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Of the four Brits on the Alt list here, only Josh Milton has turned up. A pity in a way because half the players in the qualifying draw are unranked Finns. Having said that, the top four seeds are ranked 166-259 (and Josh is in the section with top seed Delbonis) so actually picking up any ranking points here will not be easy. 

QR1: (q7) Josh Milton WR 380 v George Bastl (SUI) UNR (CH 71 in 2000)



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And Bastl won't be a pushover I'm sure

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I reckon he'll storm it!

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Dear me

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An early break for Josh:  3-0*.



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Milton bagels Bastl in the first! biggrin  1-0* in the second...



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Bastl eventually breaks back, but Josh, after a bit of a battle, breaks again,  to 40 (courtesy of a Bastl double fault! wink ), in the eighth game of the second & will serve for the match: *5-3.



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Josh faced a couple of BPs, but eventually served it out:  0 & 3. smile  The match to decide which of two unranked Finns will be his opponent in QR2 is still on court:  Kallio & Saarni are evenly poised at 2-6 7-5 *3-3!



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Hurrah !

Thanks Stircrazy.

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Stircrazy wrote:

The match to decide which of two unranked Finns will be [Josh's] opponent in QR2 is still on court:  Kallio & Saarni are evenly poised at 2-6 7-5 *3-3!

Saarni it is who eventually comes out on top by 6-2 5-7 6-4 & who will take on Josh in QR2 later this afternoon.  Should be a piece of cake...



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QR1: (q7) Josh Milton WR 380 beat George Bastl (SUI) UNR (CH 71 in 2000) by 0 & 3

QR2: (q7) Josh Milton WR 380 v Jesper Saarni (FIN) UNR - 'after suitable rest'

Saarni served 18 aces and 7 DFs against Kallio and created 14 bps but only took 4 of them.





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Saarni - I'm waiting for the inevitable puns. . .(no, piece of cake doesn't count, I've never seen a cake sarni)

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Josh had an early break against Saarni, but has just surendered it:  2-1*. hmm



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But Josh breaks again & consolidates:  4-1*.



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Yet again Josh falters & is broken to love (I think):  4-3*. cry



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