Should we be worried that Hannah is No 4 - with the big Mexico & Florida events coming up is she safe for a YE top 5 position? If she's leaving juniors behind, the extra 4 adult tournaments she would get would be a big help in scheduling next year.
Should we be worried that Hannah is No 4 - with the big Mexico & Florida events coming up is she safe for a YE top 5 position? If she's leaving juniors behind, the extra 4 adult tournaments she would get would be a big help in scheduling next year.
I wouldn't be overly worried. She can be caught, but is unlikely to, as she only drops a handful of points before the end of year and has a good lead over the pack. The girl in 6th Lilli Tagger has just reached a WTA250 final, and is unlikely to be tempted by further junior events. Hence the main rivals are Julia Stusek and Ksenia Efremova, who are around 600-700 adrift. That is a lot of points to make up over the 4 events, and only Ksenia is playing in Mexico (the J500).
Should we be worried that Hannah is No 4 - with the big Mexico & Florida events coming up is she safe for a YE top 5 position? If she's leaving juniors behind, the extra 4 adult tournaments she would get would be a big help in scheduling next year.
I wouldn't be overly worried. She can be caught, but is unlikely to, as she only drops a handful of points before the end of year and has a good lead over the pack. The girl in 6th Lilli Tagger has just reached a WTA250 final, and is unlikely to be tempted by further junior events. Hence the main rivals are Julia Stusek and Ksenia Efremova, who are around 600-700 adrift. That is a lot of points to make up over the 4 events, and only Ksenia is playing in Mexico (the J500).
And it's not 100% sure Ksenia will be playing Mexico
She's entered, but she's also entered for adult events for those weeks
AND, in theory, she's in the top elite team competition in France at the same time
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