Week 24 - Wimbledon Men's Qualifying

Keyser Soze · Social player

RE: Week 24 - Wimbledon Men's Qualifying

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

Janowicz won 15-13 against Ilhan

steven · Tennis legend

That's 20 wins from their last 25 matches for Rice & Thornley - and probably their best win yet

Not fazed by Battistone's odd racket and serve!

Keyser Soze · Social player

rice/thornley are a breath of fresh air to the sport i hope they can qualify and do some damage in the main draw! broady and golding in singles too

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Really pleased for David & Sean. Doubles QR2:

Alessandro Motti & Stéphane Robert (ITA/FRA) vs (WC) David Rice & Sean Thornley

Motti & Robert have just done for the q3s, Emmrich & Siljeström, in two tie-breaks, so will be no pushovers...

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Monday 13th of June 2011 08:26:08 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

I maybe be a bit late on this, but I thought Ricey (aka Dr No..not sure why ) and Sean had got a MDWC for the MDs. I certainly told everybody at Nottingham that I bumped into that this was indeed the case. Everybody I told were very happy for the two and pleasantly surprised, and I now I find out they never got one.
IMCONFUSED.

indiana · Tennis legend

Phil, there's been a fair amount oif discussion re Rice and Thornley and their WC prospects in the last few weeks and clearly more in the last week or so.

I haven't seen anyone on the forum who ventured a particular opinion re them that didn't think they should have got a MD WC ( though I am aware that some have more generally said they thought the LTA should stick to their WR 250 and presumably doubles combined WR 500 recommendation targets )

But I have never seen or heard anywhere any suggestion that they had got a MD WC, and Sean tweeted last week that they were not on the original MD WC list. Strange one.

PS : Eaton & Goodall got one of the five MD WCS. I don't know who ultimately got the others. Anyone ?

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 13th of June 2011 08:48:27 PM

RainDelay · Pro player

Delgado/Marray
Fleming/Hutchins
Hewitt/Luczak
Eaton/Goodall
and one other

philwrig · Hall of fame

Thanks Indy, in a mad rush last week I've clearly got the wrong end of the stick. That doesn't change the fact that they should have got one, given the situation with the 2 Dan's.

Why is Ricey known as Dr No ? James Bond ?

indiana · Tennis legend

RainDelay wrote:
Delgado/Marray
Fleming/Hutchins
Hewitt/Luczak
Eaton/Goodall
and one other

Thanks. Yes, I have just read elsewhere that Delgado/Marray and Fleming/Hutchins were original WCs though they appear to now be direct entries re

http://britishtennis.activeboard.com/t43181744/entries-week-25-20062011/?page=2

indiana · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:
Thanks Indy, in a mad rush last week I've clearly got the wrong end of the stick. That doesn't change the fact that they should have got one, given the situation with the 2 Dan's.

Why is Ricey known as Dr No ? James Bond ?

I had memories of this being discussed rather inconclusively some time ago, and a little use of "search" brough up pages 5 & 6 here. James Bond does indeed get a mention ( I searched on Dr No James Bond ), but it is also indeed a bit inconclusive

http://britishtennis.activeboard.com/t36990574/week-28-futures-great-britain-f1010k-frinton-grass/?page=5&sort=oldestFirst

There endeth my services for this evening smile

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 13th of June 2011 09:15:42 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Thanks for that Indy, it appears its as clear as mud !!

DavidC · Tennis legend

Liam & Oli 4th & 5th on court 14 tomorrow (following Sam Murray)
Jamie 5th on court 11 (following Bemelmans)

johnnylad · Tennis legend

David Rice No1
D R No
Dr No!

-- Edited by johnnylad on Monday 13th of June 2011 10:13:47 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Court 14 is the place to be tomorrow, not only for Liam ( as today ) and Oliver, but also earlier Mel and Samantha.

Each court has 3 women's matches ( first 11.00 am ) and then two men's matches ( first not before 2 pm )

Jamie Baker WR 377 vs (q25) Andreas Beck (GER) WR 155 ( CH 33 - 2009 ) Crt 11 - 2nd men's

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) WR 160 ( CH 148 - 2011 ) vs Oliver Golding WR 976 Crt 14 - 2nd men's

Roberto Bautista-Agut (ESP) WR 175 ( CH 156 - 2010 ) vs Liam Broady WR 748 Crt 14 - 1st men's

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 13th of June 2011 10:15:00 PM