Wild Cards and Play Offs

RJA · Hall of fame

RE: Wild Cards and Play Offs

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Fair enough. Guess he better win tomorrow then.

Or,, otherwise, as Lisa Whybourn said in her very honest and straight-forward interview that Embee posted, you can be 'hugely disappointed' but you've only got yourself to blame for not being at the right ranking at the right time.

steven · Tennis legend

Dave v Dan scoreline now known. I assume Marcus v Josh must be very close ...

R2: (1) Brydan Klein WR 253 beat (WC) Jonny O'Mara WR 1517 by 1 & 0
R2: David Rice WR 501 beat (3) Daniel Smethurst WR 373 by 6-4 4-6 6-4
R2: Lewis Burton WR 675 beat (WC) Luke Bambridge WR 828 by 4 & 2
R2: Marcus Willis WR 559 v (2) Joshua Milton WR 369 - no info yet

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

I seem to remember Fitzy losing in the final round of the playoffs last year (Chris Eaton, I think) but there was a drop out from Qualifying and he was given a type of LL spot.

Not sure if the drop out was one of the other WCs - hence leaving a WC spot open - or someone through to qualies on ranking.

Having said that, my brain is so frazzled at the moment, I could be imagining the whole thing.

RJA · Hall of fame

Bob in Spain wrote:
I seem to remember Fitzy losing in the final round of the playoffs last year (Chris Eaton, I think) but there was a drop out from Qualifying and he was given a type of LL spot.

Not sure if the drop out was one of the other WCs - hence leaving a WC spot open - or someone through to qualies on ranking.

Having said that, my brain is so frazzled at the moment, I could be imagining the whole thing.

Luke Saville was supposed to get a QWC (reigning Junior Champ) but he had entered a tournament in the same week so couldn't be given the wild card and Fitzy got it instead.

indiana · Tennis legend

I really hope Dave beats Klein, but fear that he may well not.

Re Q WCs are there definitely just 8 in total ( which would thus be the 6 already awarded plus 2 PO winners ) ? And hence no additional room ( unless any Q WCs get upgraded ) for PO semi final losers.

I know that it is 8 MD WCs, but not sure that it is just 8 Q WCs.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
I seem to remember Fitzy losing in the final round of the playoffs last year (Chris Eaton, I think) but there was a drop out from Qualifying and he was given a type of LL spot.

Not sure if the drop out was one of the other WCs - hence leaving a WC spot open - or someone through to qualies on ranking.

Having said that, my brain is so frazzled at the moment, I could be imagining the whole thing.

Well done, Bob in Spain's brain ! RJA confirms that you are not having a senile moment (although seemingly it won't help Dave if he loses).

Now, if only you could tell me how to remember all these god-awful passwords that we keep getting inundated with . . .

RJA · Hall of fame

indiana wrote:
I really hope Dave beats Klein, but fear that he may well not.

Re Q WCs are there definitely just 8 in total ( which would thus be the 6 already awarded plus 2 PO winners ) ? And hence no additional room ( unless any Q WCs get upgraded ) for PO semi final losers.

I know that it is 8 MD WCs, but not sure that it is just 8 Q WCs.

There are 9 in total.

7 have been allocated (Evo, Boggo, Goodall, Baker, Corrie, JWH and Peliwo) and 2 are reserved for the play off winners.

indiana · Tennis legend

Thanks RJA, I had something in the back of my mind that it was 9, so hoping still one spare. I hadn't counted Peliwo though.

RJA · Hall of fame

Interesting I did read elsewhere that Peliwo was told that as 2012 Junior Champion he would get a QWC but had he made top 250 he would have received MDWC.

Jack Buxton · Club Coach

Willis bt Milton 6-7(1) 7-5 6-0 via LTA twitter

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Jack Buxton wrote:
Willis bt Milton 6-7(1) 7-5 6-0 via LTA twitter

And poor, poor Josh; seemingly he had it absolutely done and dusted:

Wimbledon Q WC Play Offs: Willis bt Milton 67(1) 75 60 (recovering from 76 52 40-0 down)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
I seem to remember Fitzy losing in the final round of the playoffs last year (Chris Eaton, I think) but there was a drop out from Qualifying and he was given a type of LL spot.

Not sure if the drop out was one of the other WCs - hence leaving a WC spot open - or someone through to qualies on ranking.

Having said that, my brain is so frazzled at the moment, I could be imagining the whole thing.

Well done, Bob in Spain's brain ! RJA confirms that you are not having a senile moment (although seemingly it won't help Dave if he loses).

Now, if only you could tell me how to remember all these god-awful passwords that we keep getting inundated with . . .

Yet !! It won't be long at this rate.

steven · Tennis legend

R2: (1) Brydan Klein WR 253 beat (WC) Jonny O'Mara WR 1517 by 1 & 0
R2: David Rice WR 501 beat (3) Daniel Smethurst WR 373 by 6-4 4-6 6-4
R2: Lewis Burton WR 675 beat (WC) Luke Bambridge WR 828 by 4 & 2
R2: Marcus Willis WR 559 beat (2) Joshua Milton WR 369 by 6-7(1) 7-5 6-0

R3: (1) Brydan Klein WR 253 v David Rice WR 501 - H2H 2-0, both 2 sets, 2006 & 2011
R3: Marcus Willis WR 559 v Lewis Burton WR 675 - H2H 1-0, 7-6(6) 6-4 Bath in March this year

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, got to be gutted for Josh

though I think Marcus is probably more likely to pull off a surprise win in qualies and get a few ranking points if he actually gets there, so in that sense it's probably a good result.