According to Zoo Tennis, Babos has lost which should help Heather reclaim the No. 3 spot.
is there any difference between 3 and 4 in terms of direct entries next year?
cos if not, i suppose it doesnt matter too much.
The key differences are between 2 and 3 plus between 5 and 6: 3 - 5 get the same junior exempts. Otherwise it will be a matter of personal pride and possibly better sponsorship deals
Agreed a good effort from Jess won more games than I expected I saw Mladenovic play Heather at Barnstaple I thought Jess would struggle against her big groundstrokes much more. Jess & Jen also were beaten in the Doubles losing to the 4th seeds 3-6 6-4 5-10
I think that Jess's result stands out here the most assuming Mladenovic was anywhere near her best. Jess has really bounced back well from the double bagel and arguably shown career best form this week. Something to really build on for next year. As for Heather she will need to get back to near her best form for round 3. Two easy matches so far don't give an indication of her form but her performances in doubles havn't been great.
Is indeed Tomljanovic next, who Naomi Broady beat in the recent 25K Mexico final 7 - 6 6 - 3. That performance by the Croat 16 yo, when added to other very decent senior results took her close to the top 300 in the senior rankings.
I think it will probably need Heather near her best to have a decent chance of winning this match, and I don't think she has been on her best form the last 2 weeks.
I'm afraid I'm not too optimistic. But I'd love to be proved wrong.
-- Edited by indiana on Friday 11th of December 2009 12:02:48 PM