Surbiton Trophy 2007.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Surbiton Trophy 2007.

Sheddie · administrator

I think Haase will be a big dark horse in this field.

Kasiri's ok on grass Bethan...hasn't done much really, apart from making the junior Wimbledon final (losing to Monfils) and winning Queens juniors the same year...fairly bogstandard achievements, I know

Salmon · Tennis legend

Well, Fed could find it tough to handle him if he is having a 50 aces day. I think that he's the only one other than Andy who has a chance of beating him on grass.

Of course Karlovic isn't anywhere near Fed! But you don't always need to be more talented to win a match.

Salmon · Tennis legend

David, qualies cut was 722 last year, with six wild cards.

I would give them to -

Ross Hutchins.
Dan Smethurst (unless he is having exams like Willis).
Neil Pauffley (unless he is having exams like Willis).
Iain Atkinson.
Sean Thornley.
Simon Childs.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Problem is Arka, that nobody else on the planet would give those 6 players the wildcards so its unlikely to happen!

Salmon · Tennis legend

True, but that's how harsh life is.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Its tricky coz the juniors we would want to give them to will hopefully still be at Roland Garros!

I think players like Rushby and Irwin would benefit because they have a good game for grass and have performed quite well this year!

I'm a big fan of Bammy too!

Salmon · Tennis legend

Where's the doubt about them still being at Roland Garros?

Surbiton qualies will start on the same day as Roland Garros Juniors main draw.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

I thought it might be a couple of rounds into the junior slam. I was wrong!!!

Defo no places for them then!

Salmon · Tennis legend

Marcus finishes his exams before this - give him a qualies wild card!

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Very strong entry list there, and it is going to be a hell of a tournament with most of the players having a chance to take the title

Phillipoussis on the entry list probably means he is going to be back for Wimbledon then, and is likely to take a wild card (although his results over the last year indicate he would be top 100 if he was fit)

WC's to the Main Draw would go to Marray, Baker, Goodall and Kasiri/Rushby/Flanagan (whoever does best of the next week or so)

The other 2 should go to qualifying, along with Lee Childs, Irwin and any of the juniors who aren't playing RG (I'd like to see Robert Dee and Mozart given a WC though, just to see what they are actually like)

john · Top national player

I think Mozart gets a lot of unnecessary stick. It's a bit unfair to lump him in with the likes of Rob Dee. Mozart actually picks up the odd win or two and has earnt a few points.

I'm not saying he's any good, but he's not as bad as a lot of people make out. Think he just attracts "attention" because of his unusual name.

Salmon · Tennis legend

I love his name! It would be so good to be called 'Amadeus'.

Although I must say that Arkaprabha is even more unique.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

actually i have met amadues a few times, he is a really nice guy.
lets face it if someone said to you you could live in florida and just train palying tennis at bolli's and play a few tournaments or be stuck in some boring job what would you say

johnnylad · Tennis legend

short article on Surbiton site.

BRITS CHALLENGE FOR SURBITON TITLE

Alex Bogdanovic and Richard Bloomfield will head the British challenge for the 2007 Surbiton Trophy.

Alex Bogdanovic and Richard Bloomfield will head the British challenge for the 2007 Surbiton Trophy when the tournament gets under way at Surbiton Tennis and Fitness Club on June 2nd.

British number three Bogdanovic, currently ranked 113 in the ATP world rankings, and Norfolks Bloomfield (188) will not find it easy in an entry which includes six top hundred players plus several who are threatening to break into the top 100 group.

But Bogdanovic is currently in excellent form with a Challenger win under his belt during April when he outsmarted American Zack Fleishman in Valencia with a very impressive display and followed that result with an appearance in the final at Cardiff and a quarter final spot in Lanzarote.

For Bloomfield the year started well reaching the final in Wrexham, a quarter final in Wolfsburg and the final in a British Futures event. He also earned a call-up into the British Davis Cup squad for the tie against Netherlands last month.

Both British players will be looking forward to crossing rackets with the likes of Delic, Querrey and Kendrick, the three Americans currently topping the Surbiton draw, plus Croatian Ivo Karlovic, Russian Igor Kunitsyn and Australian Chris Guccione all of whom are ranked inside the worlds top 100 players.