Week 8 - Challenger (€30,000+H) - Wolfsburg, Germany

wolf · Tennis legend

Week 8 - Challenger (€30,000+H) - Wolfsburg, Germany

steven · Tennis legend

Oh good, I was hoping the 'JL think we're too old for DC' players might pop up here or in Besancon.

wolf · Tennis legend

Well they would have been better going for Besancon it's a bigger challenger and a weaker qualifying draw (Bloomers would have been seeded 2nd there). Sods law I suppose everyone floods to the supposed weaker challenger and no-one goes for the bigger one because they think it will be too strong.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

yes, and theres possibly also the thought that if they do make it through will have a better chance of drawing a easier player.

freerider · Futures level

if bloomers plays like last week he will make the md surely

steven · Tennis legend

Jonny and Bloomers have both played Nielsen twice. The last time Jonny Marray played him was the last match of the Dane's Brit-bashing streak when Jonny lost a tight semi-final in the 2008 Dublin Challenger 6-7(8) 7-6(4) 6-3 and Bloomers lost to him 4 & 4 in Izmir Challenger qualifying, also last year.

The other tournament they both played him at was the 2006 Dublin Challenger, where Jonny lost to him 6-4 1-6 6-4 in R1, but Bloomers beat him two rounds later 7-6(1) 2-6 7-5 on his way to the semis.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Whats this combining tennis with gambling?

Samstag, 21.02.2009
Wolfsburg's Poker Night 2009
Wolfsburgs search for the best poker player

How many ranking points for the winner? biggrin

Tournament website

Quali Draw

Order of play

steven · Tennis legend

I know ... and an "Ibiza" party. Still, wasn't it here where they advertised on the site that there was a stripper at the player's party last year?

Come to think of it, I wonder if that answers Wolf's "why didn't they go to Besancon?" question LOL

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Could be difficult getting results from here, the tournament website is next to useless! It has no player or draw info (yet), don't buy a VW! If I am correct it was much better previous years.

tennislive.tv will stream it from Wednesday-Sunday next week:
25.Feb.-01.Mar.2009 ATP-Challenger 6. Volkswagen Challenger Wolfsburg

Lets hope we still have an interest by then!

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Main Draw is out - Boggo has drawn Gary Lugassy (FRA) WR 310 in rd 1

Singles Main Draw

No results from any of todays qualifying matches anywhere - what a crap challenger!

PS.
They have just sent me results so far which I have posted on MTF. plus tomorrow OOP.
No results of interest yet in bottom 1/4 .

to quote the reply -
"we appologize that there are no current draws on our site. I think, we will start with this at sunday or monday after qualifying."

-- Edited by mjd at 19:39, 2009-02-21

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Boggo's time to shine!

freerider · Futures level

there were 8 matches per court today they are probs still playing

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Richard won 6-4 6-4 smile

Jonny Lost 5-7 4-6 hmm

steven · Tennis legend

Let's hope for Dublin 2006 all over again then ... wink

(from above) "The other tournament they both played him at was the 2006 Dublin Challenger, where Jonny lost to him 6-4 1-6 6-4 in R1, but Bloomers beat him two rounds later 7-6(1) 2-6 7-5 on his way to the semis."

Shhh · Challenger level

I hope Richard and Jonny team up for doubles. I'm not sure if they'd make the cut or not?