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Week 6 - ATP 250 - Open Sud de France - Montpellier (indoor hard)
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(Preview)
L16: Robert Lindstedt & Tim Pütz (SWE/GER) CR 123 (52+71) vs (3) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 84 (53+31) L16: Luke Bambridge & Jonny O'Mara CR 105 (50+55) vs (2) Austin Krajicek & Artem Sitak (USA/NZL) CR 78 (43+35)
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Week 6 - Challenger ($54,160+H) - Chennai Open, India (hard)
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(Preview)
L48: (WC) Manish Sureshkumar (IND) WR 584 (CH = 508 last November) vs Brydan Klein WR 396 (CH = 169 in September 2015) Maverick Banes (12) in the last 32 if Brydan wins that one.
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Week 6 - Challenger ($135,400+H) - RBC Tennis Championships, Dallas, TX, USA (hard)
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(Preview)
L48: (ITF) João Souza (BRA) WR 404 (CH = 69 in April 2015) vs Liam Broady WR 300 (CH = 154 last April) The top seed, Mackenzie McDonald, in the last 32 if he gets through that one! L48: Jan Choinski WR 289 (CH = 234 last April) vs (WC) Evan Zhu (USA) 636 (CH = 628 last December) Oh Evans! Evan King (WC) &...
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Week 6 - M15 - Grenoble, France (indoor hard)
(Preview)
QR1: (q4) Joshua Paris ITF 625 vs Maxence Bertimon (FRA) ITF 970 QR1: (q6) Alexis Canter ITF 636 vs Clément Larrière (FRA) ITF 844
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Jan Choinski is the new Brydan Klein of British Tennis??
(Preview)
Choinski could be the new Klein of British tennis, Both have big serves, and have left their respective countries in order to get better opportunities in GB tennis. Both appear to be players destined to be ranked 200-300 in their respective careers. eg, usually win a round or two at challenger level...
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Week 6 - ATP 250 - Sofia Open, Bulgaria (indoor hard)
(Preview)
L16: Simone Bolelli & Andreas Seppi (ITA/ITA) CR 314 (89+225) vs (2) Dominic Inglot & Franko Skugor (CRO) CR 50 (22+28)
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Week 6 - M15 - Antalya, Turkey (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: (q5) Sho Shimabukuro (JPN) ITF 850 vs Jack Gibbens ITF 2619 QR1: (q6) Liu Hanyi (CHN) ITF 975 vs David Fox ITF 2180
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The 2017 FO semi final ended the careers of both Murray and Wawrinka
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(Preview)
I remember watching this match, the level of both players was that of another planet. It was one of the most brutal matches of recent times. Sadly it looks like it may have ended the careers of both players. Neither have been the same since. Will either of them ever coming back and realistically cha...
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Week 5 - Challenger (€46,600) - Open Bretagne Occidentale, Quimper, France (indoor hard)
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(Preview)
L48: (WC) Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine (FRA) UNR (CH = 522 in December) vs Daniel Evans WR 189 (CH = 41 in March 207) Halys (5) in the last 32 if Dan wins that one.
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Week 5 - ITF M15 - Antalya, Turkey (outdoor - clay)
(Preview)
Isaac gets credit just for sticking around - the weather has been so lousy. But patience gets its reward because his initial, better ranked opponent obviously got fed up waiting and went home, leaving Issac with a nice LL slot. R1: Isaac Stoute (GBR) ITF 521 def. (LL) Michalis SAKELLARIDIS (GRE...
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Week 5 - ITF M15 - Monastir, Tunisia (outdoor hard)
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(Preview)
L16: Julian Cash & Anis Ghorbel (TUN) ITF UNR (0+60) vs Diego Hidalgo & Gilbert Soares Klier Junior (ECU/BRA) UNR (223+0) L16: Erik Crepaldi (ITA) & Luke Johnson ITF CR 297 (254+43) (ATP CR 1271 [720+551]) vs (4) Jacopo Berrettini & Nicolò Turchetti (ITA/ITA) ITF CR 900 (812+88)...
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Week 5 - Challenger ($54,160+H) - NSFP Launceston International, Tasmania (hard)
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(Preview)
L48: (15) Jay Clarke WR 236 (CH = 173 in September last year) vs BYE He'll face a qualifier or Akira Santillan in the last 32.
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Week 5 - Challenger ($81,240+H) - Cleveland, OH, USA (hard)
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(Preview)
L48: Liam Broady WR 278 (CH = 154 in April last year) vs Victor Estrella DOM WR 305 (CH = 43 in July 2015 - he's now 38!) L48: (ITF) Tom Jomby (FRA) 392 (CH = 313 last November) vs Jan Choinski WR 280 (CH = 234 in April last year)
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Week 5 - ITF M15 - Sharm el-Sheikh (outdoor hard)
(Preview)
QR1: (q2) Toby Martin ITF 457 vs (qWC) Stefan Cizelj-Zivkovic (SRB) UNR
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Week 5 - ITF M15 - Palma Nova, Mallorca, Spain (outdoor clay)
(Preview)
L16: Sergi Pérez & Benjamín Winter (ESP/ESP) ITF CR 1089 (744+345) vs (WC) Jake Hersey & Adil Kalyanpur (IND) ITF CR 2062 (1114+948)
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Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open (hard) - doubles
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(Preview)
L64: (10) Dominic Inglot & Franko Skugor (CRO) CR 46 (20+26) vs Taro Daniel & John Millman (JPN/AUS) CR 709 (459+250) L64: (3) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 14 (7+7) vs Roman Jebavy & Andrés Molteni (CZE/ARG) CR 102 (53+49) L64: Luke Bambridge & Jonny O'Mara CR 106 (51+...
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Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open - men's singles main draw (hard)
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(Preview)
L128: (22) Roberto Bautista (ESP) WR 23 (CH = 13 in October 2015) vs (PR) Andy Murray WR 230 (CH = 1 in November 2016) The head-to-head is 3-0 in Andy's favour, with the last meeting between the two being the Shanghai Masters final in 2016 which Andy won in straight sets L128: Cameron Norrie WR 93 (CH = 66...
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Player of the month - August
(Preview)
Nominees:
Josh Goodall: Qualified for the US Open and took a set off world no 59 Paul-Henri Mathieu in rd1
Alan Mackin: Reached semis of GB F12 and quarters of Holland F4 and F5
Martin Lee: Won the Bronx 50k challenger doubles title with Harel Levy and reached a career high doubles ranking...
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Week 4 - ITF M15 - Monastir, Tunisia (outdoor hard)
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(Preview)
L16: Julian Cash & Anis Ghorbel (TUN) ITF UNR (0+60) vs (WC) Gianmarco Amatiste & Raffaele Giuliano (ESP/ITA) UNR
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Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open (hard) - mixed doubles
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(Preview)
L32: Katarina Srebotnik & Franko Skugor (SLO/CRO) CR 64 (39+25) vs María José Martínez (ESP) & Neal Skupski CR 51 (19+32) L32: Kristina Mladenovic & Robert Lindstedt (FRA/SWE) CR 49 (3+46) vs Johanna Larsson (SWE) & Dominic Inglot CR 58 (38+20) L32: Bethanie Mattek-Sands (US...
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Week 4 - ITF M15 - Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Bulat Galiev (RUS) ITF 1649 vs (q10) Adam Jones ITF 1378 QR1: (qWC) Mikolaj Lorens (POL) UNR vs (q7) Edward Hubner ITF 1213
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Week 4 - Challenger ($54,160+H) - Caterpillar International, Burnie, Tasmania (hard)
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(Preview)
L48: BYE vs (16) Jay Clarke WR 236 (CH = 173 in September last year)
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Week 4 - ITF M15 - Veigy-Foncenax, France (indoor carpet)
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(Preview)
QR1: (qWC) Antoine Berger (FRA) UNR vs (q11) Sean Hodkin ITF 1157 QR1: Sizya Kivanda ITF 1470 vs (q9) Jean Thirouin (FRA) ITF 1126
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Week 4 - ITF M25 - Nußloch, Gemany (indoor carpet)
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(Preview)
QR1: (q2) Andrew Watson ITF 265 (ATP 660) vs Patrik Hartmeier UNR QR1: (q4) Ryan Peniston ITF 225 (ATP 675) vs Hendrik Jebens (GER) ITF 1588 Liam Broady should be in the main draw - & the top seed.
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Week 4 - ITF M15 - Sharm el-Sheikh (outdoor hard)
(Preview)
L32: Toby Martin ITF 457 vs Shintaro Imai (JPN) ITF 137
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