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the addict · Tennis legend

Entry Week 5 - 02/02/2026

paulisi · Tennis legend

6 direct and 4 WC - no idea why Sheffield is much weaker than Birmingham.
Take out the wildcards & SE and at least 4 more GB players in qualifying plus wildcards.

This is why weak 35ks in the UK are so important to GB players. I still think there is a need on the women's side to put 15k on - primarily to save the costs of flights and hotels in Tunisia, Egypt or Turkey.

emmsie69 · Masters Series Champion

paulisi wrote:
6 direct and 4 WC - no idea why Sheffield is much weaker than Birmingham.
Take out the wildcards & SE and at least 4 more GB players in qualifying plus wildcards.

This is why weak 35ks in the UK are so important to GB players. I still think there is a need on the women's side to put 15k on - primarily to save the costs of flights and hotels in Tunisia, Egypt or Turkey.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's cheaper to go to those places and stay. Factor in train fare and accommodation in the UK and it's pretty pricey. Also in the winter it would have to be indoors so the tournament itself isn't cheap to run.

You can pick up flights pretty cheaply these days. I've been taking daytrips to Spain this Winter, it's working out cheaper than a day trip into London and I live in zone 6.

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Friday 30th of January 2026 06:41:45 AM