British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

the addict wrote:

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I think driving is not an option. There is limited parking in the whole area at the best of times, and practically none at all during qualifying. I was talking to Alicia's mum at the recent W50 and she had to park more than 10 minutes walk away. The walk up from Barnes isn't too bad, through the woods then up Priory Lane.

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 OK Thanks, coming in from Essex its not the greatest journey! Will just have to deal with it. Just hope there's some British interest still!

Coup Droit wrote:

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Mia Pohankova should get a quali wildcard

Every year, the LTA gives last year's junior winner a quali WC (unless she doesn't need one, or doesn't want one)

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That's fair enough ( is it an actual rule that the AELTC have in plsce or more just convention thst they get at least a QWC if they want one? )

We don't have great depth looking for Q WCs among our women ( essentially players ranked outside the top 400 ) so whatever it is not unreasonable for one more to face the play-offs.

the addict wrote:

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I think driving is not an option. There is limited parking in the whole area at the best of times, and practically none at all during qualifying. I was talking to Alicia's mum at the recent W50 and she had to park more than 10 minutes walk away. The walk up from Barnes isn't too bad, through the woods then up Priory Lane.

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 I normally park a 5-10 minute walk away on vicarage road then just walk through Palewell Park. Comes straight out onto Bank Lane. Never had an issue parking there. I havent done my usual yearly check to see if at CPZs have changed. But its not that near stations so think it should still be fine.

Madadman wrote:

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the addict wrote:

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I think driving is not an option. There is limited parking in the whole area at the best of times, and practically none at all during qualifying. I was talking to Alicia's mum at the recent W50 and she had to park more than 10 minutes walk away. The walk up from Barnes isn't too bad, through the woods then up Priory Lane.

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 I normally park a 5-10 minute walk away on vicarage road then just walk through Palewell Park. Comes straight out onto Bank Lane. Never had an issue parking there. I havent done my usual yearly check to see if at CPZs have changed. But its not that near stations so think it should still be fine.

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 That's the route I walked up from Mortlake station last year - much nicer than Priory Lane.

wolf wrote:

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indiana wrote:

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Coup Droit wrote:

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Mia Pohankova should get a quali wildcard

Every year, the LTA gives last year's junior winner a quali WC (unless she doesn't need one, or doesn't want one)

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That's fair enough ( is it an actual rule that the AELTC have in plsce or more just convention thst they get at least a QWC if they want one? )

We don't have great depth looking for Q WCs among our women ( essentially players ranked outside the top 400 ) so whatever it is not unreasonable for one more to face the play-offs.

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Aus Open do it as well.

I swear it I saw it in the Grand Slam rule book before but no longer, but then again I'm not sure the other 2 ever did it so not sure.

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 I've always understood it to be a convention but one that has always been respected (subject to it being needed and wanted) 

Mia is also pretty close to direct qualifying so it seems even more likely (i.e. they wouldn't say, you're miles off, last year was a fluke, whatever) 

dodrade wrote:

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ricardo89 wrote:

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My picks for wildcards, presuming Fran gets in directly:
1) Harriet Dart
2) Mika stojsavljevic
3) Mimi Xu
4) Katie Swan
5) Alicia Dudeney
6) Jodie Burrage
7) Heather Watson
8) Venus Williams

Qualifying
1) Hannah Klugman
2) Emily Appleton
3) Lily Miyazaki
4) Ella McDonald
5) Amelia Rajecki
6) Victoria Allen
7) Danielle Britton
8 & 9) playoff wildcards

I thinks MDWC will really depend now on if Serena Williams requests one for singles or not and I also think in qualifying we have to many women battling for a wildcard that the rule about junior winner getting wildcard should be thrown out this year its the same with the men.

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 Surely Sofia Johnson ought to be in contention for a QWC having won two titles this year?

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I wouldn't really say so for a W35 and W15 title. WR 618 (= CH) with a career best win vs WR 300.

But she is still fairly fresh out of college, building up her ranking counters, and could possibly yet do herself a lot of good in the next couple of weeks or so ( into the FQR in a USA W100 this week ). The above Q list largely contains players in the 400s and low 500s so she is already probably at some of their levels 

Others will know more re her college credentials.