British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

indiana wrote:

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Var wrote:

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Not sure if this has been noted but Mboko out of Wimbledon due to injury.

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Tennisforum post says that that is Vidmanova in, which would now take Fran to 1st alt.

Real shame for Mboko though.

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 See my post from 3 hours ago 

the addict wrote:

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indiana wrote:

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Var wrote:

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Not sure if this has been noted but Mboko out of Wimbledon due to injury.

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Tennisforum post says that that is Vidmanova in, which would now take Fran to 1st alt.

Real shame for Mboko though.

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 See my post from 3 hours ago 

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miriam abc wrote:

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foobarbaz wrote:

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Obscene amounts of cash for reaching the QF's and beyond, and these are players who are either already earning, or will recoup, a packet through endorsements / sponsorships for getting so far in a Slam.

Money is the root of all evil is the saying, and professional tennis for the elite seems to be a real money spinner. It's hardly surprising that so few take so much out of the game, when the rest have to endure a punishing and expensive schedule of global travel in the pursuit of points in a ranking system that rewards the already established stars and limits player turnover for the benefit of TV audience.

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 Excuse me for correcting you, but the full quote, from the Bible, is the "love of money is the root of all evil"

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 Thanks for correcting me, miriam abc, I was unaware of the origins of that saying and had only ever heard an abridged version spoken. I should have done some research before misquoting it.

PaulM wrote:

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sammmm wrote:

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What happens if the wildcards get announced, Fran gets one but then someone withdraws from main draw and that all happens before qualifying starts? Do they get to give someone else the wildcard?

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 Yes. Fran would move into the main draw and her wildcard would be available for reallocation. If it was decided not to reallocate it, then the next alternate for the main draw would just move in.

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 That seems most likely, hopefully Fran will get in before then to give someone else a chance. Could the announcement be delayed to give Fran more time to make the MD if necessary?