Wimbledon Wildcards

jake270392 · Intermediate Club Player

RE: Wimbledon Wildcards

PaulM · Tennis legend

Fran seemed upset earlier, so it may be Jade and Emily with her missing out.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Katy and Anna were the last two in the play-offs. If neither of them get a WC one is left wondering what the play-offs were for, though it is difficult when so many of the other girls are achieving their career best wins. In the last two weeks Jade has beaten girls ranked 143 and 77 which does make a pretty strong case for inclusion.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Danjn wrote:
The wild cards are all listed here:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2012-06-17/201206121339508369858.html
Event 3: Ladies' Singles
1. Naomi Broady (GBR)
2. Johanna Konta (GBR)
3. Virginie Razzano (FRA)
4. Laura Robson (GBR)
5. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)
6. Heather Watson (GBR)
7. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
8. Melanie Oudin (USA)

Qualifying Ladies' Singles
1. Katy Dunne (GBR)
2. Tara Moore (GBR)
3. Samantha Murray (GBR)
4. Melanie South (GBR)
5. Anna Fitzpatrick (GBR)
6. Emily Webley-Smith (GBR)
7. Lisa Whybourn (GBR)
8. Jade Windley (GBR)

-- Edited by Danjn on Sunday 17th of June 2012 09:58:11 PM

I thought that Hev didn't need one?

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

RBBOT wrote:
Event 4: Ladies' Doubles

1. Naomi Broady and Johanna Konta (GBR)

2. Tara Moore and Melanie South (GBR)

3. Laura Robson and Heather Watson (GBR)

4. Not used - next direct acceptance

5. Not used - next direct acceptance

-- Edited by RBBOT on Sunday 17th of June 2012 10:00:39 PM

Looks like Anne and Bally aren't going in then, funny as they;'ve done the last two tourneys.

wolf · Tennis legend

I guess Anne and Bally must have made it in as a direct acceptance.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

But Laura and Hev's dubs rankings are higher than Anne and Bally's.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Pleased to see Barty get one.
Big fan of the way she plays the game.
They should never have broken the precedent of giving a mdwc to junior champs in the first place.

-- Edited by Maza1987 on Monday 18th of June 2012 09:16:14 AM

PaulM · Tennis legend

You can enter on singles rank in grand slams

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

PaulM wrote:
You can enter on singles rank in grand slams

It's soooo confusing.

RainDelay · Pro player

I take it Jade would need to lose today to be able to take up her wildcard.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

or chuck a sicky. lol

Jan · Hall of fame

yes - why is Hev on the list???

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

If Jade wins today, I think she should be given Hev's wildcard, and not be penalised for doing well. She's clearly proved that she can win a R1 MD match as she's beated WR 77.

The question is will Wimby see it like that?

philwrig · Hall of fame

Maza1987 wrote:
Pleased to see Barty get one.
Big fan of the way she plays the game.
They should never have broken the precedent of giving a mdwc to junior champs in the first place.

-- Edited by Maza1987 on Monday 18th of June 2012 09:16:14 AM

I think the fact that she had already had WCs into French and Aussie without too much success was also taken into account. However winning Notts was proof that she should be capable of posing a threat with the right draw at Wimby.