Coxy gets a joke draw overall, with Arevalo being one of the most overranked players in modern times. Nice draw for Willis as well, although Smethurst is not that lucky.
R1 Daniel SMETHURST (GBR) (14) BYE Neil PAUFFLEY (GBR) defeated Pavel KRAINIK (CAN) 6-3 6-4 Marcus WILLIS (GBR) (7) BYE Daniel COX (GBR) defeated Michael THOMPSON (GBR) 6-4 6-2
R2 Dane PROPOGGIA (AUS) Vs Daniel SMETHURST (GBR) (14) Neil PAUFFLEY (GBR) Vs Peerakit SIRIBUTWONG (THA) (6) Marcus WILLIS (GBR) (7) Vs Nikolai HAESSIG (CAN) Daniel COX (GBR) Vs Alessandro GIANNESSI (ITA) (12)
R2 Daniel SMETHURST (GBR) (14) defeated Dane PROPOGGIA (AUS) 2-6 7-6(4) 7-5 Neil PAUFFLEY (GBR) defeated Peerakit SIRIBUTWONG (THA) (6) 6-1 6-4 Marcus WILLIS (GBR) (7) defeated Nikolai HAESSIG (CAN) 6-0 6-7(5) 6-1 Daniel COX (GBR) defeated Alessandro GIANNESSI (ITA) (12) 4-6 7-5 6-4
R3 Mikhail BIRYUKOV (RUS) Vs Daniel SMETHURST (GBR) (14) Mirza BASIC (BIH) (9) Vs Neil PAUFFLEY (GBR) Marcus WILLIS (GBR) (7) Vs Dominik SCHULZ (GER) Marcelo AREVALO (ESA) (5) Vs Daniel COX (GBR)
Daniel Smethurst [43] vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta [34] of Spain Marcus Willis [25] vs. Takanyi Garanganga [79] of Zimbabwe
Carreno-Busta (sounds like the name of a rapper) plays Juniors regularly, which is unique for a Spaniard. He has picked up a Grade 1 title on clay this year, but doesn't have much experience on hard. Smethurst should win this.
Garanganga is badly overranked. Willis should beat him.
Possible, but you can get SEs through doubles, too, I think.
*Checks rulebook*
"Players who cannot appear in the qualifying of a tournament because they are competing on the day that the qualifying competition begins in another qualified tournament who apply for and receive exemption from qualifying as hereinafter provided. A qualified tournament is the singles and/or doubles event of another ITF Junior Circuit tournament, an ITF Womens Circuit / WTA Tour tournament or an ITF Mens Circuit / ATP Challenger / Tour tournament within the same continent."
Although there's a likelyhood that many players skipped this (Watling, Heather etc.) or tanked as you can miss this because you lost on the day of qualies draw and the travel took too long. Montreal and New York are a good 330 miles apart!
im still not sure its right t clap when your favourite player loses, no matter what your opinion on his scheduling, but this is an old argument that theres no point in starting again.
im still not sure its right t clap when your favourite player loses, no matter what your opinion on his scheduling, but this is an old argument that theres no point in starting again.
But it's in the best interests of Coxy's career that he loses as fast as possible in any Junior event he plays. That way he can be fresher for tournaments he should be playing.
Don't think it's just an opinion any more, isn't it? That was last year this time - now it's a fact that has been proven countless times.
Ilyushin beat Arevalo in straights, so it's him that Willis faces. His resume is not even remotely close to Marcus's, so it's a match he should win.
There is a chance that this will be broadcast Live as it's the final singles match of the day. Although they show doubles at times, too. We'll get to know when it's daytime in Canuckland.
This is one of Andy Murray's former titles, by the way. He won it in 2003.