The New Table is posted here (on britishtennis.net) As week 17 begins, Jamie climbs 3 places to 239, despite defending 3 points. Alex climbs 3 to 256, and Josh climbs 4 to 266. Players dropping places are: Lorenzi, Goldstein, Klec and Guzman. Stoppini and Prpic qualified for Cremona yesterday. Alex...
Heather Watson is the second seed in qualies. http://www.tournois.fft.fr/0711021767_d_2.pdf Main draws should feature - Johanna Konta (Brit or not Brit) Laura Robson Marcus Willis Daniel Cox Daniel Smethurst Neil Pauffley
See if I can do better predicting 2007 than my disappointing efforts for 2006:
Boggo 95
Richard Bloomfield 200, Josh Goodall 205, Jamie Baker 225, Martin Lee 225, Alan Mackin 245, Jonny Marray 265 - the challenger circuit is tough going for our players and I don't expect that to change in 2007; slo...
This is played on clay in the Equelite Tennis Academy in Alicante, which is where James Ward trains. Players who aren't as famous as Ward but train there include the academy's owner, Ferrero, and Sharapova. [url=http://www.equelite.com/eniusimg/enius100/2008/04/adjuntos_fichero_57553_...
The New Table is posted here (on britishtennis.net) No- one drops below Andy as week 17 begins: So Andy stays at 20. He loses 20 points as his 18th score comes off and is replaced by the 5 points from R1 of Monte Carlo. Robredo, Mathieu, Canas, Tursunov and Ljubicic do drop places. The latter two off the ta...
Q1: FITZPATRICK, Anna (GBR) 2 336 v Bye
Q1: HAWKINS, Anna (GBR) UNR v RUEGG, Nadine (MEX) UNR
Q1: SLATER, Nicola (GBR) UNR v LOGAR, Theresa (USA) 8 890
The two Annas were late entrants which is perhaps why Anna Fitzpatrick appears in the Qualifiers draw on the ITF site rather than the main draw.
ATP Barcelona - Andy Murray CHALLENGERSLanzarote $35K+H (Hard) - Alex Bogdanovic FUTURESBournemouth GBF7 $15K (Clay) - James Ward, Miles Kasiri, Edward Seator, Ken Skupski (Cox, Hewitt, Feaver, Bains, Illingworth, Willis, Smethurst, Milton, Thornley, Evans, Connolly, Miotto, Phillips...
Week 17 offers little in the way of Challengers, but Georgie and Natasha have entered the first of 3 25K events in South Korea. These events were fruitful for Bally last year, and she reached the semi-final here. Tash's qualifying section is as follows: [6] Lizaan Du Plessus (RSA) vs Joo-Hee Lee (KOR...
Doh! You and your doubles parnter go all the way to Louisiana to play qualifying and get drawn against each other. QR1: (q6) Richard Bloomfield WR 358 v Ken Skupski WR 635
M & M back in tandem here and unseeded. Their first match is against the Polish pair, Frystenberg and Matkowski. Not an easy start. If they get past them 'Old Man' Bjorkman and Jamie's partner of this week, Kev, will be wating for them. I hope I'm wrong, but I see a potential banana skin here!
Tournament Key : M-FU-ESP-16A-2008 Dates : 21 Apr to 27 Apr 2008 Venue : Reus, Spain Surface : Clay Morgan as expected is here using his PR as previously posted elsewhere. Morgan makes it into the MD. Rice and Feaver possibly in the QD with others no doubt.
So Andy makes it 1/1 on the clay in 2008...keep it up with another win please ! Volandri is 26 and is right-handed. His career high was last summer when he almost go into the top 20 but stalled at 25. Currently ranked at 42 his 2008 has not be great so far with a 8/8 W/L record including todays win over Mahut. H...
Richard and Ken are in flight to Mexico City I hope they survive this after a 15.1/2 hour flight! (I don't know if Josh flew out as well ) - "From the moment you disembark your plane at Mexico Citys Benito Juarez International Airport, your body must begin adjusting to the new atmosphere. It is thin...
Oh dear, a morning start. 2nd on Centre Court with the first match 10am local (9am UK). While a completely fit Andy should have too much for FLop, who despite being Spanish does not have clay as his best surface, I am nervous that Andy might not be completely recovered from the virus - not to mention the ea...
The New Table is posted here (on britishtennis.net) No- one drops below Andy as week 17 begins: So Andy stays at 20. He loses 20 points as his 18th score comes off and is replaced by the 5 points from R1 of Monte Carlo. Robredo, Mathieu, Canas, Tursunov and Ljubicic do drop places. The latter two off the ta...
We seem to have sent a large group to this tournament in Alicante: R1 Greg GOODAL (GBR) defeated Igor PANIN (RUS) 6-1 3-6 7-6(4) Alastair BARNES (GBR) defeated Faris AKHAZZAN (GBR) (7) 7-6(5) 6-2 Jaime VAZQUEZ-CATOIRA (ESP) defeated Jack CARPENTER (GBR) 6-4 3-6 6-1 Ashley WATLING (GBR) (5) defeate...
The New Table is posted here (on britishtennis.net) Andy climbs another place to 20 as the week begins: Ferrero falls below, defending his Monte Carlo semi- final from last year. Andy's points actually increase, as his points for missing Monte Carlo 07 drop off and are replaced by his "19t...
Tournament Key : M-FU-BRA-01A-2008 Dates : 21 Apr to 27 Apr 2008 Venue : Ribeirao Preto - SP, Brazil Surface : Clay We could have Fulford Amadeus-Jones for the QD....no-one else I think !
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7331593.stm Two-time French Open finalist Alex Corretja will coach Andy Murray during the clay-court season. The 33-year-old Spaniard, a former world number two, will work with Murray at events in Valencia, Monte Carlo, Rome, Hamburg a...
Interesting interview with Barry Flatman in The Sunday Times. Very welcome evidence of contrition on the lad's part. The LTA's "tough love" policy seems to have claimed another victim!
