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Blue_Belle · County player

Week 2 - Australian Open Women's Qualifying - Melbourne (outdoor hard)

Mervatron2 · ATP qualifying

I thought Id read that Katie was now in the MD ?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, now I'm confused

Lambda · Top national player

Mervatron2 wrote:
I thought Id read that Katie was now in the MD ?

Don't believe everything that you read unless it's backed up by an official source.

goldfish · Futures level

Katie now replaced in Qualifying draw by an alternate

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
Mervatron2 wrote:
I thought Id read that Katie was now in the MD ?
Don't believe everything that you read unless it's backed up by an official source.

But it was true smile

Lambda · Top national player

Coup Droit wrote:
Lambda wrote:
Mervatron2 wrote:
I thought Id read that Katie was now in the MD ?
Don't believe everything that you read unless it's backed up by an official source.
But it was true

No it wasn't. If it were true she wouldn't have been seeded and drawn in qualifying.

Lambda · Top national player

A 2nd withdrawal from the main draw since the qualifying draw was made has replaced the No 1 seed in Mimi's section with an alt. Not that Mimi would be expected to get to the FQR for it to possibly matter.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:

Lambda wrote:
Mervatron2 wrote:
I thought Id read that Katie was now in the MD ?
Don't believe everything that you read unless it's backed up by an official source.
But it was true
No it wasn't. If it were true she wouldn't have been seeded and drawn in qualifying.

It was/is true - she's in the MD smile

And even if we're talking timing, she could have been in the qualis by mistake - i.e. she was in the MD all along but the referee made an error, so she was never really in qualies, whatever the draw said

(not saying that happened, it doesn't matter, the truth is she's in the main draw, stated then, proven to be true now smile )

PaulM · Tennis legend

Katie had quite a good draw but I think this is the better outcome for her. Harriet's section is absolutely loaded, although her opener is very winnable albeit it will be her first match of the year.

Mimi's match is an interesting one.

wolf · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
A 2nd withdrawal from the main draw since the qualifying draw was made has replaced the No 1 seed in Mimi's section with an alt. Not that Mimi would be expected to get to the FQR for it to possibly matter.

I'm surprised they haven't rejigged the draw and put a 33rd and 34th seed in?

Though I suppose it's a bit late in the day now?

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

I actually thought playing and getting through Qs could have been a good confidence boost to start the year but hey ho, fingers crossed for a kind draw.

indiana · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
Lambda wrote:
A 2nd withdrawal from the main draw since the qualifying draw was made has replaced the No 1 seed in Mimi's section with an alt. Not that Mimi would be expected to get to the FQR for it to possibly matter.
I'm surprised they haven't rejigged the draw and put a 33rd and 34th seed in?
Though I suppose it's a bit late in the day now?

Does seem easy enough to do though and should balance things a bit better. But I assume not happening.

wolf · Tennis legend

I assume when the OOP is out they won't do it?

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yeah I think draw rejigs can only happen before the OOP is released.