Week 28 - Challenger ($75,000) - Aptos, California (Hard)

Guid007 · Strong Club Player

Week 28 - Challenger ($75,000) - Aptos, California (Hard)

SMC1809 · All-time great

At least it will be 8 points for a Brit, and maybe more. You've got to fancy Boggo on the hard court.

gjr · Club Coach

Ooch!

After the week he's had I hope this is scheduled for Tuesday?

Count Zero · Tennis legend

you know what, we all knew this would happen.
tennis really is unbeliebavle isnt it

Count Zero · Tennis legend

also winner of boggo/blooms will plays Nielsen or a Q, and for some reason K.Beck wr89 is is the Q draw here :(

you know its coming.

indiana · Tennis legend

I guess if Richard is still a bit tired by his efforts might as well be Boggo to take advantage.

As SMC said, you'ed fancy Boggo on hard court anyway.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 11th of July 2010 09:40:10 AM

Scratchy · Club Coach

Its just unreal, but also very predictable!
Yep I agree with all the above comments, Boggo should win this on a hard court.

RJA · Hall of fame

Scratchy wrote:
Boggo should win

Well yes he should but this and similar statements have been made about Boggo many times in the past only for reality to strike.

Silver · County player

I'm going against the grain and picking Bloomers. Sorry folks!

C'mon the Bloom! :D

thegingerlightbulb · Intermediate Club Player

Me too. Nothing against Bogdanovic but Bloomfield has a good opportunity to carry momentum and maybe have a great summer and who knows even become one of those late blosomers in tennis.

My hunch is that Boggo will win (as he does against all non Murray brits) and then lose in the next round

-- Edited by thegingerlightbulb on Sunday 11th of July 2010 01:25:05 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Boggo tends to win against non Murray Brits for the very simple reason that he is and has been for quite some time clearly Britain's second best tennis player.

A big trouble for Boggo I feel with folk's attitude to him is that the ranking of the GB no 2 tennis player ( whoever it may be ) is one thing that has for a while reflected badly on GB tennis.

So Boggo for being the poor guy that is good enough to earn that position gets an overamount of stick. I sometimes even feel it's part of the LTA's problem. i.e. how dare he be Britain's no 2 and only ranked currently 172, that he'individually is more of a problem than the general state of GB men's tennis.

By the way if Richard really does continue in very good vein through the rest of the year and indeed improve on what he has done before, the expression must be "late bloomer" smile

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 11th of July 2010 04:16:26 PM

steven · Tennis legend

thegingerlightbulb wrote:
My hunch is that Boggo will win (as he does against all non Murray brits)

That sentence should end "... except Bloomers" though - the H2H is 2-0 to Richard, both in straight sets, at Glasgow in 2002 and at Surbiton in 2007. I agree with the majority that Boggo should win this one assuming that doesn't play on his mind.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

It's the match that should have happened last week had Boggo not lost to Kohlmann.

You would fancy Boggo to win given that except for last week, he has proven to be the better player, and it will be tough for Bloomers to follow up his run in Newport, but Bloomers does have a good record against Boggo and will be full on confidence.

You just know that Beck will get the qualifier spot in this section as well, but if he doesn't, a decent chance that one of them can win a few rounds here.

helki · Futures qualifying

Have a dilemma on this one. ashamed

I've always been a Boggo fan after seeing him play, such a variety of shots but, I do love a comeback kid. Bloomers has certainly lived up to that billing (perhaps not the 'kid' bit) this past week with a super run to the SF. Only consolation, a Brit will get through to the 2nd round. smile

mjd · Challenger qualifying

steven wrote:

thegingerlightbulb wrote:
My hunch is that Boggo will win (as he does against all non Murray brits)
That sentence should end "... except Bloomers" though - the H2H is 2-0 to Richard, both in straight sets, at Glasgow in 2002 and at Surbiton in 2007. I agree with the majority that Boggo should win this one assuming that doesn't play on his mind.

Not forgetting the 6-4 6-4 win by Richard in the Final of the 2001 British Junior Championships.