Davis Cup - Euro Africa Zone Group II relegation play-off - GBR v Turkey, 9-11 July 2010

spud · Challenger qualifying

RE: Davis Cup - Euro Africa Zone Group II relegation play-off - GBR v Turkey, 9-11 July 2010

seagull · Hall of fame

spud wrote:

Yeh, but most players have to go through the grass court season whatever their surface. Its a warm up for a grandslam where anything can happen. There aren't any decent alternative surfaces for ATP events at that time i think so i guess he has to, unless he misses out.

True but does not really explain the Newport entry

steven · Tennis legend

Maybe he's been told to have a go at Newport so that he plays on grass early in the week of the DC tie ...

Count Zero · Tennis legend

maybe he thinks without boggo and murray the rest of the team can do a job without him

baxi2 · Lower Club Player

Lets hope the Davis Cup captain(whoever that may be) has the courage to include Dan Smethurst in his thoughts for this tie, Smethurst having just beaten Dan Evans convincingly at The Tipton Futures.

-- Edited by baxi2 on Thursday 11th of March 2010 04:33:53 PM

spud · Challenger qualifying

seagull wrote:

spud wrote:

Yeh, but most players have to go through the grass court season whatever their surface. Its a warm up for a grandslam where anything can happen. There aren't any decent alternative surfaces for ATP events at that time i think so i guess he has to, unless he misses out.

True but does not really explain the Newport entry

It doesn't. Maybe it is something to do with DC as i bet Turkey are thinking about an away tie on grass.

spud · Challenger qualifying

baxi2 wrote:

Lets hope the Davis Cup captain(whoever that may be) has the courage to include Dan Smethurst in his thoughts for this tie, Smethurst having just beaten Dan Evans convincingly at The Tipton Futures.

-- Edited by baxi2 on Thursday 11th of March 2010 04:33:53 PM

Definitely, But i'd think slower surfaces would bring him into the occasion more. As he tends to play on the clay quite a bit from what ive seen.

HossTheBoss · Strong Club Player

One swallow doesnt make a summer?

seagull · Hall of fame

Mmm - Ilhan no longer entered for Newport...in fact Boggo is ther only entrant at the moment!

Count Zero · Tennis legend

lol Boggo obviously making a statement of intent there!

there's a possibility Ilhan didn't initially realise that the DC and Newport clashed.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Unconfirmed as of yet, but there are strong rumours that the tie will be played in Eastbourne.

indiana · Tennis legend

I'd still play it on hard courts, and I am presuming they are not planning on building one in Eastbourne for the tie

Less uncertainty than on grass and maybe confuse ourselves as to who our best players for the tie are.

spud · Challenger qualifying

I dont think we should play it in on hard because we've had that for the past 3 ties and i think we've struggled.

I know Ilhan plays on hard courts a lot of the time as well. I think were most dangerous on grass because if we can hold our serve a lot we have a chance at winning any rubber.

-- Edited by spud on Wednesday 17th of March 2010 03:32:55 PM

Josh · Challenger level

indiana wrote:

Less uncertainty than on grass and maybe confuse ourselves as to who our best players for the tie are.

Is that clear anyway? Both our two singles players have been beaten by a couple of the lower ranked Brits in the past week so maybe playing someone like Eaton or Goodall would have more success on the grass than Ward or Evo. Also both Milts and Willis won a round at Wimbledon last year so maybe leave a spot for any of the 89/90 players who have some good results in the grass season.

spud · Challenger qualifying

I think Goody, Eaton and Flemski would take Turkey on Grass.