Week 34 - US Open Qualifying - 2008.

Salmon · Tennis legend

RE: Week 34 - US Open Qualifying - 2008.

Salmon · Tennis legend

We know only the next seven names on the alts list, so it's not possible to know exactly how far away Jamie and Jonny are.

But barring additional PRs, the alts list will look like this -

1. Skugor, Franko CRO 292
2. Heuberger, Ivo SUI @292
3. Felder, Marcel URU 293
4. Klein, Brydan AUS 295
5. Gard, Catalin ROU 296
6. Sorensen, Louk IRL 297
7. Alcaide, Guillermo ESP 298
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8. Todero, Nicolas ARG 299
9. Di Mauro, Alessio ITA 300
10. Masson, Jeroen BEL 301
11. Francis, Alberto USA 302
12. Coelho, Andrew AUS 303
13. Marray, Jonathan GBR @303
14. Baker, Jamie GBR 304

Vandenburg · Futures level

great to here slabba n bloomers are in,though baker and marray may be too far behind
we need bird flu or something to hit the states.

Drew · Aug 14, 2008

Lets not wish that on the states..perhaps just a localised dose of the skits !

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Great that Slabba and Bloomers make the cut, meaning at least 4 Brits in qualifying, and I don't think I'm surprised by any of the WC's really, as even though Klein's a better prospect than Ball, Ball is higher ranked, so probably went with that as part of the decision.

Marray and Baker won't make it though, even though I think they'll be slightly higher up the alternate list than that as I doubt someone like Di Mauro would have bothered entering for this. (and hope Klein does get in as well)

talp · Junior player

anything can happen

Salmon · Tennis legend

ForeverDelayed wrote:

...and I don't think I'm surprised by any of the WC's really, as even though Klein's a better prospect than Ball, Ball is higher ranked, so probably went with that as part of the decision.

True, and even five minutes ago I thought Ball to be two years older than he actually is.

talp · Junior player

could the brits draw each other?

could be intresting

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

talp wrote:

could the brits draw each other?

could be intresting

Salmon · Tennis legend

Laurent Recouderc got the French wild card.

Was it by a play off or just nomination? If it was by a play off, it's okay, but it was a weird decision if it was by choice, as Recouderc almost never plays off clay.

So far the qualies wild cards that we know are -

Ricardas Berankis LTU
Ryan Thacher USA

Salmon · Tennis legend

Good call with Di Mauro, FD.

We know the alts list a bit better now. The names after the dotted line are assumed by including everyone and excluding the possibility of PRs.

1. Heuberger, Ivo SUI @292
2. Felder, Marcel URU 293
3. Klein, Brydan AUS 295
4. Gard, Catalin ROU 296
5. Sorensen, Louk IRL 297
6. Alcaide, Guillermo ESP 298
7. Todero, Nicolas ARG 299
8. Francis, Alberto USA 302
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9. Coelho, Andrew AUS 303
10. Marray, Jonathan GBR @303
11. Baker, Jamie GBR 304

Salmon · Tennis legend

Are you allowed to withdraw from a Challenger and play here?

Alcaide is in the main draw of Manerbio.
Sorensen is in the main draw of Geneva.

The others ahead of our boys are -

Ivo Heuberger - It was quite a shock to see his name. He's fit again as he has been playing in Bundesliga (I think) recently.

Marcelo Felder - No clue... but may play as he has been playing on hard recently.

Brydan Klein - Will almost surely play if he is in.

Catalin Gard - Has been playing on clay recently, so doesn't believe that he can qualify. The money factor is surely there and he went to AO qualies.

Nicholas Todero - Probably will as he went to Wimbly qualies (and did surprisingly well there).

Alberto Francis - Obviously will unless he has plans outside tennis.

Andrew Coelho - Same as Klein.

Baghdatis and Ljubo will withdraw according to newspaper reports, so the first two alts (Oscar Hernandez and Karanusic) should get in. Hernandez didn't enter qualies, but Karanusic's withdrawal will let the first qualies alternate enter.

Salmon · Tennis legend

What idiots... they didn't even give Somdev a qualies wild card.

Aubone, Jean Yves USA
Berankis, Ricardas LTU
Buchanan, Chase USA
Clayton, Alex USA
Harrison, Ryan USA
Helgeson, Travis USA
Koniecko, Bryan USA
McClune, Michael USA
Smyczek, Tim USA

I guess Harrison replaced Thacher because he's injured or something?

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

I presume Somdev asked for a WC though?

If he did, I'd have expected him to get one, so it's a bit of a surprise that he didn't, and no WC for Taylor Dent either which is a surprise

Salmon · Tennis legend

Yes, I'm sure he did. He said that he would he happy if he got a main draw wild card sometime back, or else would do qualies if need be.

Ahh... well. He'll now take some rest after New Haven (if he gets to play) and get ready for some clay tennis. He'll play the Brasov Challenger, Bucharest qualies and then DC in Romania.

Dent not being there is

He would be quite a crowd puller, too.