As good a first round match up as Heather could expect... Next week's rankings used. L32: Heather WATSON (GBR) 78 vs Anna Karolina SCHMIEDLOVA (SVK) [WC] 83 H2H 1-1 - 2014 Prague 100k Watson 7-6(5) 6-0, 2013 New Haven, Schmiedlova 6-3 2-1 ret -- Edited by Michael D on Saturday 28th of April 2018 08:26...
My views (taken from another site, but this sum things up perfectly): I've always been bored witless by women's tennis. It is slow, populated by women with sturdy thighs and puntuated by noises I only make when badly constipated. However, I've been reading this site from quite a while a...
Very random question, but this popped into my head last week. Who would win a world championships to find the best player without an adult world ranking. The types of contenders could be: 1) An up and coming youngster yet to win his first ATP point 2) An ex-world ranked pro recently retired from the cir...
Again, only the doubles main draw available: L16: Divij Sharan (IND) & Neal Skupski CR 91 (41+50) vs Marcin Matkowski & Nicholas Monroe (POL/USA) CR 106 (48+58) L16: (3) Max Mirnyi & Philipp Oswald (BLR/AUT) CR 77 (37+40) vs Dominic Inglot & Franko Skugor (CRO) CR 109 (64+45) -- E...
I'm not sure what has happened but the top 10 in the qualifying list are not in the qualifying draw. That includes Eden, Freya and Beth. Jodie withdrew yesterday. That leaves just the Pitaks in Q for GB. QR1: PITAK, Katarzyna (GBR) UNR v OLIVEIRA, Leonor (POR) UNR [15yo JCH 1384] QR1: PITAK, Aleksan...
QR1: (q4) Aidan McHugh WR 1244 (= CH) vs BYE QR1: Imran Aswat UNR (CH = 1038 in June 2014) vs Sam Bothwell (IRL) UNR (CH = 1699 in August 2016) QR1: Mikar Fisher UNR vs Anthony Lambert (FRA) UNR QR1: BYE vs (q13) Adam Jones WR 1588 (= CH) QR1: (q5) Sean Hodkin WR 1266 (= CH) vs BYE QR1: (q7) Samm Butler WR 1...
QR1: Sizya Kivanda UNR (CH = 1880 in October 2015) vs Emmanuel Idoko (NGR) UNR QR1: Darryl Hale UNR vs Vinod Sridar (IND) UNR (CH = 481 in June 2005 - he's 38!) Not such an easy passage for Darryl next week as last week: if he wins, he plays the q4!
4 World Group II Play-Offs in 7 years, 4 away ties. Does look a competitive tie, winnable but we will no doubt need our players in pretty decent form. -- Edited by wolf on Friday 20th of April 2018 06:34:36 AM-- Edited by wolf on Monday 23rd of April 2018 04:11:19 PM
Detail here: PRESS RELEASE 30 March 2017 ITF announces major restructuring of entry level of professional tennis The ITF Board of Directors has approved a major restructuring of professional tennis at its entry level. The reform programme of changes will include a radical reduction in the number...
QR1: (qWC) Rafael de Alba (MEX) UNR vs Marcus Willis WR 680 (CH = 322 in June 2014) QR1: James Ward WR 798 (CH = 89 in July 2015) vs (PR) Nicolás Barrientos (COL) UNR (CH = 237 in September 2015) - the battle of the 30 somethings! QR1: Alejandro Gómez (COL) WR 717) (CH = 352 in March last year) vs (q8) Lloyd G...
QR1: Manuel Barros (ARG) UNR (CH = 1072 in November 2014) vs (q11) Toby Martin WR 1219 (CH = 641 in June 2015) QR1: Marcus Solarz Hendriks UNR vs (q12) Andrea Borroni (ITA) WR 1364 (CH = 1362 in February) Not sure whether Billy will be in the main draw. He was at the top of the qualies acceptance list, but...
L32: (5) Liam Broady WR 157 (CH = 154 at the start of this month) vs Zdenek Kolar (CZE) WR 225 (CH = 218 last November) -- Edited by Stircrazy on Sunday 22nd of April 2018 11:45:28 AM
