Apart from the US Open build up there are three Grade 2s this week, and Toby Samuel plus Luka Petrovic have entered here. R1 (L32) Goran Zivotic (SRB) v (5) Toby Samuel Marko Topo (SRB) v Luka Petrovic
L48: Marcelo Tomás Barrios (CHI) WR 279 (= CH) vs Jan Choinski WR 290 (CH = 234 in April last year) The winner will the Italian second seed, Salvatore Caruso (WR 102).
Traditionally this Canadian Open precedes the US Open, and there is a chance for Harry Wendelken and Arthur Fery to win Special Exempts to the main draw with strong performances here. Holly Fischer was a late withdrawal. R1 (L48) Ryuhei Azuma (JPN) v Arthur Fery Harry Wendelken v Francesco Maestrel...
The same three - Emilie, Ola and Kasia - should be in the MD, but this week they've been joined by Eliz Maloney, who is in qualifying. Just the one round to negotiate, and as long as she has acclimatised she should fancy her chances. FQR: Eliz MALONEY (GBR) [q3] UNR/960 Born 2000 (JCH:122 April 17) vs Nif...
Second test starts in the middle of the night - best chance for England given it is a day/night match in cool conditions England's seamers should benefit - let's hope the batters can finally get some big runs.
Top-100 junior, Blu Baker, is top seed in Mexico, G3, as his warm-up for the US Open. Plenty of other British action this week too: Ukraine, G3: R1:William NOLAN (GBR) 7-5 6-0 Artem PODOROZHNYI (UKR)Felix GILL (GBR) [1] 6-0 6-0 Mkasym PANCHENKO (UKR)Derrick CHEN (GBR) [8] ...
Here are the QR1 draws, as originally indicated by Andy. I've left out any H2Hs for the time being. They are mostly favourable, few complaints here... QR1: Heather WATSON (GBR) [q8] 110 vs Mariam BOLKVADZE (GEO) 201=CHQR1: Naiktha BAINS (GBR) 235 vs Jana CEPELOVA (SVK) 158 (CH:50 May 14)QR1: Harrie...
Emily Arb in qualifying here, and Mandy C should be a high seed in the MD. Not a good q draw for Emily though as she will likely play Cemre Anil (TUR) [q1] WR 878 in the FQR. Q2 is WR1037, so some way the worst draw she could have, but she should still have a good chance to qualify. Anil won't like seeing her in he...
There are two Grade 1 events before the US Open, one in the US and one in Canada. Arthur Fery and Harry Wendelken are in the US Open qualifying draw, and have been joined here by 3 other Brits R1 (L64) Oscar Weightman v (WC) Hayden Postin (USA) Sam Bossem v Victor Lilov (USA) (12) Harry Wendelken v Benjamin...
The National championships start on Monday (Tuesday for the under 16s) with the under 12s on clay in Bournemouth and the rest at Nottingham on hard court. Draws are as follows (very few who play ITF Junior events abroad are taking part, though Ranah Akua Stoiber is top seed in the under 14s) with live s...
L64: BYE vs (5) Daniel Evans WR 44 (CH 41 in '17) - faces winner of (USA) Steve Johnson or (FRA) Corentin Moutet L64: Tennys Sandgren (USA) WR 72 (CH 41 in Jan '19) vs (WC) Andy Murray WR 324 (CH 1 in Nov '16) - winner faces (2) Denis Shapovalov Top seed is Paire. -- Edited by flamingowings on Saturday 17th o...
It looks as though Billy Harris has made the main draw alongside Ryan Peniston: the QR1 OoP is out & the q1 was two places below him in the acceptance list.
QR1: (q3) Sizya Kivanda WR 1698 (ITF 1458) vs BYE QR1: David Ramalho (POR) UNR vs (q11) Alexander Romay UNR (ITF 1984) QR1: (q7) Adam Jones UNR (ITF 1526) vs Ewen Lumsden UNR (ITF 2563) QR1: Valentin de Carvalho (POR) UNR (ITF 2902) vs (q12) Llewelyn Bevan UNR (ITF 2064) It looks as though Stuart Par...
Sam has arrived in China following her victory at Chiswick. She is not seeded, which I'm surprised at since she was 8th on the acceptance list, but she has a qualifier first up, so won't complain. R32: Samantha MURRAY (GBR) 303 vs QUALIFIER
