Week 8 - Futures F7 ($10 000) - Spain.

helki · Futures qualifying

Week 8 - Futures F7 ($10 000) - Spain.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Will be interesting to see if Evo can beat Illingworth on clay!

Malteaser · Junior player

Not being funny, I'd be happy with just the one, given last week's effort.

I guess winner of Tillingworth and Evans have an outside chance - against the number 2 seed in qual round is unlikely.

Cox has a tough ask against Spanish players on Clay too, but has a chance, I guess.

Rice is good for a first round win, but again a tough ask to qualify.

Great to see so many Brits in qualies tho, especially trying their hand on clay.

Come on guys, give us something to cheer!!!

Wasn't James Feaver in Spain last week too?

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Goodall (Greg) lost 6-2 6-0

Rice won 7-5 6-4

Evans bt Illingworth 6-3 6-3

Dee was double bagelled

Cox won 6-1 6-0 and the other seed in his section lost 2-4 retired!

Milton won 6-3 4-6 6-2

Happycynic · Pro player

Rob Dee! Where has your form gone!

christian · Intermediate Club Player

He's clearly going for the record, there is no other explanation for that kind of performance

wolf · Tennis legend

Great day. 2nd seed who was in Evans' section knocked out as well. Can't see Rice beating the top seed but the others have a good chance of qualifying.

Malteaser · Junior player

ATP has the following results:

Rice lost 1-6 6-3 6-4 against number one seed.

Evans won 6-1 7-5

Cox lost 3-6 6-1 7-6 (4) so close!!!

Milton lost 6-7 (4) 7-6(11) 6-3 . I guess he must have had a few match points in that second set!!!

So one through - I'm happy with that after last week's NONE!!!!

I think the other three will be qualifying soon based on those results!!!

Go Evans!!!!

Malteaser · Junior player

Main Draw sees Myles Blake play the number 6 seed Arnaboldi, Spanish.

Levi got a wild card and plays the number 8 seed Fraille, (Spanish).

Evans plays the numbeer 433 ranked Spaniard Olaso.

steven · Tennis legend

Sad that Dan Cox lost, Milton must be gutted having got that close! I wonder if Estruch got a shock after the Brit he faced last week was Rob Dee! wink

-- Edited by steven at 18:09, 2008-02-17

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

lol, makes Rob's result seem far less disappointing doesn't it

bravo to Evans for winning through, hope he can take the next match and earna point for his efforts. I really do think they should give a point for qualifying for futures, 4 matches to get any reward is just mean in my opinion.

wolf · Tennis legend

R1
Gorka Fraile (Esp) (8) d. Benjamin George Levi 6-0, 6-1
Guillermo Olaso (Esp) d. Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-2

R1
DEE (GBR) / HUTCHINGS (GBR) defeated EVANS (GBR) / SMETHURST (GBR) Walkover
FRANSEN (NED) / FRANTZEN (NED) defeated BLAKE (GBR) / PAIRE (FRA) 6-2 3-6 [10-7]

Q/F
OLASO (ESP) / PUENTES-ALCANIZ (ESP) (4) Vs DEE (GBR) / HUTCHINGS (GBR)

steven · Tennis legend

Myles Blake lost 1 & 4 to no. 6 seed Arnaboldi, while Dee/Hutchings lost 0 & 3 in the doubles to end GB interest in Cartagena.

john · Top national player

I think we should sticky this thread as a tribute to Rob Dee's fantastic doubles run this week. Does he get a doubles ranking point for that?

seagull · Hall of fame

john wrote:

I think we should sticky this thread as a tribute to Rob Dee's fantastic doubles run this week. Does he get a doubles ranking point for that?

I'm afraid he would need another win to get some points - so that's a no then!