidster at 14:05, 2009-01-15

Mervatron wrote:

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If i'm not mistaken the top 4 ranked looses in the final round go into a random draw for the LL at grandslams.

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That's basically correct but it's been slightly amended for 2009 (see the 2009 grand slam rules http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_38630_original.PDF Z.2.h.i) to say:

"The order of the four highest ranked players shall be randomly drawn, thereafter the order shall follow the players' rankings, unless there are more than two main draw withdrawals at the time the Qualifying competition is finished, in which case the random draw will be the number of withdrawals plus two."

'Interesting' report on Georgie's match here.

http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=366880

edit: link would be handy

-- Edited by djlovesyou at 16:56, 2009-01-15

philwrig wrote:

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Can someone explain the logic behind the grand slam qualifying ranking point system i.e. 40 pts for winning 1st round but only a further 10 pts each for winning 2nd and 3rd rounds.

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There isn't any, it's bizarre.

No, I can't think of any rational logic for the points structure either.

Great set of results, and not just for the inflated points (though they are particularly welcome for Katie, since it his her biggest points defence of the year). For Bally this tournament presents the best opportunity to gain the series of results needed to reach the top 100 before her defence of Jersey/Torhout.

For Georgie, the most important aspect is breaking her grand slam duck. Some players do very well in small tournaments but struggle to make an impact in grand slams (qualies or main draw). One of these is Julie Ditty, so hopefully Katie can take advantage. Woerle is by far the most successful of the 3 opponents at this level, having qualified here in 2006, but had to endure a 3 hour marathon against Zec Peskiric, so Georgie should have an advantage if the match is long.

Good luck to all three.