so looks like Alex wont be hanging around for Manchester more likey stay in canada or possibly Aptos the week after, i think he has a better chance of points at Manch but maybe its better in the long run to get back on the hard courts for the summer.
Good to see Slabba going for challenger, and Ward (how far out is he?) when there is easier points available on grass at home.
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Ward is 14th alternate, while the 8th seed in Israel will be around 290 in the rankings, so unless Slabba gets a seed there's a chance of a first round win.
Hope Boggo and Baker stay in Canada as that challenger is likely to be the weaker of the two in North America, and so with them both needed to get as many points as they can, it makes sense to play where they are more likely to get the cheap points.
Yes i agree ithink it would make sesne to stay for moncton or whatever its called, but boggo often goes chasing the higher points events so i guess we will find out next week.
as for the 8th seed in isreal you forgot to say what ranking he will be around.
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boggo's ranking may mean he could scrape a seed here which would be good.
it would make sense to go to moncton next as its quite close, aptos is the other side of the sates, but less points, altough that may mean moncton is even weaker?
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Moncton is weaker - 35K+H compared to 75K for Aptos.
Entry list at Aptos may not be stronger, though. The options in the week after Moncton are Toronto Masters or a Challenger in Kentucky and it won't make sense to go to California for one week, as you say.
i expect alex to play challengers and not atp q thsi summer, he will really want to get more points in the bag and probbaly its more chnace to do that at challemger, as we saw with nottingham you have to win 3 matches to get 5 points = 1 challnger win! of course a win at atp gives you 20ish (if you q) which is = to challenger semi.
jamie will probabyl flit betwene challengers and futures, a lot wil lfdpedn on how much of hsi points he can defend.
edit yes lexington is east side too so makemore sense! and no doubt jb will want to be back there
-- Edited by Count Zero at 22:14, 2008-06-24
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