Anyone know why Jodie isn't in the draw? She definitely posted photos in Dubai.

Raina, Gorgodze, Galfi, Konjuh and Burrage were on the qualifying list, but not in the draw. As Jodie is in Dubai (and practising with Heather) it is all but certain she has a MDWC, and it is possible that three of the others do as well.

Gorgodze is in the Q draw, 16th seed, but the other 4 look fairly likely candidates to fill the 4 spots. Galfi has had one the last couple of years, so probably has links, and Konjuh will generally get her share. There was a couple further down the list not in the Q draw, like the #25 and an Israeli who would have been in the top 27 but may have decided not to come due to uncertainly. I'd be pretty shocked if Jodie wasn't in the main draw when it's released.

Edit - Galfi and Konjuh are both currently in Dubai as well, so those two and Jodie look very likely.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Saturday 5th of December 2020 09:29:27 PM

Confirmation !

jodie_burrage
(From Instagrem)

Thank you @alhabtoortennis for the main draw Wildcard. So excited to get started in a few days

Egypt used to be known as the UAR until 1971...

Both have Qs in R1. WCs were the 4 speculated:


(1)Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v Q
Kaja Juvan (SLO) v Q
(wc)Jodie Anna Burrage (GBR) v Q
(8)Camila Giorgi (ITA) v Danka Kovinic (MNE)

(3)Heather Watson (GBR) v Q
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
Q v Varvara Gracheva (RUS)
(5)Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v (wc)Ankita Raina (IND)

(6)Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) v Q
(wc)Dalma Galfi (HUN) v Q
Q v Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
(4)Anna Blinkova (RUS) v Sorana Cirstea (ROU)

(7)Arantxa Rus (NED) v (wc)Ana Konjuh (CRO)
Timea Babos (HUN) v Xiyu Wang (CHN)
Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov (ESP) v Oceane Dodin (FRA)
(2)Polona Hercog (SLO) v Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK)

 

That person on TF is still thinking Giorgi won't play. Coincidentally, Kovinic would actually be the next seed, so if Camila did end up withdrawing, Kovinic would become the final seed, so the draw wouldn't potentially need rejigging, and winner of Jodie's match will play Kovinic/Giorgi/Q/LL in R2.