Week 21 - Futures F20 (10k) - Valldoreix, Spain

XCW4EVA · County player

RE: Week 21 - Futures F20 (10k) - Valldoreix, Spain

gazzpash · Club Coach

Could have:
'Big Al'
'A-Man'
'Sandy'
'Sand-man'

XCW4EVA · County player

lol, where did Sandy and Sand-man come from, Sand-man is cool just coz its really random

The Hoose · Satellite level

Sandy is short for Alexander

steven · Tennis legend

A-ward (much better than my version without the hyphen) looks good to me.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

XCW4EVA wrote:

lol, where did Sandy and Sand-man come from, Sand-man is cool just coz its really random

I presume from the fact that "Sandy" is one of a number of diminutive forms/contractions of "Alexander"! wink

Given some of the other suggestions, "Sand-man" seems a logical extension! biggrin

James · Satellite level

I would like to pledge my support for 'Sandy' and put 'Zander' into the fray. I definitely think a one word name that doesn't sound too gimmicky is the best road to be heading down.

The Hoose · Satellite level

I vote for Alexander the GREAT

James · Satellite level

The Hoose wrote:

I vote for Alexander the GREAT

A little too long in my opinion, but I can imageine ATG being used.

The Hoose · Satellite level

It's the clumsiness of the length and the block capitals in GREAT that make it a good nickname! Being the pessimist that I am, I also like the potential irony for the future as he bows out in the first qualifying round of his next few tournaments.

James · Satellite level

The Hoose wrote:

It's the clumsiness of the length and the block capitals in GREAT that make it a good nickname! Being the pessimist that I am, I also like the potential irony for the future as he bows out in the first qualifying round of his next few tournaments.

True, there is the irony factor. However I find that the litmus test for nicknames is whether you can imagine calling the name out in a public area and it not sounding totally odd and jokey or whether you can imagine a commentator/crowd using the name during one of his matches, i.e Nicholas Kiefer - 'Kiwi', Nadal - 'Rafa' or Murray - 'Muzza'. I just can't imagine something so long catching on, even on a message board.

The Hoose · Satellite level

If anyone is actually interested in this tournament, they might like to know that David Rice has qualified.

FQR: David Rice beat Takero Akaba 6-3 6-4 smile

. Could have had a nicer draw, though, as four qualifiers are playing other qualifiers and one's drawn a wildcard.

R32: (q) David Rice WR 1126 v Frederic Jeanclaude WR 578

-- Edited by The Hoose at 14:53, 2008-05-19

The Hoose · Satellite level

In the doubles, Rice and Ramos-Vinolas are second seeds with a bye in R1.

They play the winners of the match between Akaba/Suzuki and Brown/Pinones-Haltenhoff (Brown being the Brit Paul Brown, who should enjoy playing with the Hoff)

RedCabbage · Club Coach

I like "A-Ward".

steven · Tennis legend

Looking on the bright side though, Rice is actually in the no. 4 seed slot after Olaso withdrew, so if he can find a way to beat Jeanclaude, he could go far!

-- Edited by steven at 16:06, 2008-05-19