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Week 16 - Qatar F3 ($10,000) - Doha (Hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 6
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(Preview)
L32: (8) James Marsalek WR 612 v Pietro Licciardi (ITA) WR 730 (= CH) L32: (5) Ashley Hewitt WR 412 v Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 715 L32: (2) Oli Golding WR 352 v (Q) Michael Mmoh (USA) WR 1931 (= CH; 16yo world junior no. 9) The three seeded Brits are in different quarters. Oli beat Mmoh 3-6 6-0 6-3 in R1 last/this...
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steven
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76
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4820
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Week 17 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - Shenzhen, China (Hard)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
L32: Dan Cox WR 224 v (WC) Gao Xin (CHN) WR 1334 (CH 1331 earlier this month; top 20 junior in 2012)
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steven
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21
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3032
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Week 17 - Greece F7 ($10,000) - Heraklion (Hard)
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1 2 3 4 5
)
(Preview)
Alex Ward, Neil Pauffley and Cam Norrie should be in the main draw, with the first two seeded. FQR: (q1) Harry Meehan WR 1066 v Ivan Avdeev (RUS) UNR or Sergey Dyakonov (RUS) UNR Edit: Thanks to CD for the quiet word about geography LOL and note to self not to start new threads when waking up in the middle of...
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steven
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65
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5500
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Week 17 - Challenger ($50,000) - Savannah, GA, USA (Clay)
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1 2 3 4
)
(Preview)
L32: Dave Rice WR 288 v (4) Alex Bogomolov Jr (RUS) WR 116 (CH 33 in 2011) L32: James Ward WR 157 v Qualifier - winner likely to play 2nd seed Sock in R2
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steven
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55
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4040
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Week 18 - Italy F12 ($10,000) - Santa Margherita di Pula (Clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Karl Grossey UNR v Stanislav Skobelev (RUS) UNR - winner to play (q4) Soichiro Moritani (JPN) WR 1243 (CH 1226 in Jan)
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steven
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1
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466
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Week 17 - ATP 250 - Bucharest, Romania (Clay)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
R1: (PR) Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins v Martin Emmrich & Christopher Kas (GER/GER) R1: (4) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) v Tomasz Bednarek & Mate Pavic (POL/CRO) R1: Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) & Jonathan Marray v Denis Istomin & Lukas Rosol (CZE/UZB)
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wolf
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27
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2138
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Week 17 - Egypt F15 ($10,000) - Sharm el Sheikh (Clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Jack Oswald v Bjoern Petersen (GER) UNR
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Coup Droit
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3
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737
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Week 17 - Spain F6 ($10,000) - Madrid (Clay)
(Preview)
Ouch ... L32: Matthew Short WR 872 v (2) Marc Giner (ESP) WR 376 (CH 245 last Apr)
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steven
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4
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840
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Week 16 - Greece F6 ($10,000) - Heraklion (Hard)
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1 2 3 4
)
(Preview)
Alex Ward should be seeded in the main draw here, with Neil Pauffley and Cameron Norrie also DAs. QR1: Karl Grossey UNR v Cosmin Ontica (ROU) UNR QR2: (q4) Harry Meehan WR 1067 v Ivan Avdeev (RUS) UNR or Socrates Leonardo Bousbouras Romero (CAN) UNR QR2: (Q6) George Morgan WR 1103 v Melik Feler (FRA) UNR...
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steven
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54
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4670
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Week 17 - Korea F1 ($15,000) - Seoul (Hard)
(Preview)
L32: George Coupland WR 727 v (7) Na Jung-Woong (KOR) WR 432 (CH 404 last Sep) L32: (6) Richard Gabb WR 425 v Daniel Nguyen (USA) WR 489 (CH 418 last May) George's doubles partner this week, Freddie Nielsen, or Richard's own doubles partner and Bath colleague Marcus Daniell will await the winner of Rich...
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steven
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10
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1420
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Future of GB men's tennis
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1 2
)
(Preview)
Just wanted to ask the opinion of some of the more knowledgeable posters on here regarding the current batch of young British pro's. I've always followed British tennis but haven't seen too much of a lot of these players other than the odd WC at queens/Wimbledon. Is British tennis approaching a point...
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Spaced
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18
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2036
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Week 17 - ATP 500 - Barcelona, Spain (Clay)
(Preview)
R1: Treat Huey (PHI) & Dominic Inglot v Rohan Bopanna & Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (IND/PAK)
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wolf
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2
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611
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Aegon national tier tennis
(Preview)
It was disappointing to see recent winners of the National premier men's indoor tournament gosling TA disqualified and relegated from the tough SE division of national tier Aegon team tennis .On a selfish note it means that my team A1 Pharmaceuticals ltc do not have to play gosling who on paper wer...
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A1 tennis academy
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5
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592
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Week 16 - Challenger ($100,000): Sarasota Open, Longboat Key, FL (green clay, HarTru)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 7
)
(Preview)
QR1: (q2) David Rice WR 286 vs (qWC) Alfredo Perez (USA) WR 1697 Dave has just taken the first set by 6-2. 
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Stircrazy
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90
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5615
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Week 16 - Egypt F14 ($10,000) - Sharm el Sheikh (Clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Ross Tiree-Wilson UNR v Miguel Semedo (POR) UNR - winner to play (q11) Mark Vervoort (NED) WR 1162 (CH 814 in 2012)
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steven
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7
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1017
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Week 16 - Challenger ($40,000 +H): San Luis Potosí, Mexico (red clay) - doubles
(Preview)
R1: Iván Endara & Darian King (ECU/BAR) CR 1392 (762+630) vs (PR) Adham El-Effendi (USA) & Darren Walsh CR 1368 (1019+349) I think they may just have a sniff of a chance there, provided Adham's succeeded in removing some more of the rust from his game!
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Stircrazy
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1
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452
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Week 16 - ATP Masters 1000 - Monte-Carlo - red clay - doubles
(Preview)
Would you Adam & Eve it? R1: (PR) Simone Bolelli & Fabio Fognini (ITA/ITA) CR 453 (385+68) vs Treat Huey (PHI) & Dominic Inglot CR (45 (25+20) The second seed, Peya & Soares, lie in wait in the next round, should Dom & TCH prevail.
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Stircrazy
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2
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618
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Week 16 - Iran F5 ($10,000) - Kish (Clay)
(Preview)
QR1: James Allemby UNR v Ali Razavi (IRI) UNR
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RJA
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3
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850
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Week 14 - Challenger (€42,500+H) - St Brieuc, France (Hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 12
)
(Preview)
The good news - all 3 Brits play unranked qualifying wild cards (2 of whom have never played on the ITF pro or junior circuits before) in their first matches ... QR1: Lewis Burton WR 795 v (wc) Manuel Guinard (FRA) UNR QR2: (q2) Dave Rice WR 287 v (wc) Loeiz Briand (FRA) UNR QR2: (q5) Marcus Willis WR 385 v (...
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steven
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167
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10726
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Week 15 - Qatar F2 ($10,000) - Doha (Hard)
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 13
)
(Preview)
Oli, Ashley, Liam, Luke and James should be in the main draw, with the first two or three of them seeded. QR1: (q1) Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 698 v Magnus Broms (SWE) UNR
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steven
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184
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9645
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Week 15 - Challenger (€64,000) - Mersin, Turkey (Clay)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
L32: Kyle Edmund WR 298 v (6) Michael Berrer (GER) WR 124 (CH 42 in 2010) Berrer will have played GB nos 2, 6 and 7 in the space of a few weeks!
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steven
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16
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1686
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Week 15 - ATP 250 Series: Grand Prix Hassan II - Casablanca, Morocco (red clay) - doubles
(Preview)
R1: Guillermo García López & Philipp Oswald (ESP/AUT) CR 165 (107+65) vs (3) Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 78 (36+42) R1: Frantisek Cermak & Mikhail Elgin (CZE/RUS) CR 116 (62+54) vs (2) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 68 (35+33)
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Stircrazy
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13
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1400
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Week 15 - Greece F5 ($10,000) - Heraklion (Hard)
(Preview)
No British direct acceptances this time. QR1: Shane Brown UNR v Lenny Hampel (AUT) UNR QR2: (q4) George Morgan WR 1099 v Orel Ovil (ISR) WR 1661 or Christian Braun (GER) UNR QR2: Brown or Hampel v (q8) Ervin Eleskovic (SWE) WR 1296
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steven
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10
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1168
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Week 15 - Turkey F11 ($10,000) - Antalya - Belconti (Hard)
(Preview)
George Coupland should be in the main draw here. QR1: (q5) Jathan Malik WR 1009 v Aria Harajchi (SUI) UNR
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steven
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12
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1211
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Week 15 - ATP 250 Series: US Clay Court Championship - Houston, TX (red clay) - doubles
(Preview)
The main draw is not yet out, but Ken & Neal Skupski are on the entry list. Jamie Murray & John Peers would have been the defending champions here (they were unseeded, yet beat the Bryans in three in last year's final), but it looks as though they've opted to go to Casablanca instead.
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Stircrazy
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4
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646
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