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Week 23 - Challenger (€42,500) - Surbiton, GB (Grass)
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(Preview)
The Q draw is out. Alex Ward has a wc (which was to be expected, I think, when he went out early in Slovenia). Nice to see that the youngsters do too - Alexis Canter and Joel Cannell both in as WCs. Lewis Burton making an appearance too (although draws the second seed). Enzo Coucaud WR 216 is the top seed (and...
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Week 23 - Mozambique F2 ($10,000) - Maputo (Hard)
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(Preview)
Words got out that Mozambique ain't that hard - got a full, ranked, main draw draw-sheet this week. So our lads are in the qualis: QR1: Jay Clarke v TROLLIP, Reinhardt (RSA) UNR QR1: Curtis Clarke v FIGUEIREDO, Bruno (MOZ) UNR age 36 QR1: Jack Oswald v (wc) MAPOSSE, Calvin (MOZ) age 16
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Week 23 - Israel F8 ($10,000) - Tel Aviv Ramat Gan (Hard)
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(Preview)
All three of our Brits are in the MD. R1: Bruce Strachan WR 1317 vs (q) Dor Belfer (ISR) WR 2124 (CH = 1239 in July 2013) R1: Joshua Paris WR 1444 vs (7) Dekel Bar (ISR) WR 726 (CH = 700 earlier this month) R1: (5) Toby Martin WR 652 vs (q) Guy Michelevitz WR 1664 (CH = 1522 in 2012) Not bad draws all in all. If Bruce...
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Week 23 - Challenger (€42,500) - Surbiton, UK - grass (doubles)
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(Preview)
Separate thread again, given the number of Brits + a former honorary Brit in the draw, serving as yet another new partner for Colin, if not exactly an unfamiliar one! R1: (1) Eric Butorac & Colin Fleming (USA) CR 122 (40+82) vs (ALT) Hiroki Moriya & Zhang Ze (JPN/CHN) CR 1198 (816+382) R...
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Week 23 - ATP 250 - Topshelf Open, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands - grass (doubles)
(Preview)
R1: Nicholas Monroe & Artem Sitak (USA/NZL) CR 105 (62+43) vs (3) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 51 (25+26)
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Week 23 - Turkey F23 ($10,000) - Bursa (Hard)
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(Preview)
What do you know . . . hello, stranger ! QR1: (q1) Farris Fathi Gossea WR 574 - BYE QR1: Jonathan Gray - BYE QR2: (q1) Farris Fathi Gossea WR 574 v Oleg Kossov (RUS) UNR QR2: Jonathan Gray v OZSEKER, Cagatay (TUR) UNR age 16 (Farris is not listed as a wildcard but presumably is, in effect - he would hav...
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Weeks 21-22 - French Open - Roland Garros Men's Main Draw (Clay)
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(Preview)
L128: Aljaz Bedene WR 77 v Dominic Thiem (AUT) WR 42 (CH 36 Sept 2014)
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Week 23 - Slovenia F2 ($10,000) - Ljubljana (clay)
(Preview)
I guess US college must have broken up for the year: QR1: Tom Colautti v Rok Jarc (SLO) UNR (CH 462, Feb 06) age 29 Tom's at Princeton, I believe, and doing well. I don't know anything about Jarc but he must have been a decentish prospect if he was ranked 462 at the age of 20.
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Week 22 - Mozambique F1 ($10,000) - Maputo (Hard)
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(Preview)
QR1: Jack Oswald v ZIERSCH, Philipp (SUI) UNR
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Week 23 - USA F16B ($15,000) - Charlottesville, VA (Hard)
(Preview)
QR1: (wc) Jonathan Cornish v Max Schnur (USA) UNR QR1: Samuel Beddow v Robery Kelly (USA) UNR
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Week 22 - Challenger (€42,500) - Manchester, GB (Grass)
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(Preview)
The Quali draw is out. Wildcards for Kirby, Recci, Chadwick and Porter. British interest first round draws: Dan Evans v Evan Hoyt Josh WH v Cameron Norriw Recci v Gabb Clayton v Kirby Chadwick v Porter Byes for Bambo and Joe
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Week 22 - Israel F7 ($10,000) - Tel Aviv Ramat Gan (Hard)
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(Preview)
QR1: (q1) Josh Paris - BYE
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Week 22 - Challenger (€42,500) - Aegon Manchester Trophy, Manchester (grass) - doubles
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(Preview)
Separate thread, as usual, as there are so many Brits in the draw - & another new partner for Colin! R1: Fabrice Martin & Purav Raja (FRA/IND) CR 218 (107+111) vs (WC) Scott Clayton & Richard Gabb CR 636 (307+329) R1: (4) Colin Fleming & John-Patrick Smith (AUS) CR 182 (82+100)...
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Week 22 - Spain F16 ($10,000) - Madrid (clay)
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(Preview)
QR1: (q1) Matt Short - BYE QR1: (q5) Aswin Lizen - BYE
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Week 22 - Slovenia F1 ($10,000) - Maribor (clay)
(Preview)
R1: (2) Alex Ward WR 406 v Patrick Ofner (AUT) WR 884 (CH 520 Aug. 13) Playing doubles with Jacob Grill.
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Week 22 - Egypt F21 ($10,000) - Sharm El Sheikh (Hard)
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No luck at all for Alex Jhun who gets the finalist from last week who beat Smethers and very nearly beat Willbomb. R1: Alex Jhun WR 2210 v (3) Julien Dubail (BEL) WR 583 (CH 371 Feb 12) age 27
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Week 21 - Egypt F20 ($10,000) - Sharm El Sheikh (Hard)
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(Preview)
QR1: Charlie Ridout - BYE QR1: Alexis Canter - BYE QR1: Luke Power v David Herrerias (ESP) UNR
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Week 22 - Turkey F22 ($10,000) - Bursa (hard)
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Jonathan (top 150 junior) made the main draw, without a wildcard, and plays another 18 year-old, far lower ranked in juniors, but top 1000 (just) in adult: R1: Jonathan Gray UNR age 18 v (wc) (8) CELIKBILEK, Altug (TUR) WR 930, age 18 Has also signed up for the doubles with a Belorussian player. -- Ed...
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Week 22 - Portugal F8 ($10,000) - Idanha-a-Nova (Hard)
(Preview)
QR1: Robert Hughes - BYE QR2: Robert Hughes v Jose Campos (POR) UNR
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Week 21+22 - French Open - Doubles
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R1: (11) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 51 v Thomaz Bellucci & Joao Sousa (BRA/POR) CR 352 R1: Aljaz Bedene & Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) CR 1112 v Frantisek Cermak & Jiri Vesely (CZE/CZE) CR 171 R1: Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 146 v Feliciano Lopez & Max Mirnyi (ESP/BL...
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Harry david Meehan makes his come back at Frinton
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Harry has been training last few days at my club at orpington and returns to the futures tour commencing at frinton enjoyed a doubles league match today pairing with Harry not happy we lost 4 games in 4 sets . Let's see how our national Aegon match goes tomorrow v paddington 1. Neil Pauffley 2.Harry Me...
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Week 22 - USA F16A ($15,000) - Winston-Salem NC (Hard)
(Preview)
QR1: Matthew Brooklyn (GBR) UNR v Robert Kelly (USA) UNR
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Catch Me Up
(Preview)
Hey guys, You all probably don't remember me - I was around the boards a couple summers ago reporting on the Ilkley futures tournament in my backyard. Since then I've been graduating and working on a cruise ship, so the opportunities for keeping up with the tennis have been a little limited. So I wonder...
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Week 21 - Challenger (€42,500) - Vicenza, Italy (Clay)
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(Preview)
L32: (3) James Ward WR 106 v Filippo Volandri (ITA) WR 216 Not the best of draws for James as Volandri had a career high of 25 and is very much a clay court specialist. Personally I don't think playing here is a great idea. I would much sooner see James get plenty of practice in on grass where he will have sev...
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Week 21 - Croatia F11 ($10,000) - Bol (clay)
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(Preview)
L32: Neil Pauffley WR 822 v (WC) Giacomo Miccini (ITA) WR 1467 (CH 1027 Nov 2011)
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