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Salmon


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I think they only have the next week? I didn't check the rulebook, but the Wimbly main draw came out in various messageboards on May 16th (Friday. Monday was May 12th) and the qualies draw came out on May 31st (Saturday. Monday was May 26th).

So that means a gap of two weeks, which gives them only next week.

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Perhaps USO will be like AELTC/LTA and hand out WC's   biggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin

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KFP - my first thought was that they would only have next week too, but on MTF they seem to be suggesting that the qualies list comes out on 5 August. I guess we'll have to wait and see. If I had to bet, I'd go for consistency with Wimby, i.e. what you've said.

Edit: checking last year's posts about this on steveg, when the enrtry lists used to appear there, the qualifying list was known on 31 July, so now I'm even more sure you're right. I'll amend my post. It makes makes Bloomers' semi today and the Challenger draws in Russia and the US even more important. hmm

-- Edited by steven at 17:19, 2008-07-19

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13,500 views on this thread most of which could have been directed to 'the northern' website if only they had updated scoring maybe set by set - surely they could have attracted a sponsor for that!



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Yes, I know, it's the second most popular thread on here after Surbiton now.

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According to Snobels website ( very bottom) he lost to Rehnquist 6-4 6-4

So Bloomfield should be on court now!


-- Edited by mjd at 17:59, 2008-07-19

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It gets better !!!!!

INTO THE FINAL

Rich beat Beck 6-4 6-7(8) 6-4 (I know it's the same score as before)

Last week he was nursing a sore arm but I guess it's losened up now!

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Whooah! Time to take your first title and this gives you a chance of playing USO.

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Fantastic for Richard, really chuiffed for him. I would be happier if he started winning tie-breaks again as well, he'll need to at some stage smile.gif

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This gives him 125 points (after removing his Nottingham Challenger 2007 points) and a ranking of around 297.
A win tomorrow will give him 142 points and a ranking of around 262.


He now has a chance of playing USO. smile.gif A win tomorrow assures it.

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Shhh wrote:

Fantastic for Richard, really chuiffed for him. I would be happier if he started winning tie-breaks again as well, he'll need to at some stage smile.gif


It's not too bad!
So far this year he has won 19 and lost 11 - pretty good?



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Great news Richard. Best of luck for the final.

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Just got back in, and can I just say COME ON!!!! biggrinbiggrin That must be one of Richard's best days ever smile - and he becomes just the 8th Brit this millennium to reach more than one Challenger Final. Can he become just the 6th to win one?

He's back in the top 300 for sure (in the 280s on Monday, 290s the following Monday) and has a half chance of making USO Q now.

He's also going to be back in the GB top 5 on Monday and is now the thiord most successful Brit in terms of ranking points gained this year behind Muzza and the Bogster.

-- Edited by steven at 20:06, 2008-07-19

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Bloomers!!!!!!!

Brilliant win for him, and twice today he's upset the odds and won a match that he was the big underdog on, especially on the slower indoor courts, and great to see him in a challenger final again.

Probably had match points in the second set TB as well, so he recovered well from losing it, and brilliant to see him in the final.

Surely Rehnquist is beatable now, but he looks to have had a strong week so far, and reached the QF's is Bastad last week so is on a roll (the less said about the joke draw he got to reach it though).

Back in the top 300 at least, and an outside chance of a US Open qualies spot, and it would be great if he could guarentee himself it with another win (and to think... someone a couple months ago suggested he should start to concentrate on doubles as his singles career was going nowhere.... obviously he read that post of mine and decided to prove me wrong!)

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Ooo I remember that post. I was going to suggest you were taken out and shot for suggesting that. LOL

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