Week 39 - ATP 250 - Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China (hard)

flamingowings · All-time great

Week 39 - ATP 250 - Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Interesting, and looks like Joe may be partnering Ben McLachlan WR 21.

3 pm local time for James will be 8 am UK time. All of China is 7 hours ahead of BST.

JonH · All-time great

Joe and machlachlan are top seeds, with a bye in a strange 15 pair field. Surely they could have found a 16 th pair?-

Cam also in doubles playing with Kudla

seagull · Hall of fame

Ward lost in straight sets.

In main draw Andy and Cam both play wild cards in first round.

However it gets tougher after that. Andy would play top seed Goffin, and Norrie would face third seed Coric

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

I suppose with them not being seeded, they very pretty likely to get a seed in the L16 and had Cam been in line to face any of Tsitipas, Shapovalov, ADM or Verdasco (in addition to the 2 the GB lads could face) then we'd be saying tough match as well. It's only really Dzumhur and Seppi where you might have fancied his chances.

Hopefully both at least avoid the banana skins and see what happens after that.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: (WC) Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) WR 341 (CH = 335 in November last year) vs (WC) Andy Murray WR 308 (CH = 1 in November 2016)

L32: (WC) Wu Di (CHN) WR 287 (CH = 140 in April 2016) vs Cameron Norrie WR 74 (CH = 66 last month)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Joe is top seed in the doubles here too, playing with Japan's McLachlan, with a BYE in round one.

Not bad being top seed in an ATP event......

Cam is playing with Kudla

JonH · All-time great

Coup Droit wrote:
Joe is top seed in the doubles here too, playing with Japan's McLachlan, with a BYE in round one.

Not bad being top seed in an ATP event......

Cam is playing with Kudla

yeah, as I commented above it seems strange having a 15 pair field? Don't think I've seen that at tour level before ?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Joe is top seed in the doubles here too, playing with Japan's McLachlan, with a BYE in round one.

Not bad being top seed in an ATP event......

Cam is playing with Kudla
yeah, as I commented above it seems strange having a 15 pair field? Don't think I've seen that at tour level before ?

Sorry Jon, missed that ! Apologies.....

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L15: (1) Ben McLachlan (JPN) & Joe Salisbury CR 63 (21+42) vs BYE

L15: Denis Kudla (USA) & Cameron Norrie CR 346 (139+207) vs Dusan Lajovic & Viktor Troicki (SRB/SRB) CR 548 (280+268)

JonH · All-time great

Coup Droit wrote:
JonH wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Joe is top seed in the doubles here too, playing with Japan's McLachlan, with a BYE in round one.

Not bad being top seed in an ATP event......

Cam is playing with Kudla
yeah, as I commented above it seems strange having a 15 pair field? Don't think I've seen that at tour level before ?
Sorry Jon, missed that ! Apologies.....

don't worry I wasn't really commenting on my previous comment so much as wondering about a bye place in a 16 draw field. Just seems criminal and surely Joe and machlachlan would have preferred a run out against a weak pair, even a local pair as an onsite sign in, two players from qualies singles field etc?