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Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 24 - LTA Wimbledon Wild Card Play-Offs - Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, Great Britain - Grass

JonH · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
indiana wrote:
JonH wrote:
If all the players currently in the slots turn up, the top 13 as Indy posted elsewhere would be:

1. Felix G (still in action elsewhere)
2. Oliver C (still in action elsewhere)
3. Jay C (still in action elsewhere)
4. Alistair G
5. Charles B
6. George L
7. Giles H
8. Hamish S
9. Paul J
10. Max B
11. Ryan P
12. Anton M
13. Lui M

Plus wildcards:

14. Ben G-W (West Worthing winner)i
15. NCAA top ranked Brit but must be in top 30 of NCAA rankings - Will Jansen ? (Lambda can correct me but he is the only player outside Ollie T who fits the criteria?)
16. General wild card - next in order of rankings are Aidan McHugh, Emile Hudd and James Story - if any of the players listed above don't make, presume they all have a decent chance of getting in, partic those top 3 who are still in Nottingham and Dublin as of today.
So no WCs bssed on junior ranking with the men as opposed to the women. Seems strange?
It's always been like that
I think it's a reflection of the difference in girls and women's tennis being less marked than boys and men's tennis
Which is true, so probably justifiable for the different approach

And, as I think you suggested, maybe one of the juniors will get that at large wild card

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
indiana wrote:
JonH wrote:
If all the players currently in the slots turn up, the top 13 as Indy posted elsewhere would be:

1. Felix G (still in action elsewhere)
2. Oliver C (still in action elsewhere)
3. Jay C (still in action elsewhere)
4. Alistair G
5. Charles B
6. George L
7. Giles H
8. Hamish S
9. Paul J
10. Max B
11. Ryan P
12. Anton M
13. Lui M

Plus wildcards:

14. Ben G-W (West Worthing winner)i
15. NCAA top ranked Brit but must be in top 30 of NCAA rankings - Will Jansen ? (Lambda can correct me but he is the only player outside Ollie T who fits the criteria?)
16. General wild card - next in order of rankings are Aidan McHugh, Emile Hudd and James Story - if any of the players listed above don't make, presume they all have a decent chance of getting in, partic those top 3 who are still in Nottingham and Dublin as of today.
So no WCs bssed on junior ranking with the men as opposed to the women. Seems strange?
It's always been like that
I think it's a reflection of the difference in girls and women's tennis being less marked than boys and men's tennis
Which is true, so probably justifiable for the different approach
And, as I think you suggested, maybe one of the juniors will get that at large wild card

I'm pretty sure the juniors / teenagers will get the discretionary women's wildcards - Edie, Allegra (is she's not in directly), Ruby (if playing), although just possibly Sophia J if she's back in town, as Lambda suggests, and Savannah has the US college one....

Not so sure about the men's but I think Rhys has a good shot

Madadman · Grand Slam Champion

competitions.lta.org.uk/tournament/35a356d9-8b57-4288-a7db-c762bb0af9a7
Webpage is up and ready for the draw later

Sheddie · administrator

Seriously pumped for this year's playoffs

JonH · Tennis legend

Oli Crawford has lost in Dublin and presumably seals his fate as play off's or bust? Can't see a Rd 2 Dublin loss as interesting the givers of the final QWC positions!

Needs to get himself to Dublin Airport and across to London asap!!

Lambda · Grand Slam Champion

JonH wrote:
Oli Crawford has lost in Dublin and presumably seals his fate as play off's or bust? Can't see a Rd 2 Dublin loss as interesting the givers of the final QWC positions!

Needs to get himself to Dublin Airport and across to London asap!!

No hurry. He can sign in by phone.

JonH · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
JonH wrote:
Oli Crawford has lost in Dublin and presumably seals his fate as play off's or bust? Can't see a Rd 2 Dublin loss as interesting the givers of the final QWC positions!

Needs to get himself to Dublin Airport and across to London asap!!

No hurry. He can sign in by phone.

Realised that! But guess hed want to be there and get a decent nights rest before playing in the morning!

Var · Challenger qualifying

JonH wrote:
Lambda wrote:
JonH wrote:
Oli Crawford has lost in Dublin and presumably seals his fate as play off's or bust? Can't see a Rd 2 Dublin loss as interesting the givers of the final QWC positions!

Needs to get himself to Dublin Airport and across to London asap!!

No hurry. He can sign in by phone.
Realised that! But guess hed want to be there and get a decent nights rest before playing in the morning!

Well Hannah managed it yesterday.They are young.

JonH · Tennis legend

I'm guessing Jay will be jumping in a Lexus later and heading on down the M1

JonH · Tennis legend

Madadman wrote:
competitions.lta.org.uk/tournament/35a356d9-8b57-4288-a7db-c762bb0af9a7
Webpage is up and ready for the draw later

Nice! When do those who know think we will find out the field and the draw?

brittak · Satellite level

Draws are up.
Ali G is top seed so suggests Felix and Jay are have qwcs

JonH · Tennis legend

brittak wrote:
Draws are up.
Ali G is top seed so suggests Felix and Jay are have qwcs

Felix, Oliver C and Jay all missing from those ranked above Ali G

George Loffhagen and Ryan P others missing

Maybe re Felix and Jay, maybe Oli C instead of Jay if that is the reason? Certainly, one would expect Felix to get something - unless Felix is getting in as a DA now, and so Oliver C and Jay C have both got them?

JonH · Tennis legend

Broom v Matusevich a good opener, Ali G v Basing also looks interesting.

JonH · Tennis legend

Men go first tomorrow, women third and fourth matches. Court 17 looks like some sort of show court based on the schedule, albeit no public is allowed. Is it filmed somewhere?