Roland Garros wildcards

wimdledont · Challenger level

Roland Garros wildcards

wimdledont · Challenger level

Pretty close...

www.tennisforum.com/3106-roland-garros/1082321-roland-garros-md-q-lists.html

(No US woman in qualifying means 7 French instead of 6.)

Though 2015 girls champion, Badosa Gibert, a bit hampered by injury, hasn't quite made the qualifying list, the 2014 girls champion, Kasatkina, similarly overlooked in 2015, returns as a MD seed.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The FFT's policy is clear, and never changes. It boils down to:

1. Stick your best youngster/youngsters (Tessah A WR 294) into the MD, even if they're a way off the ranking - the crowd love it and that's where they should be aiming. (i.e. Katie and prob. Freya)

2. Any older player who's been around a while and 'deserves recognition'/ the company gold watch should be rewarded and bumped up - Foretz, Razzano etc (i.e. Emily WS would definitely get a Quali WC, no question, James Ward would get a MD one)

3. If your family's well-connected and one of the in-crowd, you're a shoe-in, e.g. Hesse - not quite sure who that applies to in England but I bet it plays a big part !

4. Don't worry that they're useless on clay (Dodin) - they've got to learn and the other player might fall over (i.e. give Mandy C one on grass - and she's not 'useless', in fact)

5. Fill up the gaps with any other players you fancy - don't give them to foreigners unless you can get something in return/exceptional circumstances.

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 13th of May 2016 08:24:26 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

So, with the advent of the new president, it's all change at the FFT with their wildcard approach.

Seemingly, as of next year, instead of the discretionary policy, there will be a 'Race to Roland Garros' series of tournaments that will work (as far as I can see) like the US one, with players getting points and the top players at the end getting a wildcard.

They will get one point for winning a 'Race to RG' tournament in France on hard, and two points for winning one on clay.

However, I'm not sure it's ALL the wildcards that will be handed out this way - the article I read implies it but that seems unlikely. But maybe .....

skibbarriz · Strong Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
So, with the advent of the new president, it's all change at the FFT with their wildcard approach.

Seemingly, as of next year, instead of the discretionary policy, there will be a 'Race to Roland Garros' series of tournaments that will work (as far as I can see) like the US one, with players getting points and the top players at the end getting a wildcard.

I'm glad someone has been reading my suggestions, even if the head of the FFT wasn't the audience i had in mind. Still, it's nice to know the board is well read.

Now LTA, your turn for this move next.

indiana · Tennis legend

Is this going to be open competition or restricted to the leading French players in the series ?

I can cope with Slam MD WCs that are earned from defined competition, not that they are then any longer really that 'wild'. Indeed, quite a lot to be said for objectively counting recent results weighted to the Slam surface.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Is this going to be open competition or restricted to the leading French players in the series ?

I can cope with Slam MD WCs that are earned from defined competition, not that they are then any longer really that 'wild'. Indeed, quite a lot to be said for objectively counting recent results weighted to the Slam surface.

Pretty sure that it's restricted to French players smile

Although I don't see it actually spelled out in black and white as such.

wimdledont · Challenger level

Besides Smacky Shazzer, there's also Vondrousova, who is only just outside the MD cut-off, despite having taken 6 months off injured

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Looks like 15 year-old Amanda Anisimova has won the USTA Roland Garros Main Draw Wildcard play-offs.

Well done, that girl !

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

I watched most of her matches at a recent 60k event. Girl is very talented. If she continues to develop she's going to be a big star.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just to note that the FFT have given a quali wildcard to an UNR player, young Yasmine Mansouri, born 2001, about top 60 in juniors.

indiana · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Just to note that the FFT have given a quali wildcard to an UNR player, young Yasmine Mansouri, born 2001, about top 60 in juniors.

Clearly one can't absolutely equate, but I wonder if Emma Radacanu ( Nov 2002 ) and/or Holly Fischer ( March 2003 ) were in about that position in the next year or two whether they'ed be considered for Wimbledon qualifying WCs. I couldn't see direct ones, best being qualifying play-off WCs.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

It's hardly a major world scandal but the big polemic on French sites at the moment is the fact that Paul-Henri Mathieu didn't receive a wildcard for the MD, especially as this is his last RG.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just a thought for 'poor' Krajiniovic who is, I believe, the first ALT for the RG qualis.

With Paulo (above) still dithering about whether he will play qualis or not, (claimed he wouldn't, in protest, really, about the way he was treated or to keep the great memories of centre court unsullied, whichever way you want it, but then the FFT saying he probably will), Kraj. is sitting there in a 'will-he-won't-he' vacuum, bag all at the ready. (To be honest, as next player on the list, you'd be like that anyway, but it makes for good copy.....)

Virginie Razanno has also received a lot of coverage as the 6th best ranked French player, ranked top 200, who was also overlooked for a MD wildcard. The cards have gone to players a lot lower down the list - but younger. Seemingly, it's the new President's approach ....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

As she was a Brit, just to mention that Izzy Wallace made the final of the Australian RG wildcard play-off.

However,, she lost to junior, Jamiee Flouriss (who, as mentioned here, was amazingly impressive at Surbiton last year, especially for her age, even though she lost)