Words got out that Mozambique ain't that hard - got a full, ranked, main draw draw-sheet this week. So our lads are in the qualis: QR1: Jay Clarke v TROLLIP, Reinhardt (RSA) UNR QR1: Curtis Clarke v FIGUEIREDO, Bruno (MOZ) UNR age 36 QR1: Jack Oswald v (wc) MAPOSSE, Calvin (MOZ) age 16
All three of our Brits are in the MD. R1: Bruce Strachan WR 1317 vs (q) Dor Belfer (ISR) WR 2124 (CH = 1239 in July 2013) R1: Joshua Paris WR 1444 vs (7) Dekel Bar (ISR) WR 726 (CH = 700 earlier this month) R1: (5) Toby Martin WR 652 vs (q) Guy Michelevitz WR 1664 (CH = 1522 in 2012) Not bad draws all in all. If Bruce...
Separate thread again, given the number of Brits + a former honorary Brit in the draw, serving as yet another new partner for Colin, if not exactly an unfamiliar one! R1: (1) Eric Butorac & Colin Fleming (USA) CR 122 (40+82) vs (ALT) Hiroki Moriya & Zhang Ze (JPN/CHN) CR 1198 (816+382) R...
Just though I would start this thread as it is touch and go whether kyle will be top 100 after the french on his current points won so:- Currently kyle is 98th with 511 points. who can still catch? Mahut would need to beat Gulbis in french round 2 Kusnetsov and Melzer play each other so one will overtake...
What do you know . . . hello, stranger ! QR1: (q1) Farris Fathi Gossea WR 574 - BYE QR1: Jonathan Gray - BYE QR2: (q1) Farris Fathi Gossea WR 574 v Oleg Kossov (RUS) UNR QR2: Jonathan Gray v OZSEKER, Cagatay (TUR) UNR age 16 (Farris is not listed as a wildcard but presumably is, in effect - he would hav...
After a fine week in Charleroi, Ryan Storrie has another chance to impress in a clay court G1 R1 (L64) Juan Carlos Manuel Aguilar (BOL) v Luke Oakley (GBR) (WC) Jan Simon Vrbsky (GER) v Ryan James Storrie
There have been a couple of articles out on the BBC website with regard to LTA Funding and participation targets. They contain some interesting stats re number of courts, coaches, players etc along with comparisons with other countries. The State of Elite and Grass Roots Tennis in Britain http://...
Not sure what the usual etiquette is with these threads or who starts them, so apologies if I have, er, intruded. L128: (3) Andy Murray WR 3 v Qualifier Murray is in Novak's half, and has Ferrer in his section. Potential route is Q - Pospisil/Sousa - Kyrgios - Isner - Ferrer - Djokovic Novak drew the sho...
I guess US college must have broken up for the year: QR1: Tom Colautti v Rok Jarc (SLO) UNR (CH 462, Feb 06) age 29 Tom's at Princeton, I believe, and doing well. I don't know anything about Jarc but he must have been a decentish prospect if he was ranked 462 at the age of 20.
The Quali draw is out. Wildcards for Kirby, Recci, Chadwick and Porter. British interest first round draws: Dan Evans v Evan Hoyt Josh WH v Cameron Norriw Recci v Gabb Clayton v Kirby Chadwick v Porter Byes for Bambo and Joe
Separate thread, as usual, as there are so many Brits in the draw - & another new partner for Colin! R1: Fabrice Martin & Purav Raja (FRA/IND) CR 218 (107+111) vs (WC) Scott Clayton & Richard Gabb CR 636 (307+329) R1: (4) Colin Fleming & John-Patrick Smith (AUS) CR 182 (82+100)...
