Ok , 2008 year of tennis is hitting a succesful end and predictions have to start here and also the masters aswell for Andy. Hope someone can make this more of a pro thread as my lack of info and time atm will make this thread not as good as it should but ill chip in with few edits. Also little weekly predictio...
Our Texas 'expert', Jamie Baker, has unfortunately withdrawn from this event for reasons explained by TBarM7 in the Jamie Baker thread. Jonny Marray has a tough R1 draw and neither of the Brits mentioned on the Tulsa thread has got a main draw WC, not that I could quite see why they were ever likely to - I...
I accidentally fished this out of Google yesterday while searching for something else. Don't think it has been posted before... Before Johnnylad and Yorkie (and many others) get too excited, it was last updated before Wimbly. But it gives you new info on him, so I thought people might like to read it...
Davis Cup as it Happens...from the LTA ! Well well the LTA maybe have finally twigged that tennis fans do exist and are hungry for up-to-date information. From the LTA web site....... Davis Cup - As It Happens From Thursday you will be able to follow the Davis Cup in real time, as it happens, with text, ph...
Just a thread for soley stating if you are going, what days, where you are sitting and perhaps if anyone is up for taking me for a pint sometime over the weekend ! Well I am there all 3 days sitting in the press section Row A I believe. Seating plan...
So the LTA have somehow managed to convince someone to give them £25m in sponsorship from 2009 to 2013. Well done Rodger Draper....and of course to Andy Murray who has obviously raised the profile of the British game due to his recent little run to the USO final. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/te...
James Ward will be the top seed here in the main draw. QR1: Philip Barlow WR 1790 v (q2) Jordi Marse-Vidri (Esp) WR 623 QR1: Adam Lawton UNR v Javier Foronda-Bolanos (Esp) UNR QR1: Gary Chamberlain UNR v (q11) Abel Rincon-Vazquez (Esp) WR 1446 QR1: Antoni Gomez UNR v Jose Pablo Zamora (Esp) UNR -- Edit...
US OPEN PICK 'EM - FACTSHEET The US Open pick 'em will get under way in just over a week's time. IMPORTANT DATES The approximate timetable for the US Open pick 'em is: Mon. 18 Aug 00.00 GMT (1 a.m. UK) - entries open for those who need to enter early with semi-'blind' picks - see the end of this post (*) Thu. 21...
Amanda Elliott continues to try to qualify for strong clay court challengers. Her opening opponent has had some success in similar qualifying tournaments, and reached the quarter-final of a main draw $100K event, so should provide strong opposition. Her match is second on court 2 (the first start...
Anne Keothavong returns to action following her successful US Open in this Tier 1 tournament. In previous years Anne would have expected to have been in a moderate standard qualifying tournament, as the timing immediately after the Australian Open did not attract many top players. The change of sc...
Tournament Key : M-FU-FRA-14A-2008 Dates : 08 Sep to 14 Sep 2008 Venue : Mulhouse, France Surface : Hard Chris Eaton should be one of the top seeds here.
I talked to Bakerboy yesterday and he will not be playing in the Waco Challenger. Said he needs a break and is heading back home to Scotland. A lot of players he said were up in the air about whether to play in Waco because of the Hurricane and the potential of calling the tournament off. Sorry I couldn't co...
Tournament Key : M-FU-GBR-14A-2008 Dates : 08 Sep to 14 Sep 2008 Venue : Nottingham 1, Great Britain Surface : Hard any info on this? just found it on atp so wondered where its located etc. Edit : Event details added & thread title corrected. -- Edited by Drew at 17:26, 2008-09-01
ATP Davis Cup v Austria (Grass) - Andy Murray, Jamie Murray, Alex Bogdanovic, Ross Hutchins CHALLENGERSWaco Texas $50K (Hard) - Jonny Marray, Jamie Baker FUTURESNottingham GB F15 $15K (Hard) - Josh Goodall, Ken Skupski, Dan Evans, Matt Illingworth, Ian Flanagan, Sean Thornley, David Brewer...
Tulsa, Oklahoma - Outdoor hard. Top seed in qualies is ranked 462. Only two wins gets you into the MD ! No Brits have taken up this fairly good offer. Jonny Marray and Jamie Baker in the MD.
