No DAs for the Brits...so far....

that SE is waiting for Mr S !!!

Evidently you can Arks........

spoke to Slabba this evening, he said he's got an SE into this tourney and is heading out there tomorrow

It's on outdoor hard, got another 3 weeks or so before the indoor futures really start

He's entered another 15K+H in France the week after this one but will only play that if he goes deep in this one (by that he means quarters or further)....if he goes out in rd1 or rd2, he'll head back to Sutton for a week and a half of training before the Nottingham 15K

MD1 :

SE 747 GBR SLABINSKY, Alexander v 610 FRA AUDOUY, Xavier

Whoever wins could face the top seed 'WR244 FRA JEANPIERRE, Julien' in MD2.

It's a pretty good rd1 draw for a 15K+H. Audouy is a veteran at 32 and is ranked 610, has never been higher than the low 400s. This is his first tournament after a month out with injuries. His best results this year have come on clay, making a 10K semi in Poland and a few quarters around Europe. He did quite well on the grass in July, beating both Jim May and David Brewer.

Shame that if Alex gets through he's likely to play Jeanpierre but the Frenchman hasn't won many matches recently so who knows

Having just posted that, I saw....

X Audouy bt A Slabinsky 3-6, 6-4, 6-0

Alex lost a marathon encounter lasting nearly 4 hours. Both players served excellently, Alex making 90% 1st serves and Audouy making 88%. However, both players struggled to hold with 13 breaks overall. Alex took all 3 of his chances to edge a tight opening set which took over 2 hours, however he wasn't able to take his chances in the second, converting only 2/7 bps while Audouy took 3/4. In the decider, Alex faded , the first serve % dropping and Audouy broke 3 times to reach the next round.

I doubt he'll play F13 over there next week...next tourneys are likely to be the back to back 15Ks in Nottingham, still outdoors though, Alex's fav surface

Thanks - that seems a good system.