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indiana wrote:

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And after quite a lot of points coming off recently now just a further total 17 ( net 14 ) points due off before the French Open qualifying list comes out. So she will certainly be off to Roland Garros assuming she wants to go.

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Does that factor in even if Ms. Boulter stays static (worst case scenario), that there is not any way for enough players currently behind her to excel and pass her through their merits. She might stand still as a crowd pass her by to deny her, or did your calculation fond that impossible?

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Clearly mathematically loads of players could pass her and she could theoretically miss out but I was going with the 'for all practical purposes' option 

In truth, looking more closely, if Katie didn't score another point by the relevant rankings date, 30/04, then it would probably be tight.

Her live points after her QR1 win here are 281. Then allowing for her points to come off in April and replacing these with her best current non ranking counters her absolute minimum points for 30/04 are:

281 - ( 12 + 5 ) + ( 2 + 1 ) = 267

267 points is equivalent to WR 206 in the current 19/03 rankings or 204-206 in the live rankings.

Last year the last direct qualifying entry to the French Open was Riko Sawayanagi WR 208, so sorted    ( apparently it was WR 199 when the list first came out but ended at 208 after withdrawals ).

So yup even on the 'for all practical purposes' option I admit she is certainly not definitely in yet. So just add the further points to put it to bed, Katie ...

6-7(3) 2-6
There's nothing there, at all.

Would like to see an official UE/Winner tally on the match.

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Not sure if we need a separate doubles thread, but JoKo and Hev are playing together here, first round draw v Melichar and Peschke. Presumably getting ready for Fed Cup duty in a few weeks time?

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Well, since they pairing up must certainly be a Fed Cup option, it must be helpful in that regard. How much it is purely because of Fed Cup I have no idea.

Not sure we need a separate doubles thread but fair enough if anyone wants to start one.

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 Well, maybe they will get some much needed wins aka Kiki (who won the doubles title at the Aus Open)....because their singles careers at the moment are not spectacular. 

-- Edited by flamingowings on Tuesday 20th of March 2018 07:28:31 PM

2 DF & an Ace in that opening game.

17 minutes, 0-5*
Odds on a RET?

As well as Jo and Heather playing together in the doubles vs Melichar and Peschke, Anna Smith and Renata Voracova are playing together again and have the exact same tie they had the first round of IW, vs Shuko Aoyama and Zhaoxuan Yang. They lost easily in IW, and need to do better here, since I would think their pairing is in a last chances saloon otherwise, as may well be Anna's Fed Cup chances too. But would I play Heather and Jo together in the Fed Cup doubles, as well as the singles? The answer is no, I would not. But let's see what happens this week, if anything at all, ie whether either of these pairs gets any wins.