British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

scottie1 wrote:

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Marni Banks is the one with most potential shes been.put injured just back if on form she should easily be in the ladt four.

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 She won't though be one of top ( I think only ) 4 seeds.

The top 4, in separate quarters, are due to be Naiktha B, Victoria A, Emily App, and Millie R. Emily could be tough to beat.

I think Katy D will be a strong contender too and potentially Ranah if shes on a good day. Id like to see if some of the teenagers can cause an upset or two

dodrade wrote:

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PaulM wrote:

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Andy Parker wrote:

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Here's a thought - the Wildcard Committee are awaiting on a decision from Serena for the last slot, and if she says yes, then she gets the slot, and Heather gets the space in qualifying.

If Serena decides not to play, then Heather gets the last slot.

I know all of this is pure conjecture, but I think I could well be right.

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 Heather is in the qualifying draw using her Protected Ranking. Jodie obviously wants to save hers to use in the US and Australia. The fact Heather hasn't done so might raise questions on whether she intends to play beyond the US Open (which would make the decision not to get a farewell wildcard here strange). Or she, unlike Jodie, backs herself to not need a PR to play in Melbourne by the time January arrives.

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 I don't see Heather in the alternates list.

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 I was corrected that she is in qualifying with a Protected Ranking, so I am assuming that is true information. Lots of others on here know a lot more than me, so I am often getting corrected! My mental alertness is also not helped that I am watching all the World Cup games live.

-- Edited by Andy Parker on Wednesday 17th of June 2026 12:59:33 AM

-- Edited by Andy Parker on Wednesday 17th of June 2026 01:03:12 AM

the addict wrote:

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Emily and Millie should be favourites to come through and I have doubts about Naiktha and Vic, so it all depends on the draw who will make it through. Ella and Marni perhaps ?

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 Yes but that's even assuming Marni turns up, fit to play

Edie Griffiths has a good chance of being the discretionary wildcard (perhaps Tegan but seems far less likely)

Based on the mew current live rankings,with Hannah up 99 places, the selected MDWCs have been allocated to the eligible GB players with the highest rankings, with the exception of Lily, who is overlooked for 3 players who are all a dozen years younger than her, all with significant recent Junior achievements. Seems very fair.

Bonus team player points for Heather for using her SR and saving a Wildcard for A.N.Other.

Personally, I'm very pleased to see the MDWC for Chwalinska. (Though better still would be a rule change so that Wimbledon acceptance list is based on a rankings list from after the Roland Garros points are added or subtracted.)

-- Edited by wimdledont on Wednesday 17th of June 2026 09:06:51 AM

Yes the answer would be to significantly change the calendar. Players who do well at RG carry those points through for Wimbledon the following the year, so Boisson gets in this year despite having fallen to 170. So I think the WC being allocated for something quite exceptional happening is not a bad compromise.

It's also an issue that Boisson gets in this year when she has fallen to 170 in the rankings. Why does her excellent form 13 months ago trump her poor form last month?

And I do think there is a case for a rule change at ALL Slams.

Oz Open does not reward good performances at the lead up events, so with the tour semi-hibernating during Oct, Nov, Dec, the acceptance list is based on very few matches played within the previous 4 months.

RG acceptance takes no account of any of the results from Barcelona, Madrid or Rome. The whole of the clay court swing.

Wimbledon is the worst affected. Not just ignoring the precious Slam, but also every grass court WTA tournament played in the previous 12 months. For years, the LTA/AELTC was forced to correct for this by offering MDWCs to the winners of the grass court ITF tourneys at Manchester, Surbiton, Ilkley, etc... This was a huge disadvantage to British players - while the FFT was awarding 8 MDWCs their players, we would have a max of 5 for ours.

The US Open does not count results from the US hardcourt swing.

In all cases. current form on the relevent surface counts for precisely nothing. The whole system seems to me to be a legacy of the days when US entrants at Wimbledon, say, had to pack a trunk in California, catch a train to New York, then a packet steamer across the Atlantic. In that case, you do need 6 weeks notice that you're on the list.