Queens WC - Disgrace?

indiana · Tennis legend

Queens WC - Disgrace?

steven · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Re Wardinator, much as I really admire his progress this year and his performances this week, I think a step too far just now for a guy who previous to this week had played a total of 2 challenger matches ( losses ) and is currently ranked outside the top 600 although going to rise ( even with no further wins this week ) to closer to 500.

However, Boggo, Evans, Smethurst ???

Dimitrov ????!!!!!

Dimitrov is defnitely the most scandalous WC of the lot. In fact, something LT said yesterday after talking to Jonny and him implied he thought he was going to be at Queen's next week, but even then I didn't believe he could possibly have got another main draw WC there. bleh

I made much the same point as you about the Wardinator before he played Dent (i.e. that he'd probably be out of his depth in the Queen's MD and it might be kinder to give him a QWC) but now he's beaten Dent, he hasn't had a particularly kind draw relative to anyone else if he builds on that even more by winning today, which would mean that he wouldn't be able to play Queen's qualifying due to his own success, surely they should have left one open for him instead of someone who didn't really deserve a WC last year, certainly doesn't deserve one this year and lost in straight sets in QR1 to the player who lost to Josh Milton in QR2. Doh!! bleh

Count Zero · Tennis legend

unless they have a Eastbourne and Wimby WC lined up for Wardinator this isn't going to look great for them.

i know what he's done isn't earth shattering, but this year how many of our players have actually reached QF's of a challenger? i think just Boggo (1sf, 1 qf) and Ward 1 (qf).

indiana · Tennis legend

Well one thing I would say, with his wins this week, Wardinator has earned more ranking points this year than our friend Dimitrov ( 43 to 39 )

I'm sure there are actually quite a few Brits that can say that

steven · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:

Well one thing I would say, with his wins this week, Wardinator has earned more ranking points this year than our friend Dimitrov ( 43 to 39 )

I'm sure there are actually quite a few Brits that can say that

Boggo 92, Goodall 46, Evo 43, plus Smethurst 39 has the same and is 19 like Dimitrov.

indiana · Tennis legend

Cheers Steven, I was sort of wondering so knew if I just left it like that you'ed come back with the answer

That is of course those that didn't get WCs, i.e. additional to Baker and Ward.

If Boggo doesn't get any grasscourt MD WCs it's a ******* disgrace !

Count Zero · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:

Cheers Steven, I was sort of wondering so knew if I just left it like that you'ed come back with the answer

That is of course those that didn't get WCs, i.e. additional to Baker and Ward.

If Boggo doesn't get any grasscourt MD WCs it's a ******* disgrace !

round our way we call steven 'ol faithful.

Post a stats based question, leave it 20-30mins, pop back and bingo theres your ansewer

Queens was Boggo's most likley shot for a WC i felt so it looks like he will be all out of luck this year :(

And whilst he fits the LTA criteria for Wimby recomendation the fact that they havent put him forward here surely means they wont be that serious about trying to secure him a wimby one.

(unless the AELTC decide he is worthy of one without the LTA's input)

steven · Tennis legend

Are you calling me an old geyser, Count? LOL

Not that hard when I can just read them off the T25 table (not that hard for you lot to get for yourself either LOL) and yes, my list only includes those who didn't get WCs.

steven · Tennis legend

Jonathan Overend at the BBC is now on the case too:

"Checking Dimitrov. Since Queens last year he's only recorded back-to-back main draw wins twice. Today he got a wildcard into.. Queens."

I wish I could get him to see the stats I just tweeted as well ...

-- Edited by steven on Friday 4th of June 2010 05:16:53 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

Are you calling me an old geyser, Count? LOL

Not that hard when I can just read them off the T25 table (not that hard for you lot to get for yourself either LOL) and yes, my list only includes those who didn't get WCs.

Oh, never really noticed that column

LadyTigress · County player

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Saturday 5th of June 2010 08:02:07 AM

Salmon · Tennis legend

No Marko Djokovic??? What a disgrace.

OldEchoMan · Social player

I join the debate at the end of my French Open report today. I'll be home on Monday for the first day. Bring on the grass...

Smidster · Challenger level

In fact looking at the current rankings can anyone else see them not awarding ANY wimbly WC's to Brits?

steven · Tennis legend

OldEchoMan wrote:

I join the debate at the end of my French Open report today. I'll be home on Monday for the first day. Bring on the grass...

Thanks for pointing that out, I did wonder if you'd said anything and had a quick look in the Times tennis section today but didn't think to look through the RG story. (with so much going on over here, I don't seem to be able to get up much enthusiasm for what remains of RG, though if the men's Final is a proper contest that might change, and it is amazing what's happened in the women's competition this year)

Sounds like you don't have a problem with the WC for Tomic (and people here don't seem to either, though I'd be more happy if it was part of a WC swap with TA - if it is, why don't they just tell us?) but you're not sure about the other four, including even the ones for Baker and Wardy. I'd be fascinated to know who you would have given them to had you been the one making the choices.