L32: James Feaver WR 1024 v (4) Valery Rudnev (RUS) WR 595
Not a great draw for James. Rudnev's only previous match against a Brit was when he beat Michael Ouvarov 7-5 2-6 7-5 in a very weak qualifying competition for St Petersburg ATP three years ago.
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
Oops, I composed that post an hour ago and forgot to hit send ... though in this case, adding in current rankings (rather than the ones on the drawsheet, which are a week old) makes quite a difference because those Bosnia F2 points went on yesterday, hence the 684 rather than 839.
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
These successive points for Jamie will lift him back into the top 1000, and to a new career high, when the new rankings are issued post-Roland Garros - around 950.
Great win for Feaver, and this must have been one of those games where he times everything sweetly, and this is a great win for him. Good to see he'll be at a CH next week as well which is a good reward for this win