Week 25 - ATP Nottingham - 2008 - Qualification Draw (Dan Cox beats Bellucci WR68 !)

XCW4EVA · County player

RE: Week 25 - ATP Nottingham - 2008 - Qualification Draw (Dan Cox beats Bellucci WR68 !)

Smidster · Challenger level

Well done Alex!

Will be interesting if he draws JB

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Well done Boggo, and 6-4, 6-1 is a good win over Falla and having to qualify has worked well for him as it's got him some wins together, some confidence, and the points to take him back to British number 2. (even though we think Falla tanked the 2nd set)

Who do we want him to draw then?

Personally, I'd like him to draw Baker.... because I think he has the best chance of making the QF's if he does - I'd fancy him against Simon/Young, and a QF would be a great result for Boggo (I'd take Slabba as well, if Isner beats Stepanek)

steven · Tennis legend

freerider wrote:

hmm id say he would probably tank in a futures qualifying but because you get 5 points for qualifying here then i doubt he will

That's what I'd have thought too, but there have been clear tanks in the Wimby FQR before (that's why the ITF changed the LL system for their events) and there you get 7 extra points for winning a FQR match.

freerider · Futures level

maybe because at this level 5 points in insignificant and its more about the money

Count Zero · Tennis legend

maybe boggo just turned omn the skillzz!111

edit; or maybe falla wanted to get in my list, but i'm afraid at 101 he doesnt make it.

-- Edited by Count Zero at 12:20, 2008-06-15

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Groth wins 7-6(4), 6-4 against the Brit-basher Nielsen and so stops his attempt to add another name to the list of players he's beaten.

Groth can draw Tojo or Querrey - we don't want his massive serve taking on our British players, although he's preferable to Nishikori

Boggo, Groth and Falla are the first 3 names through to the main draw

freerider · Futures level

vgrtoh beat neilsen which is good cos you wouldnt want nielsen playing a brit in round 1 (i hope i am right in thinkin he is the brit basher otherwise this post will look stupid)

steven · Tennis legend

Hopefully this has given Boggo the confidence to do some damage in the main draw. The LTA seem to have got the WCs about right for him, so that's good.

XCW4EVA · County player

Kei wins first game against Cox but cox won a point at least lol!

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, freerider, he's the one with the 21-match Brit-bashing streak. I was quite hoping he'd get through and be drawn against a Brit who could beat him and break the streak, but you're right, safer that he doesn't get through at all!

I'm wondering whether to put Boggo's win on the table ... I don't want to do it then find that he suffered a catastrophic injury on the last point! I guess we know this scoreboard's dodgy though, so that should mean good news!

steven · Tennis legend

I see the big match is on court now - Eaton v Vinny ...

steven · Tennis legend

Suddenly the second match on Court 1 disappears but the good news is it says Boggo won 4 & 1

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

SB deletes the Cox/Nishikori match to tell us Boggo won 6-4, 6-1.

Great second set by the stats, winning 100% on his first serve and winning 59% of points on Falla's serve.

Looks a lot like a tank, but a good win for Boggo at least and he'll enjoy the 5 points, and hopefully the praise he'll get on the BBC later today when they stop the Rafa love for 5 minutes to talk about Nottingham (but then again, do we think this will happen - of course not)

steven · Tennis legend

First game, Chris has 4 bps and takes the last one

Spadea, the Brits aren't afraid o'yuh! biggrin

-- Edited by steven at 12:45, 2008-06-15