Pretty good draw for Ross and a good chance to pick up a ranking point. Mihailovic reached the semis of a Bulgarian $10k back in August but hasn't been past the second round since.
Miles has a tough match. Brage received a wild card into last week's Swedish futures and reached the semi final. Also reached the semis of the previous futures event he played in sweden back in september.
Bamford has played Bergman once before. Beating him in 3 tight sets last year in a GB Futures event. So far this year, Bergman has won the odd match in Futures without going past the second round. I would expect Neil to win this one.
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Hmmm, all three are due to face seeds in the second round. I just hope they all get through this first round and maybe one of them can cause an upset in second. Would be very happy if we got one quarter finalist.
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Disappointing loss for Miles, Brage is on form and is a talented young player but so is Miles and the fast indoor courts in Sweden would surely have suited him He needs to win those sort of matches, been a bit of an up-down 2007 for him so far...some flashes of real promise and great wins against much higher ranked opponents but injuries have proved a hindrance as usual....his 2007 season to date has been a microcosm of his senior career so far.
Bamford and Hutchins should win their rd1 matches...hopefully they will take the doubles too. Ross could definately cause some damage this week in the singles, big serving serve-volleyer, if he gets it together he can give challenger level players a run for their money on a fast court.