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[Other Sport] Wimbledon 2023
- Thread starter Sepulveda
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Badger Boy
Mr Badger
- Jan 28, 2016
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Are any of them as undeserving as Peniston?
Jodie Burrage was totally outclassed today, another player very fortunate to be given a Wildcard and not have to qualify (or not) on her own merit.
KZNSeagull
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Come on Heather!
hart's shirt
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2nd protest today with another jigsaw and more orange confetti in the middle of the Boulter first set tiebreak.
That's one item they won't be stocking in the Wimbledon shop from tomorrow.
That's one item they won't be stocking in the Wimbledon shop from tomorrow.
Badger Boy
Mr Badger
- Jan 28, 2016
- 3,658
Another player getting a free ride based on being British. Like Burrage, she has a top opponent who will wipe the floor with her - but she's got a wonderful payday.
Katie Boulter a set and a break up is sensational.
KZNSeagull
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Heather got to the 4th round last year and she is a Wimbledon champion. I'm pleased that she got a free ride.
Badger Boy
Mr Badger
- Jan 28, 2016
- 3,658
Shouldn't have needed a Wildcard for this year then should she? But she did because of her ranking based on performances throughout the year. Getting dumped out in R1 will cost her a huge amount of ranking points. It's a shame the women players aren't making any real impression on the tour, outside of the UK grass court swing.
Katie Boulter would potentially face defending Champion Elena Rybakina in round 3 which would be a problem, if she gets there.
hart's shirt
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These rain delays have caused a few issues.
Top seed Iga Swiatek's through to the 3rd Round already, but some of the other players haven't played their 1st Round games yet.
KZNSeagull
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She didn't get any ranking points for last year's tournament. Of course the biggest UK tournament should give out wildcards to UK players when they can. All the other tournaments do. Were there any former singles champions who wanted to play but didn't get a wildcard? No? Then quite rightly they have gone to the Brits.
Who pissed on your chips?
Badger Boy
Mr Badger
- Jan 28, 2016
- 3,658
That's a good point, I had forgotten that - blessing in disguise for her and the others, they're only gaining ranking points this Wimbledon. Burrage's ranking will get a lovely boost for getting to the 2nd round. Hopefully next year there will be 2/3/4 women players who qualify automatically without the need for so many Wildcard entries.
It just frustrates me seeing players getting a free ride when there are players on the tour who are working much harder (putting in the travel to tournaments, etc) but aren't British so they don't get the Golden Tickets that players like Peniston (in particular) were given. Ultimately, they're not good enough and lose early so it makes no real impact but if I were just below the automatic qualification and had to go through the qualifiers and failed to make it, I'd be really angry other players are just gifted an entry due to nationality. It isn't fair.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
Brits getting show courts and being blasted off the court. Murray and Corrie deserve one, the rest should be on outside courts…imo
Never mind all except Murray and Corrie will be out by the weekend. Actually Murray will do well to win his next match
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hart's shirt
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So Cameron Norrie will be facing Chris Eubanks.
Let's hope for a knockout in 3.
Let's hope for a knockout in 3.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,861
For Eubanks or the South African Kiwi, sorry I mean British hopeful, who chose our flag and funding when it suited him/his career?
Sepulveda
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Very entertaining match between Sinner and Schwartzman despite it being a straight-set win, at least for any neutral and Sinner fan. Them being friends and very decent guys, and Diego being not too off-form, certainly helped. Just what the doctor ordered for Jannik, who didn't tire himself out but faced a gradually harder increase in difficulty in terms of opponent.
KZNSeagull
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Blimey. Liam Broady has beaten Casper Ruud. That's a remarkable result.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Chippy performance from our lad, a rude awakening for the fancied opponent.
Not bad for someone who only got a wildcard because he’s British according to someone on here
hart's shirt
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As Broady has put out the 4th seed, one might think the 26th seed in Shapovalov is beatable with a home crowd support.
Should he win that, he'd be playing a non-seed for a place in the Quarter-Finals as both seeds in Coric and Bautista Agut went out in R1.
A big opportunity here.
Should he win that, he'd be playing a non-seed for a place in the Quarter-Finals as both seeds in Coric and Bautista Agut went out in R1.
A big opportunity here.