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Var


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Week 42 - WTA250 - Osaka, Japan - Hard


Well the woman seem to be coming good!Keep the faith. Despite all the handwringing earlier in the year. The two danger points I see next year are Emmas points dropping at Queens and Katies for reaching the semis. On the mens side its Arthur I am most concerned about as TBH I cant see him replicating a semis berth at Wimbledon again. So the women might actually end up with more in the top 100 than the men next year. Who knows. I also think it helps our rising juniors to have a bit of depth at the top, takes the heat off them.



-- Edited by Var on Friday 23rd of October 2026 11:28:49 AM



-- Edited by Var on Friday 23rd of October 2026 11:29:31 AM

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I know what you mean Var but I don't think Arthur will be a flash in the pan. He showed in Winston-Salem, where he made the final, that he's capable of doing damage elsewhere and came very, very close to beating Khachanov (US Open semifinalist) in Shanghai.

I reckon that by the time Wimbledon comes around, he'll have enough points to still be in the top 100, even with an early exit. And I can see Jake getting back to the top 50.

If Jack recovers from injury, there's a possibility we could have 5 men in the top 100 sometime in 2027

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Sheddie wrote:

I know what you mean Var but I don't think Arthur will be a flash in the pan. He showed in Winston-Salem, where he made the final, that he's capable of doing damage elsewhere and came very, very close to beating Khachanov (US Open semifinalist) in Shanghai.

I reckon that by the time Wimbledon comes around, he'll have enough points to still be in the top 100, even with an early exit. And I can see Jake getting back to the top 50.

If Jack recovers from injury, there's a possibility we could have 5 men in the top 100 sometime in 2027


 Arthur, Cam, Jake, Toby and Jack? You expect Jan to stay outside now? Presuming so, I think I agree, my instinct is Jan made his peak this year and will sustain a 100-150 position next year, maybe after a drop down. I don't expect JPJ to make the leap to top 100 but he would be my only other player who may be outside your top 5 who could break into that group. 

 

 



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How about 5 men and 5 women in the top 100 in 2027 ( keep going Fran and c'mon Emma and Harriet ). That really would be something.



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indiana wrote:

How about 5 men and 5 women in the top 100 in 2027 ( keep going Fran and c'mon Emma and Harriet ). That really would be something.


 Oh I wish  Jack and Emma were back! Miss them. Photo on Jacks insta today. In Brazil, sporting a nose ring..



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Katie B seems to be scheduled for a SF match against Siniakova here at 5:30am tomorrow and a match at 7:30am tomorrow in Tokyo againat Ishii in
the qualifying of the WTA500

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Katie B seems to be scheduled for a SF match against Siniakova here at 5:30am tomorrow and a match at 7:30am tomorrow in Tokyo againat Ishii in
the qualifying of the WTA500


 She will have to drop out of Tokyo qualifying. As lambda points out, she can't play both. From another lambda post, the main draw wildcards all look allocated, so looks like she will just have to go and win Osaka instead! 



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The forecast for Osaka is poor for the weekend.

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Ashlyn Krueger has just won the first SF so Katie will be playing imminently.

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Katie is not in the Tokyo draws at all 



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This match is pretty hard to watch...

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When Katie is playing bad she just never seems to be able to turn it around.

The second set has been terrible from both players.

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She was 3-1 *40-0 up in the second....

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I think Katie will be cutting her season short after this. Can't see her waiting around a week to play Hong Koshe's been been so flat.

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SF: Katerina Siniakova (CZE) WR86 defeated Katie Boulter (GBR) WR58 [8] by 6-1 6-4



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