Entries - week 43- 23/10/2017

paulisi · Tennis legend

Entries - week 43- 23/10/2017

paulisi · Tennis legend

Tables are up, but ITF are still tidying up double entries so may be a few changes as you will see a few players down for 2 events

We have a domestic 15k at Wirral(again) and it is really weak so plenty of points available. Likely to be 3 or 4 GB seeds, 8 in the main draw, 4 wildcards and I would suspect a very high number of qualifiers.
Your NW roving reporter is planning to visit with Eden, Ella and Alice of interest having never seen them before.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi has withdrawn from Poitiers 100K. I'm a bit surprised because she's still a long way off main draw for Aus Open but perhaps she'll chase points at the 125Ks in Nov

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

I was thinking that as well Kundalini, the 125s may be ideal for her to get back ranked 100 and make the cut. Having said that she might go deep this week and get the points if she gets to the final.

Also interesting for week of 30/10 seems as though Ed and Neil will be joining Cam, Liam, Jay, Luke and Marcus for the stretch of 3 US Challengers which is encouraging to see.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Olivia Nicholls has withdrawn from Wirral. The tournament is really weak.
The wildcards pick themselves(unless a top junior decides she wants to play). Laura D, Alice, Ella and Emma. The qualifying seems to be virtually all GB players or GB based and I'd expect 6-8 GB players to qualify.
8 in main draw, 4 wildcards and 6-8 qualifiers. Plenty of points to mop up.

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity for Olivia in both singles and doubles with her planned 25Ks and now these 15Ks coming up.

In doubles she had got herself to a CH with a ranking even ahead of Beth with some extracurricular points though Beth has been more than replying in kind. Hope the two can be back together again soon.

Strongbow · All-time great

No Mandy for Week 43 ? cry

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Olivia Nicholls has withdrawn from Wirral. The tournament is really weak.
The wildcards pick themselves(unless a top junior decides she wants to play). Laura D, Alice, Ella and Emma. The qualifying seems to be virtually all GB players or GB based and I'd expect 6-8 GB players to qualify.
8 in main draw, 4 wildcards and 6-8 qualifiers. Plenty of points to mop up.

There are some British Tour winners who haven't used their wildcard entitlements yet, I think; no idea if they intend to use them here but there are so few tournaments nowadays that they have use 'em or lose 'em, so there's always a chance one of them is in. Gemma is on the entry list too and may well get one.

I see the Italian contingent have turned up in full force smile

flamingowings · All-time great

Kyle is now into Vienna (and Paris) directly as Tomas Berdych joins the growing list of players shutting down their season early (back problem since Wimbledon).

paulisi · Tennis legend

Laura D looks like she may have sneaked into the main draw, so another wildcard freed up.
I wonder why the wildcards don't seem to go on the ITF website that often now?

indiana · Tennis legend

Josh Paris withdrew from the Greece 15K on the 18th and Oli from the Germany 15K on the 19th. Also Katy D from the Portugal 25K on the 18th.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Looks like Katy might be headed to Asia to join Laura and Katie B down on some lists out there. Good chance to score points in 100ks where the fields will be weaker as most players wind down.

the addict · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
Looks like Katy might be headed to Asia to join Laura and Katie B down on some lists out there. Good chance to score points in 100ks where the fields will be weaker as most players wind down.

Not so sure about that. At the moment Katie B is still entered at Sunderland as her first preference for week 45 whilst the Katy D and Laura prefer Tokyo, all of them have quite a few other options open.

Michael D · All-time great

Strongbow wrote:
No Mandy for Week 43 ?

Mandy is scheduled for Week 44 in a Spanish 25k. There isn't an equivalent this week.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Oli Golding was down for Germany this week, but I see he's withdrawn. Please does anyone know if he's elsewhere/injured/decided not to give it a go after all etcl?