Main draw with qualifiers placed. All R1 matches scheduled for today have been put back.
R1: Daniel Cox WR 768 v (1) Martin Fischer AUT WR 253 R1: (q) Christopher Simpson UNR v Navdeep Singh IND WR 844 R1: (q) Alexander Farquharson UNR v Adil Shamasdin CAN 1082 (PR) R1: Tim Hewitt WR 914 v (5) Milan Pokrajac CAN WR 540 R1: (q) Colin Fleming UNR v (4) Sebastian Rieschick WR 419 R1: Matthew Illingworth WR 783 v Maniel Bains WR 1038 R1: Sean Thornley WR 920 v Ian Flanagan WR 858 R1 (7) Daniel Evans WR 627 v Colin O'Brien IRL WR 869 R1: David Brewer WR 756 v (8) Chris Klingemann GER WR 756 R1: Burnham Arlidge WR 1024 v (q) David Rice WR1077 R1: (WC) David O'Leary UNR v (q) Nick Cavaday UNR R1: (WC) Niall Angus UNR v (3) Frederic Jeanclaude FRA WR 412 R1: (6) Ken Skupski WR 541 v (q) Kyle Brassington WR 1279 R1: (WC) Daniel Smethurst WR 1100 v (q) Andrew Fitzpatrick WR 1247 R1: Joshua Milton WR 972 v (q) Lewis Barnes UNR R1: (WC) Thomas Knights v (2) Jeremy Blandin FRA WR 358
23 Brits in the main draw, and all 16 matches have at least one Brit in it! Can we monoplise the draw, lol. Unfortuntely six of the nine non-Brits are seeds though.
Ooh, we're going to have a new name in the rankings at least. Either David O'Leary or Nick Cavaday. Hopefully we can get a couple of semi finalists out of this but all the top 5 seeds are non-Brits so we will need some upsets along the way.
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I don't know what the LTA is doing to put the overseas players off coming over to grab the points like they used to, but whatever it is has been working a bit better recently. LOL
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So, you're suggesting that perhaps the LTA are pulling the strings of the big oil firms, BP, Esso etc, in order to keep oil prices high, thus raising the price of flights and hence fewer foreign players will be able to afford flights over to GB?
R1: (1) Martin Fischer AUT WR 253 beat Daniel Cox WR 768 6-1, 6-1 R1: Navdeep Singh IND WR 844 beat (q) Christopher Simpson UNR 6-2, 7-5 R1: (q) Alexander Farquharson UNR beat Adil Shamasdin CAN 1082 (PR) 6-3, 6-3 R1: (5) Milan Pokrajac CAN WR 540 beat Tim Hewitt WR 914 6-1, 6-1 R1: (q) Colin Fleming UNR beat (4) Sebastian Rieschick WR 419 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(9) R1: Matthew Illingworth WR 783 beat Maniel Bains WR 1038 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 R1: Ian Flanagan WR 858 beat Sean Thornley WR 920 6-2, 6-2 R1: Colin O'Brien IRL WR 869 beat (7) Daniel Evans WR 627 6-3, 6-2 R1: (8) Chris Klingemann GER WR 756 beat David Brewer WR 945 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4 R1: (q) David Rice WR 1077 beat Burnham Arlidge WR 1024 6-2, 6-3 R1: (q) Nick Cavaday UNR beat (WC) David O'Leary UNR 6-1, 6-1 R1: (3) Frederic Jeanclaude FRA WR 412 beat (WC) Niall Angus UNR 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 R1: (6) Ken Skupski WR 541 beat (q) Kyle Brassington WR 1279 6-4, 6-4 R1: (WC) Daniel Smethurst WR 1100 beat (q) Andrew Fitzpatrick WR 1247 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 R1: Joshua Milton WR 972 beat (q) Lewis Barnes UNR 6-0, 6-1 R1: (2) Jeremy Blandin FRA WR 358 beat (WC) Thomas Knights 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2
Three Brits getting on the rankings list, although Fleming of course has been there before great wins for him and Farquharson. Great efforts from Knights, Angus and Brewer. Surprised Cox, Evans and Thornley lost so easily.
R2: (1) Martin Fischer AUT WR 253 v Navdeep Singh IND WR 844 R2: (q) Alexander Farquharson UNR v (5) Milan Pokrajac CAN WR 540 R2: (q) Colin Fleming UNR v Matthew Illingworth WR 783 R2: Ian Flanagan WR 858 v Colin O'Brien IRL WR 869 R2: (q) David Rice WR 1077 v (8) Chris Klingemann GER WR 756 R2: (q) Nick Cavaday UNR v (3) Frederic Jeanclaude FRA WR 412 R2: (6) Ken Skupski WR 541 v (WC) Daniel Smethurst WR 1100 R2: Joshua Milton WR 972 v (2) Jeremy Blandin FRA WR 358
Evans' result seems pretty bad but sonme people from this board have given good reports of O'Brien and these things happen.
Buzzing for Colin Fleming...
2 guaranteed quarterfinalists and a good chance for Colin, Flan and Milton.
Blandin is one of those players whom some would accuse of being overranked from African futures draws. However If I remember rightly he cut through all those tournaments like a knife through butter so it may have just been a cunning masterplan to reach his correct ranking quickly!
This Milton is understated but very good. One to watch...
R2: (1) Martin Fischer AUT WR 253 beat Navdeep Singh IND WR 844 6-0, 6-4 R2: (q) Alexander Farquharson UNR beat (5) Milan Pokrajac CAN WR 540 6-3, 7-6(4) R2: (q) Colin Fleming UNR beat Matthew Illingworth WR 783 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(2) R2: Colin O'Brien IRL WR 869 beat Ian Flanagan WR 858 6-2, 6-4 R2: (8) Chris Klingemann GER WR 756 beat (q) David Rice WR 1077 6-2, 6-4 R2: (3) Frederic Jeanclaude FRA WR 412 beat (q) Nick Cavaday UNR 6-0, 6-7(5), 6-2 R2: (WC) Daniel Smethurst WR 1100 beat (6) Ken Skupski WR 541 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 R2: (2) Jeremy Blandin FRA WR 358 beat Joshua Milton WR 972 6-3, 6-4
QF: (q) Alexander Farquharson UNR v (1) Martin Fischer AUT WR 253 QF: (q) Colin Fleming UNR v Colin O'Brien IRL WR 869 QF: (8) Chris Klingemann GER WR 756 v (3) Frederic Jeanclaude FRA WR 412 QF: (WC) Daniel Smethurst WR 1100 v (2) Jeremy Blandin FRA WR 358