Slabba lost 6-3, 6-4.

That's a pity, I hoped he'd win that one. Anyway, the main draw is now out:

L32: Alex Bogdanovic WR 193 v Joseph Sirianni (AUS) WR 156

Quite the late developer, Sirianni has just turned 33 but celebrated by reaching a career high of 143 last month when he reached the semi-fijnals of Adelaide ATP, following up a lucky retirement by Count Duckula (who was 7-6 4-3 up at the time) with hard fought wins over Querrey & Mathieu!

He has since gone on a 4-match losing streak, including a 5-7 2-6 7-6(6) 6-0 0-6 (!) loss to Tipsy at the AO, where he had a WC. Sirianni lost to Lee Childs but beat Jamie Baker last year. Boggo hasn't faced him since a GB Future in 2004, but at least he won - 6-1 in the 3rd. The Australian's recent matches have tended to go the distance, so Boggo will have to be prepared to keep fighting for three long sets, I feel.

The winner will play no. 2 seed Schukin WR 122 or Beck, who has got an SE after an excellent week in Besancon, where he thrashed Santoro 1 & 1.

All in all, apparently another crap draw for the Boggster  BUT he beat Beck 4 & 4 in Shrewsbury last year AND he beat Schukin 5 & 1 in RG qualifying last year too. Schukin was also the player thrashed 2 & 0 by Jamie Baker in AO qualifying, so he doesn't like the Brits "up 'im", as it were.

-- Edited by steven at 19:06, 2008-02-23

he lost in straights :(

disapointment that slabinsky lost ... but tourte is on form

I agree the 'live scoreboard' is very...how shall we say....'inventive' if not just downright basic...it is working though....

LIVE SCORES (Sort of)

Edit : You would think they could have zoomed in a bit to get rid of the 'background'...LOL

-- Edited by Drew at 13:58, 2008-02-25

Count Zero wrote:

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true, but ist still bette than most uk offerings.

are you sure its working? mine doesnt seem to be doing much

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Yeah mine has just changed to the next match....

 

in one of the matches it went to a 3rd set tb, the final score it showed was 9-8, lol nobody knows who won tho as next time it showed it was a different match!