Week 7 - ITF (W25) Glasgow, GBR Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 7 - ITF (W25) Glasgow, GBR Hard

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Nice one Peter. I wasn't expecting this out so soon.

the addict · Tennis legend

So Emma, Lissey, Freya and Ali all missing from qualifying, and presumably get the MDWC's

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Freya's in there TA. Think someone mentioned that one of them would be allocated performance based, so probably Emma, Ali, Lissey, and that one other.

Edit - I think Esther A was mentioned on here the other day (as winning one), and she's still on the alt list, but not in quals, so it's probably her.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Saturday 15th of February 2020 07:56:20 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

So she is, missed her while ticking off my list !

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Looking more generally, Galfi, Tauson and Georges should have replaced the 3 that withdrew the other day, Burel should have an SE, so that means there will likely have been one withdrawal from Benoit up in the top 20 of the list. Harmony Tan reitred in the other Grenoble semi final so may well be her.

Seems to be 2 byes in the quals which is a shame.

the addict · Tennis legend

Yes, right down to 47 on the alt list, including Miss Compson.

telstar · Strong Club Player

the addict wrote:
Yes, right down to 47 on the alt list, including Miss Compson.

3 byes in qualifying so only 29 signed in. At a time when there are justifiable complaints about the lack of British opportunities for unranked players, it seems extraordinary that there were no less than 10 British alternate players (9 if Adeshina gets a MDWC) who bothered enough to enter but who did not bother enough to attend!

-- Edited by telstar on Saturday 15th of February 2020 08:21:01 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

I mustn't can count, but 3's even worse!

newby · Junior player

Weather?

the addict · Tennis legend

To be fair, the highest alts on the list that hasn't signed in are at A21, A28 and A31 so probably wouldn't have expected to get in. Although Grace, Chloe and Jasmine from the bottom of the list have taken their chance.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

It's good how quals are on Sunday now:

www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/w25-glasgow/gbr/2020/w-itf-gbr-01a-2020/order-of-play/

9.30am starts.

Spireman · Club Coach

I'm not sure how it works: if players would have had qual WC but there were spaces anyway is the wc designation taken away as no need for one? For example grace and jasmine, who could both have a case for wc, may have gone knowing they were in. Chloe may be from Scotland and other alts probably wouldn't travel with no certainty of getting in.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

telstar wrote:
the addict wrote:
Yes, right down to 47 on the alt list, including Miss Compson.
3 byes in qualifying so only 29 signed in. At a time when there are justifiable complaints about the lack of British opportunities for unranked players, it seems extraordinary that there were no less than 10 British alternate players (9 if Adeshina gets a MDWC) who bothered enough to enter but who did not bother enough to attend!

I agree....

indiana · Tennis legend

newby wrote:
Weather?

Yes, surely a factor.

The entry position of course looks bad but it does seem understandable that the weather would have an effect. And enough to have caused these byes.

It's one thing to travel with uncertainty of getting in, it's another to do so this particular weekend.