Again, a good few Brit challengers ( ) for the doubles Challenger title this week (though different top seeds, as Col & Ross were handed a WC for Queen's & there's been quite a game of tennis's version of musical chairs with the partnerships!), hence another separate thread. And surprise, s...
The presence of so many high powered tournaments has caused a ridiculous qualifying draw here with no fewer than 11 byes. Only 3 Brits have signed in here, so presumably a lot will be in Nottingham qualifying. Naomi Broady has been drawn in one of the stronger sections, with Nottingham quarter-final...
Just in case the doubles prove to have more "legs" than the singles, though a lot hinges on whether Andy declares himself fit, of course...: R1: Xavier Malisse (BEL) & Ken Skupski vs Andy Murray & Jamie Murray! R1: (WC) Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins vs Igor Kunitsyn & Iv...
"Clay" may mean sandy astroturf again here, since they don't seem to know how to classify it, but the important thing is this tournament sees Fitzy's return to Futures action. He has avoided a seed in R1, with WR 696 likely to await the winner. His R1 opponent is looking for his first top...
QR2: (q3) Miles Bugby WR 1254 beat Federico Xavier Ruiz Acevedo (MEX) UNR by 2 & 2 FQR: (q3) Miles Bugby WR 1254 beat Richard Johnson (USA) UNR by 3 & 2 L32: (Q) Miles Bugby WR 1272 v Nicolas Barrientos (COL) WR 683
Qualy draw is out. Carsten Ball's the top seed; Bloomers, Josh M & Jamie B are in the mix. Pairings involving Brits: QR1: (qWC) Marc Westgate vs Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA) QR1: Christopher Simpson vs Treat Conrad Hue...
Some awful draws for our quintet here. Only Evan Hoyt manages to avoid a strong seed in the first round, and he is likely to face the second seed next if he wins. Chris Pearce, Joshua Page and the Watts twins lost in qualifying. Boys R1 (L32) (1) Maxim Lunkin (RUS) v Sam Hutt (GBR) (3) Patrik Fabian (SVK) v J...
Full draw here. Unsurprisingly, a fair number of Brits in contention &, if the seeding is anything to go by, with a better chance of success than in the singles, hence the separate thread: R1: (1) Colin Fleming &...
LTA have the Qualy draw up http://www.lta.org.uk/NewWebsite/LTA/Documents/Fans%20News%20and%20Major%20Events/Results/2011/Nottingham-Festival-of-Tennis/AEGON-Trophy/Mens-singles-qualifying.pdf Going to be very hard for anyone to qualify with some of the seeds. I'd say Bogg...
L128: (4) Andy Murray WR 4 v Qualifier The winner plays the winner of a Q v Q match (there are 20 qualifiers in the draw, thanks to 4 DAs withdrawing during qualifying!), he's in Melzer's quarter and Rafa's half. Edit: OEM reporting that the first seed he could meet is Raonic. -- Edited by steven on Friday...
Freya Christie and Rebecca Smaller have picked up their maiden ITF titles here. Boys R1 (L32) (LL) Drazen Vuko (CRO) d. (1) Tom Hill (GBR) 6-4 6-3 Ante Borovina (CRO) d. (4) Benjamin Davies (GBR) 6-0 6-3 Luka Ilic (SRB) d. Lucas Poelman (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Girls R1 (L32) Freya Christie (GBR) d. (5) Tyra Kotuw...
ATP QUEENS $250K (GRASS) - ANDY MURRAY, JAMES WARD, DAN COX, OLI GOLDING (BOGDANOVIC, BLOOMFIELD, THORNLEY) CHALLENGERSNOTTINGHAM (2) EUR 64K+H (GRASS) - DAN EVANS, DAN SMETHURST, ALEX WARD, RICHARD GABB (MILTON, BAKER, BLOOMFIELD, PHILLIPS, GOODALL, EATON, THORNLEY)FUTURESJAPAN F...
Mixed fortunes for our three musketeers. Oli has a nice section starting with a qualifier, and should be looking to make the quarters, where he is seeded to meet the top junior Tiago Fernandes (ATP top 400). George has a rematch of the infamous Australian Open match, where he won 10-8 in the third after...
L32: Nicola Slater WR 817 v (7) Jan Abaza (USA) WR 624 A bit of a nightmare draw for the only woman in the GB top 25 playing outside the UK this week. Abaza is only 16, so bound to be stronger than her ranking would suggest. She lost 1 & 1 to Heather Watson last November but beat Tara in 3 sets in April. She ha...
R1: Chris Guccione AUS & Jamie Murray GBR v Jeremy Chardy FRA & Arnaud Clement FRA R1: Colin Fleming GBR & Philipp Marx GER v Ken Skupski GBR & Igor Zelenay SVK Some tweets from Colin & Ken ...we're sharing a room but we've agreed not to say a single word to one another till the match....
ATP EASTBOURNE $250K (GRASS) - (WARD, EVANS, COX)WIMBLEDON QUALIFYING (GRASS) - ALEX BOGDANOVIC, JAMIE BAKER, LIAM BROADY, OLIVER GOLDING, JOSH MILTON, GEORGE MORGAN CHALLENGERSNO BRITISH ENTRANTSFUTURESJAPAN F6 $10K (HARD) - ANDREW FITZPATRICKUSA F14 $10K (HARD) - (CORRIE, WHITEFORD...
Qualifying starts today with 2 rounds. Seeds are ranked between 167 and 225 so anyone reaching final qualifying will have done well. Several have realistic chances, though Tara Moore is unlucky to find herself in a strong section headed by top seed Marina Erakovic (French Open qualifier and former...
He has avoided a seed in R1, with WR 696 likely to await the winner. His R1 opponent is looking for his first top...