Week 32 - Binghamton Challenger [50K] - 2008.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Week 32 - Binghamton Challenger [50K] - 2008.

Salmon · Tennis legend

With the qualies draw only hours away, I doubt that Bloomers will make the cut. Assuming that he is in New York now, it can't be a bad thing at all as the 2 points will come in handy and he'll get some court time.

Here's the seeding order of the players in the qualies list (others can join in, of course) -

Monroe 280
Bloomfield 286
Widom 288
Gard 296
Francis 302
Sitak 306

Berankis and Ignatik are names everyone will want to avoid.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Bloomers and Skupski in the same section yet again.

http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/670/qs.pdf

Draw is okay. Millot is a decent player who beat Elias a few weeks ago but Rizza, a former college player, is in great form with his win over Guccione in Lexington.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

What rotten luck again I could have predicted that draw (even if I cant predict the Cincy one!). It isn't just that they are drawn in same group, they are best mates from way back in junior days, doubles partners travelling together and both dislike playing each other in competition, assuming Ken beats the Brazilian of course, which he should.

Tournament Website looks promising, although I suspect they will update scores rather than live.

Ken's Rd 1 match 9.00 local 14.00 BST
Rd 2 not before 13.30 local 18.30 BST

-- Edited by mjd at 08:21, 2008-08-02

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Pretty typical, and I think that's more than once it's happened to them this year, but at least 1 of them should go on and qualify from the draw.

Millot shouldn't be getting near Bloomers/Skupski, and Rizza's win over The Gooch means nothing with him in his current form.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Fourth time this year, FD.

It's even more annoying when it happens abroad, I guess - you travel with someone and end up playing the same person.

Skupski may have played Rizza in his college days.

Vandenburg · Futures level

i think skupski could snath it against bloomers, on a couple of tie breaks
i really want to no more about skupski, i late maturer maybe?

mjd · Challenger qualifying

A familiar story this week :-

Rain delay - matches to start 11.30 (16.30 BST)(17.30 CET)

James · Satellite level

Vandenburg wrote:

i think skupski could snath it against bloomers, on a couple of tie breaks
i really want to no more about skupski, i late maturer maybe?

Perhaps yes, but also he did spend his late teens and very early twenties playing tennis at college in America - which would explain the absence of tournaments in that period, which I presume was what confused you!

Shhh · Challenger level

Excellent news. Ken wins his 1st round match then receives a bye in the 2nd round because his opponent.....Richard Bloomfield has been upgraded to the main draw.

http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/670/mds.pdf

http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/670/qs.pdf

Drew · Aug 2, 2008

Well that will keep MJD happy...for a while !!!

QR1 : VENTRE, Alessandro BRA lost to SKUPSKI, Ken GBR - 6-4 6-4

QR2 : Bye

FQR : SKUPSKI, Ken GBR v A. RUIZ-ROSALES or MILLOT, Vincent MEX (7) WR486

MD1 : BLOOMFIELD, Richard GBR v FRANCIS, Alberto USA WR302

MD1 : BAKER, Jamie GBR v (5) LACKO, Lukas SVK WR 185

Edit: see below

-- Edited by steven at 23:19, 2008-08-02

goldfish · Futures qualifying

Brilliant piece of luck.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

that really is excellent news! Well done Ken! Good chance for some handy points!

Nice for Bloomers to have a crack at the better points and prize money. Francis will be a close match.

steven · Tennis legend

Brilliant ... though Bloomers possibly lost 2 points because of that. Overall, it could hardly have worked out better though

steven · Tennis legend

Edited Drew's post to add in the Baker boy, whom he missed in his understandable excitement over the qualifying change.