Courtney Nguyen (@si_btbaseline) tweets a link to a rather amusing ATP Year End video. Evidently, they can't use footage from the non-ATP tournaments ... so no Grand Slams and no Olympics. Hence we get lots of footage of Djokovic and the Bryans at the year-end championships. But when they say that i...
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere but I'm speechless at the US Open's attempt to sort their scheduling. The mens's final on a Monday, really, that seems a good idea does it ? I think we mostly could agree 'something needed to be done' and a roof and scheduling changes would help. But this looks lik...
The final rankings of 2012 are out as follows for those in the top 250ish. Bracketed figures are provisional rankings for the start of 2013, but they will be affected by points added and coming off for the Mexican Grade A over Christmas. Boys Liam Broady 14 (-) Josh Ward-Hibbert 31 (-) Kyle Edmund 35 (22...
Katy Dunne should be seeded, joined by Eleanor Dean and Jazzi Plews with the main draw out later today. We don't have any entrants in the under 16s but at the moment Jazzi is also on the entry list for the under 14 Junior Orange Bowl starting in 2 weeks time.
The third week in Kenya for Isaac Stoute et al Boys R1 (L64) (9) Ben Stride (GBR) bye (LL) Edward Harwood (GBR) v Tumaini Martin Meshuko (TAN) (10) Sacha Modica (GBR) bye (Q) Alex Hagon (GBR) v Kevin Cheruiyot Langat (KEN) (3) Isaac Stoute (GBR) bye (12) Mason Recci (GBR) bye (WC) Noureldin Adam (SUD) v C...
Peter Ashley is the top seed here, and Freya Christie looks to build on a good week in the AEGON British Tour Masters Boys R1 (L32) (1) Peter Ashley (GBR) v (WC) Matej Svjetlicic (CRO) (Q) Joe Woolley (GBR) v (6) Milen Ianakiev (GER) Cristian Carli (ITA) v (4) Julian Cash (GBR) (7) Ivan Saveljic (MNE) v Ch...
No Alex Ward this week (he didn't enter in the first place, so clearly always intended his East Asian trip to end with Cambodia F2) but Richard Gabb should be seeded and Joshua Jones is also a DA. Two new Brits in qualies this week - 18-year-old twin brothers. Marcus has recorded a win in Futures qualie...
Tom Burn should be in the main draw here. Sadly, he has managed to pick the only hard court 10K next week he wouldn't easily be seeded at (though of course that's because it's the only one in the Tennis Europe area, even if it is in the Asian part of Turkey) - based on the entry lists: TUR - seeds WR 225-406...
The ITF season ends this week with the prestigious Orange Bowl, won by George Morgan in 2010. Luke Bambridge should be seeded, joined by Jonny O'Mara and Evan Hoyt. Alex Sendegeya was top seed in qualifying but lost his opening match. Aswin Lizen is our only representative in the under 16s, where the...
Please can someone tell me the difference between a legend and a champion at the Albert Hall this week. They have legends as:- McEnroe Lendl Bates Cash Wilander Leconte and champions as:- Henman Ivanisevic Enqvist Moya Philippoussis Santoro I ca...
For London-based vintage pro-tennis enthusiasts (and fans of great sport documentaries in general): this Sunday there will be an afternoon screening of William Klein's The French, a documentary on the 1981 Roland-Garros, at Tate Modern. The doc ill be screened in full, from 16mm film and with En...
QR1: Anthony Law UNR v Kang Sa-Rang (KOR) UNR - winner to play (q3) Yang Yi-Fan (CHN) WR 1440 in the FQR QR1: Marshall Tutu UNR v Rico Gore (USA) UNR - winner to play (q5) Ryan Chow (CAN) WR 1553 in the FQR
Main draws are out and almost complete - last few qualifiers to be decided, but main draw also starts today Girls L64: Jazzi PLEWS vs Chiara GRIMM (SUI) L64: Katy DUNNE [12] vs TBD Boys L64: Luke BAMBRIDGE vs Naoki NAKAGAWA (JAP) L64: Evan HOYT vs Pedro CACHIN [14] (ARG) L64: Jonny O'MARA vs TBD. L64: Ale...
After Isaac Stoute's maiden ITF singles title this weekend, he has the chance to double the tally this week Boys R1 (L64) (7) Ben Stride (GBR) bye (14) Mason Recci (GBR) bye (11) Sacha Modica (GBR) bye (5) Isaac Stoute (GBR) bye (Q) Francisco Guimaraes (POR) v Charlie Ridout (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) Oleksa...
Alex Ward should be seeded here, with Richard Gabb and Joshua Jones also in the main draw. QR1: Jathan Malik UNR v (q8) Yan Sabanin (RUS) WR 1199 Qualifying here also sees the ITF Pro Circuit debut of a qualifying wild card from Myanmar called Win Oo. It remains to be seen whether he lives up to his name - h...
Looks like JWH has got staright into the main draw this time. QR1: Joseph Smithyman UNR v Stijn Kits (NED) UNR FQR: Michael Suleau UNR v Smithyman or Kits
I started a similar topic this time last year so thought i would do the same again as it has been an interesting year. I would like to know what people think about the rise of 'Wabson' and their great end to the season. More generally, looking at Steven's great T25 table, i see that in week 23 for example m...
31/12/12 - 6/1/13 http://www.shenzhenopentennis.com/2013/eng/index.phpEntry List - alphabetical Player 1 Babos, Timea (HUN) Player 2 Bartoli, Marion (FRA) Player 3 Beck, Annika (GER) Player 4 Benesova, Iveta (CZE) Player 5 Bratchikova, Nina (RUS) Player 6 Cadantu, Alex...
