WCs here have gone to Neal Skupski, Andrew Fitzpatrick, James Marsalek and Richard Gabb, though one or two more may come through if any of them get in as direct acceptances at the last moment.
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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!
Emilien FIRMIN (FRA) (1) Vs Joe MILLS (GBR) Martin COLENBRANDER (NZL) Vs David HODGETTS (GBR) Jan BLECHA (CZE) (2) Vs Dominik EGOLF (SUI) Andy GAUTHIER (USA) Vs Niall ANGUS (GBR) Ashley HEWITT (GBR) (3) Vs Alex GOLDING (GBR) Christopher SIMPSON (GBR) Vs James HIGNETT (GBR) Edward Louies OUEILHE (USA) (4) Vs Jonathan BROOKLYN (GBR) James CHAUDRY (GBR) Vs Keelan OAKLEY (GBR) (12) Tom FARQUHARSON (GBR) (5) Vs Rowan ISAAKS (GBR) Daniel SINCLAIR (GBR) Vs Lloyd GLASSPOOL (GBR) (9) David PEL (NED) (6) Vs Igor SOBOLTA (UKR) Adam THORNTON-BROWN (GBR) Vs Daniel MCGRATH (GBR) (10) Kyle BRASSINGTON (GBR) (7) Vs Joe ROGERS (GBR) Jessy KALAMBAY (SUI) Vs Francesco VILARDO (ITA) (13) Marshall TUTU (GBR) (8) Vs Anton BETTINK (NZL) Jeremie CAYLA (FRA) Vs Stefan STERLAND-MARKOVIC (GBR) (11)
R1: (1) Malek Jaziri (TUR) WR 293 v Matthew Short WR 976 R1: Richard Gabb WR 1205 v Q R1: Lewis Burton WR 881 v Nicolas Rozenweig (FRA) WR 951 R1: (6) Josh Goodall WR 437 v Richard Waite (GER) WR 817 R1: (3) David Rice WR 412 v Sean Thornley WR 614 R1: Q v Q R1: Miles Bugby WR 1244 v Enrico Iannuzzi (ITA) WR 944 R1: (5) Chris Eaton WR 434 v Q R1: (7) Alexander Ward WR 487 v Marcus Willis WR 641 R1: Blake Strode (USA) WR 543 v Q R1: Q v Q R1: (4) Rudy Coco (FRA) WR 414 v Q R1: Andrew FitzpatrickWR 942 v (8) Albano Olivetti WR 541
R1: (WC) James Marsalek WR 1109 v Sam Barry (IRL) WR 864 R1: Burnham Arlidge WR 918 v Marvin Barker (NZL) WR 769 R1: Neal SkupskiWR 955 v (2) Henri Kontinen (FIN) WR 374
Malek JAZIRI (TUN) (1) Vs Matthew SHORT (GBR) Richard GABB (GBR) Vs Emilien FIRMIN (FRA) Lewis BURTON (GBR) Vs Nicolas ROSENZWEIG (FRA) Richard WAITE (GER) Vs Josh GOODALL (GBR) (6) David RICE (GBR) (3) Vs Sean THORNLEY (GBR) Tom FARQUHARSON (GBR) Vs Marshall TUTU (GBR) Miles BUGBY (GBR) Vs Enrico IANNUZZI (ITA) Adam THORNTON-BROWN (GBR) Vs Chris EATON (GBR) (5) Alexander WARD (GBR) (7) Vs Marcus WILLIS (GBR) Blake STRODE (USA) Vs Alex GOLDING (GBR) Kyle BRASSINGTON (GBR) Vs Edward Louies OUEILHE (USA) Jan BLECHA (CZE) Vs Rudy COCO (FRA) (4) Albano OLIVETTI (FRA) (8) Vs Andrew FITZPATRICK (GBR) Sam BARRY (IRL) Vs James MARSALEK (GBR) Marvin BARKER (NZL) Vs Burnham ARLIDGE (GBR) Neal SKUPSKI (GBR) Vs Henri KONTINEN (FIN) (2)
Kontinen: "What a first match it was! I won 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-0. I was down 2-5 in the second set and at 5-6 on my serve he had a match point. I stayed positive all the way and enjoyed competing again. Skupski played very well and it was a extremely tough first round. The most I've played in practice has been two short sets so it will be very interesting to see how my body feels in the morning."
So Neal has gone out but pushed the 2nd seed very close.
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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!