Roland Garros wildcards

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Roland Garros wildcards

the addict · Tennis legend

Apart from those two juniors, those girls nearly all have live rankings in the 300's.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

On the other hand, as usual they have gone for 6 home MDWCs including Paquet who is ranked around 265, so the likes of Swan and/or Dunne could find themselves in our QWC list and when you consider the likes of Claire Lu may get a QWC, it limits the place available, whereas France will pretty much always hand 14/16 of their wildcard to home players (the other 2 being reciprocal picks which they get back) so more players needed to fill in the numbers.

I noticed the name Diane Parry when looking at the juniors line up earlier today. Any British connection there?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I don't know of any British connection for Diane.

On the other hand, Evan Furness has a Quali wildcard in the boys and he is half-English

Andy Parker · Club Coach

Diane Parry, despite her inexperience and age, interestingly came through today against Fett (Croatia), one of only two of the French Open qualification wildcards to make it through the first qualifying round.

She is born and bred in Nice, but due to her success in juniors moved to the Boullognes Billancourt tennis club in Paris and was representing that club as a junior there, and is seen by the French as one of their top future prospects I think.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, absolutely amazing that the unranked 15 year-old knocked out the WTA 109 player, and in a hard, proper, tight match (no injuries, nothing wrong).

She was broken in the third set but broke straight back and with the crowd going wild, managed to win the third 7-5

There's the brilliant last couple of points on the eurosport site:

video.eurosport.fr/tennis/roland-garros/2018/video-l-incroyable-victoire-de-diane-parry-non-classee-qui-s-offre-la-109e-mondiale-en-qualif_vid1092175/video.shtml

She's at the top CNE in Paris, I believe (the main national training centre, the NTC equivalent), doing school by correspondence, and is definitely one of their top picks (hence, the wildcard).

And she stands out as she has a one-handed backhand - a rare sight, especially with the girls. Coached by Julie Coin (who many will remember)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 24th of May 2018 08:09:30 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just to say that the two events in France this week are particularly important because they are the last in the 'RG wildcard race'. If I've got it right, there's a circuit that gives 1 guaranteed MD wildcards and 2 (for men) and 1 (for women) Quali wildcards (there's also a guaranteed wildcard in each, I believe, for the top ATP/WTA ranked player who's not in as of right, and other rules re wildcards for juniors etc)

So RG has put in place a matrix for the women based on top three counters in 7 'Race' events.

Albie is top. But seemingly Margot Y, who's down at 20th or so, could pip her if she takes the title in Cagnes sur Mer

For the men, it's the top 4 out of 10 events.

Greg Barrere has secured his. But the Quali one is not secured yet.

But Mahut and Benchetrit are in the reckoning despite being 9th and 10th because they're playing at Aix

(PS I'm not sure I've got this 100% sussed but it certainly give the events and, in particular, the final event, a bit of extra spice)

JonH · All-time great

Coup Droit wrote:
Just to say that the two events in France this week are particularly important because they are the last in the 'RG wildcard race'. If I've got it right, there's a circuit that gives 1 guaranteed MD wildcards and 2 (for men) and 1 (for women) Quali wildcards (there's also a guaranteed wildcard in each, I believe, for the top ATP/WTA ranked player who's not in as of right, and other rules re wildcards for juniors etc)

So RG has put in place a matrix for the women based on top three counters in 7 'Race' events.

Albie is top. But seemingly Margot Y, who's down at 20th or so, could pip her if she takes the title in Cagnes sur Mer

For the men, it's the top 4 out of 10 events.

Greg Barrere has secured his. But the Quali one is not secured yet.

But Mahut and Benchetrit are in the reckoning despite being 9th and 10th because they're playing at Aix

(PS I'm not sure I've got this 100% sussed but it certainly give the events and, in particular, the final event, a bit of extra spice)

It sounds like what the Americans do for the US Open and I believe the RG and AO events, where they get reciprocal wild cards. GB has stayed out of this process and so doesnt get any for the other slams of course, which to be frank is probably reasonable and as much based on our poor standard of players outside the top 100 or so, ie we dont really deserve a wild card from the others (as opposed to a latent Nigel Farage isolationism at the LTA).

For Wimbledon though, I have long been an advocate that we should do exactly this as per the French and Americans - the 4 ITF events in the late winter and spring plus the grass court events (Challengers and ITF for women) could all be used in such a way as to contribute points to some sort of race.

Is there a link to the French tables at all do you know, CD?

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Just to say that the two events in France this week are particularly important because they are the last in the 'RG wildcard race'. If I've got it right, there's a circuit that gives 1 guaranteed MD wildcards and 2 (for men) and 1 (for women) Quali wildcards (there's also a guaranteed wildcard in each, I believe, for the top ATP/WTA ranked player who's not in as of right, and other rules re wildcards for juniors etc)

So RG has put in place a matrix for the women based on top three counters in 7 'Race' events.

Albie is top. But seemingly Margot Y, who's down at 20th or so, could pip her if she takes the title in Cagnes sur Mer

For the men, it's the top 4 out of 10 events.

Greg Barrere has secured his. But the Quali one is not secured yet.

But Mahut and Benchetrit are in the reckoning despite being 9th and 10th because they're playing at Aix

(PS I'm not sure I've got this 100% sussed but it certainly give the events and, in particular, the final event, a bit of extra spice)

Margot lost yesterday, as did Ramialison who also had a shot in the unlikely event she won, so Albie will have that MDWC secured. They were also doing an official MDWC for the person highest in the actual Race who had not already qualified, so that will be Ponchet. Not sure who their other 4 will go to, Paquet and Tan look good bets, but it is a bit slim pickings after that, especially with Burel injured. Maybe Parry will get one.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Thanks, Ace. You're way more on top of it that I am

I'd mentioned the top ATP/WTA ranked player who's not in as of right, although - as you say - this is the Race, not the y-o-y ranking. It's confusing though (or I find it so!) because they keep refering to the French Race and the ATP/WTA Race .....

But it's interesting to see the system - I wonder if the events have had more/better French players as a result?

Completely agree that a youngster or two will get a wildcard, it always seems to be the way.

There's a guaranteed quali wildcard for the top youngster as long as top 30 (top 20 for boys) or has won a Grade 1.

But that's hardly saying anything major as you'd assume them to get a quali WC (at the very least) whatever.

www.fft.fr/actualites/roland-garros-nouveau-processus-dattribution-des-wild-cards-pour-les-francais

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

It's worth keeping an eye on the Bonita Springs W100 situation for the US French Open reciprocal MDWC.

The semi final's are:

Whitney Osuigwe vs Ann Li (2017 Wimbledon Jr finalist)
Lauren Davis vs Francesca Di Lorenzo

Davis and Osuigwe are the only ones in contention to get the WC. Davis has to win the title or the WC will go to Osuigwe, but imagine if it was a Osuigwe vs Davis final - that would be huge. Di Lorenzo has just this minute come through her delayed QF match 6-3 4-6 7-6(9), so that could play into Davis' hands who will be fresher.

The matches are streamed on the USTA website and Livestream and there's commentating as well - it's a decent little service.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

livestream.com/accounts/24043990/events/8661695

Osuigwe's certainly doing her job so far, 6-0 3-1* up.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Osuigwe actually lost her semi final to Li from that position and Davis beat Li in the final, so it's Lauren who secured the reciprocal MDWC for the French Open.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

The Aussie WC goes to Hon. They usually have a WC playoff and Issy Wallace won it last year, but they must have just given it to the highest ranked non entrant this year.

So that's Hon, Davis, Albie and Ponchet, with 4 more French players (you'd assume) to be announced.

JonH · All-time great

Ace Ventura wrote:
The Aussie WC goes to Hon. They usually have a WC playoff and Issy Wallace won it last year, but they must have just given it to the highest ranked non entrant this year.

So that's Hon, Davis, Albie and Ponchet, with 4 more French players (you'd assume) to be announced.

Any idea who has won the equivalent Male wild cards , ace ?