Week 18 - Futures F17 (10k) - Lleida, Spain

steven · Tennis legend

Week 18 - Futures F17 (10k) - Lleida, Spain

The Hoose · Satellite level

It wouldn't surprise me too much if someone somewhere offered Robert a main draw wildcard this week, just for the publicity it would bring to the tournament.

steven · Tennis legend

That would be quite silly, wouldn't it, but I see your point. He's probably provided Reus last week with more publicity than all previous Futures put together. I bet they wish they'd known about it in advance, though seeing what happened, for his sake I'm glad the press only picked it up AFTER he got the win.

jazar · Junior player

steven wrote:

That would be quite silly, wouldn't it, but I see your point. He's probably provided Reus last week with more publicity than all previous Futures put together. I bet they wish they'd known about it in advance, though seeing what happened, for his sake I'm glad the press only picked it up AFTER he got the win.

but if the press had discovered beforehand, all the major newspapers would have dropped everything and sent their number 1 reporters out there to get the scoop first hand

steven · Tennis legend

I know, I just mean it would have been a bit sad for him if they'd suddenly descended to say he was about to lose more consecutive matches than anyone else (unless he had then gone and won in front of them, of course, but I fear the pressure might have been a bit too big!), whereas what has actually happened is that after striving for a win for so long and thinking he'd only get to share it with his parents, he's got global media coverage for it - quite a result, if you ask me!

QR1: Charlie Goode UNR lost to Jan Serdakowski (POL) UNR by 4 & 0 cry

QR1: Benjamin George Levi WR 1384 lost to Vitor Requaio (BRA) UNR by 6-0 4-1 ret. doh

QR1: Alexander Ward UNR beat Hugo Palomar-Castello (ESP) UNR by 0 & 1 smile

QR1: Martin Baker UNR lost to Marc Garcia-Roman (ESP) UNR by 4 & 2 cry

QR1: Anthony Vogt UNR lost to Michael Rjazanov (GER) UNR by w/o doh

QR1: Paul Brown UNR beat Ricard Tubert (ESP) UNR by 6-2 5-7 6-3 smile

QR2: (q9) David Rice WR 1117 v Carlos Sarrau Royes (ESP) UNR
QR2: Alexander Ward UNR v (q12) E Rodriguez-Navarro (ESP) WR 1225
QR2: Paul Brown UNR v (q5) David Estruch (ESP) WR 1025

steven · Tennis legend

Just noticed that there's a Future in Colombia next week - Rob could combine escaping from the press with one of the ready supply of WCs he seems to have there. Just a thought!

steven · Tennis legend

QR2: (q9) David Rice WR 1117 beat Carlos Sarrau Royes (ESP) UNR by 0 & 0

(impressive given that Carlos had won a match to get there!)
QR2: Alexander Ward UNR lost to (q12) E Rodriguez-Navarro (ESP) WR 1225 by 3 & 3 cry

QR2: Paul Brown UNR lost to (q5) David Estruch (ESP) WR 1025 by 1 & 3 cry

QR3: (q9) David Rice WR 1117 beat Artem Pudovkin (RUS) UNR by 6-2 2-6 6-1

FQR: (q9) David Rice WR 1117 v (q1) Ignacio Coll-Riudavets (ESP) WR 473

Drew · Apr 27, 2008

David must get a good draw some time....so many qualy wins Ive lost count....fingers very crossed for an upset !

wolf · Tennis legend

Ricey lost 6-2, 6-0. No Brits in singles or doubles main draws.

steven · Tennis legend

David was incredibly unlucky with the draw here - just one seeding place off the top 8 and getting the player who was by far the top seed. I notice that one LL place has gone to the no. 15 seed so I guess they must be getting assigned at random.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Even more annoying is that Coll should not have been in qualies as he's 5th seed in the main draw and clearly just forgot to sign on the original entry list.

RedCabbage · Club Coach

johnnylad wrote:

Even more annoying is that Coll should not have been in qualies as he's 5th seed in the main draw and clearly just forgot to sign on the original entry list.

I don't think that playes should be allowed to do that. It must really annoy fellow qualifiers. A brit did it this week (or last week?) as well if memory serves so I'm not just being grumpy about this incidence.

I know tournaments want the highest ranked players but I don't think qualifiers should be allowed to sign up if their ranking is higher than the lowest ranked MD player.

James · Satellite level

RedCabbage wrote:
I don't think that playes should be allowed to do that. It must really annoy fellow qualifiers. A brit did it this week (or last week?) as well if memory serves so I'm not just being grumpy about this incidence.
I know tournaments want the highest ranked players but I don't think qualifiers should be allowed to sign up if their ranking is higher than the lowest ranked MD player.

Just off the top of my head, an exception to the rule would be a tournament WC who could be a local player who may have a very low ranking - obviously not that difficult to cover this loophole.

helki · Futures qualifying

steven wrote:

David was incredibly unlucky with the draw here - just one seeding place off the top 8 and getting the player who was by far the top seed. I notice that one LL place has gone to the no. 15 seed so I guess they must be getting assigned at random.

The LL must have withdrawn, steven, Ricey was in the MD but he came up against Ignatik (582) and went down in three sets 7-5 1-6 2-6. cry

Must have spent all his energy in that first set. wink

steven · Tennis legend

Oh, well that's sort of good, but a pity he lost and didn't get a ranking point for his efforts. Taking Ignatik to three sets is pretty impressive actually!

-- Edited by steven at 23:09, 2008-04-28