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Post Info TOPIC: Week 8 - Futures F1 (15K) - Benin City, Nigeria


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Week 8 - Futures F1 (15K) - Benin City, Nigeria


Edward Seator and Maniel Bains in MD.

The top 3 seeds in qualifying have all got byes into the main draw, but the 4th seed, our own Andrew Fitzpatrick, plays Fabio Lavazza from Italy for a place in the main draw. Lavazza is 27 years old, and has lost all five of his pro matches, the last one being in Nov 2005.

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Come on Fitzy lah!

If you're reading this, how does Benin City compare to Pakistan??

Anyone know if there's a Nigeria City in Benin?

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Nice one, Johnylah!

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Alright guys, typing from the luvly benin city itself,
to reply to the comment above, pakistan was shocking while i was there given the bombs etc... as of yet i havent come into to much trouble here. The locals are so friendly, just the tribal people you have to be aware of, if i stay in at night eveything is fine.
just a hassle to do basic things like eat, drink, and shower. Like ,my room is a sauna, and i have a bucket to wash in!
won my match 2 and 2 today, guy was massive, but only had a big serve.



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oh yea and its sweatbox city over here in the heat, and balls turn into cannons, so expect some tiebreakers if people are serving well


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Well done mate. So that's you qualified for the main draw! Just keep serving well yourself.

This is a 15K + H as well isn't it? Even more points.

Are you hanging with Seator and Bains or just on your own?

Don't touch the salad. My mum always told me that when I was in Tanzania.

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well played... do you know who you've drawn in the main draw/ how far do you reckon you can go this week ?

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yea thats me into the main draw, i had a chance of being straight in, but i pulled out 3 other seeds and not me, some would say unlucky, but i didnt mind getting the match practise to be fair.
Yea kinda their in the next room to us, along with john Mcgahon.
They took away the +h around december so, just a standard 15,000$.
I have no clue who im playing, but apparently the qualifiers have good draws, so im hoping i got a good draw, given i won sheffield british tour before i came out here and with a good draw, i think i could get quite far.

U will probably be able to find out who im playing before me!biggrinbiggrin

-- Edited by Fitzy at 16:34, 2008-02-17

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Lavazza should stick to making coffee!

laughing.gif It tends to take a while for the futures results form Africa to trickle in but we'll see.



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Well done Fitzy! Hopefully some success makes the trip seem worthwhile, I'm sure it will if you win a MD match and get a point anyway ...

In case you're still around, you've got Antoine Tassart (FRA) WR 1031, 23 years old. He lost 3 & 2 to Brit Dominic Inglot in Frinton last year last year but beat Ed Allinson 3 & 5 and Jim May 4-6 6-4 6-3 in Felixstowe the previous week before going out to Josh Milton 3 & 2 in the final qualifying round. (yes, I had to check I'd got those four results the right way round!)

He did ok towards the end of last year, but has only played once this year, getting stuffed 1 & 0 by an unranked Frenchman who hardly ever plays.

I'm not sure what you can work out from that except that to say he blows hot and cold would be putting it mildly! I hope he has a cold day in the extreme heat when he plays you!


-- Edited by steven at 18:00, 2008-02-17

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OK, let's pick up the rest of the Brits in the main draw:

L32: Maniel Bains WR 1048 v Mario Tupy (AUT) WR 1203
L32: (4) Edward Seator WR 528 v Alexei Filenkov (RUS) WR 891
L32: (Q) Andrew Fitzpatrick WR 1491 v Antoine Tassart (FRA) WR 1031

I forgot to mention that the 'reward' for winning that last match is likely to be a meeting with no. 2 seed Bogdan-Victor Leonte, who's got Irishman John McGahon in R1. That'd be fun ...

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Played Leonte in Pakistan didn't you Fitzy?

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i think ed seator is going to win this week....he plays filenkov 1st round. ive seen him practicing and he looks like hes playing sum ball. out here in this heat his dog fighting attitude and pure heart tennis will surely win him thru. i think he ill do well. Indian Warrior.

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i also think john magan of ireland will be a force to be reckoned with. this guy takes playing with ur heart on ur sleeve to new levels. i thort bagdathis was good....but this guys something else. he has number 2 seed bogdan leonte 1st round. a tough draw but if the big bog isnt dropping his usual bomb down then the big irish bear can take him from the back. come on john boy!! give me a J....give me a O....give me a H.....give me a N.....JOHN!!!

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I-W..

Mate, although I presume that you're a tennis player that's no excuse to ignore spelling and grammar. smile

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