That's really bizarre. I've been chatting to Slabba and he and Childs have been exploring the sights of Japan together (they have some amazing theme parks over there btw)...Childs has definately been there all week.

Dunno why he isn't in the qualies, maybe he overlaid and missed the qualies sign-in ? they've been eating a lot of sushi...can be quite dodgy stuff sometimes so maybe it's something to do with that

It's possible but given the extreme bias of the umpires and officials over there to Japanese players, I doubt it !!!

No Simon but we do have a Brit in the qualies :

Digby Baer UNR (GBR) vs Naoki Arimoto UNR (JPN) (33 yr old with high of 717)

No info on him apart from he is 19 years old and British

Is he entered for the Korea 10Ks ? Slabba's playing two after this tourney.

Not sure how well Slabba will do this week, it's artificial grass and he's gone and forgot to bring the grass court sneakers with special pimples to help movement, with him. They were selling them over there last year but not this year for some reason.

(1)Nicholas Monroe (USA) vs (WC)Sho Katayama (JPN)
(q) vs Alexander Slabinsky (GBR)

Good R1 draw at least.



Dubs

Hiroshi Fukuami/Yoshiyuki Hoshino (JPN) vs (4)Alexander Slabinsky/Oliver Statham (GBR/NZL)

(q)Kensuke Goto (JPN) vs Alexander Slabinsky (GBR)

Simon Childs pops up on entry list for Bournemouth British tour starting next week with 8 world ranked Brits and Mr.Opama

should be an easy win but u never know as the courts there are a little weird and Slabba has forgotten the grass court sneakers

Play was rained off today so they play tomorrow