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the addict


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Qualifying starts on Saturday 6th June

QR1:- Tatjana Maria (GER) WR54 [1] v Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR) WR292 [QWC]

QR1:- Shuai Zhang (CHN) WR61 [3] v Hannah Klugman (GBR) WR514 [QWC]

QR1:- Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) WR105 [10] v Heather Watson (GBR) WR327 [QWC]

QR1:- Anna Blinkova (***) WR103 [9] v Jodie Burrage (GBR) WR558 [QWC]

The winners of Hannah and Heather's match meet in the FQR



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I fear it's going to rain most of all day tomorrow :(

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Ouch Maria didnt get in

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I took the qualifying draw from the LTA website. Probably best to check again in the morning  biggrin



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the addict wrote:

Qualifying starts on Saturday 6th June

QR1:- Tatjana Maria (GER) WR54 [1] v Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR) WR292 [QWC]

QR1:- Shuai Zhang (CHN) WR61 [3] v Hannah Klugman (GBR) WR514 [QWC]

QR1:- Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) WR105 [10] v Heather Watson (GBR) WR327 [QWC]

QR1:- Anna Blinkova (***) WR103 [9] v Jodie Burrage (GBR) WR558 [QWC]

The winners of Hannah and Heather's match meet in the FQR

 Tough to see any winners there - but hopefully Hannah steps it up and puts in a better performance!



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Well, Heather might have a chance...

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I cant believe they gave the wildcard to Dart over Maria. What a truly awful decision.

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I cant believe they gave the wildcard to Dart over Maria. What a truly awful decision.

 I know there are two clear camps here but, yes, Harriet's wildcard is the one that is most open to question

I read that she's had 22 wildcards for MD GB events - no idea if it's the true number - but she's obviously had a lot

Although she played quite well this week (although lost)

But I still think that not giving Maria one is a dreadful look

NB I received a reply from HSBC - although it was basically a blah-blah one that they've forwarded it to a different department, further up the chain 

 



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markymc1983 wrote:

I cant believe they gave the wildcard to Dart over Maria. What a truly awful decision.

 100 per cent agree!



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Surely Harriet would have been better off with a Qualifying Wild card; a better chance to get a win and earn some points.



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Im going to the semi finals of the WTA Queens next Saturday. I think the chances of seeing a British player are quiet low!

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Ian1314 wrote:

Surely Harriet would have been better off with a Qualifying Wild card; a better chance to get a win and earn some points.

Or even a main draw wildcard for Ilkley given that the points are comparable to Queens qualifiers and the player rankings are lower, I could see Harriet winning 2 matches at Ilkley more easily than qualifying for Queens but I guess 1 win at Queens gives 60 points so maybe she gets a nice main draw opponent



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Sheddie wrote:
the addict wrote:

Qualifying starts on Saturday 6th June

QR1:- Tatjana Maria (GER) WR54 [1] v Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR) WR292 [QWC]

QR1:- Shuai Zhang (CHN) WR61 [3] v Hannah Klugman (GBR) WR514 [QWC]

QR1:- Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) WR105 [10] v Heather Watson (GBR) WR327 [QWC]

QR1:- Anna Blinkova (***) WR103 [9] v Jodie Burrage (GBR) WR558 [QWC]

The winners of Hannah and Heather's match meet in the FQR

 Tough to see any winners there - but hopefully Hannah steps it up and puts in a better performance!

The only previous wins by our players against their opposition was Lily against Tatjana by retirement and Jodie who beat Anna in the 2023 US Open. 2023 was the year Jodie achieved a CH of 85 and Tatjana achieved a CH of 34 so they were both at their peak.

 



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telstar wrote:
markymc1983 wrote:

I cant believe they gave the wildcard to Dart over Maria. What a truly awful decision.

 100 per cent agree!

 But she is still in it with only a couple of relatively easy matches to add to whatever she might do in defence of her title. Either she loses in qualifying, in which case the decision is sound, or she wins through to the main draw, in which case no harm done. 



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Brendan F wrote:
telstar wrote:
markymc1983 wrote:

I cant believe they gave the wildcard to Dart over Maria. What a truly awful decision.

 100 per cent agree!

 But she is still in it with only a couple of relatively easy matches to add to whatever she might do in defence of her title. Either she loses in qualifying, in which case the decision is sound, or she wins through to the main draw, in which case no harm done. 

 I don't agree

The decision to give a wildcard is not to do with her level now (i.e. the win or loss in qualis) - it's to do with the her level last year - as champion

And the harm is done already - to me, the disrespect is the harm, it's done 



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