Just in case you were suffering withdrawal symptons after the ages since the last pick 'em, the new one is here and ready to solve all your problems! You can find the entry sheet at http://www.britishtennis.net/Competitions.html At the moment the draw doesn't have qualifiers in it (because the...
I was wondering if there is a significant difference in the rankings if only best-of-3 set matches were considered as Andy tries to defend his Cincinatti title. So I did a little checking... 3 Sets5 SetsTotal Points1(2)Murray6590266092502(3)Nadal5585308086653(4)Djokovic5440171071504(...
With Naomi Cavaday missing the qualifying cut Sarah Borwell is our only women's representive here, joining Ross Hutchins on the men's side. She partners Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) and they have drawn Monica Niculescu & Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU) in the first round.
Tournament Key : M-FU-ISR-04A-2009 Dates : 24 Aug to 30 Aug 2009 Venue : Ramat Hasharon, Israel Surface : Hard A feast of Brits here... QD: R64: HABIF, David (USA) v BECKLES, Marc (GBR) R32: BEN ZVI, Gilad (ISR) 2 WR1697 v EVENDEN, Zack (GBR) R32: LEAHY, Matthew (GBR) 3 WR1780 v MICHELEVITZ, Guy (ISR) R...
After their win last week on the red stuff the 2 Js are having another outing on it this week. First opponents are the WC pairing of Berlocq & Jorquera (ARG/ITA). A similar strength of field as last week with a few of the the same adversaries. With a tournament win under their belts perhaps we can...
Tournament Key : M-FU-BEL-02A-2009 Dates : 17 Aug to 23 Aug 2009 Venue : Koksijde, Belgium Surface : Clay Willis and Smethurst in the MD. A-Ward may also make the MD but Bains should be in the QD.
All three championships take place on clay during the next 2 weeks in Bournemouth, starting with the under 14s. Katy Dunne has been our leading player in Tennis Europe events this year, and she will be seeded 1, followed by top 1996 girl Eleanor Dean, Beth Askew and Alice Keddie. Pippa Horn is a notable...
While Daneika Borthwick and Elisha Gabb have returned to Britain for the under 16 Nationals starting tomorrow, Alex Walker and Jessica Ren will be hoping to emulate their achievments in Portugal R1 (L32) (1) Carla Forte (BRA) v Sabrina Stewart (GBR) Alexandra Walker (GBR) v (8) Olga Doroshina (RUS...
ATP US Open Qualifying (Hard) - Josh Goodall, James Ward, Alex Bogdanovic, Dan Evans CHALLENGERSAlmaty $50K (Hard) - (Fleming (10), Slabinsky(14)) FUTURESSpain F30 $15K (Clay) - Dan Cox, Josh Milton, James Feaver India F8 $10K (Hard) - Chris Eaton, Sean Thornley, Kyle Brassington, Tim Brads...
These three championships are held on American Clay at the West Hants Club, starting with the Under 14s on Monday. Top ranked Evan Hoyt missed the European Championships, and was forced to retire in a Category 1 event this week, so has withdrawn from the event. That leaves European Championships fin...
Tournament Key : M-FU-IND-07A-2009 Dates : 17 Aug to 23 Aug 2009 Venue : New Delhi, India Surface : Hard Host of Brits in the MD... Eaton, Thornley, Brassington, Bradshaw and Max Jones. No-one in the QD.
Rog beat Oz Brat 3 & 4 to set up this SF. If memory serves, the pair haven't met since the Indian Wells semi in March, when Andy's win in three sets made the head-to-head 6-2 in his favour. Could be interesting. Not sure I want to predict a winner, especially after Andy's performance & poor ser...
Tournament Key : M-FU-NED-04A-2009 Dates : 24 Aug to 30 Aug 2009 Venue : Enschede, Netherlands Surface : Clay 1 lone soul here in the QD... R64: GONZALEZ, Ramon (ESP) UNR v BUKSH, Ameer (GBR) UNR
There is a strong British contingent here with Richard Gabb and Chris Simpson as top seeds, along with last week's Nationals runner-up Lewis Burton. R1 (L32) (1) Richard Gabb (GBR) v Jonathan Hefetz (ISR) Rishabdev Raman (IND) v (6) Daniel Cochrane (GBR) (5) Lewis Burton (GBR) v Mensurado Vasco (PO...
Tournament Key : M-FU-ROU-15A-2009 Dates : 24 Aug to 30 Aug 2009 Venue : Brasov, Romania Surface : Clay Neil Pauffley seems to have made the MD. In the alts but not in the QD.
The Frenchman's made the most of his LL berth, courtesy of JMDP's withdrawal on ground of fatigue! He's reached the QF by beating, somewhat surprisingly, IMHO, Jürgen Melzer &, earlier today, GGL, but is probably "cruisin' for a bruisin'" agin Andy, who hasn't yet dropped a set. ...
Tournament Key : M-FU-THA-01A-2009 Dates : 17 Aug to 23 Aug 2009 Venue : Nonthaburi, Thailand Surface : Hard David Rice (Or Dr No who know him very well) and the Baker Boy will be in the MD. QR1 : AKHAZZAN, Faris (GBR) v VARAPONGSITTIKUL, Chanon (THA) - both UNR
This is a bit strange, I can't find anything about it in the tennis news, but I have just received an email from the ATP inviting me to buy tickets, because Murray has definitely qualified now. It was fairly obvious that he would, but it is good to have confirmation!
