indiana wrote:

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Great to hear.

I guess my Emily and the winner of Lisa vs Katie prediction just became Emily and Lisa :)

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And all the Katie predictions just did a nose-dive !

But thrilled for Lisa - that she won, that she felt OK, that she enjoyed it. What could be better ?

Katie's got juniors, after all.

 

(NB should add that the Katie prediction includes mine ! As said, I was going for the kindergarten version of Freya and Katie. However, I'm always happy when the 'older' lot do well - after all, there's plenty of time for the youngsters. I've even got a soft spot for Stepanek this afternoon - age 35 and going strong, brilliant !)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 12th of June 2014 12:37:04 PM

A call out on Twitter has produced the names of two more winners so far, filling in most of the bottom half:

(2) Lisa Whybourn beat (wc)Katie Swan by 2 & 5
Eden Silva vs (wc) Jasmine Asghar
(wc) Gabriella Taylor beat Jessica Simpson by tbc
(3) Manisha Foster beat (wc)Maia Lumsden by 2 & 3

 

-- Edited by steven on Thursday 12th of June 2014 03:51:27 PM

How are these results being allowed to leak out ? It's a disgrace.

Surely players, coaches etc can be frisked for phones or other communication devices.

The Optimist wrote:

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Have heard that Chrstie and Dart won

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Well, that would be a goodie for Harriet - and really put a spanner in the works of all the naomi v katie swan predictions

Jaggy1876 wrote:

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I actually think Dart and Christie will win the WCs would be my tips. Can see them chasing Katie Katy and Eleanor up the rankings. These 5 will make the women's game strong for us in the next 2 or 3 yrs I think

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Aah, but it's a tad easier when we've got the results of the first round

 

Although, yes, it's a good to have a group of girls, all successfully moving up to seniors, making their mark and showing lots of promise. Let's hope Eden and a few of the other younger ones (Izzy etc.) will also join them. Freya is the only one who's really taken my breath away (although I've never seen Eleanor) but it'll be interesting to watch them.

Some surprisingly one-sided matches

Pre-Qualifying R1

(1)Emily Webley-Smith d. (wc)Aimee Gibson 6-2 6-1
Harriet Dart d. Naomi Cavaday 6-3 6-0
Freya Christie d. Beth Askew 6-2 6-1
(wc)Isabelle Wallace d. (4)Lucy Brown 6-2 6-2

(2)Lisa Whybourn d. (wc)Katie Swan 6-2 7-5
(wc)Jasmine Asghar d. Eden Silva 6-3 7-5
(wc)Gabriella Taylor d. Jessica Simpson 6-2 6-0
(3)Manisha Foster d. (wc)Maia Lumsden 6-2 6-3

-- Edited by DavidC on Thursday 12th of June 2014 05:45:30 PM

Is there any reason for using a 2013 thread?

I have been at the Playoff Today (In an official capacity) and can confirm that Wimbledon was looking wonderful in the summer sun.

The "Finals" of the Pre-Qualifying will be held tomorrow - obviously it is possible that additional QWC's will be awarded on the back of it but the intention is certainly to play the matches.