Wimbledon wildcards

PaulM · Tennis legend

Wimbledon wildcards

indiana · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Marni has been given a wildcard for Eastbourne which means she must have had her Wimbledon wildcard upgraded.
Ranah and Ella have qualies wildcards for Eastbourne (as they got last year) so will not be getting the additional wildcard now available for Wimbledon qualies (which I suspect will go to the loser of Millie v Katie in pre-qualies).

-- Edited by PaulM on Friday 21st of June 2024 03:53:37 PM

As a long term Marni fan, I'm very happy for her if she indeed now has a MD WC. Must admit to being a bit surprised and she herself hadn't quite pushed her case as much as she might have recently with not seeing out some big matches

Then again, if the space has become available ( and folk sure don't like them going to alts ) she has about the strongest case of the remaining Brits.

A Q WC to the loser of Millie vs Katie S would be good too. Trouble might be that though most of us clearly condider that the bottom half to be the stronger half, the top half finalists, Katy D and Naiktha, are the #1 #3 seeds here.

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 21st of June 2024 04:08:14 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Double entries out.

Heather in with Minnen, Liv in with Mihalikova

Eden/Sam and Tara/Beth are only British pairs on alternates list not with wildcards.

Naiktha is not entered at all. Which is a surprise.

Lambda · Challenger level

I wouldn't be so sure just yet about Marni. The LTA story about Eastbourne WCs doesn't make any sense.

"The final main draw wild card entries have been announced for the Rothesay International Eastbourne, including British stars Harriet Dart, Lily Miyazaki, Heather Watson, Amarni Banks"

There are 2 regular WCs and 2 exempt WCs available. Unless both Emma and Osaka who had exempt WCs have withdrawn (and I think Osaka may have as she was removed from the player entry list today), I don't understand how they can give 4 regular WCs.

-- Edited by Lambda on Friday 21st of June 2024 04:08:55 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Eastbourne qualies wild cards to Ranah Stoiber, Ella McDonald, Sarah Beth Grey and Eden Silva.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Eastbourne qualies wild cards to Ranah Stoiber, Ella McDonald, Sarah Beth Grey and Eden Silva.

That's a nice selection

It obviously made sense to recompense Ranah and Ella for not being even able to play play-offs

And Beth and Eden have good-ish rankings and are decent on grass

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

So Naiktha and Millie have a doubles wildcard into Wimbledon?

Based on the entry list, yes?

Excellent news

Lambda · Challenger level

Yes, as do Beth & Tara and Sam & Eden.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yay, 3 good choices.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
So Naiktha and Millie have a doubles wildcard into Wimbledon?

Based on the entry list, yes?

Excellent news

Oh great, it's just been updated to show this. Good news, was worried when Naiktha wasn't showing on the original list at all.

dodrade · Futures qualifying

Would be pretty strange to gave Marni a MD WC over Sonay after this week's results.

Disappointed Holly and Ella haven't got a doubles WC given their good form recently.

-- Edited by dodrade on Saturday 22nd of June 2024 08:58:28 AM

-- Edited by dodrade on Saturday 22nd of June 2024 11:24:00 PM

9vicman · Satellite level

So who has got the final women's singles wild card? Is it confirmed?

Lambda · Challenger level

9vicman wrote:
So who has got the final women's singles wild card? Is it confirmed?

After this morning's update it is still available. Marni has not been upgraded to the main draw.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yeah so looks just like a LTA Comms mess up with the Eastbourne release?

steven · Tennis legend

My guess (though I hope to be proved wrong!) is that it has been left open for the Ilkley winner, who turned out to be Marino, who's not a DA.