GBF4 - Exmouth - 2007.

Salmon · Tennis legend

GBF4 - Exmouth - 2007.

steven · Tennis legend

imoen wrote:
Thanks for the matches and rankings Steven it's really helpful to be able to see the respective rankings at a glance, I think the ATP should start doing it with their draw sheets but I doubt that'll happen anytime soon.

They do show rankings on Futures drawsheets, but they're the rankings used for seeding, i.e. they're a week behind. It probably doesn't make that much difference, but I;d rather get it right.

My main source for this info used to be http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?countries=GBR&players=&weektype=this&weeks=&from_date=&weeks_back= which combines the draw and the ranking list shown on steveg. However, the rankings on steveg are tending to be updated later and later on Monday and the draws don't appear as fast as they used to, so I have to check the ranking lists myself sometimes.

The one saving grace is that the rankings shown on Futures qualifying drawsheets are[/] the up to date rankings during qualifying, and the above link at least makes it easy to go through and update the rankings for the qualifying draws as soon as steveg posts the new rankings - it's also great for catching up to only about a day behind if I'm away for a few days!

jamie5 · Social player

Despite Coupland winning in the final i felt Barnes had a better all round game than coupland with more protential to make it to the top level. It will be interesting over the next year to see if he can make the transition from juniors to seniors.

Salmon · Tennis legend

That's good news.

Barnes is very inconsistent and hence can frustate a bit. But he has had great results whenever he has played his best tennis.

The problem is that he isn't funded by the LTA any more.

DeadRubber · Social player

According to BBC

1st Round results.

Frederik Nielsen (Den) bt Martin Pedersen (Den) 7-5 6-2

Edward Corrie (Gbr) bt Andrew Kennaugh (Gbr) 6-1 6-3

Julian Reister (Ger) bt Juho Paukko (Fin) 6-4 6-3

Looks like Corrie got in as lucky loser and took full advantage at the cost of Andrew.

Akhenaten · Pro player

Latest results...

Matthew Smith (Gbr) bt Malek Jaziri (Tun) 6-1 6-4

Aisam Qureshi (Ind) bt Miles Kasiri (Gbr) 7-5 7-6 (8-6)

Philip Marx (Ger) bt Alexander Miotto (Gbr) 7-6 (7-4) 6-1

Matthew Illingworth (Gbr) bt Christopher Nott (Gbr) 6-2 6-1

Stefan Wauters (Bel) bt Richard Irwin (Gbr) 3-6 6-2 6-4

Good win for Matt Smith.

RobC · All-time great

3 through to R2 from 8

big improvement on previous weeks

jamie5 · Social player

Shame about Kasiri still a very good effort from him against a top 400 player in Qureshi, losing 2 very close sets, i wonder if he had set points in the second set tiebreak? .I think it is only a matter of time before he starts climbing up the rankings and i can certainly see him been a top 500 player by the end of the year.

Sheddie · administrator

Pretty good results so far, especially from Matt Smith

He's probably the player most likely to next break the top 500...having already done it a couple of years ago ! Currently training at the new academy in Bisham abbey along with guys like Miotto and Thornley.

Great win for Ed Corrie, didn't expect him to beat Andy Kennaugh that comprehensively ! Maybe if he improves his serve he might have a chance of making top 500.

Irwin did well to take a set of Wauters who's been top 250. Great effort from Kasiri there, mighty close to taking that one to a decider, not bad considering Qureshi's been top 200 in the past. It's been a good start to the year for him, results haven't really shown it but he's shown plenty of promise. He's only got 1 ranking point at the moment though, I think he should head to Africa or Asia at some point in the next 3-4 months and play a series of tournaments there to pick up some easy points and get back in the top 1000. I wonder if he's still working with Mike Raff or maybe he decided to leave along with Boggo and Mackin.

I think Rushby and Brewer have decent chances of making it through aswell. Brewer's opponent is ranked about 400 places higher but has last his last 7 matches. I don't think Bamford will get past Norby but hopefully he'll prove me wrong. They've played twice in the past...both times in 2005. Norby won the first encounter 7-5, 6-4 and then Bamford hammered him 6-1, 6-2 the second time.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Willis and Pauffley also train at Bish.

Coupland lost 57 57.
That's an impressive performance for an unranked player against someone in the top 450!

Alexandre Lacroix (Fra) bt Tom Rushby (Gbr) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5

David Klier (Ger) bt David Brewer (Gbr) 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6-2

Rasmus Norby (Den) bt Neil Bamford (Gbr) 6-3 4-6 7-5

Rasmus Norby (Den) bt Neil Bamford (Gbr) 6-3 4-6 7-5

Akhenaten · Pro player

2nd rd:

Julian Reister (Ger) bt Edward Corrie (Gbr) 6-3 6-4

Stefan Wauters (Bel) bt Matthew Illingworth (Gbr) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3

Aisam Qureshi (Ind) bt Matthew Smith (Gbr) 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (7-5) 6-3

Everybody's gone

Salmon · Tennis legend

Now it's all down to May and Bam Bam.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Drew · Feb 21, 2007

The 'future' boys not doing much so far this year !!!!!

steven · Tennis legend

The Brits at least managed some unexpectedly close matches this week, but all three going out today means that GB players have amassed just 11 points in all 4 GB Futures so far this year combined.

Only Slabba has got to a QF (the first level at which points are higher in a 15K than in a 10K)