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Week 1 - ATP 250 - Brisbane, Australia (hard)
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1 2 3
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(Preview)
QR1: James Ward WR 161 v (q4) Stéphane Robert (FRA) WR 115 (CH 61 in 2010)
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steven
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4193
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Week 1 - ATP 250 - Doha, Qatar (hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 9
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(Preview)
Andy should be in the main draw here. QR1: Dan Evans WR 150 v Michael Shabaz (USA) WR 394 (= CH) Top Q seed Gabashvili or Hernych will await the winner.
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steven
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132
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8535
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Week 1 - Challenger ($75,000+H) - Nouméa, New Caledonia (hard)
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1 2 3
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(Preview)
QR1: Cameron Norrie WR 977 v Nicolas N'Godrela (FRA) WR 1220 (CH 1024 in 2008) QR2: Norrie or N'Godrela v (q5) Hiroki Kondo (JPN) WR 284 (CH 275 in Nov) QR2: (q7) Brydan Klein WR 389 v Artem Sitak (NZL) WR 566 (CH 299 in 2008) or Kento Takeuchi (JPN) WR 576 (CH 425 in Feb) N'Godrela's last match in an ATP-rank...
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steven
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33
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3112
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Week 1 - ATP 250 - Chennai, India (hard)
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1 2 3
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(Preview)
L32: (WC) Kyle Edmund WR 376 v (5) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) WR 32 (= CH) Quite a test! Edit: new rankings -- Edited by steven on Saturday 28th of December 2013 08:23:59 PM
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steven
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3712
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GB futures in early 2014
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1 2 3
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(Preview)
The calender looks very similar to this year with a run of four 10K futures starting mid January Week 3 - Glasgow Week 4 - Sunderland Week 5 - Sheffield Week 6 - Wirral
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RJA
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2907
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Australian Open 2014
(Preview)
Main draw entry lists are now available: Andy Murray in main draw Normally 128 in Qualifiers so from alts list: The only Brits on the main draw entry list Dan Evans(48) James Ward(59) Dan Cox(146)
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paulisi
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4
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1375
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Week 51 - Qatar F5 ($10,000) - Doha (hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 6
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(Preview)
With Oli seemingly now out, Liam, Luke and Toby should be in the main draw and there are four Brits in qualifying: QR1: Paul Monczakowski UNR v Conrad Mascarenhas (IND) UNR QR1: (q3) Scott Clayton WR 1269 v Abdulla al-Jufairi (QAT) UNR QR1: (q6) Evan Hoyt WR 1423 v Ahmed al Ali (QAT) UNR QR1: Jack Oswald U...
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steven
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77
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5856
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Week 51 - Turkey F50 ($10,000) - Antalya - Kaya-Belek (hard)
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1 2
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(Preview)
Neil Pauffley should be seeded in the main draw here and it looks like George Morgan got into the main draw too as the last direct acceptance. QR2: (q7) Alex Jhun WR 1437 v Kris Barnes (USA) UNR QR2: (q8) Miles Bugby WR 1545 v Roman Gigolaev (RUS) UNR Barnes is a 30-year-old who played one US Futures in 2004...
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steven
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19
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1918
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Week 50 - Qatar F4 ($10,000) - Doha (hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 7
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(Preview)
Oli is down to play here (and should be seeded if he does), as is Liam. QR1: (q1) Luke Bambridge WR 785 v Ziga Papez (SLO) UNR QR1: (q13) Scott Clayton WR 1348 v Quentin Robert (REU) WR 1644 (CH 1499 in Jul) QR1: (q15) Evan Hoyt WR 1424 v Niels Lootsma (NED) WR 2070 (CH 1595 in Jun) - H2H 1-0, 3 & 4, last week'...
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steven
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103
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7258
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Week 49 - Turkey F48 ($10,000) - Antalya - Kaya-Belek (hard)
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1 2 3 4
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(Preview)
Ed Corrie should be seeded in the main draw here. QR1: (q15) Miles Bugby WR 1544 v Maxence Olivier (FRA) UNR
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steven
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53
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4227
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Week 50 - Turkey F49 ($10,000) - Antalya - Kaya-Belek (hard)
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1 2 3
)
(Preview)
Ed could be the top seed in the main draw here and Josh Milton & Neil Pauffley are still on the main draw acceptance list too. QR1: (q15) Alex Jhun WR 1437 v Jakub Gewert (POL) UNR QR1: Miles Bugby WR 1541 v Kavit Mehta (IND) UNR QR2: (q6) George Morgan WR 963 v Bugby or Mehta
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steven
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4004
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Week 50 - Cambodia F3 ($10,000) - Phnom Penh (hard)
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1 2 3
)
(Preview)
Josh should be in the main draw again. You wouldn't have thought Harry's luck in the qualifying draws could get any worse, but ... QR1: (q11) Harry Meehan WR 1605 v Roy Hobbs (SIN) UNR - winner likely to play (q1/WC) Ivo Klec (SVK) WR 469 in the FQR QR1: (q15) Tom Allen WR 1655 v Daniel Guccione (AUS) WR 2118...
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steven
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3834
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Week 49 - Cambodia F2 ($10,000) - Phnom Penh (hard)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
Unusually for a 10K qualifying draw, more than half of the players have rankings! QR1: Tom Allen WR 1654 v (q15) Ho Chih-Jen (TPE) WR 1341 (CH 1110 in 2012) QR1: Harry Meehan WR 1611 v (q12) Cho Soong-Jae (KOR) WR 1233 (CH 488 in 2010) Unfortunately, Harry has drawn the ex-top 500 player who beat him 3 &...
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steven
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3245
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College Tennis Vs. Turning Pro
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1 2 3
)
(Preview)
In the wake of John Isner's remarkable success in Washington this week is it just me or does everybody else feel that perhaps going to an American College at 18 is a far more sensible choice for our top juniors rather than turning pro straight away? There is little doubt that players like Cox, Evans, Ri...
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KingMonkey
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4855
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Week 49 - Qatar F3 ($10,000) - Doha (hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 11
)
(Preview)
Liam should be seeded in the main draw here and Luke Bambridge is a direct acceptance too. QR1: (q7) Evan Hoyt WR 1427 v Fahad Masood (PAK) UNR FQR: (q5) Scott Clayton v (q10) Abdulhameed Alshatti (KUW) WR 1922 or Sasha Merzetti (ITA) UNR FQR: Hoyt or Masood v (q12) Niels Lootsma (NED) WR 2077 or Luke Adam...
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steven
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160
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9226
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2013 Master'U BNP Paribas
(Preview)
Just catching up on this event which took place in Aix-en-Provence, France over the weekend. 8 countries involved (invitation only I think), 6 player teams, with each tie the best of 7 matches. Each player must be a student at Uni and last year Jarmere Jenkins lead USA to victory and since graduati...
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Josh
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5
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1394
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Week 49 - Spain F42 ($10,000) - Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote (hard)
(Preview)
Matt Short should be in the main draw here again. QR1: Nikki Roenn UNR v Rafael Moreno-Negrin (ESP) UNR (CH 511 in 2003)
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steven
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13
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1387
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Week 49 - Thailand F5 ($15,000) - Bangkok (hard)
(Preview)
L32: Daniiar Duldaev (KGZ) WR 677 vs Brydan Klein WR 348
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Stircrazy
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12
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1533
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Week 49 - Senegal F2 ($15,000) - Dakar (hard)
(Preview)
FQR: Karl Grossey UNR v (q3) George Barth (USA) WR 1802 (44-year-old, CH 1456 in 2007) Barth first played on the ITF Pro Circuit in 1992, i.e. 21 years ago. Back in 2007, he retired against Greg Howe, when both of them were still in their 30s.
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steven
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11
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1249
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British Tour 2013
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1 2 3 4
)
(Preview)
Congratulations to Dan Cox who won the title at Edgbaston winning five matches on route to the title as he plays himself back into form from injury. Next week its a Tier 1 level event at Corby with a few ranked players such as Josh Goodall and Bloomers in the line up.
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Shhh
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6277
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Week 48 - Turkey F47 ($10,000) - Antalya - Kaya-Belek (hard)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
L32: (4) Dave Rice WR 317 v Julien Obry (FRA) WR 580 (CH 274 in 2012) To say Obry is inconsistent would be putting it mildly (so in other words, he might just be a danger if he's 'on')
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steven
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21
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1962
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Week 48 - Spain F41 ($10,000) - Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote (Hard)
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1 2 3
)
(Preview)
Matt Short should be in the MD. QR1 : Shane Brown - BYE Nikki Roenn v Nicolas Lombardo (USA) UNR
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Coup Droit
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32
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2919
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Week 48 - Cambodia F1 ($10,000) - Phnom Penh (hard)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
Josh Goodall should be in the main draw and may be seeded. QR1: (q15) Tom Allen WR 1655 v Keisuke Watanuki (JPN) UNR QR1: (q12) Harry Meehan WR 1607 v Igor Tubic (SWE) WR 2158 (CH 1253 in May)
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steven
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18
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2387
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Week 48 - Czech Republic F7 ($15,000) - Opava (carpet)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
L32: Neil Pauffley WR 568 v Marko Danis (SVK) WR 861 (CH 843 in 2012) H2H 1-0 - Neil won 4 & 4, on clay in Belgrade in 2011 The winner is likely to face 2nd seed Grigelis in R2.
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steven
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19
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1618
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Week 48 - Cyprus F3 ($10,000) - Larnaca (hard)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
L32: Scott Clayton WR 1347 v (Q) Aviv Darmon (ISR) WR 1611 (CH 1607 last week) L32: George Morgan WR 991 v (8) Vladyslav Manafov (UKR) WR 613 (CH 598 in Aug, SFs in F2) L32: Myles Orton WR 1139 v (2) Grzegorz Panfil (POL) WR 292 (CH 279 in 2009) An awful draw for Myles. George has played Manafov once before, be...
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steven
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