I thought this was just a defence of the points she'd had here last year? :S
No, for two different reasons - the first is that she only reached R2 here last year and the second is because the calendar is a week out of sync at the moment, so Prague 2011 points (18) came off last Monday, while Strasbourg L16 points (30) will come off tomorrow.
Other consequences of being a week out of sync are that there are no WTA points due to come off for anyone in the world on Monday week (i.e. the first Monday of RG), which means players will probably need to gain points just to stand still in the rankings, and points for both of last year's Nottingham ITFs as well as RG will come off at the end of RG.
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!