Absolutely stunning day - no less than 5 Brits beat higher-ranked non-Brits and to get 13/19 through when the GB Qs and WCs made up the bulk of the lowest-ranked players in the draw is incredible.
Well done to Fitzy in particular - beating a player over 1000 places above him in the rankings, that must feel good!
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Great day for the British players and this looks like being one of the most profitable tournaments for a long time.
Great to see Gabb and Farquahson get ranking points and Fitzy picking up another point and beating a good player in the process, while the top 3/4 of the draw is full of Brits and thus lots of winners guarenteed.
btw anyone who didnt know they played alot of matches inside on hard last night, they are doing the same today, not sure how long for, presume weather dependant
No big surprises there, apart from the Morgan win we already knew about. Fitzy just a t/b away from the QFs ... hope you can build on that in the next few weeks!
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
Some upheaval in the doubles, largely as a result of the need to draft in alternates (GBR unless otherwise stated)!
R1: (ALT) Toby Martin & Michael Ward UNR lost to Andrew Fitzpatrick & Josh Goodall UNR by 4 & 3 R1: Burnham Arlidge & Chris Priddle WR 2396 lost to Matthew Barton (AUS) & Dan Cox WR 2326 by 5 & 0 R1: (3) Tim Bradshaw & Ashwin Kumar (USA) WR 895 defeated Dan Evans & Josh Milton by 2 & 5 R1: (ALT) Philip Barlow & James Ludlow (USA) WR 1912 defeated (WC) Kyle Brassington & Benjamin Smith UNR by 3 & 2 R1: Colin Ebelthite (AUS) & Ben Pritchard UNR lost to David Rice & Sean Thornley WR 1477 by 6-7(6) 1-6 R1: (WC) Ahmed El Menshawy & Alex Golding UNR lost to (4) Maniel Bains & Marcus Willis WR 1182 by 1 & 2 R1: Blake Strode & Christian Welte (USA/USA) UNR defeated Patrik Brydolf (SWE) & Matt Short UNR by a w/o
QF: Andrew Fitzpatrick & Josh Goodall UNR vs Matthew Barton (AUS) & Dan Cox WR 2326 QF: (3) Tim Bradshaw & Ashwin Kumar (USA) WR 895 vs (ALT) Philip Barlow & James Ludlow (USA) WR 1912 QF: David Rice & Sean Thornley WR 1477 vs (4) Maniel Bains & Marcus Willis WR 1182
-- Edited by Stircrazy on Thursday 8th of July 2010 09:02:57 AM