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Coup Droit · Tennis legend

www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/hsbc-championships/news/sonay-kartal-francesca-jones-and-jodie-burrage-awarded-wild-cards-for-hsbc-championships/

Here's the LTA site from yesterday with the current wildcards

And, yes, they don't make it easy for you - I wish the WTA sites would update quicker

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 7th of June 2025 06:53:54 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Those pages are both well out of date and I haven't bothered with checking them for a few days. The first one is dated 13 May !!

So how on earth does one know how to find the correct info! Agh

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/hsbc-championships/news/sonay-kartal-francesca-jones-and-jodie-burrage-awarded-wild-cards-for-hsbc-championships/

Here's the LTA site from yesterday with the current wildcards

And, yes, they don't make it easy for you - I wish the WTA sites would update quicker

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 7th of June 2025 06:53:54 AM

Thank you - ridiculous way to run comms and PR!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
the addict wrote:
Those pages are both well out of date and I haven't bothered with checking them for a few days. The first one is dated 13 May !!
So how on earth does one know how to find the correct info! Agh

You can use the 'Any time' thingy in the search tools (assuming you're using Google)

Set it to 24 hours, or one week, say, and you should only get the recent ones

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
the addict wrote:
Those pages are both well out of date and I haven't bothered with checking them for a few days. The first one is dated 13 May !!
So how on earth does one know how to find the correct info! Agh
You can use the 'Any time' thingy in the search tools (assuming you're using Google)
Set it to 24 hours, or one week, say, and you should only get the recent ones

Never heard of it! I use Safari on my phone, tbh, but wouldnt know where to start with that - Im 59 and showing myself as a Luddite, haha!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
the addict wrote:
Those pages are both well out of date and I haven't bothered with checking them for a few days. The first one is dated 13 May !!
So how on earth does one know how to find the correct info! Agh
You can use the 'Any time' thingy in the search tools (assuming you're using Google)
Set it to 24 hours, or one week, say, and you should only get the recent ones
Never heard of it! I use Safari on my phone, tbh, but wouldnt know where to start with that - Im 59 and showing myself as a Luddite, haha!

Key tool for research !

I'd be scuppered without it

I use Chrome on my phone and then use google for searches

And near the top of the page is a scroll bar with a whole list of tools for refining your search, including time period

If you're looking for business or legal stuff, for instance, you need to be able to see just the most recent

Don't use safari, sorry, but I'm sure it has it too

indiana · Tennis legend

Var wrote:
Var wrote:
9vicman wrote:
RJH1962 wrote:
Var wrote:
the addict wrote:
The LTA is gradually updating it's website. Sonay, Fran and Jodie have main draw wild cards.
Definitely get Sonay and Fran, but think Jodies is generous.
Even as a Jodie fan I tend to agree.
Who would you have picked?
I know she is in the US but would like to see a bit of help for Katie Swan. Mimi needs a week off after her excellent exploits ready for the next tournament.
I should justify that last comment. Th empowers that be have been very generous with the distribution of mens wildcar. Much as I admit Jodie has a high profile, that seems to be pushing her to the front. Ella is another one I may have gone for. Anyway all hypothetical now. I just think for some players it should be last and final chance. Lovely to see Brooke and Mika get a swing though.

Much as Jodie's form this year has been disappointing since the Aus Open, as I was saying in another thread, I do think she still looked a fairly clear and reasonable choice for the final MD WC. And as has pointed out, she did miss the whole of last year's grass season during her 6 months out. Don't see her as being near any "final chance" category for now. Certainly Jodie before Ella and I think Katie S is better easing her way back into things at rather lower levels. Good choice of MD and Q WCs IMO.

Var · Satellite level

indiana wrote:
Var wrote:
Var wrote:
9vicman wrote:
RJH1962 wrote:
Var wrote:
the addict wrote:
The LTA is gradually updating it's website. Sonay, Fran and Jodie have main draw wild cards.
Definitely get Sonay and Fran, but think Jodies is generous.
Even as a Jodie fan I tend to agree.
Who would you have picked?
I know she is in the US but would like to see a bit of help for Katie Swan. Mimi needs a week off after her excellent exploits ready for the next tournament.
I should justify that last comment. The powersthat be have been very generous with the distribution of mens wildcards. I admit Jodie has a high profile, that seems to be pushing her to the front. Ella is another one I may have gone for. Anyway all hypothetical now. I just think for some players it should be last and final chance. Lovely to see Brooke and Mika get a swing though.
Much as Jodie's form this year has been disappointing since the Aus Open, as I was saying in another thread, I do think she still looked a fairly clear and reasonable choice for the final MD WC. And as has pointed out, she did miss the whole of last year's grass season during her 6 months out. Don't see her as being near any "final chance" category for now. Certainly Jodie before Ella and I think Katie S is better easing her way back into things at rather lower levels. Good choice of MD and Q WCs IMO.

yes I take your point. I think it is a bit of frustration at the abysmal performance in Birmingham last week. It was super to see Mimi come through in her WTA 125 debut, but it was a lot on those young shoulders as the last British woman standing. A few more around her might have helped. So I will try not to rant on, and hope you are tight about Jodie. We do have three super juniors coming through and there will come a time when some of the WCs will be history, God willing.