I'm chuffed for Boggo. He's one of my favourite players and I don't mind saying so.

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Scratchy wrote:

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Well done Bogman, really good result.
Should keep the anti Boggo posse at bay for a few more days!

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Boggo is responsible for the global financial crisis and the BP oil spill.

 

Discuss. 

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You forgot the problems in Japan! ... as in this recently updated version of John Lloyd's post-Austrian DC tie hit:

Don't blame it on bankers
Don't blame it on BP
Don't blame it on earthquakes
Blame it on the Boggo

 

Jamie Baker should have played Sitak by now, but unless he tweets, I doubt we're going to get any news until the early hours (and tonight I don't intend to be up quite that late!) - the US Challenger sites (with some honourable exceptions, e.g. Dallas) make the LTA look generous as far as revealing scores goes.

As for the Aptos twitter account, they last tweeted on Monday ...

Andy Murray didn't even beat Young last time they played Scottie

scottie1 wrote:

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fantastic result for Alex could any other British singles player beat young apart from Andy? The doubters should shut up and let him get on recovering his ranking as he has little points to defend

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Well if you are talking about expressing doubts re such as not giving Boggo very much chance against Young ( and I am delighted he won ) or having real doubts as to whether he will get back into the top 200 ( and I really hope he does ), then I am sorry, but this is a discussion forum, and we all have various opinions.

Yes, we had some issues with some interloper(s) last week putting down Boggo in an OTT manner, but that is a separate issue. Re just genuine thoughts from regular posters, I don't see a problem, and you can count me in as continuing to express my views, be they doubts or not, on Boggo and any other player.

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 13th of July 2011 10:53:18 PM

indiana wrote:

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scottie1 wrote:

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fantastic result for Alex could any other British singles player beat young apart from Andy? The doubters should shut up and let him get on recovering his ranking as he has little points to defend

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Well if you are talking about expressing doubts re such as not giving Boggo very much chance against Young ( and I am delighted he won ) or having real doubts as to whether he will get back into the top 200 ( and I really hope he does ), then I am sorry, but this is a discussion forum, and we all have various opinions.

Yes, we had some issues with some interloper(s) last week putting down Boggo in an OTT manner, but that is a separate issue. Re just genuine thoughts from regular posters, I don't see a problem, and you can count me in as continuing to express my views, be they doubts or not, on Boggo and any other player.

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 13th of July 2011 10:53:18 PM

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 I would certainly consider myself a "doubter" when it comes to Boggo and have give him some stick in the past. I think this is perfectly reasonable and very different to people who register an account just to be destructively critical of him.

Jamie has just confirmed that result "Got through my first round today 63 76. Involved a good comeback in second set."

L32: Jamie Baker WR 339 beat Artem Sitak (NZL) WR 377 (CH 299 in 2008) by 6-3 7-6(3)
L32: Alex Bogdanovic WR 382 beat (2) Donald Young (USA) WR 105 (CH 73 in 2008) by 7-6(7) 6-2

L16: Jamie Baker WR 339 v (7) Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) WR 239 (CH 101 in 2007)
L16: Alex Bogdanovic WR 382 v (Q) David Martin WR 901 (CH 459 in 2006)

Winners to play each other.

The interesting thing about Jamie's match is that he has played Bozo twice, both in R2 of Challengers in the US, and has beaten him in straight sets both times - 2 & 3 at Joplin and 5 & 4 at Knoxville! Both of those matches were in 2007, the year both of their CHs are from, 211 near the end of the year in Jamie's case, 101 near the start of the year in Bozo's case. They have both dropped over 120 places since.

Boggo's opponent is a doubles specialist (ranked 110, CH 38 in 2008) having a rare good week in singles - a bit like Colin Fleming earlier this year, whom Martin partnered in two tournaments in April.