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Post Info TOPIC: Week 18 - Challenger - $50k+H equiv. - Lanzarote, Spain


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RE: Week 18 - Challenger - $50k+H equiv. - Lanzarote, Spain


really great to see Boggo getting a good upset win. Hopefully he can build on that in the quarters. please.gif

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and smeets is seeded, if he cna get into the smeis would be great, be moving his rnaking upwards again finally.

also a chnace to get revenge as both pless and smeets bt him recently.

also i think its a good idea for al to take a break, esp if he has a good week. although he hast bene winning matches he has been working hard and that wears you out.

edit bohli has had an easy run, okun retired, and he got a qualfier who bt a wc hopefully boggo can shock him!

as JL says go Ogani :)


-- Edited by Count Zero at 20:15, 2008-04-30

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steven wrote:

I wonder if this tournament will mark the end of the slide down the rankings and the start of the climb back up.






Is that a swallow? - Must be summer then.

Whilst Boggo's success is welcome (and overdue), lets not read too much into it.

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dont be so pessimistic mike, this is the start of a winning streak that will take him to the wimby final. i can feel it.

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Um Count...you know how optimistic I am?...well, I'm afraid even I don't believe that will happen. I'm sorry. It's not that I don't think Boggo could do it, it more that for him to have a winning streak from here to the wimby final he'd have to qualify for and win the French Open and I don't think anyone's ever done that. And, again I say, it's not that I don't think Boggo could do it. It's just the odds are rather stacked against him, if it wasn't on clay then of course, no question...anyway, just thought I should warn you. I'd hate you to be completely crushed when (sorry if) it doesn't happen like that.

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mike55 wrote:

steven wrote:

I wonder if this tournament will mark the end of the slide down the rankings and the start of the climb back up.



Is that a swallow? - Must be summer then.

Whilst Boggo's success is welcome (and overdue), lets not read too much into it.

I didn't mean "will this mean Boggo's going to start winning most of his matches from now on" - I was more referring to the fact that his big runs of points to defend s now coming to an end, so if he can play even halfway decent from now on (e.g. at the level of a 200 player, even if not a 150 or 120 player), this chould mark the bottom of his fortunes in ranking terms.

I thought this week was going to be another down week when I saw the draw, so if the downard slide in the rankings has ended, it's ended at least a week earlier than I expected it too. smile.gif

That is indeed only a swallow, but it's better than completely empty skies.



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maybe it a swallow carrying a coconut and will drop it on bohlis head.

but i do agree with the point that really the points are mostly off now, he has 4 at RG, 5 at surbs and 20 from queens and thats it till after the uso i think.

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hmm looks like that swallow has sent the lanzarote orgainsers reeling, its almost 1pm and still no oop!

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Count, I CAN read your signature, but I really don't think. . .biggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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well....that was Madeline's afternoon plans sorted biggrin.gif

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Stéphane Bohli SUI [8] vs. Alex Bogdanovic GBR | 6-4 6-2 :(

poor alex

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*ignores cheeky Sheddie*

Unfortunately Alex lost 6-4 6-2. How much longer does he have with Brad?

Edit - Count beat me to it with the bad news. . .

-- Edited by Madeline at 20:27, 2008-05-01

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not sure how long left with brad. i know brad wasnt with him this week tho.
i think alex is feeling quite tired, both mentaly and physcialy at the moment so maybe this weeks break will help him before india.

interesting to see he beat muller after a day off, but here seems to have had a poor 2nd set to lose.

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also i dont actaully know what my sig says, inetretsing to see sheddie read it immeadiatly smile.gif

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That means it's now "Bammy or Bust" this week. cry

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