Wimbledon Wildcards

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RE: Wimbledon Wildcards

RainDelay · Pro player

Main draw:

Konta v McHale
Benesova v Watson
Broady v Dominguez Lino
Keothavong v Pouis Tio
Robson v Schiavone
Baltacha v Knapp

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

As good as it gets really? I think if the girls bring their A-games we could have a record number seconders.

Schiavone v Robson looks like the standout match, definitely one for Centre I should think. Which side of the draw plays monday?

Deano · Improver

Bottom half plays Tuesday (Robbo, Annie, Bally) so Kvitova will be centre, then I think Serena will be court 1, then I think two of Woz-paszek, azarenka and Robbo will be court 2!

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Laura doesn't seem to get much luck with the GS draws but apart from her and Johanna all the others will be very pleased with their first round opponents.

Bally's ability to get very nice R1 draws has obviously returned after a rare aberration at Roland Garros

Miriambee · Futures level

Misaki Doi wiped the floor with Schiavone in Birmingham on grass last week, beat her in straights.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Miriambee wrote:
Misaki Doi wiped the floor with Schiavone in Birmingham on grass last week, beat her in straights.

This week Schiavone has beaten Kirilenko and Begu in tight 3 set matches before losing 3-6 6-7 to Kim Clijsters in the quarters. The most promising aspect is she's been throwing in lots of dfs (21% of 2nd serves) and 1st serve percentage below 50% in 2 of the 3 matches.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Interesting (in a way) that we have precisely zero women 'eligible' for Wimbledon wildcards at the moment.

Obviously three MD direct players (which is great).

But whether you draw the line at 200 or 250, there's no wildcards.

Of course, there's no 'line' at all now so Katie Swan and Freya are likely/possible contenders anyway. But it's going to be curious what happens....

Oakland2002 · All-time great

But quite nice that we have at least 3 women that won't need wild cards and will be competitive in the main draw. I'd trade that for 10 eligible for wildcards.

Having experienced Wimbledon qualifying and had the insight enlightment of the A131 and Indi "wildcard rant" I am begining to see their point. An exsestenual experience similar to that experienced by the Beatles after their initial album success that lead to diversification and Far East influences. However, to stay on point, stretching the wildcard boundaries to give some away is a waste of time. Evo I think really benefited from winning his way into qualifying and then being competitive in quailes ie it set him up for the year.

Katie Swan (and Freya) would benefit from wildcards to qualifying particularly if playing junior Wimbledon. I feel there is far more value playing at the appropriate level as an adult and having competitive matches in the run up to having a real crack at winning in her own age group.

-- Edited by Oakland2002 on Sunday 6th of March 2016 09:45:32 AM

-- Edited by Oakland2002 on Sunday 6th of March 2016 09:46:29 AM

-- Edited by Oakland2002 on Sunday 6th of March 2016 09:47:13 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I did say that 3 MD places is great !

And I'm not really saying that wildcards for Freya/katie/more/none is right or wrong.

Just that it will be very strange, potentially, to not have a single MD wildcard to discuss/dispute

indiana · Tennis legend

Well may "wildcard rant" be put in quotes. It is simply a clear considered opinion on Slam MD WCs ( don't have them ) though sometimes in need of clarification to some. Not too many agree, and I understand if don't personally agree with some of the reasons why they don't, but each convert is welcome

Beyond our 3 almost certain DAs, good if some could do well in qualifying, for which of course currently all would need qwcs. And if 'well' was so well that it meant one or two actual qualifiers, great.

Clearly there will be MD WCs with a good chance of Freya and/or Katie Swan being included if they have continued to progress.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 7th of March 2016 01:26:43 AM

A131 · Intermediate Club Player

indiana wrote:
Well may "wildcard rant" be put in quotes. It is simply a clear considered opinion on Slam MD WCs ( don't have them ) though sometimes in need of clarification to some. Not too many agree, and I understand if don't personally agree with some of the reasons why they don't, but each convert is welcome

Beyond our 3 almost certain DAs, good if some could do well in qualifying, for which of course currently all would need qwcs. And if 'well' was so well that it meant one or two actual qualifiers, great.
Clearly there will be MD WCs with a good chance of Freya and/or Katie Swan being included if they have continued to progress.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 7th of March 2016 01:26:43 AM

Credit where credit is due and I hope I don't appear as being a bit condescending here but hats off to Oakland for coming on here and admitting he can at least see our point - he might still not agree totally, which is fine, or would do thing slightly differently, which is also fine, but at least he's making an effort.

Things may change in the next 3 months and I'm not sure what the criteria will be (though we know what ours would be), where one of my favourite topics will no doubt be discussed again. I realise this is the women's section but I have this feeling that despite neither having won a single match on the main tour since and both having slumped in the rankings and overall achieved little since - my friend James Ward and Liam Broady will once again be recipients of wild cards. Or will they give LB a QWC?

indiana · Tennis legend

A131 wrote:
indiana wrote:
Well may "wildcard rant" be put in quotes. It is simply a clear considered opinion on Slam MD WCs ( don't have them ) though sometimes in need of clarification to some. Not too many agree, and I understand if don't personally agree with some of the reasons why they don't, but each convert is welcome

Beyond our 3 almost certain DAs, good if some could do well in qualifying, for which of course currently all would need qwcs. And if 'well' was so well that it meant one or two actual qualifiers, great.
Clearly there will be MD WCs with a good chance of Freya and/or Katie Swan being included if they have continued to progress.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 7th of March 2016 01:26:43 AM
Credit where credit is due and I hope I don't appear as being a bit condescending here but hats off to Oakland for coming on here and admitting he can at least see our point - he might still not agree totally, which is fine, or would do thing slightly differently, which is also fine, but at least he's making an effort.
Things may change in the next 3 months and I'm not sure what the criteria will be (though we know what ours would be), where one of my favourite topics will no doubt be discussed again. I realise this is the women's section but I have this feeling that despite neither having won a single match on the main tour since and both having slumped in the rankings and overall achieved little since - my friend James Ward and Liam Broady will once again be recipients of wild cards. Or will they give LB a QWC?

Yes, as I say converts are welcome,, though Oakland's emphasis is on the wonderful experience of qualifying ( which I actually think he has overrated on occasion, but undoubtably is better, though not short term financially, for many ) rather than the basic unfairness.

My own angle is more straight forward. Not in the top ranked players then no DA to tennis's elite Grand Slam tournaments by being chosen ones. There's a nice wee qualification tournament to earn a place.

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 8th of March 2016 06:04:10 AM

Deano13 · Social player

With only 70 days to go till the main draw starts id be interested to see who everyone predicts to get the wildcards this year? My predictions:

Main Draw
1) Laura Robson
2) Katie Swan
3) Freya Christie
4) Sofya Zhuk (Junior winner)
5)Daniela Hantuchova
6)Good run on the grass or in paris or next direct acceptance
7)Good run on the grass or in paris or next direct acceptance
8)Good run on the grass or in paris or next direct acceptance

Qualies
1)Tara Moore
2)Katy Dunne
3)Amanda Carreras
4)Gabi Taylor
5)Lisa Whybourn
6)Play off
7)Play off
8)Play off?

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

It's an unusual situation with a rankings gap from 80 - 312 currently.

The British Wildcards for the main draw at least seem pretty obvious at this stage - that may change, and Katy Dunne is probably best placed to do something in the next two months to change that. I hope Freya gets a MDWC, and the fact Laura and Katie are the only other current options should help her.