Sam in qualifying this week and will only need to win one match, against the q15 at the most, to reach the MD and gain a point. QR1: Samantha MURRAY (GBR) [q3] 573 vs BYE
Tanysha giving it another go, and this week has a relatively easy passage into the MD. Just one match to win and against the q16 at most. QR1: Tanysha DISSANAYAKE (GBR) [q5] UNR/850 vs BYE
Having read a lot of allegations between Mo and Gebresalasie before the marathon and re digging of some of his dubious coaching relationships, anyone else worried that mo has got some worrying stuff to hide ? Or am I just copying malicious rumours and unfounded gossip. I
L48: Brydan Klein WR 364 (CH = 169 in September 2015) vs (ITF) Alexander Ritschard (USA) WR 565 (CH = 465 last October) Brydan will face the top seed (& WC), Tennys Sandgren, if he wins that one.
L48: Liam Broady WR 334 (CH = 154 in April last year) vs Renzo Olivo (ARG) WR 316 (CH = 78 in January 2017) L48: (7) James Ward WR 187 (CH = 89 in July 2015) vs BYE
L48: Andrea Pellegrino (ITA) WR 365 (CH = 315 last April) vs Jan Choinski WR 286 (CH = 234 last April) Jan will face the 14th seed, Maxime Janvier, in the last 32 if he wins that one. JWT has a wild card & is seeded third, while the top seed is Pouille, also with a wild card. -- Edited by Stircrazy on Sund...
I've followed tennis loosely since I was young just really Wimbledon and Queens. However I'm much more interested now and went to the Friday of the last DC match last year, walkable from my house. I stumbled upon the forum and have found it really useful for all things British tennis. Off to travel to...
Fran in qualifying here this week. Naiktha and Gabi should be in the MD. QR1: Francesca JONES (GBR) [q7] 454/39 vs Lucia CORTEZ LLORCA (ESP) 795/236 (CH:732)
L16: (1) Rohan Bopanna (IND) & Dominic Inglot CR 61 (35+26) vs Dusan Lajovic & Jürgen Melzer (SRB/AUT) CR 270 (206+64) L16: (3) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 89 (56+33) vs (WC) Mate Valkusz & Nenad Zimonjic (HUN/SRB) CR (0+454) The veteran Serb is now 42 & was top of the heap in...
QR1: Marcel Granollers (ESP) WR 107 (CH =19 in 2012) vs (q8) Daniel Evans WR 89 (CH = 41 in 2017) H2H = 0-2 in 3 setters in 2017(Sydney) and 2018 (Nottingham) Winner plays Jarry (q5) or a qWC. Top seed in qualifying is Schwartzman (apparently did not sign into the MD in time). Cam is in the main draw.
Really abbreviated version but... Barney Fitzpatrick is into the SFs of the singles of the G4 in Israel George Davis is into the SFs of the singles and the doubles in Martinique, G5 Ronan Sahni is into the SFs of the doubles in Botswana, G5 Ellie Baglow has made the finals of the doubles in the G5 in Spain...
Sad to have to report the passing of Paul Hutchins, former DC Captain and father of Ross Hutchins. He has apparently been suffering from Motor Neuron Disease. I have the pleasure of meeting Paul a few years back when he was in La Manga. The British doubles guys, including Ross, were there training w...