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2024 Finalists Jones and Rottgering Lead Wimbledon Junior Acceptances, 15 Americans Receive Entry; D-I Women's ITA Kickoff Weekend Draft Set for Wednesday; ITA Division I Regional Awards Announced:
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The acceptances for the Wimbledon Junior Championships were released today, with 2024 finalists Mees Rottgering of the Netherlands and Emerson Jones of Australia among the entries. Rottgering, who hasn't played a junior event since winning the ITF Junior Masters in China last fall, a surprise entrant and may, of course, withdraw before the June 24th deadline.
Jones, who at age 16, is limited in the number of pro events she can play, has played both Australia and Roland Garros this year, so I expect her to compete in the juniors again; with her WTA ranking of 206, she is also playing women's qualifying this year.
Only two of the ITF junior Top 10s have not entered, both champions at the this year's Australian Open Juniors: No. 3 Henry Bernet of Switzerland, who has been rehabbing an injury, and No. 2 Wakana Sonobe of Japan. Both Roland Garros champions, Germany's Niels Mcdonald and Austria's Lilli Tagger, have entered.
Ten American boys received entry into the main draw: Jagger Leach, Benjamin Willwerth, Jack Kennedy, Keaton Hance, Noah Johnston, Maxwell Exsted, Jack Satterfield, Dominick Mosejczuk, Maximus Dussault and Jack Secord. Ryan Cozad is three spots out of the main draw; Ronit Karki is five spots out. The initial cutoff for main draw was 47, compared to 43 at Roland Garros; the Roland Garros cutoff eventually moved to 48.
The regional entries, who get in as the only entrants in the Top 80 from their regions, are Karim Bennani of Morocco and Yannik Alvarez of Puerto Rico.
The initial qualifying cutoff for the boys was 77, with Gavin Goode and Matisse Farzam both inside that number.
Only five US girls were accepted into the main draw: Kristina Penickova, Julieta Pareja, Annika Penickova, Thea Frodin and Maya Iyengar.
The main draw cutoff for girls was 49, with no regional entries. At Roland Garros the cutoff was 51 and went to 55 by the freeze date.
Aspen Schuman is 5 out of the main draw, with the other American girls in qualifying Leena Friedman, Capucine Jauffret and Ishika Ashar, who at 85, is the last girl to make qualifying. Alyssa James of Jamaica, ranked 113, received entry based on the regional quota, which applies to anyone ranked in the Top 150 if their region is not represented.
The Roehampton ITF J300 acceptances also closed today, but they have not been posted. As it is the only other junior grass tournament before Wimbledon, the fields are generally the same, although occasionally a top player will skip Roehampton and play only Wimbledon.
by ashkor87 List of players who did better on clay than we would have a right to expect, and therefore, may do well here because they must be in great form:
1. Sinner
2. Coco
3. Alexandrova
4. DeMinaur
5. Hurkacz
The last 3 in particular, did much better at the French Open than expected - never had done much on clay before, nor do they have the kind of game that should do well on clay. Look for them to take down some big names - not that they will win the whole thing..
by ashkor87 Conversely, who is evidently NOT in great form?
1. Tsitsipas
2.Rublev
3.sakkari
4. Osaka
Pegula, Paolini, Shelton, Zverev more or less did what I expected...
now that we switch to grass, I dont expect Samsonova to do well, though she is playing quite well - her service return and defence in general is too poor.
by ponchi101
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 10:52 am
List of players who did better on clay than we would have a right to expect, and therefore, may do well here because they must be in great form:
1. Sinner
2. Coco
3. Alexandrova
4. DeMinaur
5. Hurkacz
The last 3 in particular, did much better at the French Open than expected - never had done much on clay before, nor do they have the kind of game that should do well on clay. Look for them to take down some big names - not that they will win the whole thing..
Based on the very recent and very limited data of the 2025 clay court season, I think Coco can take the mantle of "Current best clay court player" from Iga.
By a whisker, yes. But her season was better than anybody else's.
by ashkor87 Yes, my point is she did better than expected. Better than her game would lead us to expect
by ashkor87 Coco has never gone even to the QFs at Wimbledon, this year she will do better, though she wont win it. My favorite is still Sabalenka for Wimbledon.. she has reached the semis here, knows how to play, can volley well, and her big serve will be effective. Others who have the game to win the whole thing: Rybakina, Paolini, and Andreeva. An early look at the probabilities would be:
Sabalenka 30%
Rybakina 25%
Andreeva 20%
Paolini 15%
Field 10% including Coco
too early, I know but I am going to be away to the Himalayas till then....
by ashkor87 Coco not favorite because her extreme grip will make it hard to deal with low balls
by ashkor87 On the men's side, again hard to see beyond the Big 2..Alcaraz 60% Sinner 30%, Djokovic 5% field 5%,
by ponchi101 Yes. Carlos is a prohibitive favorite.
But I will give Draper a "good chance". He is playing better, he is a lefty, the home crowd will be wild to say the least.
And the Bublik match at RG was a bit of an anomaly in that Bublik played the greatest match ever, BY ANYBODY, won by hitting drop shots. The count was absurd.
by ashkor87 Yes, make that Djokovic and Draper 5% each.
by ti-amie
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 12, 2025 8:31 am
Coco not favorite because her extreme grip will make it hard to deal with low balls
Qinwen was having trouble vs Kessler because of low balls. She won in three sets but Kessler was low key driving her nuts.
by jazzyg Djokovic has won his last two meetings with Alcaraz despite not being 100-percent healthy in either of them. He also is 2-0 at Wimbledon against Sinner, winning the last six sets.
He would be the underdog against either of them but would go in with a real chance to win in my book.
by ashkor87
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 12, 2025 4:54 am
Sabalenka 30%
Rybakina 25%
Andreeva 20%
Paolini 15%
Field 10% including Coco
All is not right with Ryba so:
Sabalenka 35%
Andreeva 25%
Paolini 20%
Rybakina 10%
Field 10%, mainly Coco
by JTContinental I don't think any player in the top 5 counts as "field" no matter what you think of their grass court prowess.
by ashkor87
JTContinental wrote: ↑Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:10 am
I don't think any player in the top 5 counts as "field" no matter what you think of their grass court prowess.
'field' is a bookie term - it means 'rest of the field'
by ponchi101 The field will include Anisimova (will play a final tomorrow), defending champ Krejcikova, BHM (twice a winner on grass), Alexandrova, Muchova and Ostapenko.
No way I give those a collective 10%.
I want to see how Ostapenko does on a couple of matches to decide if we will get crazy Alona or "I can blast a winner from anywhere" Alona.
JTContinental wrote: ↑Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:10 am
I don't think any player in the top 5 counts as "field" no matter what you think of their grass court prowess.
'field' is a bookie term - it means 'rest of the field'
Yes, as in "not the top players"
by ashkor87
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:56 pm
The field will include Anisimova (will play a final tomorrow), defending champ Krejcikova, BHM (twice a winner on grass), Alexandrova, Muchova and Ostapenko.
No way I give those a collective 10%.
I want to see how Ostapenko does on a couple of matches to decide if we will get crazy Alona or "I can blast a winner from anywhere" Alona.
Muchova is still nursing a left wrist injury..she is the only one...
by ashkor87
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:56 pm
The field will include Anisimova (will play a final tomorrow), defending champ Krejcikova, BHM (twice a winner on grass), Alexandrova, Muchova and Ostapenko.
No way I give those a collective 10%.
I want to see how Ostapenko does on a couple of matches to decide if we will get crazy Alona or "I can blast a winner from anywhere" Alona.
I would give Pegula a better chance than all those you mention .
by ashkor87 Revised
Sabalenka 35%
Andreeva 20
Paolini 20
Pegula 10
Rybakina 10
The rest 5%
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:56 pm
The field will include Anisimova (will play a final tomorrow), defending champ Krejcikova, BHM (twice a winner on grass), Alexandrova, Muchova and Ostapenko.
No way I give those a collective 10%.
I want to see how Ostapenko does on a couple of matches to decide if we will get crazy Alona or "I can blast a winner from anywhere" Alona.
I would give Pegula a better chance than all those you mention .
She is the #3 player in the world. That is not the field.
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:56 pm
The field will include Anisimova (will play a final tomorrow), defending champ Krejcikova, BHM (twice a winner on grass), Alexandrova, Muchova and Ostapenko.
No way I give those a collective 10%.
I want to see how Ostapenko does on a couple of matches to decide if we will get crazy Alona or "I can blast a winner from anywhere" Alona.
I would give Pegula a better chance than all those you mention .
She is the #3 player in the world. That is not the field.
by ashkor87 Doesn't look like people here want to engage in any serious discussion. I am off now to the Himalayas anyway.
Coco in the 5% rest category seems low to me. I know Wimbledon is her worst slam (THREE 4R). Let's see how Gauff does this week in Berlin. Plus you have to see what her draw will look like at Wimbledon. That could make a difference also.
by jazzyg Gauff's forehand and serve are serious liabilities in grass. Her will to win is the only thing that will give her any chance, but it is pretty slim. She needs the time to set up that clay gives her.
by ponchi101
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 11:30 pm
Doesn't look like people here want to engage in any serious discussion. I am off now to the Himalayas anyway.
Excuse me?
We are all replying to your posts but, we are not serious?
But of course you are.
Enjoy the mountains. And I do mean it.
by ti-amieUPDATED Gentleman's Singles Entry Lists
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1 Jannik Sinner 1 1
2 Carlos Alcaraz 2 2
3 Alexander Zverev 3 3
4 Taylor Fritz 4 4
5 Novak Djokovic 5 6
6 Jack Draper 6 5
7 Lorenzo Musetti 7 8
8 Tommy Paul 8 12
9 Holger Rune 9 10
10 Ben Shelton 10 13
11 Daniil Medvedev 11 11
12 Alex de Minaur 12 9
13 Frances Tiafoe 13 15
14 Andrey Rublev 14 17
15 Arthur Fils 15 14
16 Casper Ruud 16 7
17 Jakub Mensik 17 19
18 Francisco Cerundolo 18 18
19 Grigor Dimitrov 19 16
20 Ugo Humbert 20 22
21 Alexei Popyrin 21 25
22 Karen Khachanov 22 24
23 Tomas Machac 23 21
24 Flavio Cobolli 24 35
25 Stefanos Tsitsipas 25 20
26 Sebastian Korda 26 23
27 Felix Auger-Aliassime 27 30
28 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 28 26
29 Hubert Hurkacz 29 31
30 Jiri Lehecka 30 37
31 Denis Shapovalov 31 27
32 Brandon Nakashima 32 29
Alex Michelsen 33 33
Matteo Berrettini 34 28
Tallon Griekspoor 35 34
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 36 32
Jordan Thompson 37 38
Nuno Borges 38 41
Sebastian Baez 39 36
Alexandre Muller 40 40
Matteo Arnaldi 41 39
Gael Monfils 42 42
Marcos Giron 43 43
Gabriel Diallo 44 53
Alexander Bublik 45 51
Lorenzo Sonego 46 44
Miomir Kecmanovic 47 46
Quentin Halys 48 50
Zizou Bergs 49 49
David Goffin 50 47
Roberto Bautista Agut 51 57
Daniel Altmaier 52 66
Camilo Ugo Carabelli 53 52
Pedro Martinez 54 48
Luciano Darderi 56 45
Joao Fonseca 57 65
Fabian Marozsan 58 56
Jaume Munar 59 58
Jacob Fearnley 60 54
Cameron Norrie 61 90
Benjamin Bonzi 62 60
Tomas Martin Etcheverry 63 55
Francisco Comesana 64 64
Laslo Djere 65 59
Learner Tien 67 67
Damir Dzumhur 68 69
Yunchaokete Bu 69 70
Roberto Carballes Baena 70 63
Hamad Medjedovic 71 77
Mattia Bellucci 72 68
Roman Safiullin 73 73
Rinky Hijikata 74 79
Reilly Opelka 75 95
Aleksandar Kovacevic 77 80
Yoshihito Nishioka 78 75
Christopher O'Connell 79 82
Arthur Rinderknech 80 72
Hugo Dellien 81 96
Vit Kopriva 82 85
Aleksandar Vukic 83 78
Borna Coric 84 83
Raphael Collignon 85 84
Adam Walton 86 91
Hugo Gaston 87 74
Zhizhen Zhang 88 81
Corentin Moutet 89 76
Mariano Navone 90 98
Botic van de Zandschulp 91 89
Pablo Carreno Busta 92 100
Jesper de Jong 93 87
Luca Nardi 94 94
Chun-Hsin Tseng 96 93
Alexander Shevchenko 97 97
Mackenzie McDonald 98 99
James Duckworth 100 92
Marin Cilic 101 104
Nishesh Basavareddy 102 101
Jan-Lennard Struff 103 86
Brandon Holt 104 102
Kamil Majchrzak 109 88
Billy Harris 113 103
Sebastian Ofner 122 74 (PR)
Jenson Brooksby 149 52 (PR)
Nick Kyrgios 633 21 (PR)
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1 Christopher Eubanks 108 105
2 Ethan Quinn 95 106
3 Fabio Fognini 127 107
4 Elmer Moller 110 108
5 Lloyd Harris 311 108 (PR)
6 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 107 109
7 Tomas Barrios Vera 112 110
8 Thanasi Kokkinakis 141 111
9 Thiago Seyboth Wild 120 112
10 Arthur Cazaux 115 113
11 Otto Virtanen 99 114
12 Jaime Faria 119 115
13 Eliot Spizzirri 118 116
14 Roman Andres Burruchaga 131 117
15 Daniel Elahi Galan 111 118
16 Tristan Boyer 117 119
17 Valentin Royer 114 120
18 Terence Atmane 123 121
19 Cristian Garin 116 122
20 Jerome Kym 162 123
by ti-amieUPDATED Gentleman's Qualifying Entry Lists
Entries
Seed Name Seeding Ranking Entry Ranking
1 Ethan Quinn 95 106
2 Otto Virtanen 99 114
3 Marton Fucsovics 105 124
4 Tristan Schoolkate 106 128
5 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 107 109
6 Christopher Eubanks 108 105
7 Elmer Moller 110 112
8 Daniel Elahi Galan 111 122
9 Tomas Barrios Vera 112 110
10 Valentin Royer 114 120
11 Arthur Cazaux 115 113
12 Cristian Garin 116 123
13 Tristan Boyer 117 119
14 Eliot Spizzirri 118 116
15 Jaime Faria 119 115
16 Thiago Seyboth Wild 120 117
17 Emilio Nava 121 137
18 Terence Atmane 123 121
19 Dalibor Svrcina 124 127
20 Nikoloz Basilashvili 125 133
21 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 126 147
22 Adrian Mannarino 128 130
23 Thiago Agustin Tirante 129 132
24 Carlos Taberner 130 129
25 Roman Andres Burruchaga 131 118
26 Vilius Gaubas 132 136
27 Matteo Gigante 133 167
28 Federico Agustin Gomez 134 144
29 Andrea Pellegrino 136 173
30 Dusan Lajovic 137 125
31 Yannick Hanfmann 138 142
32 Thiago Monteiro 139 131
Alexander Blockx 140 143
Filip Misolic 142 153
Francesco Passaro 143 139
Nicolas Jarry 144 149
Colton Smith 146 162
Martin Landaluce 147 145
Felipe Meligeni Alves 148 134
Liam Draxl 150 146
Taro Daniel 151 148
Ignacio Buse 152 192
Kyrian Jacquet 153 150
Marco Trungelliti 154 177
Juan Pablo Ficovich 156 152
Harold Mayot 157 151
Henrique Rocha 158 200
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 159 159
Zsombor Piros 161 160
Jerome Kym 162 126
Hady Habib 163 165
Shintaro Mochizuki 164 155
Mitchell Krueger 165 140
Chris Rodesch 166 172
Marc-Andrea Huesler 167 158
Mark Lajal 168 199
Li Tu 169 168
Lukas Neumayer 170 182
Calvin Hemery 172 171
Alibek Kachmazov 173 169
Coleman Wong 174 175
Guy Den Ouden 176 187
Alvaro Guillen Meza 177 179
Hugo Grenier 178 176
Ugo Blanchet 179 193
Lukas Klein 180 190
Dmitry Popko 181 164
Yosuke Watanuki 182 183
James McCabe 183 180
Duje Ajdukovic 184 181
Federico Arnaboldi 185 185
Luca Van Assche 186 178
August Holmgren 187 188
Constant Lestienne 188 184
Sho Shimabukuro 189 189
Mikhail Kukushkin 191 163
Murphy Cassone 192 207
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna 193 195
Alex Bolt 194 197
Benjamin Hassan 195 220
Jay Clarke 196 186
Zachary Svajda 197 228
Facundo Diaz Acosta 198 201
Daniel Evans 199 213
Jason Kubler 200 209
James Trotter 202 174
Omar Jasika 203 206
Pol Martin Tiffon 204 205
Yasutaka Uchiyama 205 204
Jurij Rodionov 206 226
Alexis Galarneau 207 202
Jan Choinski 208 196
Vitaliy Sachko 209 225
Arthur Bouquier 210 208
Facundo Mena 211 214
Pavel Kotov 213 157
Alejandro Moro Canas 214 198
Daniel Rincon 216 212
Aslan Karatsev 218 211
Borna Gojo 219 224
Yuta Shimizu 220 191
Murkel Dellien 223 217
Luka Pavlovic 224 216
Andrea Collarini 226 203
Yan Bai 227 219
Gustavo Heide 229 194
Khumoyun Sultanov 230 223
Antoine Escoffier 233 215
Aziz Dougaz 239 222
Edas Butvilas 241 221
Fajing Sun 246 218
Sumit Nagal 300 170
Lloyd Harris 311 227
Giulio Zeppieri 368 171 (PR)
Jozef Kovalik 381 210
Leandro Riedi 495 132 (PR)
Pablo Llamas Ruiz 566 196 (PR)
Stefano Napolitano 667 160 (PR)
Facundo Bagnis 834 135 (PR)
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1 Francesco Maestrelli 254 229
2 Beibit Zhukayev 244 230
3 Gijs Brouwer 298 231
4 Gauthier Onclin 201 232
5 Timofey Skatov 215 233
6 Titouan Droguet 225 234
7 Dominic Stricker 228 235
8 Filip Cristian Jianu 222 236
9 Valentin Vacherot 267 237
10 Saba Purtseladze 249 238
11 Maximilian Marterer 263 239
12 Bernard Tomic 243 240
13 Juan Pablo Varillas 247 241
14 Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 240 242
15 Marat Sharipov 260 243
16 Johannus Monday 232 244
17 Viktor Durasovic 236 245
18 Rio Noguchi 221 246
19 Marek Gengel 251 247
20 Dino Prizmic 175 248
Withdrawals
Name Seeding Ranking Entry Ranking
Alexander Ritschard 190 156
Lloyd Harris 311 108 (PR) (To Qualie MD)
Michael Mmoh 331 117 (PR)
by JTContinental Kvitova the only non-brit to get a wild card, although there is still one open on the men's side
WTA
Petra Kvitova
Jodie Burrage
Harriet Dart
Francesca Jones
Hannah Klugman
Mika Stojsavljevic
Heather Watson
Mingge Xu
ATP
Jay Clarke
Oliver Crawford
Dan Evans
George Loffhagen
Johannus Monday
Jay Pinnington Jones
Henry Searle
by ti-amie
by skatingfan And he's only defending 2nd round points.
by ti-amie
by ponchi101 Deep and down the middle. Never a bad shot.
by ti-amie
by skatingfan
by ponchi101 I know he works hard. I know he trains as hard as anybody else.
But when you can do that, and go from 2H to 1H, it simply shows that the level of talent in your DNA is off the scale.
by ashkor87 Updated Probabilities:
Men
Alcaraz 65
Sinner 25
The rest 10
Women
Sabalenka 30%
Paolini 25%
Rybakina 10%
Vondrousova 10%
Pegula 9%
Coco, Andreeva, Alexandrova 5% each
Rest of the field 1%
Rybakina seems to lack the champion's mindset, falters in tight matches, so I dont give her a better chance, despite her game being so well suited to grass.. Paolini's footwork, movement and volleying, makes her a genuine contender.
Pegula doesnt really have the class to win a major but she is getting closer.. so who knows? Defending champ Krejcikova appears to be injured, still.. Vondrousova seems to be back..
Andreeva doesnt seem ready yet, on grass - though Conchita was an unexpected champion here, so Andreeva could, too. Sabelanka is a bit less dominant than I expected her to be..
by Jeff from TX So you give Paolina 25%, but Swiatek, a 5 time GS singles champion (granted, not a fantastic grass court pedigree/record) gets lumped in with the 1% rest of the field? I guess we will hav a better chance for assessment in the SF tomorrow.
by ashkor87
Jeff from TX wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 4:44 am
So you give Paolina 25%, but Swiatek, a 5 time GS singles champion (granted, not a fantastic grass court pedigree/record) gets lumped in with the 1% rest of the field? I guess we will hav a better chance for assessment in the SF tomorrow.
true, I do think Swiatek will not be a force - she wasnt even at the French, so why would she be, here? Her extreme grip will be as much a handicap as it has been all these years, we shall see, as you say. Paolini looks a much more natural grasscourt player to me. Last year, I had predicted she would do well at Wimbledon, based entirely on her footwork and movement, and she did do well. This year, there is more of a grass track record to go by.
by ashkor87 Eala is someone who may do really well at W, she has the game, and she is playing very well right now. If you want a really long-shot, she would be it.
by Suliso I have to agree about Swiatek. I'd be very surprised if she goes past QF's here this year.
by ti-amie I stayed up thinking that with the time difference they should be starting the draw ceremony around 5a my time and got to watch the live draw. There was a man literally pulling names out of a sack so this was not done by computer. It was actually fun to watch in a campy sort of way.
by ashkor87
ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 10:48 am
I stayed up thinking that with the time difference they should be starting the draw ceremony around 5a my time and got to watch the live draw. There was a man literally pulling names out of a sack so this was not done by computer. It was actually fun to watch in a campy sort of way.
Ye olde Englande!
by ashkor87 Draper is not the 4th seed - he is the #4 seed.. pedantic, I know, but sometimes it is important. They are all seeded together!
Jeff from TX wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 4:44 am
So you give Paolina 25%, but Swiatek, a 5 time GS singles champion (granted, not a fantastic grass court pedigree/record) gets lumped in with the 1% rest of the field? I guess we will hav a better chance for assessment in the SF tomorrow.
true, I do think Swiatek will not be a force - she wasnt even at the French, so why would she be, here? Her extreme grip will be as much a handicap as it has been all these years, we shall see, as you say. Paolini looks a much more natural grasscourt player to me. Last year, I had predicted she would do well at Wimbledon, based entirely on her footwork and movement, and she did do well. This year, there is more of a grass track record to go by.
Ha! So much for that..Swiatek thrashed Paolini 1 and 3.. of course, such results are not always replicated at W but it is a sign Swiatek is learning to play on grass.
by skatingfan
ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 10:48 am
I stayed up thinking that with the time difference they should be starting the draw ceremony around 5a my time and got to watch the live draw. There was a man literally pulling names out of a sack so this was not done by computer. It was actually fun to watch in a campy sort of way.
All live draws should be done this way - they were fast too - just puled the #'s, read the name, and on to the next - really fun to watch live.
by ptmcmahon
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:45 pm
Draper is not the 4th seed - he is the #4 seed.. pedantic, I know, but sometimes it is important. They are all seeded together!
Even usually pedantic me doesn't see what difference you are making
Jeff from TX wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 4:44 am
So you give Paolina 25%, but Swiatek, a 5 time GS singles champion (granted, not a fantastic grass court pedigree/record) gets lumped in with the 1% rest of the field? I guess we will hav a better chance for assessment in the SF tomorrow.
true, I do think Swiatek will not be a force - she wasnt even at the French, so why would she be, here? Her extreme grip will be as much a handicap as it has been all these years, we shall see, as you say. Paolini looks a much more natural grasscourt player to me. Last year, I had predicted she would do well at Wimbledon, based entirely on her footwork and movement, and she did do well. This year, there is more of a grass track record to go by.
Ha! So much for that..Swiatek thrashed Paolini 1 and 3.. of course, such results are not always replicated at W but it is a sign Swiatek is learning to play on grass.
Suliso wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 7:09 am
I have to agree about Swiatek. I'd be very surprised if she goes past QF's here this year.
Granted, I don't think that she is a natural grass court player or even a steep favorite, but she has to be one of at least one of the possibilities, particularly if she gets a break or two. She is currently in 3rd in the WTA points race for the finals. For someone that is having a "poor" year, that's still pretty good (and consistent). All I'm saying is people that discount her do so at their own peril.
Jeff from TX wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 4:44 am
So you give Paolina 25%, but Swiatek, a 5 time GS singles champion (granted, not a fantastic grass court pedigree/record) gets lumped in with the 1% rest of the field? I guess we will hav a better chance for assessment in the SF tomorrow.
true, I do think Swiatek will not be a force - she wasnt even at the French, so why would she be, here? Her extreme grip will be as much a handicap as it has been all these years, we shall see, as you say. Paolini looks a much more natural grasscourt player to me. Last year, I had predicted she would do well at Wimbledon, based entirely on her footwork and movement, and she did do well. This year, there is more of a grass track record to go by.
Ha! So much for that..Swiatek thrashed Paolini 1 and 3.. of course, such results are not always replicated at W but it is a sign Swiatek is learning to play on grass.
To me, it's more of a sign that Paolini will have a lot of trouble defending finalist points here.
by ponchi101 I agree that Swiatek will not do well this year.
Then I remember she was a juniors' champ. So you cannot say she totally dislikes grass. And just a tiny change on that grip could do wonders (I agree with Ashkor, her FH grip is a total handicap on anything with a low bounce).
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:45 pm
Draper is not the 4th seed - he is the #4 seed.. pedantic, I know, but sometimes it is important. They are all seeded together!
Even usually pedantic me doesn't see what difference you are making
maybe you are not pedantic enough!
by ashkor87 One of the TV channels here was showing the Wimbledon official films of 23 and 24..the sight of players in white, on the green grass.. is so beautiful..I had forgotten...really looking forward to it again.
It didn't feel that way so much when I watched it live last year..perhaps because the TV camera shows only the court and the players, the spectators are wearing all kinds of colors but you see them more in person than on TV
by Suliso The first two days of Wimbledon will be very hot. Forecasted highs of 33 and 34 C.
by ponchi101 Total benefit for those playing in CC and court 1, which at least will get some shade.
Wonder how will the grass stand the pounding.
by skatingfan With those types of temperatures it will be interesting to see whether they have rain later in the day, or if the high temperatures dry out the grass making it safer for footwork.
by ti-amieWimbledon fans abandon tennis queue in heatwave
Guests forgo Centre Court tickets as organisers brace for hottest-ever opening day
Telegraph Reporters
29 June 2025 6:59pm BST
Wimbledon fans have abandoned the queue for Centre Court seats because of the heat.
Stewards at Wimbledon Park told The Telegraph people had been leaving and saying they would come back when the weather is cooler.
Tennis fans often arrive hours or even days in advance to buy ground passes, or the small number of tickets still available.
It comes as Wimbledon braces for its hottest-ever opening day as a heatwave is forecast to peak at 36C on Monday. The previous record temperature for the start of the Grand Slam event was set in 2001 at 29.3C.
Monday could also bring the hottest temperature ever recorded during the tournament at SW19. The previous highest was 35.7C in 2015.
Three stewards, who all asked to remain anonymous, said some guests braved the queue for a few hours on Sunday before eventually deciding to come back another day.
One said: “People have arrived and then left, saying they’ll come back when the weather is cooler. We’re giving regular advice to people turning up about the hot weather and to stay hydrated with water.”
British health officials have issued an amber heat health warning until 6pm on Tuesday July 1 for much of the country, including London. This warns of a rise in deaths, particularly amongst people aged 65 and over, or those with health conditions.
Heat rule in force
Wimbledon’s heat rule will probably come into force, which allows for a 10-minute break in play during extreme heat.
The rule will apply after the second set for all best-of-three set matches, and after the third set for all best-of-five set matches, with players allowed to leave the court during the break, but not to receive coaching or medical treatment.
Wimbledon organisers are taking precautions to protect the general public and staff, including ball boys and girls (BBGs), as well as players.
A statement from the club said: “Adverse weather is a key consideration in our planning for The Championships, and we are prepared for the predicted hot weather, with comprehensive plans in place for guests, players, staff and the BBGs.”
More free water refill stations will be provided around the grounds, and real-time weather alerts will be announced on big screens and via the tournament website.
Despite the warm weather, some guests who stayed in the queue on Sunday said there was a brilliant atmosphere ahead of the opening day.
Alison Belton, from Bicester, said she would have “preferred to come later next week when it is cooler”, but had already made plans and added: “We don’t regret coming today, but it is a bit warm.”
Nicola Woodrow, 45, Letchworth Garden City, added: “This is our fifth year of camping in the queue. We love the atmosphere.
“The weather is flipping hot, really hot, but it makes a change. We’ve been here when it has been pouring with rain.”
Wimbledon has been approached for comment by The Telegraph.
2025 Week 26-27
Ready?....Play!
Tennis Watchers
Jun 28
Start pouring your Pimms and plucking your strawberries, we are set for the years third major—Wimbledon will kick off Monday morning. What better way to find respite from this stateside heatwave, than watching tennis indoors in the comfort of the AC!
In what is the last remaining fourteen day major, Wimbledon didn’t want to be completely left out of the schedule changes. This year the singles finals will shift back two hours, with the doubles finals to now start play on Championship Weekend.
As in past years, coverage will flip over to ESPN Networks for Wimbledon, with ESPN+ streaming first to last ball (subscription required). ESPN will kick off network coverage Monday morning, and air a daily wrap up show once play ends. Tennis Channel will air an afternoon highlight show and evening replays. In addition, Disney+ will stream day one matches, and for those with the Disney+ bundle, will be able to log in with Hulu Live to watch the rest of the tournament. This year, ESPN will also air Wimbledon Radio on its Sirius XM Channel
in case anyone cares what the 'experts' say..
I find Prakash' predictons the strangest .. Anisimova in the semis?! really?! She has to get past BHM (ok, doable), Noskova or Paolini (cant see that happening)
Similarly, the idea that Djokovic can beat Sinner here..and the idea that he can beat Alcaraz here, which he couldnt do the last 2 times - Alcaraz is getting better, not worse.
Bodo is not far behind: Muchova? meets Wang Xinyu in R1, I wuld expect Wang to beat her right there .. Muchova isnt really ready yet - for all her talent, she does need some match practice, which she hasnt had..whe wont be at even 75%, and Wang is in great form, apart from her great talent. strange, to me.
sometimes I wonder if these 'experts actually follow the game or just show up at grand slam time to make some random comments..
by ponchi101 They may be saying: write Djokovic at your own peril.
The guy has won 7 times this thing. If he lifts the trophy in two weeks, are we really going to be so surprised?
The women's predictions are a bit more open. Maybe, that tour is so.
by ptmcmahon Write Djokovic at your own peril? Or write him off at your own peril
(I'm sure it's the latter but reads funny how you have it!)
by ponchi101 Write him off, as you say. Hate when I do that
by texasniteowl I don't know if anyone watched Roddick & Wertheim do their draws, but I had to laugh when they got to one quarter on the WTA side and Roddick just straight up looked at the camera and said "My draw is a dumpster fire." (time 11:29 at
Then on the ATP side...they both put Medvedev into the semis! Not that that is an impossibility, but...oops!
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Fabio’s son, Federico, is a massive Alcaraz fan. Knowing Carlos, he probably gave his shirt to him in the locker room.
