eastbourne WTA

tennisbrain · Club Coach

eastbourne WTA

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

WC's wont be announced for another week.

Sheddie · administrator

I'd give wcs to Cavaday, Bally and probably Anne (given Georgie's injury) for Birmingham and Eastbourne

DavidC · Tennis legend

Sheddie wrote:

I'd give wcs to Cavaday, Bally and probably Anne (given Georgie's injury) for Birmingham and Eastbourne

As you will see from the Birmingham thread you are spot-on for the first. There are at most 2 WCs which can be allocated to Brits at Eastbourne though. On one occasion a few years ago there were no Brits in the main draw, but usually two gain WCs.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

why are only 2 given to Brits?

PockyTastic · Futures level

imoen wrote:

why are only 2 given to Brits?

I guess it's because it's a higher quality field only a 32 draw (with top seeds getting byes) so I guess the organisers feel that they cannot afford to give away too many places in the main draw to British player

Sheddie · administrator

that's a shame....in that case I'd give both to Bally and Naomi.

Hoping that this whole tournament will be shown on BBCi this year (in the past just rd2 onwards has been shown) so we get to watch them

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

I hadn't realised the draw was so small, thanks. That makes sense I guess. Are there only 2 wildcards altogether then? I thought you'd meant that they limited how many they'd give to Brits out of 4 or 5 wildcards.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Normally there is a third wildcard (fourth in the case of Birmingham) reserved for particular categories of top player, who can be given a late entry. I imagine Maria Sharapova has been accepted into Birmingham via this route.

DavidC · Tennis legend

I've looked at British Eurosport's schedules, and they aim to start coverage on the Tuesday for the first time. BBCi are only down as starting on Thursday (quarter-finals) according to ACE magazine, which is their normal starting day for coverage. Some first-round matches are scheduled for Monday, and about half of the matches involving Brits go on outside courts, so you will be lucky to catch any Brits on TV.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Wildcards have been given out...

Main Draw:
Anne Keothavong
Melanie South

Qualifying:
Elena Baltacha
Naomi Cavaday
Katie O'Brien
Sarah Borwell

Sheddie · administrator

that seems bizarre !! Why give wcs to Anne K and Mel ahead of Bally and Naomi....surely Naomi had to get one after that performance v Bardina and Bally nearly beat the world no 55....

I guess I can kinda understand giving Mel one after she beat Brianti at Surbiton but why has Anne got one

john · Top national player

Anne is the British number 1. Only right she should be there at our home WTA's

Salmon · Tennis legend

Is Naomi allowed to take any more wild cards? Wasn't there a limit of 3 main draw wild cards? Or does that apply to ITFs only?

tennisbrain · Club Coach

i think anne k deserves one.

if she has kept up the points to be 160 and be our british number one then she deserves to get wc