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the addict · Tennis legend

Week 25 - WTA250 - Nottingham, Grass

telstar · Club Coach

I do wonder why people are ever surprised by Jodie losing! Seems always predictable to me!

Var · Futures qualifying

Oh well done Mika. For the future maybe the most positive resultof the quartet!Lets focus on the positive! Singular!

-- Edited by Var on Saturday 14th of June 2025 05:48:41 PM

Sheddie · administrator

Very very impressive from Mika.

Watched Zakharova at Queen's a few days ago and was really impressed with her grass court game, so even more impressed to see Mika win and in straight sets!

RJH1962 · Strong Club Player

telstar wrote:
I do wonder why people are ever surprised by Jodie losing! Seems always predictable to me!

There was a 6 month period when she really played consistently well and got inside the top 90. A lot of that was due to not being so hard on herself. That does seem a distant memory and its a hard watch right now.

9vicman · Futures qualifying

Disappointing results for Heather and Jodie. Heather did play well at Queen's, and although I didn't see the match, Jodie must have played decently in her three-set defeat to Anisimova who is favourite to win the title. For me, both should get Wimbledon wild cards.

An encouraging win for Mika. Let's see how she does against Jeanjean for a sense of perspective.

Jajon · Club Coach

I know it can get messy but when Mika is playing well that ball is CLEAN

PaulM · Tennis legend

Jodie/Sonay and Mika/Hannah get the doubles wildcards

the addict · Tennis legend

What a horrible set of draws

L16:- Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Ena Shibahara (JPN) CR68 (9+59) [4] v Isabelle Haverlag (NED) / Maia Lumsden (GBR) CR169 (97+72)

L16:- Jodie Burrage (GBR) / Sonay Kartal (GBR) CR663 (163+500) [WC] v Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) / Laura Siegemund (GER) CR64 (41+23) [3]

L16:- Hannah Klugman (GBR) / Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) CR2029 (655+1374) [WC] v Irina Khromacheva (***) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) CR64 (17+47) [2]

Stollar and Khromacheva have just won thetitle at W250 S-HERTOGENBOSCH

dodrade · Futures qualifying

wimbledont wrote:
Future Wimbledon ladies winner - you read it here first - Mika Stoj wins 6-2, 6-4.

Not actually a top 100 win, as points from Queen's arent added yet, but her opponent won 2qs and a MD match there, and is WR91 on live rankings.

Glad to see Mika get the win, a bit frustrating since beating Jovic at the Junior US Open last year it's the latter who seems to have made much more progress.

HarryGem · Club Coach

9vicman wrote:
Disappointing results for Heather and Jodie. Heather did play well at Queen's, and although I didn't see the match, Jodie must have played decently in her three-set defeat to Anisimova who is favourite to win the title. For me, both should get Wimbledon wild cards.

An encouraging win for Mika. Let's see how she does against Jeanjean for a sense of perspective.

They will both get one but for me the jury is firmly out in the case of Heather. Last 5 years at Wimbledon 3 1st round defeats and 1 second round. Ok there was one fourth round but her Wimbledon record but that was 2022 when the Russian etc players were banned. In fact according to Wikipedia she's made it past the 2nd round the same amount of times at the French Open as at Wimbledon.

For me it is time to move on and give the wildcard to a younger player. Heather will for sure be in the doubles and mixed doubles so plenty of opportunity for UK fans to see her.

Anyway good luck to Mika today.

9vicman · Futures qualifying

HarryGem, a fair point, but I guess inherently wild cards aren't fair. Heather is still ranked top 150, popular with fans, and beat Putintseva at Queen's. Add in a 60k paycheck, throwing a young player into the lion's den before they're ready, it becomes all so subjective.

As you say, good luck Mika.

the addict · Tennis legend

I think the record of first round defeats is a bit of a red herring. How many wildcards have actually won a main draw match at Wimbledon, and do the current contenders actually stand a better chance of a win ?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
I think the record of first round defeats is a bit of a red herring. How many wildcards have actually won a main draw match at Wimbledon, and do the current contenders actually stand a better chance of a win ?

Yes - wildcards are not 'expected' to win their first round

And, after all, 64 players lose in the first round

As you say, how many wildcards have actually won a main draw match at any of the Grand Slams - obviously some, but obviously not that many

telstar · Club Coach

Juniors are much better served by playing qualfying. Good practice on grass and a real sense of achievement should they qualify.