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Post by janie on Jun 9, 2009 9:07:08 GMT -5
Men's Main Draw" Alex Bogdanovic, Dan Evans, Jane Goodall and James Ward have been allocated wild cards. "Bulgarian teenager Grigor Dimitrov and Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero have also been given a chance to play in the main draw at SW19." QualiesRichard Bloomfield, Dan Cox, Chris Eaton and Alex Slabinsky all given a chance to come through qualifying." Women's MD"The All England Club announced wild cards for The Championships 2009 with teenager Laura Robson given the opportunity to play in her first senior Grand Slam. "Alongside Robson, Mel South, Katie O'Brien, Elena Baltacha and Georgie Stoop have all been awarded a wild card with American Alexa Glatch and Portuguese teenager Michelle Death Scream also guaranteed a place in the main draw." Qualies" Naomi Cavaday, Naomi Broady, and Jade Curtis will play in the qualifying event."
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Post by janie on Jun 9, 2009 9:11:00 GMT -5
Also read that Taylor Dent rec'd a QWC.
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Post by janie on Jun 9, 2009 9:26:07 GMT -5
More news: Last MDWC goes to Mrs. Krumm! A QWC goes to Olivia Rogowska. 2 QWCs will be determined in a WC playoff; here is the draw for that: (1) Anna Smith WR 383 v Elizabeth Thomas WR 577 (WC) Vicky Brook UNR v (WC) Elisha Gabb UNR (4) Natasha Khan WR 555 v Yasmin Clarke WR 621 (WC) Hannah James UNR v Holly Richards WR 932 Samantha Vickers WR 856 v Jocelyn Rae WR 656 (WC) Stephanie Cornish UNR v (3) Tara Moore WR 479 Jade Windley WR 778 v Nicola Mooney WR 1047 (WC) Lucy Brown UNR v (WC) Amanda Elliot WR 413
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 9, 2009 13:34:00 GMT -5
Glatch, WTF? Is this a reciprocal thing?
I guess De Screamo's run killed Dulgheru's chances. What week was the Next In list made? I'm sure I remember that after Bepa's RG run in '02 launched her into the top 100, she ended up getting direct entry anyway and not needing a WC.
LOL, Pete Bodo on Twitter just now: ptbodo Theory: De Brito got Wimbledon wild card so that the tabloids will create huge controversy (and publicity) about grunting. 1 minute ago from web
Krumm's WC is defensible, she was involved in one of Wimbledon's more memorable matches. Hopefully she's healthy enough to play. With the right draw, she could really embarrass some of the younger girls on this surface.
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Post by janie on Jun 9, 2009 15:38:43 GMT -5
De Screamo's sound effects might not have been fully known when the WC was offered. I know her fans have known about this WC for ages; probably IMG was over there pitching for her. By the way the Slam people were planning to "speak to" her about her screeching. Yeah, good luck with that. She's already got diva attitude. I just hope she'll draw some no-account British WC and gets crushed by her. As for Glatch, no, I don't think there's a reciprocal thing. They might just feel bad she missed out on a year or two due to injury and is now playing pretty well? Who knows; the non-Brit picks here are often mysterious. But I'm glad she's getting a chance.
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Post by leelee on Jun 9, 2009 15:47:51 GMT -5
I don't think the Brits are involved in the WC exchanging. But, Glatch is a good choice. She's nearing the top 100, has had recent impressive results, and could be a dangerous sleeper on grass with her bug game. The entry lists are the same for slams. Rankings from 6 weeks before. So, 11 May. Dulgheru isn't in. Infact, she didn't even enter then... but, I'm sure she wants to play now since she entered Birmingham. Bepa's SF in Warsaw 2002 must have raised her ranking enough to get in the Wimbly MD. Good for Krumm. She's a great case as to why these stupid exchanges for French, Aussie and US crap bumpkinettes need to be quashed.
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Post by DBBN on Jun 9, 2009 15:53:46 GMT -5
The Next In situation used to be different...they would re-order the lists either two or three weeks prior to the Slams to account for big movements after the entry lists came out. They definitely would do it post-RG for Wimbledon entries...so that's possibly how Bepa got in.
And this year they changed things again...now qualifying entries are done three weeks after the main draw entries, that being three weeks before the actual event. And I think the qualies list and the Next In list are separate entities, weirdly. It's bizarre. Eggy understands it. Ask him.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 9, 2009 16:06:27 GMT -5
Glatch's recent results have been OK but not spectacular...she's not that young...and has she done anything on grass in the past? If you're going to overlook GBR girls (which Wimbledon is absolutely right to do), I just don't see how Glatch stands out over Dulgheru. Or even Rus or Hercog. OK, Glatch had time away due to that freak injury, but so do lots of other juniors.
Agree that the stupid reciprocal arrangements should be stopped. I wish there were more concrete rules governing the allocation of Slam WCs, actually - it's such a huge deal to play them for any pro player, and it seems weird and unfair that random scrubs who'd never get the chance otherwise can be parachuted in on the basis of nationality. Other WTA tournaments I understand, they need to sell tickets, but let's be real - that's not an issue for Wimbledon.
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Post by R. Black on Jun 9, 2009 16:20:58 GMT -5
I vaguely recall reading somewhere that Wimbledon now prefers to give 1 or 2 WC to random players like Glatch instead of low-ranked useless Brits.
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Post by janie on Jun 9, 2009 16:42:06 GMT -5
I think there's also a rule now that players below a certain ranking level aren't eligible for Wimbledon WCs just on the basis of their Britishness. Britain finally got embarrassed by players ranked 650 getting paid thousands of dollars to lose dismally in round 1. The ranking requirement is meant as an incentive for these kids to work harder to get their ranking up.
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Post by leelee on Jun 9, 2009 21:36:20 GMT -5
That's certainly confusing, and so something the WTA would do. I recall a couple years ago that Fat Oprandi had to qualify after a rampant clay season moved her well into the top 100. Bepa was only ~140 after her Warsaw SF, so they must have added her in late. Anyway, let's hope Dulgheru is a beneficiary of this change. Yeah, that happened last year on the men's side. And Wimbly was forced to give WCs to the highest ranked on the next-in list.
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Post by DBBN on Jun 9, 2009 23:29:45 GMT -5
That's certainly confusing, and so something the WTA would do. I recall a couple years ago that Fat Oprandi had to qualify after a rampant clay season moved her well into the top 100. Bepa was only ~140 after her Warsaw SF, so they must have added her in late. Anyway, let's hope Dulgheru is a beneficiary of this change. Unfortunately, though I think the qualifying list is done later now, they still use the rankings from the six-weeks-prior deadline for it, thus hosing Dulgheru. I think the delay is because they want to give players not directly entered into the main draw of Slams the option to not enter the qualifying if they don't want to, as opposed to entering everyone into the qualies automatically like they do for the main draw. This may be related to the WTA's recent cracking down on people withdrawing from Tour qualies they've committed to in order to play main draws of Challengers. *headache*
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Post by The Chloe on Jun 10, 2009 23:09:42 GMT -5
Burley, did you give the forum a catchphrase? I was too lazy and didn't have thoughts. Thanks!
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Post by DBBN on Jun 10, 2009 23:57:59 GMT -5
Whee!
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Post by Denise49IQ on Jun 11, 2009 7:14:26 GMT -5
Can Alex Bogdanovic and the other 220398480293 useless Brits just die already.
Stevenson should have been given a WC.
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