Week 23 - Wimbledon Qualifying WC Play-Offs

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

RE: Week 23 - Wimbledon Qualifying WC Play-Offs

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Ridiculous that Evans is having to play in this and may end up not getting a wild card even for qualifying, especially after the weekend he had at Queens where he looked in the best form he has been in for a while.

Quite a lot of players here have a good shot of winning this with Evo, Milton, Cox, Slabba, Willis and Bloomers all very adept on the grass and have all done well in Wimbledon qualifying in the past, so going to be some very disappointed players (who they may have to give a Eastbourne WC to out of necessity... I think Baker will defo get one, but who knows who gets the other two).

indiana · Tennis legend

The Evo appearance here and exclusion from an automatic qualfying WC must surely be for non-tennis results related reasons, and indeed the LTA have said in the past other things will be considered.

So one must assume they see he has failed in their eyes in such as conduct or application to training.

My own view is it should take a hell of a failing otherwise to knock Evo down behind all those folk that have got qualifying WCs, your Phillips and Rice for instance.

My fear is they maybe just simply don't like how he goes about things at times.

In any event, he was deemed worthy of competing for GB in the Davis Cup in March, I highly doubt that other things have gone so awry since then

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 7th of June 2010 09:42:03 PM

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Well it might have something to do with him being in the papers for the wrong reasons

Or it could be something about the Davis Cup

He does seem like a bit of a rogue character Evo, but still shambolic to refuse him a QWC and make him play this

steven · Tennis legend

L16: (1) Dan Evans WR 337 v Marcus Willis WR 585
L16: Burnham Arlidge WR 872 v (WC) Oliver Golding UNR
L16: (3) Richard Bloomfield WR 554 v Neil pauffley WR 692
L16: (WC) Jack Carpenter WR 1340 v (WC) Richard Gabb UNR
L16: Alex Slabinsky WR 564 v (WC) James Marsalek WR 1737
L16: (4) Dan Cox WR 556 v (WC) Ashley Hewitt WR 1420
L16: Sean Thornley WR 649 v James Feaver WR 706
L16: (2) Josh Milton WR 536 v Dominic Inglot WR 589

Some meaty R1 matches there!

http://www.lta.org.uk/Global/Downloads/Results/2010/Wimbledon%20Wild%20cards%20-%20play%20offs/Mens%20singles.pdf

Josh · Challenger level

Looking like that claim by Illy that he has given up tennis has a little more substance to it now.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Josh wrote:

Looking like that claim by Illy that he has given up tennis has a little more substance to it now.

Illy has stated many times in the past that he hates playing on grass so it could be that he has just chosen to skip this part of the season.

steven · Tennis legend

R1 moved indoors according to Anna Fitz.

seagull · Hall of fame

Thought Inglot was playing Queens doubles

steven · Tennis legend

Maybe he's doing the Tsonga shuffle?

HossTheBoss · Strong Club Player

Evo 3-1 down

steven · Tennis legend

Is someone texting you scores?

HossTheBoss · Strong Club Player

yes

HossTheBoss · Strong Club Player

Evo 5-2 down
Milts4-4
Golding5-3 up

steven · Tennis legend

Cool. Not a great start for Dan tho. Not a great R1 draw, in fact,tho Meatball lost to Cox at Queen's and no. 2 seed Milton probably has an even worse draw.