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SuperT


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the addict wrote:
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SuperT wrote:

Can anyone please explain why they have moved the number 6 seed into the number one seed's position. I thought if a seed withdrew after the draw they normally promoted the next highest ranked player to a number 9 seed and put them in the blank spot. Sometimes I think I've even seen a LL moved to this slot. But it seems a bit random moving another seed.

 

Who replaces a withdrawn seed depends on whether all, some or no seeds have a bye, whether the first day's order of play has been released and whether play has started. In a draw where only some seeds have a bye and before play has started, if a seed that has a bye withdraws then the highest seed not to have a bye takes their place. If play has started then it should be a lucky loser.

 Indeed. Navarro was replaced by Kasatkina [5] and then Paolini by Haddad Maia [6]. I'm not sure if Katie has benefitted by the change - any of those seeds would make a tough opponent.

 Oh gosh that's complicated.  No wonder I was confused!! Thanks for the explanation.



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Nice to see Katie back to winning ways

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JonH comes home wrote:

Good to see Katie get a win - if she can beat Haddad Maia after beating Errani, it will feel like she is a player on a mission to beat those with a past history, if you get my drift!

 Katie continues her mission at 7.00 on Thursday morning British time.



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Having served pretty flawlessly all set, she loses 3 of 4 service points in a poor tiebreak.

6-7(2) *0-0

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L16:- Katie Boulter (GBR) WR35 lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) WR10 [6] (2)6-7 5-7

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That's the 4th time they have played and the 1st time Beatriz has won, however Beatriz is on a CH of 10, so she has clearly been on form recently.

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Katie hit almost 50 unforced errors, when she was hitting the court - she seemed in control. But unfortunately the confidence just isn't there right now. Will she play again this year?

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Just think Katie isn't playing quite well enough at the moment to be winning these matches. This would have been quite the boost.

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Yeah, their last meeting in Toronto was effectively a bye for Katie with it ending at 1-1 (games, not sets). Katie was the slight favourite going into that match, but since then she'd only won 3 of her last 8 matches heading into today, whereas BHM was 15-5, and thus, she was the 1/2 betting favourite here.



-- Edited by Paullow B on Thursday 17th of October 2024 09:22:04 AM

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Katie's confidence has been lacking ever since her losses on the clay really. She had enough natural talent on the grass to get her another title in Nottingham but she seemed to lose all faith in her forehand which had been such a weapon for the previouis 12 months. Perhaps a new coaching set up is needed now if she does want to develop further? Keep the fitness coach though!!

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wales1994 wrote:

Katie hit almost 50 unforced errors, when she was hitting the court - she seemed in control. But unfortunately the confidence just isn't there right now. Will she play again this year?

 I wonder if this extraordinary point was symptomatic: https://x.com/WTA/status/1846844668975194451



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That was some point- thanks for posting that Vicman

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