Week 15 - Challenger - $50,000, Humacao, Puerto Rico

TBarM7 · Intermediate Club Player

Week 15 - Challenger - $50,000, Humacao, Puerto Rico

Salmon · Tennis legend

RE: Week 14 - Challenger - $50,000, Humacao, Puerto Rico

TBarM7 · Intermediate Club Player

ty arka

johnnylad · Tennis legend

RE: Week 15 - Challenger - $50,000, Humacao, Puerto Rico

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

johnnylad wrote:

surface? Hard I guess.

According to the steveg site, yes.

XCW4EVA · County player

Can we start a petition to get Skupski a wc??

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

XCW4EVA wrote:

Can we start a petition to get Skupski a wc??

Since when have the Yankee tennis powers that be ever listened to a bunch of Brit fans?

To confirm the answer to JL's question, the playing surface is hard.

As has been pointed out above by TBar, Boggo & Jamie B are in the MD. The last time I looked at the entry list, four players ahead of Bloomers in the Alternates list had already scratched, leaving (only!) 12 in front of him, & Josh is immediately behind him, although it seems at the moment that he's "not signed", whereas Skups is, 48th alternate or no! Looks as though Rainer Schüttler will be the top seed by quite a margin. Gilles Muller is there, too, & likely to be seeded seventh in the singles. Wonder if that means Delgo will show up for the doubles - & whether Bloomers & Skups (or anybody else) will give it a go...

Judging by the web site for the Palmas del Mar Country Club, it's a plusher venue than I imagine a fair few of the players will be used to playing! I just hope there's a live scoreboard to match the posh surroundings (Coca-Cola & McDonald's are among the sponsors! wink )...

Arka: "first time in the Caribbean"!

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Stircrazy wrote:

Arka: "first time in the Caribbean"!

I don't understand that statement either!
May be first time in Peurto Rico but definitely not first time in the Caribbean -
A quick search shows challengers held in Bermuda almost annually since 1993.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

mjd wrote:

Stircrazy wrote:

Arka: "first time in the Caribbean"!
I don't understand that statement either!
May be first time in Peurto Rico but definitely not first time in the Caribbean -
A quick search shows challengers held in Bermuda almost annually since 1993.

Then take it up with the tournament organisers, mjd! I was merely quoting the slogan at the bottom of the tennis page of the country club site in response to the first paragraph of Arka's post! wink

-- Edited by Stircrazy at 20:19, 2008-04-04

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

According to the steveg site, Jamie Baker has withdrawn from this tournament.

I wonder why? I hope it isn't injury.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Maybe because Bermuda isn't a proper Caribbean country? I mean... it's not anywhere near the "core" Caribbean countries.

In any case, my initial comment referred to all tournaments, not just Challengers. And that, too, for the case of Puerto Rico only.

P.S. Why don't Brits get wild cards into the Challenger in Bermuda? The French get them in Caledonia.

Shhh · Challenger level

Jamie Baker has withdrawn (hope he's OK?). Both Richard and Josh would have made the cut if they have signed in, I can't see how Josh can have made that but hopefully Richard did, maybe others (Ken) flying out for doubles?

Drew · Apr 5, 2008

Neither Richard or Josh are in the qualy draw....so either both failed to sign in for the MD or they are in !

There are only 14 players in the qualy draw with the 8th seed ranked WR758....James Ward and Kasiri should have opted for this over the USA Futures perhaps ?

Drew · Apr 5, 2008

Rather poor 'event site'

http://www.palmascountryclub.com/club/scripts/section/section.asp?NS=TEN

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i believe jamie got bad food poisoning this week, along with alex, but al should be ok-ish to play, dont expect that much from him tho.