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Week 48 - Israel F16 ($10,000) - Tel Aviv (hard)
(Preview)
Not the best of draws ! R1: Josh Paris (GBR) WR 989 v (2) Yannick Mertens (BEL) WR 266 (CH 179 in Aug 15) Having a player with his ranking, in a 10k, and not even the top seed - it's a bit sad. Mind you, he's been out injured for a month or so .....
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Coup Droit
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Week 47 - Columbus II Challenger ($75,000) - Columbus, OH (indoor hard)
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(Preview)
QR1: BYE vs (q5) Farris Gosea WR 817 (CH = 557 in July last year) QR1: (q3) Luke Bambridge WR 515 (CH = 481 in May) vs BYE ***** QR2: Strong ( ) Kirchheimer (USA - where else? ) WR 1188 (CH = 1123 last month) or Matthew Mendez (USA) UNR vs (q5) Farris Gosea WR 817 QR2: (q3) Luke Bambridge WR 515 vs Jonathan H...
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Stircrazy
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Davis Cup 2016 World Group Semi Final - GB v Argentina - 16th to 18th September
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(Preview)
Following the success in Serbia, it gives me great pleasure to start this new thread so we can all start speculating on a venue. Personally, I think there will be a lot of diplomatic talk about taking the show around the country to appease fans froms various regions and looking at different venues etc,...
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Bob in Spain
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Week 48 - Dominican Republic F1 ($10,000) - Santiago de los Caballeros (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: BYE vs Samuel Beddow UNR ***** QR2: Danail Banov (BUL) UNR (& 16 years old) vs Samuel Beddow UNR First time I've seen a Nepali (19-year-old Abhishek Bastola) in a tennis draw! 
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Stircrazy
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713
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Week 47 - Cyprus F2 ($10,000) - Limassol (hard)
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(Preview)
QR1: (q1) Ewan Moore WR 1377 (= CH) vs BYE QR1: Jamie Whiteford UNR (CH = 898 in June) vs (qWC) Matija Matic (CYP) UNR QR1: (q3) Luke Oakley WR 1347 (= CH) vs BYE QR1: BYE vs Jeremy Gschwendtner UNR QR1: BYE vs Oliver Hudson UNR (CH = 986 in April 2012) QR1: Luke Simkiss UNR vs Rodion Domanin (RUS) UNR QR...
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Stircrazy
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Week 47 - Turkey F47 ($10,000) - Antalya (hard)
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(Preview)
Dan Dowson's bumped back down to qualies - plenty of moral support, though: QR1: (q2) Dan Dowson WR 810 (CH = 797 last month) vs BYE QR1: James Allemby UNR (CH = 2052 in September last year) vs Mateusz Smolicki (POL) UNR QR1: Abdullah Eren Kiran (TUR) UNR vs Alex Jhun UNR (CH = 1034 in February) QR1: ...
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Stircrazy
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Week 47 - El Salvador F2 ($10,000) - La Libertad (clay)
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(Preview)
I expect this is going to be another short thread... QR1: Samuel Beddow UNR vs BYE QR1: Joseph van Meter (USA) UNR vs Darryl Hale UNR -- Edited by Stircrazy on Sunday 20th of November 2016 06:40:43 PM
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Stircrazy
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Week 47 - Greece F11 ($10,000) - Heraklion (hard)
(Preview)
The young Brits all heading for slightly warmer climes this week. We can hardly blame them! QR1: Jonathan Binding UNR vs Ioannis Papounidis (GRE) UNR QR1: (q3) Mark Whitehouse WR 1405 (CH = 979 in October last year) vs BYE QR1: Stylianos Perdikogiannis (GRE) UNR vs Michael Morphy UNR QR1: Igor S...
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Stircrazy
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Week 46 - Kuwait F3 ($10,000) - Meshref (hard)
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(Preview)
L32: (4) Marcus Willis WR 503 (CH = 322 in June 2014) vs Stefan Micov MKD WR 2057 (CH = 1214 in July 2014)
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Madadman
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Week 47 - Challenger (€42,500+H) - Andria e Castel de Monte, Andria Italy (carpet)
(Preview)
Now here is a turn up for the books. QR1: Neal Skupski UNR (CH 932 Nov 2010) v (WC) Andrea Grazioso (ITA) WR 1294 (=CH) Edit: the event is a "+H". -- Edited by Stircrazy on Sunday 20th of November 2016 11:17:59 AM
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Bob in Spain
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Week 47 - Egypt F34 ($10,000) - Sharm el-Sheik (hard)
(Preview)
QR1: Lukasz Kozielski (POL) UNR vs (q10) Alexis Canter WR 1985 (CH = 1837 last month)
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Stircrazy
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Week 46 - ATP Tour Finals 2016 - O2, London
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(Preview)
The draw has taken place this afternoon: John McEnroe group 1 Andy Murray (GB) 2 Stan Wawrinka (SWI) 3 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4 Marin Cilic (CRO) Ivan Lendl group 1 Novak Djokovic (SER) 2 Milos Raonic (CAN) 3 Gaël Monfils (FRA) 4 Dominic Thiem (AUS) (ironic that Andy is not in Lendl's group. Should have...
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goldfish
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Week 47 - Tunisia F33 ($10,000) - Hammamet (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Philip Sikman UNR vs BYE ***** QR2: Philip Sikman UNR vs (q13) Kento Yamada (JPN) WR 2032 (CH = 1570 in September)
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Stircrazy
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Week 46 - Challenger ($50,000) - Champaign, IL, USA (indoor hard)
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(Preview)
QR1: (q3) Luke Bambridge WR 513 (CH = 481 in May) vs BYE QR1: BYE vs (q6) Dan Cox WR 632 (CH = 206 in July 2014) ***** QR2: (q3) Luke Bambridge WR 513 vs (qWC) Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) UNR QR2: Herkko Pollanen (FIN) WR 1373 (CH = 711 in January 2014) vs (q6) Dan Cox WR 632 -- Edited by Stircrazy on Sunday 1...
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Stircrazy
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Week 46 - Cyprus F1 ($10,000) - Nicosia (hard)
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(Preview)
The Brits seem to have moved to Cyprus almost en masse. One new face, too (at least to me): QR1: (q1) Ewan Moore WR 1377 (= CH) vs BYE QR1: BYE vs Matthew Sergides UNR vs BYE QR1: (q2/qWC) Adam Thornton-Brown WR 1373 (CH = 1176 in July 2014) vs BYE QR1: BYE vs Christopher Cole UNR QR1: BYE vs Ryan James S...
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Stircrazy
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Week 46 - South Africa F3 ($10,000) - Stellenbosch (hard)
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(Preview)
QR1: Curtis Clarke UNR vs Mark Oljaca (USA) UNR QR1: Pieter Botha (RSA) UNR vs Jack Caso UNR] QR1: Joe Cooper UNR vs Bayani Moilwa (BOT) UNR QR1: Tom Dixon UNR vs Rudi Johannes (RSA) UNR QR1: BYE vs Euan Wilson Baig UNR QR1: Filipe Sharratt UNR vs (qWC) Yannick Schramm (GER) UNR James Marsalek &...
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Stircrazy
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Week 46 - USA F37 ($10,000) - Pensacola, FL (clay)
(Preview)
A 127-man draw - only the q1 gets a bye! QR1: Shane Monroe (USA) UNR vs Andrew Watson WR 1764 (CH = 1247 in July last year) QR1: Angus Bradshaw UNR vs Graham Ball (CAN) UNR QR1: Niclas Braun (GER) UNR (CH = 1303 in September last year) vs (q13) Ryan Peniston WR 1647 (CH = 1600 in May) QR1: (q4) Nuno Borges (...
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Stircrazy
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Week 46 - Challenger (€42,500) - Internazionali Città di Brescia, Brescia, Italy (carpet) - doubles
(Preview)
Ken must be having a rest this week: R1: Marin Draganja (CRO) & Neal Skupski CR 204 (116+88) vs Riccardo Ghedin & Dino Marcan (ITA/CRO) CR 248 (114+134)
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Stircrazy
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718
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Week 46 - Turkey F46 ($10,000) - Antalya (hard)
(Preview)
QR1: (q2) Dylan Gee WR 1440 (CH = 1425 last month) vs BYE QR1: James Markiewicz UNR vs Alexander Mozgovoy (RUS) UNR (CH = 1255 in November 2014) QR1: James Allemby UNR (CH = 2052 in September last year) vs Ekrem Can Sekercan (TUR) UNR **** QR2: (q2) Dylan Gee WR 1440 vs S Mert Ozdemir UNR (another 16-ye...
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Stircrazy
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873
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Week 46 - El Salvador F1 ($10,000) - San Salvador (hard)
(Preview)
QR1: Andy Chang (USA) UNR (& 33 years old) vs Samuel Beddow UNR QR1: Óscar Javier Ramírez (ESA) UNR (he's only 16) vs Darryl Hale UNR
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Stircrazy
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Week 45 - Great Britain F6 ($10,000) - Barnstaple (indoor hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 6
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(Preview)
QR1: (q1) Mark Whitehouse WR 1550 (CH = 979 in December last year) vs BYE QR1: Adam Skalsky UNR (CH = 1297 in November 2014) vs BYE QR1: Oliver Palmer UNR vs BYE QR1: BYE vs Jonathan Binding UNR QR1: (q4) Alexis Canter WR 1837 (= CH) vs BYE QR1: Matthew Hingley UNR vs BYE QR1: Thomas Wright vs BYE QR1:...
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Stircrazy
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Week 45 - South Africa F2 ($10,000) - Stellenbosch (hard)
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1 2 3 4
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(Preview)
A gaggle of Brits in qualies again this week. Even Joe Cooper's having a go! QR1: Filipe Sharratt UNR vs Rikhardt Bierman (RSA) UNR QR1: Curtis Clarke UNR vs Brandon Freestone (USA) UNR QR1: Federico Coppini (RSA) UNR (crikey! He's 44!) vs Jack Caso UNR QR1: Corne Beneke (RSA) UNR vs Tom Dixon U...
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Stircrazy
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Week 45- Challenger (€85,000+H) - Peugeot Slovak Open, Bratislava, Slovakia (hard) - doubles
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1 2
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(Preview)
R1: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 162 (79+83) vs Aleksandr Nedovyesov & Adam Pavlasek (KAZ/CZE) CR 1179 (268+911)
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Week 46 - Tunisia F32 ($10,000) - Hammamet (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: BYE vs Roberto Preka UNR QR1: Philip Sikman UNR vs Andrea Borroni (ITA) UNR ***** QR2: Ben Doghmani (TUN) UNR vs Roberto Preka UNR
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Stircrazy
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Week 45- Challenger ($50,000) - Knoxville, TN, USA (indoor hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 6
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(Preview)
QR1: (q1) Liam Broady WR 301 (CH = 158 in August last year) vs BYE QR1: (q2) Lloyd Glasspool WR 304 (CH = 282 in July) vs BYE QR1: BYE vs (q8) Luke Bambridge WR 509 (CH = 481 in May) QR1: (qWC) Luís Valero (COL) WR 1846 (CH = 1427 in June) vs Joe Salisbury WR 1062 (CH = 559 in October last year) QR1: Nathaniel...
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Stircrazy
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