Tough for most of our 1995 quartet who won the Tennis Europe Winter Cup last year, all awarded wildcards here and looking to gain their first ITF points (except Luke Bambridge). Chris Pearce meets top seed Robert Carter in R1, with Luke likely to face him in round 2, whilst Kyle Edmund opens against fifth seed Connor Glennon.
i see luke is partnered with glennon in dubs, hoping they will go far, not sure what luke's chances are against robert, considering he thumped the number 1 seed last week
Not a big surprise, but another encouraging step for Luke. Jack was unable to build on his first round scalp, losing to another highly rated 1995 boy (Alexandre Favrot) who could meet Luke in the quarters.
The anticipated 1995 clash at the top of the draw materialises after a day of straight sets victories, and the quarters shape up as:
QF
(WC) Luke Bambridge (GBR) v Alexandre Favrot (FRA) (4) Dimitri Bretting (SUI) v (5) Connor Glennon (GBR) Nicholas Sayer (HKG) v (15) Sam Hutt (GBR) (7) Isak Arvidsson (SWE) v (2) Lewis Burton (GBR)
bambridge also in the doubles quarters, really hoping he comes through this qf match, anyone know any thing about his opponent, has he got as much potential as luke?
A good win for Luke, as Favrot has been at the sharp end of some top junior team and individual events in recent years. He and Connor lost their doubles QF though
QF
(WC) Luke Bambridge (GBR) d. Alexandre Favrot (FRA) 7-6(2) 7-5 (4) Dimitri Bretting (SUI) d. (5) Connor Glennon (GBR) 6-3 6-4 Nicholas Sayer (HKG) d. (15) Sam Hutt (GBR) 6-4 3-0 rtd (2) Lewis Burton (GBR) d. (7) Isak Arvidsson (SWE) 6-3 6-1
SF
(WC) Luke Bambridge (GBR) v (4) Dimitri Bretting (SUI) Nicholas Sayer (HKG) v (2) Lewis Burton (GBR)