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Brits in 2008

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#1 ·
Hi all.

Who do people think will have a great/bad 2008

And will we be thinking about there ranking this time next year:

I think it be something like the following:

name World ranking
Stoop 80-100
Cavaday 80-100
Bally 80-100
Elliott 100-150
Broady 100-150
Brown 100-150

I have no idead how katie, anne and Mel will do, as anne and katie had good years can they push on?

Mel i think will have a great first 6 months due to having barely any points to defend...bbut could get up to british number one at some point

What do people think
 
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#2 ·
Interesting post.

As you say, Mel has no points to defend until May and could really move up the rankings next year.

Anne, Bally and Natasha all appear to be injured at the moment, so will depend on their fitness.

Katie could push into the top 100 soon.

Naomi and Georgie should also really move up along with Sarah.

Will be interesting to see who is chosen for Fed Cup.
 
#3 ·
Broady and Brown wont be top 200 by 2008 :lol: Cavaday's movement isnt good enough for all surfaces and therefore nor top 100.

Stoop can be top 150
Baltacha also top 150
South top 150
O'Brien top 100 ??
Keothavong top 100 !
Curtis top 250/300
 
#5 ·
and Fed Cup team should be...

1 Anne Keothavong
2 Melanie South
3 Naomi Cavaday
4 Georgie Stoop

we dont need Calire Curran, South can play great doubles as can Keothavong !
 
#16 ·
So near nickwittle14

Fed Cup team is

Anne, Melanie, Naomi and Bally (fit again hoorah)

Defending points up until May

Anne 80
Katie 51
Naomi 48
Bally 21
Melanie 14

so will be an interesting 2008 I think especially with those coming up the ranks as well. Good luck Brits.
 
#6 ·
Claire retired and is coaching. Did you mean to miss Katie out of your Fed Cup team?
 
#7 ·
I think Anne and Katie will get very close to the top 100, they might do it they might not.

Bally, if fit, should be close aswell.

I think Naomi should get into the top 100 but you just don't know. Her results post US open have been a little dissapointing but shes had a few niggles so maybe if she gets healthy she can do it.

Mel should get top 150.

Sarah back around 200 can;t see her getting much higher unless she wins a match in MD wimbledon.

Georgie Should get top 200/top 150. With Anna F hot on her heels.

Tash and Anna Smith SHOULD both break into the top 300 but who knows?

Jade Curtis and Amanda Elliott will be top 400 maybe top 300.

Naomi B, Kat Brown, Tara Moore, should be in the 400's maybe just in the 300's.

I'd like to see Liz Thomas get into the top 500. Shes so close now a few good events and shes there.

The thing is you never know who'll decide to quit or who will go off to UNI or who will get an injury and fall. My predictions are based on what should happen if everything goes OK which is obviously wont.

Have i missed anyone out?

Oh Yasmin Clarke, she should be around 500
 
#10 ·
Here comes the pessimist :p
Each year we have one lucky girl who gets a nasty injury :sad: It also seems to happen to a rising star, like Georgie this year. Katie seems long overdue a serious injury, so maybe we will be missing Katie for a period of 2008 :sad:
 
#11 ·
The way Katie plays is quite good on her body, South hits very hard (wrist problems), Keothavong runs alot down and has a skinny frame (rib injury).

As I said O'Brien has a decent build and a good technique for most shots so injury should be at a minamum.
 
#12 ·
I must admit i only get to follwo the brits results, and only really get to see themplay at wimbledon...

Could anyone tell me what people need to work on to get up there with the elite? i mean i have seen cavaday and like most people the movement seems to be the big issue..
But i know very little about the other girls that are on the up... do any of them have world class weapons and it is it just one weakness in there game which is topping them making great strides.
 
#14 ·
I saw Mel South at Felixstowe this year and she hits the ball very, very hard. Unfortunately she just loses her head sometimes. She was leading 6-1 4-2, then lost 6-1 5-7 4-6 :sad: After leading she couldn't hit a couple of good shots in a row. I think she just struggles with confidence sometimes
 
#18 ·
I am hoping to see Bally and Anne do well at the AO qualies....especially Bally as she has no points to defend and this could give her a real rankings boost!
 
#24 ·
On the Naomi Cavaday movement front shes aparantly lost 2 stone so she should be fitter and faster in 2008. Maybe it will take something off her shots though
 
#26 ·
Naomi has the shots to do it....she just needs to take advantage of her opportunities.
 
#27 ·
What a great start as all the Brit girls have won their quali matches today!!!
 
#29 ·
Bally, Naomi and Mel all through to final qualifying round with Naomi and Mel defeating top 100 players - Naomi defeated Kerber (88) Melanie defeated Kremer (82)
 
#30 ·
This is already starting out as one hell of a year....I hope this is a peak into what's to come.
 
#31 ·
Well what a great start, shame bally and mel go head to head... lets hope for a LL place in the draw. i hope the lower down players stoop and fitzpatrick are just as much up for this year as the brits in Auckland. i deffo with with the lack of points they have to defend and the seemingly inproved fitness and play. all 5 could be inside the top 150 come french open... but who will get there first
 
#33 ·
:bounce:Good start for 2008! Bally into a Tier IV MD, Naomi, Mel, and Anne just shy of qualifying, and with Fitzpatrick, Stoop, and Curtis on the up and up (shouldn't forget that Katie and Sarah are in the mix too).....you can't help but feel excited for this year......as for the pessimists:ras:
 
#34 ·
Good luck in Hobart, Sydney and Oz Open, girls are on the rise in 2008 :bounce:
 
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