Week 9 - Futures F5 (15k) - Harlingen TX, USA

Drew · Feb 25, 2008

RE: Week 9 - Futures F5 (15k) - Harlingen TX, USA

steven · Tennis legend

I think it may not come out until after qualifying finishes today, a bit like at a GB Future.

TBarM7 · Intermediate Club Player

the draw will be out later this afternoon pre the tournament desk. i would guess to say 3-4 hours from now. probably 2pm central time.

Drew · Feb 25, 2008

TBarM7 wrote:

the draw will be out later this afternoon pre the tournament desk. i would guess to say 3-4 hours from now. probably 2pm central time.

Thanks Craig !

wolf · Tennis legend

Baker (1) has drawn Martin Crugnola in R1, who is ranked 382, with a career high of 249 in April 07.

steven · Tennis legend

Crugnola qualified for Delray Beach ATP, a 2 & 4 win against Qureshi WR 134 (who beat Lee Childs at Wimby last year) looking particuarly impressive, but Crugnola was the player whom Lee beat in 4 sets to qualify for Wimby in the first place and this is Crugnola's first Future since he lost 4 & 1 to Dan Cox in Sunderland last November. In other words, eratic doesn't even begin to describe it!

A win and a loss against Josh Goodall are his only other recent results against GB players, but he took a set off Andy Murray in 2005.

Jamie is not on the OoP for Tuesday.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Other competitors of note in this Futures tournament.

Berankis, Ignatik for the young lads.

Verkerk for the older lads.

Wolmarans and Okun for the Brit beaters.

Looks a tougher entry than last week!

Come on Jamie!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:

Baker (1) has drawn Martin Crugnola in R1 [...]

It's Marco, actually! wink

johnnylad · Tennis legend

No Jamie on OOP so its a Wednesday start for the fabulous Baker boy!

(I think!)

Shhh · Challenger level

The cut for this event was 413(!!!), you can bet there wont be many other futures events with a cut that high again this year.

TBarM7 · Intermediate Club Player

Jamie will probably go on the court in 6 or so hours from now. I'll send him a text and have him call me after the match. It might not be till later tonight that I can post anything. I have an mri on my shoulder about the time he should be coming off the court, but as soon as I get any news I'll pass it along.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

thanks craig, hope the scan goes well.

TBarM7 · Intermediate Club Player

thanks count. i think we are looking at surgery.

James · Satellite level

Best wishes Craig.. I hope it's nothing 'too' serious..

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

johnnylad wrote:

Other competitors of note in this Futures tournament.

Berankis, Ignatik for the young lads.

Verkerk for the older lads.

Wolmarans and Okun for the Brit beaters.

Looks a tougher entry than last week!

Come on Jamie!

Verkerk beat the sixth seed, Victor Estrella, 3-6 7-6(4) 4-0 retired yesterday, while Wolmarans must must have pulled out before play got under way, as his place in the draw has been taken by a LL, Siarhei Betau (BLR), who took full advantage of that luck by seeing off the American WC, Adam El Mihdawy, 6-4 3-6 6-3! So, two seeds out of the way before the Jamie B show even gets on the road!