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Salmon


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Robson is still 15 places off getting into the qualies and she may not make it. If she doesn't make it or doesn't play qualies even after making it, I hope she does Surbiton.

A wild card would be good but probably it'll be better if she tries to qualify - if she's anything like she's on clay and hard on grass, she has a chance qualifying with a good draw.


Angus is five spots off a direct entry. Three if you exclude the SE spots.

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Would she get an SE if she progresses far enough in Italy?  I guess the answer is no - the SEs will only come from the Belgian tournament next week??

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Yep. So she needs to get an SE into that and then get an SE into RG.


That would mean three SEs in a row. wink.gif

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Laura has not entered the Belgian tournament by the looks of it which means she will not be playing the French Open either as all the WCs have now been allocated.

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She could qualify/get an SE into the Belgian tournament, though. Although I'm not sure if you can get SEs unless you enter the tournament from before....


Anyway, playing five weeks in a row won't be a smart plan. Hopefully she won't attempt it.

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Its a shame if shes just missed the cut for RG. Good news is she'll defo be in wimbledon. Hopefully with a WC.

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Qualies first round was played today (forgot completely!) -

Boys draw - http://www.fft.fr/cms/GetDoc.asp?Type=5&ID=7864


No one in the girls' draw. I think La Robson would have got in but she didn't want to (good girl!).



Final qualies round -

Thomas Knights [89] vs. Tomislav Jotovski [81] of Macedonia
Niall Angus [58] vs. Niki Moser [71] of Austria
Daniel Smethurst [75] vs. Juan-Carlos Spir [59] of Colombia
Neil Pauffley [64] vs. Jose Hernandez [62] of the Dominican Republic



Knights beat Jotovski in straights once and Willis has beaten him thrice in the last one year. Tom should take this.

Moser, I see, hasn't one a match for a few months, so Angus is the favourite by a good margin.

Spir beat Angus earlier this week and won a G1 on clay earlier this year, so Smethurst needs to play incredibly well to have a chance.

Hernandez is overranked from weak tourneys and lost to Willis by 0 and 1 earlier this month. Pauffley should take it.

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Credit to Knights for knocking out the 4th seed in QR1.

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Angus lost                    cry
Smethy won 6-0 in 3rd  smile
Tommo won                 smile
Pauff Daddy lost           cry

-- Edited by Goldenslam at 17:03, 2008-05-30

-- Edited by Goldenslam at 17:03, 2008-05-30

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Got to say thats a poor loss for Angus, Nikki Moser is a fast court player who I thought very early on in the year would be a huge threat at Wimbledon this year, having seen him in Asia in March though he has struggled for wins & I thought Nial would have took this.

Well Done Tommo not sure who the guy was that he played but a great effort to qualie for his first slam, so pleased for Tom.

Smethy ground it out & won in 3 , taking the 3rd 6-0 Spir is a good player having beaten Sichez last round, although I think his ranking is slightly inflated but a great effort all the same, pleased for Smethy he is a great kid & a fellow red!!!....I suspect he did it for Moss Side!!!???? lol

Pauff Daddy, of all the last round matches I thought this was the cert!! tough first half of the year for Neil, should get better when he gets back on the faster surfaces...I hope so any way, the nicest most professional kid in tennis!!

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Nice to see two Brits qualify for a Clay slam even if it is juniors.

Smethurst seems to be a big match players. Like his heroes from Old Trafford no doubt.



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Shame about Pauffley there - I hope he is allowed to play Surbiton qualies if he is interested. I don't think he'll be able to partner Willis in doubles because preference is given to main draw players.

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Tough draws for Evans & Meatball, although they can both win! Slightly easier for Cox, Smethy & Knights- I expect Smethy & Cox to get through, Knights depends on him!!

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Draws are out here - http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/draws/bs/index.html


I'll type them out with rankings and thoughts later on. If anyone wants to do it before 4 a.m., feel free.

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Tomorrow's OOP:

Court 5

3 Boys' Singles - 1st Rnd.
Soong-Jae Cho (KOR) v Daniel Cox (GBR)

Court 9

4 Boys' Singles - 1st Rnd.
Matt Reid (AUS) v Daniel Smethurst (GBR)

5 Boys' Singles - 1st Rnd.
Juan Vazquez-Valenzuela (ARG)[8] v Daniel Evans (GBR)

6 Boys' Singles - 1st Rnd.
Henri Kontinen (FIN) v Marcus Willis (GBR)

Court 17

4 Girls' Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jade Curtis (GBR) v. Amandine Hesse (FRA)

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