Who is your favourite WTA player - THE FINAL - Poll closes at 6.30 pm Thursday

Michael D · All-time great

RE: Who is your favourite WTA player - THE FINAL - Poll closes at 6.30 pm Thursday

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

No change to the table with around 5 hours left

SuperT · Futures level

I think it's also a feature of the voting format which isn't a straight knock-out. In the semi I knew 4 were going through to the final and since Heather was already safe I voted for someone else. In the final there's only one winner so I just vote for my favourite player.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Scores stand at: from 21 votes in - ITF player Katy Dunne moves up to 4 votes

Watson 8 votes
Kvitova 5
Dunne 4
Konta 2
Dart 1
Swan 1

c 4hours left

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 16th of April 2020 01:43:26 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

3 hours left and no change. Heather is into the start of the last lap and 100 metres ahead of the pack, can anyone chase her down?

Close at 6.30 pm

indiana · Tennis legend

SuperT wrote:
I think it's also a feature of the voting format which isn't a straight knock-out. In the semi I knew 4 were going through to the final and since Heather was already safe I voted for someone else. In the final there's only one winner so I just vote for my favourite player.

Yes, my votes have been going all over the place in these early rounds to try and get different players through.

In the final I was never going to vote for anyone other than Heather.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
SuperT wrote:
I think it's also a feature of the voting format which isn't a straight knock-out. In the semi I knew 4 were going through to the final and since Heather was already safe I voted for someone else. In the final there's only one winner so I just vote for my favourite player.
Yes, my votes have been going all over the place in these early rounds to try and get different players through.
In the final I was never going to vote for anyone other than Heather.

Oooh. I never even thought of such subterfuge taking place on here smile

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 16th of April 2020 03:22:51 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Final 2 hours, looking hard to see anyone beating Heather now but there are sometimes a few late votes, so you never know!

6.30 close!

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Pleased to see Katy Dunne a player who has only played 1 singles match at Wimbledon and 2 main draw matches on the WTA tour in her whole career(not winning any of them ) proving a favourite WTA player. I know a lot of work went into this but it would have proved far more interesting if the draw had been the top 64 WTA womens singles players excluding anybody British(i.e. Jo Konta) and then we could genuinely have seen who the favourite non British player was. We could have seen how popular Coco Gauff was etc.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

ROSAMUND wrote:
Pleased to see Katy Dunne a player who has only played 1 singles match at Wimbledon and 2 main draw matches on the WTA tour in her whole career(not winning any of them ) proving a favourite WTA player. I know a lot of work went into this but it would have proved far more interesting if the draw had been the top 64 WTA womens singles players excluding anybody British(i.e. Jo Konta) and then we could genuinely have seen who the favourite non British player was. We could have seen how popular Coco Gauff was etc.

I am sure you are right and it is good to learn from these things. I was going to be defensive for a second but heh, no point, but perhaps someone would be willing to take up the cudgel and have a go at one of these events? I have a big work load (work, work) over the next 6 weeks or so and will therefore struggle to organise any thing different but would certainly take part if someone gives it a go!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Just over half an hour to go, no movement on this, final knockings?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

under half an hour left and current standings: from 21 votes in

Watson 8 votes
Kvitova 5
Dunne 4
Konta 2
Dart 1
Swan 1

Are there 6 voters out there for Jo, show yourselves now!! or just 3 for Petra, etc etc...?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
under half an hour left and current standings: from 21 votes in

Watson 8 votes
Kvitova 5
Dunne 4
Konta 2
Dart 1
Swan 1

Are there 6 voters out there for Jo, show yourselves now!! or just 3 for Petra, etc etc...?

And indeed there are no voters!

Heather Watson is the winner and the Boards favourite womens tennis player!

Although I suspect some here may dispute that and the debate may rage!

Well done to Heather !

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
SuperT wrote:
I think it's also a feature of the voting format which isn't a straight knock-out. In the semi I knew 4 were going through to the final and since Heather was already safe I voted for someone else. In the final there's only one winner so I just vote for my favourite player.
Yes, my votes have been going all over the place in these early rounds to try and get different players through.
In the final I was never going to vote for anyone other than Heather.
Oooh. I never even thought of such subterfuge taking place on here

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 16th of April 2020 03:22:51 PM

I assume it is allowed. I certainly don't want to be reported to the Tennis Integrity Unit wink

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
ROSAMUND wrote:
Pleased to see Katy Dunne a player who has only played 1 singles match at Wimbledon and 2 main draw matches on the WTA tour in her whole career(not winning any of them ) proving a favourite WTA player. I know a lot of work went into this but it would have proved far more interesting if the draw had been the top 64 WTA womens singles players excluding anybody British(i.e. Jo Konta) and then we could genuinely have seen who the favourite non British player was. We could have seen how popular Coco Gauff was etc.
I am sure you are right and it is good to learn from these things. I was going to be defensive for a second but heh, no point, but perhaps someone would be willing to take up the cudgel and have a go at one of these events? I have a big work load (work, work) over the next 6 weeks or so and will therefore struggle to organise any thing different but would certainly take part if someone gives it a go!

Yes, I'm happy to set up favourite foreign ATP and WTA players. We can have all 3 of favourite overall, favourite British and favourite foreign. All the results are interesting, so noone is in the wrong here and thank you to Jon for two of these.

I had been thinking of just single biggish finals for each but yes, I could certainly make them top 64 singles ranked as ROSAMUND suggests and have 3 rounds. For some reason I seem to have a lot of spare time. There is no real evidence from the past contests that we need to include doubles players to arrive at the favourites. Sorry doubles supporters, though feel free to argue that point.