Harriet and Fran reached Q2 last year so are defending 20 points.
Heather and Lily were unsuccessful so only had 2 points for taking part,

-- Edited by DF on Sunday 5th of January 2025 12:22:10 PM

DF wrote:

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Harriet and Fran reached Q2 last year so are defending 20 pointa.
Heather and Lily were unsuccessful so only had 2 points for taking part,

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 That's quite encouraging .....

Didnt realise Linda had fallen down so much. That could be tough for Fran.

Harriet and Fran are previous qualifiers s have good memories of here I would think.

Harriet and Heather are first up on their courts, with Harriet on the biggest qualifying court, the Kia arena. It might seem like a small thing to say, but the heat in Melbourne is always a massive problem for our players and being first up may be preferable to second or third on court, when it will probably be scorching, so both of our players got a bit lucky with that.

Harriet potentially could face two Aussies in a row as if she wins her first match, as home advantage probably makes Taylah Preston favourite against Mona Barthel, who is 34 now and well past her best.

I'm less confident than others about how we will do, simply because of the heat out there. Anyone who has visited Australia at this time of year will know what I mean, but hopefully we will get at least 2 out of 4 beyond the first round.

Melbourne weather is unpredictable -its not always hot...

JonH comes home wrote:

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All feel winnable - all wont be!

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 I'd take 3 .. I'd really like one of these to be Heather

Coup Droit wrote:

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We are the higher ranked player in all four of the matches

And none of the others is anything special

I want four wins !

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