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Salmon


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Jamie Baker will be the only Brit playing. Surface is just given as outdoor hard.


Entry list - http://www.northshoreprotennis.com/files/PlayerAcceptanceList.pdf

Ball, Levine, Mello, Reynolds, Wang and Anderson are out of the main draw.



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Good to see him not staying in Britain and going to places where there are touraments on surfaces of his choice. I still don't think that he's back to his old self, but he is getting close to it.


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Lets face it. Jamie's best results have come on American hard.

THis is the place for him to be! I'm glad here's here. I agree that he's right to go where it suits him best.

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L32: Jamie Baker WR 268 v Artem Sitak (RUS) WR 324

Sitak is the player who ended Jamie's long winning streak in Texas (7-5 2-6 then a presumably knackered 6-0) before going on to win the McAllen Future, but Jamie had beaten him 3 & 2 in the Brownsville semis two weeks earlier, so it's a pretty good R1 draw for Jamie given that it is a Challenger and the result will probably be a good measure of how close Jamie is to recovering his old form.

However, the winner is likely to face no. 2 seed Go Soeda (JPN) WR 124 in R2.

-- Edited by steven at 17:29, 2008-06-29

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This will be a good indication of the level Baker is at - Sitak is someone he would normally beat, and I think the Brownsville result is an indication of the abilities of the two players.

Win, and Baker is getting back to fitness and winning matches again.

Lose, especially if it's an easy loss, he's got a way to go still.



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According to MTF Baker won, but no mention of the score of where the result came from.

Hope it's true and he did win the match which would be a good start on his comeback

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Unofficial, but if true, it was Jamie's turn to bagel the final set this time and the Baker boy is back on track! smile.gif

L32: Jamie Baker WR 268 beat Artem Sitak (RUS) WR 324 by 6-2 4-6 6-0 smile.gif (repeat - unofficial)


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ForeverDelayed wrote:

According to MTF Baker won, but no mention of the score of where the result came from.

Hope it's true and he did win the match which would be a good start on his comeback


Score now given as 6-2 4-6 6-0 to JB! smile



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Get in there Jamie son, well done! (if true)

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He plays doubles, which is exected and good to see. So far he hasn't done enough to get him to his best or else it was somehow not possible.

http://www.northshoreprotennis.com/files/mdd_mon.pdf


Well done, Jamie. smile.gif A win in the second round, though unlikely, isn't impossible.

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L32: Jamie Baker WR 268 beat Artem Sitak (RUS) WR 324 by 6-2 4-6 6-0 smile.gif now confirmed

L16: Jamie Baker WR 268 v (2) Go Soeda (JPN) WR 124

Soeda has won three Challengers already this year, all in Asia. He beat James Ward in Wimbledon qualifying last year 5-7 6-0 6-3 and last lost to a Brit 4 years ago (Bloomers, 3 & 1), though Jamie has faced him twice across a doubles court in the last year and won in straight sets both times.

Anyway, if he beat Sitak and was so much the stronger in the 3rd set, he must be getting back to full fitness, which is great news. smile.gif

-- Edited by steven at 08:54, 2008-07-01

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2nd best news of the day that is!! smile

Well done Jamie, glad you're on the way back, god knows we need you!smile

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well done jamie.

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Go Jamie biggrin.gif That's brightened my day. Hope that he can keep it close against Soeda, and perhaps give the upset but I'm not expecting a win just yet.

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Wow, more good news!

Well done Jamie, and good luck in the next round.

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Well done Jamie

Think at this point getting the match practice, and fitness, is more important than the results.

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