Wimbledon Wild Cards

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RE: Wimbledon Wild Cards

Count Zero · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

Salmon wrote:
Shame that Marko Djokovic is still stuck on 1 ranking point. It's a proven fact that he's far better than Nole.
There's something that doesn't quite make sense here ...

Thats not just a fact thats a SUPER FACT

ps boggo for wimbledon wild card

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Boggo WC campaign badge

-- Edited by Count Zero on Thursday 23rd of April 2009 08:35:54 AM

The Hoose · Satellite level

I'd give Boggo a wildcard, for what it's worth.

The Hoose · Satellite level

Count Zero wrote:

Boggo WC campaign badge

-- Edited by Count Zero on Thursday 23rd of April 2009 08:35:54 AM

But I'm not wearing the badge: you'd get beaten up wearing that.

Silver · County player

Count Zero wrote:

Boggo WC campaign badge

-- Edited by Count Zero on Thursday 23rd of April 2009 08:35:54 AM

Wear it with pride, people, wear it with pride!

I personally think he should be made to qualify. Just my personal opinion but if he gets "stuck" in qualies then it means he has to prove himself! That's a way to get players to boost themselves with adrenaline! Or perhaps just me?

jamatthews · Strong Club Player

I think he should be offered the WC, but should have the balls to turn it down and attempt to qualify.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

This is the further LTA reply received from Paul Hutchins:-
(I might not agree with the way they operate but I am impressed with their communications.)

We are, in co-operation with Wimbledon, running a 16 player pre qualifying for 2 wild card places into Wimbledon qualifying which seems to work well with also the top 8 players on the ranking lists getting either a direct wild card into the main draw if under 250 on the rankings or into qualifying.

Often different opinions on play offs and equally strong opinions if we give too many players with low rankings wild cards without having to work that hard for the spot. We are also totally dependent on the All England Club committee views as well as they hold the final decision on all wild cards.

The cut for the main draw is around 100 and we/All England Club are offering places in main draw if under 250 and in Wimbledon qualifying to players of 500 and below and for pre qualifying 1000 and below and some with no world ranking. We always review the system and take opinions into consideration but this is the 2009 system which will operate.

The Hoose · Satellite level

Fair response from Hutchins - at least it's a clear policy, with no scope for favouritism, although you could argue that the whole point of wild cards is that they're discretional. Would expect Boggo to get a main draw WC on the basis of this.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Wow, so Boggo will get a wild card and Evans probably will not. Whoever thought of this poilcy is so brilliant - it would have denied Murray an opportunity to play at Wimbly in 2005.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

dont forget aetlc have final say. so they may give evans one regardless of the lta and they may turn boggo down regardless of the lta.

-- Edited by Count Zero on Wednesday 29th of April 2009 07:16:13 PM

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

they should give Eaton one. the lta would hate it becos he doesn't deserve one, but the crowd want to watch him, so why not?

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Just seen people chatting about having tickets.

Well i have tickets for the mens final somehow. How much do people want to kill me now?

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

Josh seems certain to get a WC, he doesn't have enough points to lose to fall out of the top 250. The AE club will almost certainly see sense and give Evo one, whie Boggo, Ward and Eaton are the touch-and-go. If i was to make a guess i would say;

Main draw WCs: Evans, Goodall
Qualifying: Boggo, Ward, Bloomers, Slabbers
Q WCs: Eaton, Cox, Milton, Marray, Fleming, Smethurst

Count Zero · Tennis legend

so if i am reading it right it means under 250 and your in the MD?
under 500 and you get qualies WC, and 500+ they will host a pre-qualifying play-off for qualies WCs. with the possibility of aeltc making some changes too. if the lta offered alex a WC, i cant see the aeltc taking it away, more likely they will give to people the lta wouldn't, going by the above criteria.