According to Colette of Zootennis only 4 wildcards have been allocated for the main draw, fewer that I can ever recall in the last 20 years or so. These go to Emma Raducanu, Francesca Jones, Victoria Allen and Destinee Martins. Seven Brits are in the 2 day qualifying competition, but Gemma Heath, Esth...
QR1: Shamael Chaudhry WR 1690 (CH = 1606 at the start of last month) vs Roy Hobbs (SGP) WR 1531 (CH = 1346 in March 2016) Doesn't look as though Isaac will be in the main draw.
QR1: (q2) Charles Broom WR 1072 (CH = 1067 earlier this month) vs Bradley Holt (USA) UNR QR1: David Perez UNR vs Joshua Ortlip (USA) UNR Tom & Finn should again be in the main draw.
QR1: Terence Das (IND) UNR vs (qWC) Luke Issajenko UNR QR1: Gonçalo Ferreira (POR) UNR vs Julian Robinson UNR QR1: (qWC) Sebastião Vilas (POR) UNR vs Ewen Lumsden UNR (CH = 1748 in September 2016)
Unfortunately this could turn out to be a very short thread as Ed has today announced his retirement from professional tennis. Seems to me like Ed has been a stalwart of the 2nd tier of GB players and has always given everything whenever he stepped out on the court. Good luck in your future career Ed, wh...
I have only just taken time to read more about the tragic story of Ellie, our snowboarding young talent who took her own life on her 18th birthday. Such a sad story and someone who will clearly be tragically missed. As a Dad of a 20 year old boy and 16 year old girl, I can really feel the pain of those who loved...
One of the greatest pleasures of following British Tennis on this board is watching the younger plays transitioning from juniors ideally on through futures and challengers to the main tour. There have been many debates as to markers of progression that would suggest a young player was destined for...
QR1: Niclas Genovese (SUI) UNR (CH = 1751 in June 2015) vs Shamael Chaudhry WR 1701 (CH = 1606 at the start of this month) Isaac Stoute should be in the main draw.
Wimbledon qualifying begins tomorrow with our top 10 ranked boys in the main draw, either on ranking or via wildcard. Qualifying is via two rounds QR1 (q1) Ondrej Styler (CZE) v (WC) Barney FitzPatrick (q2) Igor Gimenez (BRA) v (WC) George Davis (WC) Ewen Lumsden v (q14) Henry Von Der Schulenburg (SU...
QR1: Philip Sikman UNR vs John Harrison Richmond (USA) UNR Imran Aswat was at the top of the qualies acceptance list, but the q1 was six places below him, so I assume he's been promoted to the main draw.
QR1: Elise VAN HEUVELEN (GBR) UNR v. Malissa VOS (USA) UNR (=CH; 17 yo - No Junior record) Vos played her first ever tournament last week, and won a total of one game.
L32: Cameron Norrie WR 77 (CH = 75 at the start of this month) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN) WR 57 (CH = 47 in February last year & 34 years old) Could've been worse, I suppose.
As usual we have two representatives in each draw, with Matilda Mutavdzic the only one ranked high enough to be seeded Boys R1 (L128) Pedro Rodenas (ESP) v Hugo Cochlin R2 Oldrich Vejsicky (CZE) v Luca Pow Girls R1 (L128) (15) Matilda Mutavdzic bye R2 Andrea Pineda v Oceane Babel (FRA)
I've just updated the list of GB ATP Challenger singles finalists this century at http://bit.ly/challfin - am I correct in thinking that since Jay made the final in Bangalore, our only finalists have been Evo in Nottingham in Jay in Binghamton or have I missed someone? I doubt I've missed any winner...
