Week 31 - Challenger(m) Segovia $125,000

Jack · Intermediate Club Player

Week 31 - Challenger(m) Segovia $125,000

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Jack wrote:

Lee Childs appears in qualifying and is the 2rd seed in what is a weak qualifying draw in a big challenger event.

Full draw

http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2007/783/qs.pdf

Lee has a first round bye and is seeded to face riccardo ghedin(wr534) in final round of qualies so lee should comfortabely qualify and it is on hard courts not clay like most spanish events.

-- Edited by Jack at 14:03, 2007-07-28

I'm prepared to be proved wrong, but I think you're being unduly optimistic! Ghedin had a decent run over here on grass in the post-Wimbledon period, so he should have little trouble on the hard courts & will be no pushover! hmm

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Nice to see Lee going for a big event and chosing well with a weak(ish) qualies draw. Hopefully he can capitalise and qualify. I just hope it's as simple as that and he emulates Jamie Baker's antics this week!

Jack · Intermediate Club Player

Stircrazy wrote: I'm prepared to be proved wrong, but I think you're being unduly optimistic! Ghedin had a decent run over here on grass in the post-Wimbledon period, so he should have little trouble on the hard courts & will be no pushover!

Sorry stircrazy i just looked at his ranking and did not do any research about his recent activity, still should win though considering lee is in quite form aswell

nicknack222 · Junior player

I hope lee qualifies, from reading a previous interview about him, it looks like he could do with the money:)

wolf · Tennis legend

Lee won 6-4, 6-2, and will face Ghedin in the final qualifying round.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Childs is also in the doubles here, as is Jamie Delgado

(1) Delgado (GBR)/Norman (BEL) vs. Verdasco/Verdasco-Crespo (SPA) - Yes, that is Fernando Verdasco, the top 50 player playing here in both singles and doubles... guessing it is his home tournament, so not an easy draw for Jamie here.

Childs (GBR)/Jones (AUS) vs. Lacko (SVK)/Stakhovsky (UKR) - Not the worst draw, as neither of them are the greatest doubles players, so Lee could get a win if things go his way

Jamie and Lee would meet in the QF's if they win their first matches

Lee is the highest seed left in singles qualifying, so would get the LL spot if one became available

He will play either Lacko, Salva-Vidal, Bopanna or Norman if he qualifies

freerider · Futures level

childs got lacko in the main draw but i dunno what the score was in his final qualies match

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Possibly the second best draw he could have hoped for, but that is still a tough match in round 1, and he will do well to win it, and even if he does, he is likely to play Verdasco in round 2

Still, he has got a few points for qualifying, so that will push him up a few spots in the rankings

jezzauk · Lower Club Player

I must admit I'd given up on Lee achieving anything, but the last few months have been a real turn around for him. Really pleased he's qualified here; even one win here will do him well financially and ranking wise compared to most futures.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Well done to Lee for qualifying. Hopefully he can take out Lacko in the first round and take it from there. Top 50 players who lower themselves to challenger level often go out in the earlier rounds so all may not be lost, Lee just has to get there

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Lee beat Ghedin in 3 sets.

5-7 7-6(3) 6-3

He's making me eat my words...

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Childs vs Lacko is due on after current match which is 1 set completed.

Scoreboard is a little like Lexington in that it has updates but they are sporadic....

http://www.teniselespinar.com/en/orden.asp#P1

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Now 1 set all in the match preceeding Childs/Lacko

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Salva-Vidal ousts Burrieza 6-1 in the third.

Lee will be on court now!