Week 24 - Wimbledon Men's Qualifying

TimProper · Junior player

RE: Week 24 - Wimbledon Men's Qualifying

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, certainly was very unlikely in a 128 man draw to have got 2 all-Brit ties. But the luck of the draw has given us what I think is a pretty good result.

Quite happy really with these specific ties and the draw in general for the Brits.

Pretty good for Liam, that as well as Di Mauro's questionable grass credentials the guy still slips in as 31st seed, so if Liam beats him he'd then get a non-seed in Q2, i.e. Bautista-Agut (ESP) or Lojda (CZE).

Tough Q1 draws though for Smethurst and Ward.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 12th of June 2011 11:24:24 PM

Keyser Soze · Social player

im getting behind rice/thornley in the doubles as they should have gotten a main draw wildcard COME ON BOYS!!

Smidster · Challenger level

Todays OOP

Alex Ward - 2nd on Court 6
Liam Broady - 2nd on Court 14
Oliver Golding - 2nd on Court 15
Boggo - 1st on Court 16
Dan Smethurst - 2nd on Court 16
Baker v Mogan - 4th on Court 16

Doubles

Broady/Golding - 5th on Court 15
Rice/Thornley - 5th on Court 16

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Looks like a decent enough draw for Boggo, Don't think Kintell will have much experience on grass and Boggo got a good win over him on carpet last year. he did win Helibron challenger this year though, beating Bozo and brands ins the SF & F respectively, would suggest he can be a good returner of serve.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Is anybody going this morning? I aim to be there around 1.00, provided it is not raining (it is overcast and damp at the moment). If anyone fancies meeting, send me a private message

Steve

Count Zero · Tennis legend

couple of mins to kick off, sounds like they will get play underway on time, whether the scores are too is another matter.

Scratchy · Club Coach

Ha!
Things are never straight forward when it comes to the Wimbledon Website.
I have vague recollections of waiting for the draw on radio wimbledon a few years ago, however it never materialised!
I'm not holding out much hope.

-- Edited by Scratchy on Monday 13th of June 2011 10:08:17 AM

Count Zero · Tennis legend

some scores coming up, although Boggo's isn't amongst them yet

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i wonder if all the matches have started and just no scores or if some starts were delayed due to damp courts.

Scratchy · Club Coach

Count Zero wrote:
i wonder if all the matches have started and just no scores or if some starts were delayed due to damp courts.

Yep that's an odd one.

If you look at the order of play, the matches that have started have 'In Progress' by them. So I reckon your damp courts explanation could be right. However it could just be the incompetence of the Wimbledon website.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

I am informed by Leon Smith via Roger Draper that it was the All England Club Committees decision not to allocate a qualifying wild card for Richard Bloomfield and the LTA did recommend Richard to the All England Club.

As Richard is higher Ranked than Boggo who is also recovering from injury played similar amount of games and similar age I wonder if the the All England had in mind that ridiculous betting allegation from Wimbledon 2006 first round win and yet again last year when he beat Rochus in USA who by the way was only ranked 160, Richard then went on to beat Giraldo and Ryan Harrison - were they too taking bribes? ( Telegraph )

I did not notice an investigation being launched for James Ward's brilliant wins last week! I wonder why Richard gets the bookies, especially Bet365 so upset when he wins against the odds is he supposed to always lose?

-- Edited by mjd on Monday 13th of June 2011 10:57:31 AM

RJA · Hall of fame

Scratchy wrote:
Count Zero wrote:
i wonder if all the matches have started and just no scores or if some starts were delayed due to damp courts.
Yep that's an odd one.
If you look at the order of play, the matches that have started have 'In Progress' by them. So I reckon your damp courts explanation could be right. However it could just be the incompetence of the Wimbledon website.

Another match seems to have just started so damp courts looks like a distinct possibility.

RJA · Hall of fame

mjd wrote:
I am informed by Leon Smith via Roger Draper that it was the All England Club Committees decision not to allocate a qualifying wild card for Richard Bloomfield. and the LTA did recommend Richard to the All England Club.

As Richard is higher Ranked than Boggo who is also recovering from injury played similar amount of games and similar age I wonder if the the All England had in mind that ridiculous betting allegation from 2006 and yet again last year when he beat Rochus in USA who by the way was only ranked 160, Richard then went on to beat Giraldo and Ryan Harrison - were they too taking bribes? ( Telegraph )
I did not notice an investigation being launched for James Ward's brilliant wins last week, I wonder why Richard gets the bookies, especially Bet365 so upset when he wins against the odds is he supposed to always lose?

Seems very odd for the All England Club to reject the LTA's recomendations so you are probably right that the "betting scandal" had something to do with it.

Now I am not going to accuse Richard of anything but in fairness to the bookies they do know the difference between suspicious betting paterns and an underdog winning.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Court 1 not updating scores for some reason either. Ct 3 now saying play susepended.

@MJD. that's odd if that was on Wimby's mind. but in anyway it's nothing to do with the winner of a match, you can't throw a match by agreeing you will defiantly will it (with out the losers pre agreement). Let's hope that is not the reason.