Wimbledon wildcards

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

RE: Wimbledon wildcards

Lambda · Challenger level

JonH comes home wrote:
Madadman wrote:
www.lta.org.uk/49a242/siteassets/pro-players/wimbledon-wc-recommendations-policy-2024.pdf
LTA guidance on Wimbledon WCs. Says no ranking threshold and that the LTA will give AELTC up to 8 recommendations across both main and qualifying draws.
Thanks Madadman - thats a new policy document, and in essence, leaves them free to recommend how they want! The 8 limit is interesting, given there are 17 in main and qualies in total, so do Wimbledon themselves have freedom on the other 9 or so?!

That document has been around for a few years. They just change the year and resave it every year.

9vicman · Satellite level

Coup Droit wrote:
Yes, it's nonsense (it's 'earned' him a quali wildcard - he can obviously still be given a MD wildcard - extremely unlikely but theoretcially possible)

But somewhat strange that Bonding hasn't got them to change it - that page is dated 30th April and he's obviously seen it

I think he's got bigger things to worry about...

9vicman · Satellite level

Also, I doubt very much the LTA would give as few as 8 suggestions for main draw/qualifying. The idea that they choose 8 and leave the Wimbledon committee to ponder over the pros and cons of Emily Appleton versus Amelia Rajecki.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
Also, I doubt very much the LTA would give as few as 8 suggestions for main draw/qualifying. The idea that they choose 8 and leave the Wimbledon committee to ponder over the pros and cons of Emily Appleton versus Amelia Rajecki.

Yes, I agree

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

No Thiem but still a final WC to be announced

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES

1 Liam BROADY (GBR)
2 Jan CHOINSKI (GBR)
3 Jacob FEARNLEY (GBR)
4 Arthur FERY (GBR)
5 Billy HARRIS (GBR)
6 Paul JUBB (GBR)
7 Henry SEARLE (GBR)
8 To be announced

GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES

1 Liam BROADY (GBR) and Billy HARRIS (GBR)
2 Charles BROOM (GBR) and Arthur FERY (GBR)
3 Jay CLARKE (GBR) and Marcus WILLIS (GBR)
4 Daniel EVANS (GBR) and Henry SEARLE (GBR)
5 Jacob FEARNLEY (GBR) and Jack PINNINGTON JONES (GBR)

GENTLEMEN'S QUALIFYING SINGLES

1 Oliver BONDING (GBR)
2 Charles BROOM (GBR)
3 Jay CLARKE (GBR)
4 Felix GILL (GBR)
5 George LOFFHAGEN (GBR)
6 Jack PINNINGTON JONES (GBR)

-- Edited by Blue_Belle on Wednesday 19th of June 2024 09:20:25 AM

twentytoone · Intermediate Club Player

Paul jubb over Charles broom is wrong in my opinion other than that I am happy

twentytoone · Intermediate Club Player

I believe the final wild card is for the winner at ilkley

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Jay And Marcus back in action together. Hoping they can gel and match their feats of beating Mahut/PHH a few years back.

Shhh · Challenger level

twentytoone wrote:
Paul jubb over Charles broom is wrong in my opinion other than that I am happy

What on earth has Paul Jubb done to merit a Wild Card in this years draw?

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

twentytoone wrote:
Paul jubb over Charles broom is wrong in my opinion other than that I am happy

Based in current form perhaps. But Paul has been super unlucky with injuries and let's face it, a rare British non white player.

As much as I like Liam, he's only just coming back from injury and then a concussion.

The Dan/Henry doubles could be over before it gets going as well.

seagull · Hall of fame

Ryan a bit unlucky as well.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Ryan being a direct entrance to Qualifying and not with a MD wildcard I can sort of understand but also feel like is a bit unlucky as he was injured. However when was the last time we had a British player in qualifying without a wildcard. Cant happen that often.

Crispy · Strong Club Player

Broom missing does feel wrong, especially given his current ranking. Any other year, a grass 125K British finalist would have definitely made this list. Shame for Ryan, but glad he has direct entry into qualies. I think we could have a couple of qualifiers on the mens side

Shhh · Challenger level

Blue_Belle wrote:
twentytoone wrote:
Paul jubb over Charles broom is wrong in my opinion other than that I am happy
Based in current form perhaps. But Paul has been super unlucky with injuries and let's face it, a rare British non white player.
As much as I like Liam, he's only just coming back from injury and then a concussion.
The Dan/Henry doubles could be over before it gets going as well.

Do you think that is an acceptable reason for a player (good chap though I am sure Paul is) to be awarded a £60k Wild Card over players such as Charles (great recent form) or Ryan (superb past Grass court form and also returning from injuries)?

Or Jay Clarke receiving a Qualies one (over Ryan again) when he has not even played on Grass this season?