Lambda wrote:

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Edie Griffiths and Hollie Smart have accepted their invitations to the 14U competition.

https://www.wimbledon.com/pdf/update/referees/2023/GU_Entries.pdf

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 Thanks for this, Lambda

It's an interesting mix

Obviously no Russians (presumably political decision?). No Pushkareva, nor Efremova, etc.

And I haven't checked against the criteria - there were so many places this year from the qualifying cometitions, there was actually far fewer (only 8) truly discretionary places.

Yeri Hong is a 'big' name, being still only 12

 

Well, we got one

Well done, little fave Daniella !

Others were close but we've lost all the MTBs :(

(WC) Daniela Piani def. (q14) Olivia Carneiro (BRA) 6-1 7-5

(q5) Tamara Kostic (AUT) def. Ruby Cooling 6-3 6-1

(q9) Anya Murthy (USA) def. (WC) Ciara Moore 6-4 4-6 10-2

(q10) Elena Ruxandra Bertea (ROU) def. (WC) Brooke Black 6-4 6-3

Just as last year for some reason they have issued the main draw before completion of qualifying. 5 Brits face seeds, which is higher than you would expect, though the highest is only 8

R1 (L64)

(Q) v (WC) Imogen Haddad
(10) Tereza Valentova (CZE) v (WC) Hannah Read
(WC) Gabia Paskauskas v (8) Ena Koike (JPN)
(Q) v Ranah Akua Stoiber
(12) Nina Vargova (SVK) v (WC) Hephzibah Oluwadare
Mingge Xu v Cara Maria Mester (ROU)
Martina Genis Salas (ESP) v (11) Ella McDonald
(13) Emerson Jones (AUS) v (WC) Given Roach
Wakana Sonobe (JPN) v (WC) Mika Stojsavljevic
Hannah Klugman v (9) Federica Urgesi (ITA)
(Q) v (WC) Isabelle Lacy

TW18 wrote:

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Am I imagining things....the draw says Gabby Read and not Hannah Read. I thought it originally said Hannah Read but somehow it now doesn't? I wonder if it's the same referee who was at Roehampton last week?!

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 THat's really funny 

Yes, the draws on the Wimbledon site itself are fine - Hannah Read plays Valentova (horrible draw)

But on the ITF site it says Gabby Read plays Valentova .....

 

TW18 wrote:

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I believe Gabby is Hannah's younger sister. Perhaps the ref knows the family! Easy mistake I suppose. Yeah, horrible draw for many - lots of the overseas girls are really very good.

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 Some are very well ranked but have no form on grass (Hannah Klugman's opponent wasn;t great this week at Roehampton so hopefully that applies to her....)

But Valentova has obviously made the final which seems rather ominous.....

Coup Droit wrote:

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Valentova has obviously made the final which seems rather ominous.....

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 She 'retired 'from the Roehampton final without playing a shot so may be injured/tired ?