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I decided not to wait until tomorrow, so the competiton is now open  

emmsie69 wrote:

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Deucebag wrote:

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Why dont we turn this into a Wimbledon wildcard prediction competition as there is always a lot of speculation this time of year especially on the womens side.

I think that there is an obvious reason that they dont make the decision until just before the championships and that is because they want to see who is in good/the best form out of the players who are there or thereabouts.

Wildcards for home nations in grand slams should always go to the players who have not yet fulfilled their potential who are there and thereabouts and showing good form in the buildup. (Like boisson).
This is why I wouldnt be that happy if Lily got one at 29 years old and although Heather now 33 has always been one of my favourite British players she has reached and passed her full potential and would fall into the same category as Lily for me and in a couple of years I would also put Harriet into that category if she doesnt consistently get and stay inside the top 100 where she wouldnt need one anyway.


IMO the wildcard should be

Dart
Only just outside the top 100

Jones
Not yet hit her true potential due to injurys

Burrage
Not yet, its her true potential due to injurys

Banks
Not yet hit her true potential due to injurys

XU
Seen a glimpse last week of potentially what she could do, but we need to see a bit more over the next couple of weeks and may be replaced by Klugmann or Mika depending on who has the best Grass season leading up to the championships.

Klugmann
A British girl getting to the final of Roland Garros on Clay is massive for me andhas to be rewarded, but we need to see how she fares on Grass over the next couple of weeks.

Stojsavljevic Watson Mayazaki would be peed with this and might buckle down and go to prove everybody wrong and storm through qualities as Heather and Lily might have more chance of coming through qualification than the younger three so this could mean more British players in the MD .

I think by the time we are close to Wimbledon, it will all speak for itself as it usually does what I would definitely be up for a Wimbledon wildcard prediction competition.
Hint, hint

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 Start one then.

RE Heather, WC's aren't just about giving players an opportunity, they are also about creating interest.

Ex Champions get them and certainly the last 2 Venus got weren't justified based on her results but she is popular, Heather falls into the same category, if she plays, the court is full.  Most of the people going to Wimbledon won't have a scooby about the Juniors but 90% of them will know who Heather is and want to watch her play.

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 Yes I can understand that but I suppose it can vary from federation to federation to how they look at it as last year the Aussies didnt give their highest ranked player(Rodinova) one when she was ranked just outside the top 100 but you never know if there were any specific reasons behind her not getting one I suppose..

 

Im stoked about the competition addict. 

 

Lois Boisson should certainly get a MDWC.

That she needs one is a travesty.

Using the rankings from before the French Open has been played, and before a single grass court tournament has been played is ludicrous.

wimbledont wrote:

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Lois Boisson should certainly get a MDWC.

That she needs one is a travesty.

Using the rankings from before the French Open has been played, and before a single grass court tournament has been played is ludicrous.

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 Wow yeah that seems crazy! Is there some kind of reasoning behind that? 

Blue_Belle wrote:

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GBJ wrote:

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wimbledont wrote:

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Lois Boisson should certainly get a MDWC.

That she needs one is a travesty.

Using the rankings from before the French Open has been played, and before a single grass court tournament has been played is ludicrous.

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 Wow yeah that seems crazy! Is there some kind of reasoning behind that? 

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 Entry lists are taken from 6 weeks prior to slams. It just so happens these 2 slams are close together. It's the same if, for example, a player won a warm up tournament prior to the USO or AO and zoomed up the rankings.

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And its a good reason for wild cards!  

Coup Droit wrote:

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Blue_Belle wrote:

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GBJ wrote:

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wimbledont wrote:

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Lois Boisson should certainly get a MDWC.

That she needs one is a travesty.

Using the rankings from before the French Open has been played, and before a single grass court tournament has been played is ludicrous.

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 Wow yeah that seems crazy! Is there some kind of reasoning behind that? 

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 Entry lists are taken from 6 weeks prior to slams. It just so happens these 2 slams are close together. It's the same if, for example, a player won a warm up tournament prior to the USO or AO and zoomed up the rankings.

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 But the question still remains  - why 6 weeks?

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 Presumably to enable organisation of things like visas, travel, hotels, accreditation etc , PR for the event ( not needed for slams of course) based on a workable list of players. Realise things change but it allows both tournie and players to plan more easily? 

You have to allow an extra week for qualifying and presumably a second week for wildcard playoffs