As a team captain myself I would like to see support & recognition in Davis cup for the no1 GB doubles pair that regularly pair together eg So at the moment the highest CR for an all GB pair would be the skupski brothers A glimspe of How much better Dom & colin Could be in doubles as pair can see seen...
Caroline Woz has just relieved Mr Hogstedt of his duties after just a month or 2 (well presumably her dad decided he was her coach after all), so surely this would be a golden opportunity for Laura's team to step in and hire a proven star coach. Her current situation (coaching set-up) seems, from the out...
Q1: SMITH, Anna (GBR) 461 v STOLL, Tatjana (GER) UNR (17 year old, won a couple of qualifying matches last year and went out the 1st round several times)
Main Draw DAs here for Cox, Corrie, Rice, Smethurst, Hewitt, Goodall, Gabb, Farquharson, Pauffley, Marsalek and Ward Hibbert. I am guessing at wild cards for Coupland, Carter, Martin and Meehan all of whom were on the acceptance list but don't appear in qualifying. Qualifying draw is again very st...
Now we're at the business end: Rhett has been moving along nicely, into the semis in the singles: QF : Rhett PURCELL (GBR) [3] def. Mitchell HARPER (AUS) [6] 6-2 6-3 SF: Rhett PURCELL (GBR) [3] v Kentaro MIZUSHIMA (JPN) [5] And in the doubles he's into the finals: SF: Rhett PURCELL (GBR) ...
The first Kenyan tournament of 2014 ends with a maiden ITF title for Georgia Lawson Boys R1 (L64) Lawrence Perrin (GBR) d. (ALT) John Lutaaya (UGA) 6-3 6-3 R2 (1) Sarp Agabigun (TUR) d. Lawrence Perrin (GBR) 6-3 6-2 Girls R1 (L32) (7) Georgia Lawson (GBR) d. (Q) Latifah Yasini (ZIM) 6-1 6-3 R2 Nariman Ab...
Anna Brogan joins Alex Sendegeya and Aswin Lizen for the last of the initial batch of Latin American G1s (the next few are G2s). Last week's conqueror Logan Smith is Alex's likely opening opponent. Boys R1 (L64) (7) Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) bye Diego Quiroz (ECU) v Aswin Lizen (GBR) Girls R1 (L64) Al...
Main Draw DAs here for Cox, Corrie, Rice, Smethurst, Hewitt, Gabb, Farquharson, Milton, Pauffley and Marsalek. Ward-Hibbert may also have got in if not probably has a wild card. Qualifying Draw is very strong with 29 ranked players.
In the equivalent tournament last year we won 3 of the 4 titles, including doubles success for Julian Cash and Alex Sendegeya. R1 (L32) Christopher Reynolds (GBR) v Tadas Babelis (LTU) (4) Dominik Stary (CZE) v Mason Recci (GBR) (7) Lewis Roskilly (GBR) v (Q) Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) Joel Canne...
Qualifying has started, and unfortunately concluded early, for the 2 British representatives. Rhett Purcell had the misfortune to draw the top seed, narrowly losing 4-6 7-5 6-0 whilst Megan Rogers lost her opener 6-1 6-2. Interest therefore rests with the 4 girls in as direct acceptances (Katie B...
T3nnisfan (a regular BOTB entrant in the past) is running another replacement pick 'em for the AO at bit.ly/11QPKYm - entries close at midnight tomorrow night.
L32: Naomi Broady WR 235 v (WC) Ellen Perez (AUS) WR 853 (CH 852 in Dec) A fairly kind R1 draw for Naomi in Tasmania (Perez is 18 and peaked in juniors outside the top 50) but 2nd seed Falconi is likely to await the winner in R2.
Kyle should be seeded in the main draw here when it comes out later, but sadly Alex has had to withdraw "Unfortunately I've had to pull out of next weeks tournament in Weston with an arm injury. I'm going to head back to England to get it diagnosed and then go from there. Not the start of the year I w...
L32: Brydan Klein WR 385 v Danai Udomchoke (THA) WR 423 (CH 77 in 2007) H2H 1-1 - Udomchoke won 6-2 6-2 7-5 in Davis Cup in 2009, Brydan won in Astana last year but he was 5-6 down when Danai retired.
Having seen Katy Dunne in Edinburgh I think she has a good game and personally think she can progress inside top 250. Maia Lumsden definitely as well if she can bulk up a bit! Any other girls likely to make a go at higher levels?
just to note that next week the WTA is holding exactly ZERO events theyve crazily moved kuala lumpur to week 16 this year where it dont fit in to the scedule at all the previous weeks events are in katowice and bogota with players also coming off of IW/miami whose gonna travel out to KL hardcourt as the eu...
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