Bagel wrote:

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indiana wrote:

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Late finish for Katy and Naiktha as they go into a 3rd set.

Katy 5-7 6-4 Naiktha

I don't know if they were one court short that Isabelle and Naiktha were so late in starting today, and then going to a 3rd set TB, setting that half well behind.

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 Five of today's eight 'quarter finals' went to three sets with two of them extending to a 7-6 deciding tie break. In retrospect maybe a 10.30 am start would have been helpful.

 

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 But one of those was Anton v Mark and that was a relatively quick 3 setter.

9vicman wrote:

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Deucebag wrote:

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Millie and katy D would have been my favourite pair to go through.

Im so pleased for Katie after her injurys

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 Pleased for Katy D or Katie S?

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 Katie B 

Andy Parker wrote:

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Well done Katie D - poor Naiktha though - her semi final was a very long match with a late finish and little time to recover.

It doesn't detract from Katie D's win, and I think given her ranking that she deserved to qualify.

Each year though in these qualies, we see players coming through long matches and then having to play a second match, with a huge disadvantage; a problem magnified for Naiktha, by the very late start to her semi-final. Someone please make this a 3 day tournament, because getting to the Wimbledon qualifiers really does matter and is a huge opportunity for all those who get it, so the wildcard play offs should be treated with more respect and no-one should have to play 2 matches in one day.

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 I agree with Andy's comment about not playing two matches in a day. My view, however, is that 4 players should go through. I think that having to qualify is beneficial for playera in two ways. It provides excellent match practice on the surface and, even more, a sense of achievement. Every year qualifiers in big events do better than wild cards.