Week 9 - Futures F7 ($15K) - McAllen, TX, USA - hard

steven · Tennis legend

Week 9 - Futures F7 ($15K) - McAllen, TX, USA - hard

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Well we know who Rich is likely to get in round one then!

steven · Tennis legend

QR2: Paul Bishop WR 1765 beat (q11) Brett Joelson (USA) WR 1078 by 6-3 7-6(5) biggrin

FQR: Paul Bishop WR 1765 v Yannick Thomet (SUI) UNR

indiana · Tennis legend

Good win by Paul.

Thomet has had a decent couple of qualifying wins, 6-1 6-0 against an unranked American and 6-2 6-3 against Garanganga ( ZIM ) WR 758

steven · Tennis legend

Bloomers avoids Ancic (no. 4 seed Krajinovic gets that nice slightly delayed 18th birthday present ...) but would probably face no. 1 seed Brugues-Davi in R2 if he gets through his first match, while the Bishop does not get the kind of draw he might have been praying for:

FQR: Paul Bishop WR 1765 beat Yannick Thomet (SUI) UNR by 7-6(9) 6-1

L32: Richard Bloomfield WR 491 v (Q) Jarryd Maher (AUS) WR 871
L32: (Q) Paul Bishop WR 1765 v (2) Catalin Gard (ROU) WR 330

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

Doubles

L16: BISHOP/KWON (USA) UNR v BELOV/KPULUN (RUS/SLE) UNR

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

[...]the Bishop does not get the kind of draw he might have been praying for:

It doesn't get much easier for him in the doubles, either! disbelief

If perchance he & Mike Kwon (UNR) manage to negotiate their way past the likewise unranked Russo-Sierra Leonean pair, Evegeniy Belov & Sahr Timothy Kpulin, they'll almost certainly have to face the second seeds, Brugues Davi & Nicholas Monroe (ESP/USA WR 996)! cry

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

Bloomers avoids Ancic (no. 4 seed Krajinovic gets that nice slightly delayed 18th birthday present ...) [...]

And guess what? Ancic won by 1 & 4! wink

Lamb to the slaughter...! disbelief

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Tuesday 2nd of March 2010 11:39:09 PM

LadyTigress · County player

steven wrote:

Bloomers avoids Ancic (no. 4 seed Krajinovic gets that nice slightly delayed 18th birthday present ...) but would probably face no. 1 seed Brugues-Davi in R2 if he gets through his first match, while the Bishop does not get the kind of draw he might have been praying for:

FQR: Paul Bishop WR 1765 beat Yannick Thomet (SUI) UNR by 7-6(9) 6-1

L32: Richard Bloomfield WR 491 v (Q) Jarryd Maher (AUS) WR 871
L32: (Q) Paul Bishop WR 1765 v (2) Catalin Gard (ROU) WR 330

Bishop came through qualies?! Well I never woulda thunk it.

Eh, makes a change from last year when he had "Hollywood Patented Smile TM" work done as a present. It all comes from living in America. I blame Bolletieri.

Yeesh, Ancic is still on tour? I haven't heard sight nor sound of him since Wimbledon 2008! Apart from an Ancic fan posted an icon on the net recently which read "Please wait whilst Mario has a tantrum".

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Tuesday 2nd of March 2010 11:41:12 PM

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Tuesday 2nd of March 2010 11:41:32 PM

LadyTigress · County player

Stircrazy wrote:

steven wrote:

Bloomers avoids Ancic (no. 4 seed Krajinovic gets that nice slightly delayed 18th birthday present ...) [...]

And guess what? Ancic won by 1 & 4!
Lamb to the slaughter...!

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Tuesday 2nd of March 2010 11:39:09 PM

"Mary had a lamb, his eyes black as coals.
If we play very quiet, my lamb,
Mary never has to know."

I'nt that just CUTE. *affects patented Southern drawl*

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Tuesday 2nd of March 2010 11:55:51 PM

SMC1809 · All-time great

Lady, you worry me.

LadyTigress · County player

I enjoy a good jest.

steven · Tennis legend

LadyTigress wrote:
steven wrote:
Bloomers avoids Ancic (no. 4 seed Krajinovic gets that nice slightly delayed 18th birthday present ...) but would probably face no. 1 seed Brugues-Davi in R2 if he gets through his first match, while the Bishop does not get the kind of draw he might have been praying for:

FQR: Paul Bishop WR 1765 beat Yannick Thomet (SUI) UNR by 7-6(9) 6-1

L32: Richard Bloomfield WR 491 v (Q) Jarryd Maher (AUS) WR 871
L32: (Q) Paul Bishop WR 1765 v (2) Catalin Gard (ROU) WR 330

Bishop came through qualies?! Well I never woulda thunk it.

Eh, makes a change from last year when he had "Hollywood Patented Smile TM" work done as a present. It all comes from living in America. I blame Bolletieri.
That's Krajinovic, not the Bishop, I take it? (no need to answer that, as long as it is!)

I blame Bolletieri for most things that are wrong with tennis, but I hadn't got as far as blaming him for excessive dental work yet!

I seem to remember that after a few injuries (and gaining his law degree), Mario dropped out of tennis for a bit, joined a law practice and there were rumours that he might never return. Looks like he's now done a Colin Fleming, i.e. realised that he can pick up a professional career again later, but pro tennis won't wait ... and is more fun!

SMC1809 wrote:
Lady, you worry me.

ROFLMAO. Btw that sounds like it should be said with a southern drawl as well! wink

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 3rd of March 2010 01:47:58 AM

LadyTigress · County player

Hehehe.

So that's what happened to Ancic. He wasn't having much success before as I recall, I'm not sure if he hopes to improve here.

Yeah, it's British nature to be spooked by that - no 17 yr old should have teeth that perfect.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

LadyTigress wrote:

So that's what happened to Ancic. He wasn't having much success before as I recall

Is that the new medical term for glandular fever? confuse