Davis Cup - Euro Africa Zone I Play-offs - GBR v Poland 18-20 September 2009

Count Zero · Tennis legend

RE: Davis Cup - Euro Africa Zone I Play-offs - GBR v Poland 18-20 September 2009

Count Zero · Tennis legend

now in seriousness (I'm saying that cause they don't look serious) speaking with my Polish co-worker, this is what we came up with:

Yerjey Yanovic
Meehow Psshyesney
Marchin Matcoughski
Mariush Fisstenberg
Capt: Radosauve Schemanic

Drew · Sep 9, 2009

It doesnt look like Kubot will play so that changes things a bit. Would not fancy anyone but Murray beating him.

If Andy doesnt play then I still fancy our chances at home vs the Poles without Kubot.

Drew · Sep 9, 2009

Teams as announced with current rankings...

Great Britain :

MURRAY, Andy WR2 - CH2 - Jul 09
WARD, James WR203 - CH202 Jul 09
GOODALL, Josh - WR249 - CH184 Jul 09
EVANS, Daniel - WR309 - CH248 Aug 09

HUTCHINS, Ross - doubles WR37 CH30 - Jul 09 (Singles CH559 Aug 2006)

Poland :

JANOWICZ, Jerzy WR230 - CH229 Aug 09
PRZYSIEZNY, Michal WR658 - CH190 Mar 07

MATKOWSKI, Marcin - Doubles WR12 - CH11 Feb 09 (Singles CH647 Sept 2000)
FYRSTENBERG, Mariusz - Doubles WR12 - CH11 Feb 09 (Singles CH317 Aug 2002)

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A fit Murray will end this on the Sunday morning.
A team without Murray should still win this.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

lets say Murray cant make it, i'd probably play James and Dan. Josh has been dire this summer (i know James hasn't been great either) and really its unbelievable that Josh is picked ahead of Alex just cause Alex has lost in the past. Picking a player who has won just 2 matches all summer, the highest being a player ranked 738, over Alex who has 8 wins in the summer, and a set off Baggy!

steven · Tennis legend

Very true, particularly when you take into account that apart from his losses to Okun in Eastbourne when Okun was at a temporary low of 270 and to Peya last year when he was WR 164 (both matches where Boggo was injured but the captain hadn't left himself any alternatives), Alex's DC losses have all come against top 100 players plus Okun when he was WR 153, i.e. ranked well above either of the singles players in the Polish squad.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

Very true, particularly when you take into account that apart from his losses to Okun in Eastbourne when Okun was at a temporary low of 270 and to Peya last year when he was WR 164 (both matches where Boggo was injured but the captain hadn't left himself any alternatives), Alex's DC losses have all come against top 100 players plus Okun when he was WR 153, i.e. ranked well above either of the singles players in the Polish squad.

yes i know a sound like a broken record on this, but can you honestly say of any of the other Brits available at the time for selection would they have won one of the matches Alex lost? its not likely, the only ones i think may have been Jamie Baker and Chris Eaton, but it would have hardly been a sure thing and the wins would then be counted as up their as one of the best in their career.

spud · Challenger qualifying

Goodall, is a good choice because of his doubles ability as well as singles, he has only been poor this summer due to injury/illness.
Bogdanovic, has had so many chances, he should never come back into consideration.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I don't want Boggo back into consideration unless he desperately wanted to play. I want him to concentrate on getting his own career headed upwards.

daisy · County player

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Stuart Fraser · Lower Club Player

Fleming gets called up for squad - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8249340.stm

-- Edited by Stuart Fraser on Thursday 10th of September 2009 05:16:20 PM

Drew · Sep 10, 2009

Revised Teams with current rankings...

Great Britain :

MURRAY, Andy WR2 - CH2 - Jul 09
WARD, James WR203 - CH202 Jul 09
FLEMING, Colin WR437 - CH365 Aug 06 (Dubs WR111, CH108).
EVANS, Daniel - WR309 - CH248 Aug 09

HUTCHINS, Ross - doubles WR37 CH30 - Jul 09 (Singles CH559 Aug 2006)

Poland :

JANOWICZ, Jerzy WR230 - CH229 Aug 09
PRZYSIEZNY, Michal WR658 - CH190 Mar 07

MATKOWSKI, Marcin - Doubles WR12 - CH11 Feb 09 (Singles CH647 Sept 2000)
FYRSTENBERG, Mariusz - Doubles WR12 - CH11 Feb 09 (Singles CH317 Aug 2002)

Count Zero · Tennis legend

would seem that Colin is being drafted in to cover mainly dubs option. with Andy a bit of a doubt he may not play dubs rubber (if he plays at all), did Ross & Colin play together vs Ukraine?

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

I definately wouldn't expect Murray to play the doubles rubber if the reports about him are true, which sort of means that Fleming and Hutchins almost have to both be named in the final 4 man squad, as I wouldn't fancy Evans or Ward to play doubles (and it's not like we can afford to throw away the doubles, even if we should get 3 rubbers out of Murray's singles and the 5th match)

Almost means a choice between Ward and Evans has to be made beforehand and you'd probably pick Evans given his superior form indoors and Ward would be left out of the squad.

spud · Challenger qualifying

Who would you bring into the squad if Murray didnt play?