The main draw will be interesting - quite a lot of luck of the draw, obviously
I've had Hannah at about WTA 400 for the last few months but she's obviously improving very fast and has so few adult tournaments that it's difficult to tell - WTA 300 may well be right
The most important thing, I feel, is that - hopefully - the US Open retirement, and Israel withdrawal, doesn't seem to be anything too serious
Not a bad effort from Barnes. Perhaps it's just the viewing angle, but she seems a bit more lithe compared to when I saw her play a couple of years back. She's come close to a ranking point in recent months, with many wins now in ITF qualifying, so it can't be far off.
Hannah is now warming up in her match.
Kat has 2 counters - 4pts here and in a 25k, so one more counter will get her a ranking.
Kat is number 32 in the Alts list for Glasgow next week so a WC there should give her a chance to get over the line.
Hannah K should get through that match and the next round is not too bad either. Fran has a nice draw. Isabelle Lacey despite drawing the top seed knows she has beaten her before.
I was really hoping Hannah wouldn't draw another Brit in round 1 so very happy to see she's avoided that and has another qualifier. Katy v Marnie isn't so bad as it guarantees one WC in round 2. I really hope both Fran and Katie Swan have some success this week. Looking forward to it.