Week 36 - Challenger (€42,500) - St. Remy, France - Hard

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 36 - Challenger (€42,500) - St. Remy, France - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

MiloTheCat wrote:

I wonder what Flembo needs this week to beat his career high ranking?

I'd say quarter finals would undoubtably do the business which may be a step too far.

He's currently ranked 437 with 97 points.

Already has 20 to add from last week and qualifying this week taking him to 117 points.

His career high of position of 365 is currently held with 128 points, so I'd say quarters since even if 365th position points come down a bit I can't see them coming down enough for winning one round to do it.

Great if he could do it though.

I don't know if a certain poster would agree smile

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steven · Tennis legend

There were three good draws for qualifiers, so of course Colin got the fourth one.

L32: Colin Fleming WR 437 v (WC) Jonathan Eysseric (FRA) WR 444

Eysseric being the junior slam finalist who took the Muzzanator to 5 sets at Roland Garros last year, though he did lose 2 & 2 to Eaton later on in 2008!

Actually, he doesn't seem to be low-ranked through injury, so maybe he isn't as good as the RG match made him seem.

Colin will play on Wednesday. Boggo is first on tomorrow and Evo last on with Josh somewhere in the middle.

-- Edited by steven on Monday 7th of September 2009 05:16:48 PM

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

This may be a stupid question but when was the last time we had 4 brits in a 32 man challenger outside of the UK? We tend to have one or two but from memory i can't remember us having 4

steven · Tennis legend

The last time I can remember is the Lanzarote Challenger in 2007, when Boggo was the no. 2 seed and reached the QFs, while Marray, Baker & Goodall all went out in R1.

The previous year, it appears we had five in the main draw there - Boggo reached the QFs, Bloomers and Big Arv reached R2 and Jamie B and Martin Lee went out in R1.

It may have happened somewhere else since, but when I saw your question I immediately thought it must have happened in Lanzarote, so that's the best I can do quickly!

-- Edited by steven on Monday 7th of September 2009 06:56:09 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Doh!! As soon as I pressed Send on that, I thought "New Delhi last year" where Josh reached the Final as no. 3 seed. Slabba was the no. 6 seed and reached the QFs and Wardy & Eaton both reached R2. How I managed to forget that when the points came off so recently, I really don't know. We had four players in the Challenger there the week before or the week after as well.

Edit: Dublin last year as well of course, where Marray reached the semis, Slabba R2 and Bloomers & Josh R1. Indeed, we had 6 players there in 2006 when Pless & Nielsen both did a double Brit-bash. cry

I'll stop now! wink

-- Edited by steven on Monday 7th of September 2009 07:03:17 PM

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i guess boggo is playing now but the scores page is blank. whats the point in having a scores page if its not going to work?

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Alex lost. he not feeling well and also pulled out from the dubs :(

-- Edited by Count Zero on Tuesday 8th of September 2009 11:27:22 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Count Zero wrote:

i guess boggo is playing now but the scores page is blank. whats the point in having a scores page if its not going to work?

I'd assumed it was for the results of matches when - & only when - they'd been completed, Count, not an attempt to show live scores of any kind. hmm

Sorry to hear Alex is unwell. bleh

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

I'd assumed it was for the results of matches when - & only when - they'd been completed, Count, not an attempt to show live scores of any kind.

your probably right SC, but i hate it when they get your hopes up

seagull · Hall of fame

Christ is Boggo ever fit...always seems to be something wrong?

Count Zero · Tennis legend

he's certianly going through a rough patch at the moment, but its all different things. he must be feeling pretty rough if he cant even be bothered to hang around to get his double prize money for losing in the QF's (i assume by pulling out b4 the match he forfeit the money and points).

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

lol probably let Goodall cook for him last night...BIG mistake

Count Zero · Tennis legend

loosk like SDC won 61 62!!! thats not good from josh, but maybe he wasnt 100% ?

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Did he not retire during US open qualies or something?