Gosh this is a good set of draws. Garcia is in the SF in Germany now but very good chances beyond that. Great for the fans too, can't see too many of these on a stadium court.
Looking at both draws, and without wanting to jinx it, could we get a record number of players into round two?
Not only is it a good set of draws, but taking the men and women together it may be unique. The chance of 14 non-seeded Brits all avoiding seeds is around 1 in 300 by my rough calculation, and although the number of British non-seeds is often slightly lower, the probability is that this type of draw set will never happen again in the lifetime of anyone on this board
Tennis Abstract forecasts round one wins for Sonay, Harriet, Katie B and Heather.
None of them are forecast to win a second match. Katie B has a 0.3% chance of winning the title; Emma has a 0.1% chance, despite only being roughly a 1/3rd chance of winning her opener.
So, 4 wins in total are forecast in round one in terms of likely winners. But, in actual fact, adding the percentage together gives an overall forecast of 3.6 wins in total in round one.