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Post Info TOPIC: 2022 BJK Cup Qualifiers - Czech Republic vs GB - 15-16 April - plus pre Finals preamble


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2022 BJK Cup Qualifiers - Czech Republic vs GB - 15-16 April


To be fair, Katie S could be thinking of her points dropping off, and the amount she is playing to make up for them - how often in recent years has she played 3 weeks in a row as she is planning to at present? She may just be conserving the body.

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There's not much alternative playing options the week of BJK.

The 100k is in Shrewsbury the week before, but the week of the event there is a $60k in Canada which comes at the end of a North American indoor swing of events none of our girls are entered into, or 25ks in Israel, Sharm and Japan.



-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 10th of October 2022 06:33:02 PM

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Complete team nominations

TEAM NOMINATIONS
Australia
Ajla Tomljanovic
Priscilla Hon
Storm Sanders
Ellen Perez
Samantha Stosur
Captain Alicia Molik (AUS)
Belgium
Elise Mertens
Alison Van Uytvanck
Maryna Zanevska
Ysaline Bonaventure
Kirsten Flipkens
Captain Johan Van Herck (BEL)
Canada
Leylah Fernandez
Bianca Andreescu
Rebecca Marino
Carol Zhao
Gabriela Dabrowski
Captain Sylvain Bruneau (CAN)
Czech Republic
Barbora Krejcikova
Karolina Pliskova
Katerina Siniakova
Marketa Vondrousova
Captain Petr Pala (CZE)
Great Britain
Emma Raducanu
Harriet Dart
Katie Boulter
Heather Watson
Captain Anne Keothavong (GBR)
Italy
Martina Trevisan
Camila Giorgi
Lucia Bronzetti
Jasmine Paolini
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Captain Tathiana Garbin (ITA)
Kazakhstan
Elena Rybakina
Yulia Putintseva
Zhibek Kulambayeva
Anna Danilina
Captain Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)
Poland
Magda Linette
Magdalena Frech
Katarzyna Kawa
Martyna Kubka
Alicja Rosolska
Captain Dawid Celt (POL)
Slovakia
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Viktoria Kuzmova
Rebecca Sramkova
Tereza Mihalikova
Renata Jamrichova
Captain Matej Liptak (SVK)
Spain
Paula Badosa
Nuria Parrizas-Diaz
Cristina Bucsa
Aliona Bolsova
Rebeka Masarova
Captain Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)
Switzerland
Belinda Bencic
Jil Teichmann
Viktorija Golubic
Simona Waltert
Captain Heinz Guenthardt (SUI)
USA
Jessica Pegula
Coco Gauff
Madison Keys
Danielle Collins
Captain Kathy Rinaldi (USA)

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Based on these teams , got to fancy USA

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JonH comes home wrote:

Based on these teams , got to fancy USA


 Could well be players drop out yet of course but the Czechs look pretty strong to me.

 



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3 top 10 and 6 top 20 players. 2 of the top 10 and 4 of the top 20 are USA players.

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USA and Czech Rep are in same group as well. With Poland. 2 best teams in same group. Crazy

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JonH comes home wrote:

USA and Czech Rep are in same group as well. With Poland. 2 best teams in same group. Crazy


Switzerland are top seeds as 2021 runners-up (in the absence of Russia) with Australia second, Spain #3 and Czech #4. USA were lower (between #5 and #8) so there was always going to be a tough group wherever USA were drawn.



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Emma out. No surprise. Not sure it really impacts our chances, although it makes the tie against Spain harder - Harriet won't beat Badosa but she had a realistic prospect of winning at #2 and taking it to doubles.

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Emma out. No surprise. Not sure it really impacts our chances, although it makes the tie against Spain harder - Harriet won't beat Badosa but she had a realistic prospect of winning at #2 and taking it to doubles.


 That's a shame given she seems to have been working hard on her fitness with Jez Green the past few weeks. Presumably Jodie and Sonay to come in then (if Katie Swan isn't fit either).



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dodrade wrote:
PaulM wrote:

Emma out. No surprise. Not sure it really impacts our chances, although it makes the tie against Spain harder - Harriet won't beat Badosa but she had a realistic prospect of winning at #2 and taking it to doubles.


 That's a shame given she seems to have been working hard on her fitness with Jez Green the past few weeks. Presumably Jodie and Sonay to come in then (if Katie Swan isn't fit either).


 I would much prefer Lily (especially with her recent win on the courts) to Jodie any day!



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PaulM wrote:

Not sure it really impacts our chances, although it makes the tie against Spain harder - Harriet won't beat Badosa but she had a realistic prospect of winning at #2 and taking it to doubles.


The same applies to the tie against Kazakhstan. Rybakina/Putintseva is arguably as strong as Badosa/Parrizas-Dias.



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Hate to be a killjoy , but weve no chance of getting out of this group or , to be frank, winning against either nation. Great experience and all that but we will be hammered.

Sorry if that isnt the right thing to say!

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JonH comes home wrote:

Hate to be a killjoy , but weve no chance of getting out of this group or , to be frank, winning against either nation. Great experience and all that but we will be hammered.

Sorry if that isnt the right thing to say!


 A battered Mars bar at each change of ends instead of the usual banana, will see us over the line, ye of little faith.



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foobarbaz wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:

Hate to be a killjoy , but weve no chance of getting out of this group or , to be frank, winning against either nation. Great experience and all that but we will be hammered.

Sorry if that isnt the right thing to say!


 A battered Mars bar at each change of ends instead of the usual banana, will see us over the line, ye of little faith.


 If its one of the Mars Bars they sell in Romania, may well help! 



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