Week 13 Futures - USA F8 ($15k) - Mobile AL

steven · Tennis legend

Week 13 Futures - USA F8 ($15k) - Mobile AL

steven · Tennis legend

After disastrous days in Miami and Turkey, this seems to be the only week 13 ranked tournament left with any GB men in singles at all. disbelief

Still, a relatively good day in Alabama:

QR1: David Baxendine UNR lost to Romain Bocaert (FRA) UNR by 3 & 0 cry

QR1: (q11) Tim Bradshaw WR 1013 beat Rogan Egerton UNR by 6-0 7-6(3) smile

QR1: James Chaudry WR 1574 beat Alexandre Bernard (FRA) UNR by 5 & 2

QR1: Paul Bishop WR 1777 beat John Valenti (USA) UNR by 3 & 0

QR2: (q11) Tim Bradshaw WR 1013 v Robert Verzaal (USA) UNR
QR2: James Chaudry WR 1574 v (q6) Haydn Lewis (BAR) WR 803
QR2: Paul Bishop WR 1777 v Scott Robertson (AUS) WR 1652

SMC1809 · All-time great

QR2: (q11) Tim Bradshaw WR 1013 lost to Robert Verzaal (USA) UNR 6-4 7-6(1) cry

QR2: James Chaudry WR 1574 lost to (q6) Haydn Lewis (BAR) WR 803 6-0 6-2 cry

QR2: Paul Bishop WR 1777 lost to Scott Robertson (AUS) WR 1652 6-4 6-3 cry

Oh Dear!

Josh · Challenger level

So only one Brit male playing in singles anywhere in the world and it's not even Monday yet. Going to be a bit of a dull week it seems cry

steven · Tennis legend

Josh wrote:

So only one Brit male playing in singles anywhere in the world and it's not even Monday yet. Going to be a bit of a dull week it seems

Yes, and just when we thought it couldn't get any worse:

L32: Josh Milton WR 557 v (1) John Millman (AUS) WR 263

Still, Meatball took a set off Millman in Bath and both Jamie B and the Wardinator have beaten him twice ...

Vandenburg · Futures level

Josh wrote:

So only one Brit male playing in singles anywhere in the world and it's not even Monday yet. Going to be a bit of a dull week it seems

so lithuthanina tennis is actaully in a better state, at the mo as they have 2 people in singles tourements at the mo.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
[...] just when we thought it couldn't get any worse:

L32: Josh Milton WR 557 v (1) John Millman (AUS) WR 263

His luck didn't improve in the doubles, either:

R1: Tim Bradshaw & Josh Milton WR 1653 vs (2) Ashwin Kumar & Vasek Pospisil (USA/CAN) WR 631 bleh

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

L32: Josh Milton WR 557 v (1) John Millman (AUS) WR 263

Still, Meatball took a set off Millman in Bath and both Jamie B and the Wardinator have beaten him twice ...

But Josh is not going to join the select band of Millman-conquerors this time round: he lost by 2 & 0. cry

The doubles was much closer: he & Tim Bradshaw lost that by 6-4 5-7 [8-10]. bleh

Josh · Challenger level

Poor from Milts, hoped he was going to build on a decent week at Jersey but back to more mediocrity. Looks like another good grass season is required to keep him in the top 600, not to push in the top 400 and beyond.

indiana · Tennis legend

Oh, pity. It was a very tough draw but clearly Josh would have hoped for a bit more than that.

Anyway, that kind kind of puts the tin lid on not the most epic last week in GB men's singles tennis history

Josh · Challenger level

Probably the worse week ever I expect, doubt there have been many weeks were less than 2 games have been won in any main draw anywhere while there is a full selection of Futures and Challengers and an ATP on as well.

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, a dreadful week, but if it's any consolation (it isn't, obviously) only Muzza picked up any ranking points in week 13 last year, when we also had just one other GB man in a singles main draw, Feaver in Egypt, and he went out in R1 too.

http://www.freewebs.com/britishtennis/gbtop25m/2009wk13.htm

However, Muzza did of course score 990 points than he did this year and the Brits collectively scored over 100 points more in Jersey than they did this year, so there are going to be some big ranking drops on Monday.