Wimbledon wildcards

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

Wimbledon wildcards

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Hurray!

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

So who is likely from the men's side? Will Thiem sneak into the main draw or take up a wildcard - obviously not his best tournament but a popular player.
Will new Brit Oliver get a nod or maybe Paul Jubb? Will Marcus need to team up with a Brit to get into the doubles draw?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Im heading out for the day but Im primed to comment a bit later this evening !

Crispy · Strong Club Player

I'd be most pleased to see Jubb get a wildcard; I think he really deserves it. Hoping for a challenger run from him this week to make it easier on the selectors, and a few grass court wins.

seagull · Hall of fame

Arthur Fery will get one. Choinski, Peniston, Harris. Not sure on Crawford. He seems to be sticking to clay.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

So if it works as per past years, 3 need to be kept for challenger title winners in the grass season. Or should be at this stage.

Liam, Jan, Arthur all got them last year and should do again. Billy deserves one for sure as well.

So thats 4. They gave Goffin one last year and on that basis Id expect Thiem may get one - he meets the British interest criteria. So thats 5. I think Ryan will miss out this year and Jubby as well may need to settle for qualies - unless they can snare one of those challenger titles but I dont expect it.

Henry Searle will get a qualies wildcard as junior champ from last year, plus this years national junior champ (memories gone blank!) will get one I think for qualies. Add to that Ryan and Paul as per above, Oliver Crawford for a qualies wc as well, thats 5 of the qualies cards gone. Id think the likes of Hamish Stewart, Jo Monday, Jack PJ , Toby Samuel, Charles Broom, Giles Hussey will be fighting for the other 3 - the NCAA champ, if British, will get a qualies wild card for sure.

RainDelay · Pro player

I don't think Ryan or Oliver would need qualies wildcards as their ranking would be high enough to get in directly.

scottie1 · Futures level

I think Milos Raonic will get a main draw Wild card

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

scottie1 wrote:
I think Milos Raonic will get a main draw Wild card

Forgot him and he probably jumps over Thiem in terms

of hitting the grass and Wimbledon history card.

emmsie69 · ATP level

Not sure about Raonic but isn't Thiem retiring at the end of the year. If so I think he'll edge Raonic

Barefoot · Lower Club Player

I think/hope Thiem will get one, the French was a shame although I understand its what they do.

Unlike the ladies I suspect some of the Brits already in the qualies will be staying there, and would we give main draw to any more of the young ones over the likes of Ryan and Crawford?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Anyone wanting to predict which player will be our grass court star, follow the link!

britishtennis.activeboard.com/t70734639/which-british-mens-player-will-win-the-most-grass-court-seas/

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

emmsie69 wrote:
Not sure about Raonic but isn't Thiem retiring at the end of the year. If so I think he'll edge Raonic

Domi definitely is yes. Raonic I'm surprised if he isn't also retiring because his body can't seem to handle the rigous of tennis.

I don't see Crawford getting one as he is recently British - think he will stay in quals.

Has Jay done enough winning at 25k level?

brittak · Satellite level

Entry list:-
www.wimbledon.com/pdf/update/referees/2024/MS_Entries.pdf