QR1: (q13) Matthew Short WR 991 v Mario Dierckx (BEL) WR 1307 QR1: Gary Chamberlain v Tomas Rodrigues (POR) UNR QR1: Nikki Roenn v Yoeri Somers (NED) UNR QR1: Stefan Sterland-Markovic v Ankit Sachdeva (IND) UNR
Morgan Phillips (GBR) WR 526 vs. Steven Diez 7 (CAN) WR 459
Unlucky for Morgan to be unseeded had any seeds withdrew he would have been seeded. Not a bad draw if he wants to go deep this week having drawn the 7th and 3rd seed who are both beatable.
QR3: Hugo MORAES (POR) UNR lost to Matthew SHORT (GBR) WR 991 (13) 1-6, 2-6 QR3: Stefan STERLAND-MARKOVIC (GBR) lost to Francisco DIAS (POR) WR 1017 (14) 2-6, 3-6
FQR: Matthew SHORT (GBR) WR 991 def. Yann Marti (SUI) WR 593 7-5, 7-6(4)
One of Morgan's best wins for a while, when you take into account the scoreline - his next opponent (junior ranking 61) doesn't turn 16 until next week!
Meanwhile, Matthew Short isn't giving up his GB T25 place to Fitzy without a fight!
L32: Morgan Phillips WR 525 beat (7) Steven Diez (ESP) WR 462 by 1 & 2 L32: (Q) Matthew Short WR 992 beat (WC) Martin Trueva (POR) WR 877 by 4 & 1
L16: Morgan Phillips WR 525 v (WC) Frederico Ferreira Silva (POR) UNR L16: (Q) Matthew Short WR 992 v (2) Juan-Pablo Amado (ARG) WR 370 (CH 225 in 2009)
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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!
Ok, so Matthew really was VERY determined to keep Fitzy off the GB top 25 table - what a result!
Capkovic is likely to be a bridge too far though - he had a career high of 211 in 2009, must have been out with injury last year, won the title in Faro last week and, of course, has the 2nd longest ongoing Brit-bashing streak of 12 wins since a loss to Jonny Marray in May 2005.
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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!
Ah, steven, brit-bashing streaks are there to be broken. Mind you, it will take some performance to do it! A good week all round for Morgan and Matthew :)