QR1: James Allemby UNR beat Michael Simonian (ISR) UNR by 2 & 1

QR2: (q3) Joshua Jones WR 1004 beat Pelle Briffoz (BEL) UNR by 1 & 0
QR2: (q6) Ashley Hewitt WR 1106 beat Romain Bogaerts (BEL) UNR by 3 & 2
QR2: James Allemby UNR lost to (q13) Jan Blecha (CZE) WR 1497 by 1 & 3

QR3: (q3) Joshua Jones WR 1004 v (q15) Hasler Pastor (ESP) WR 1904
QR2: (q6) Ashley Hewitt WR 1106 v (q13) Jan Blecha (CZE) WR 1497

Rubbish draw for Fitzy against the reigning Orange Bowl champ, last year's RG boys' runner-up & former world junior no. 2 Thiem though if Fitzy can bring some of his form from last week, he's more than capable of another upset, I'm sure!

L32: George Morgan WR 707 v Qualifier - Tuesday
L32: Andrew Fitzpatrick WR 704 v (5) Dominic Thiem (AUT) WR 614 - Monday

Yes, must be particularly annoying to get a R1 draw like that when you've got the money together for a trip like this, but that's tennis for you ... 

Exactly the right attitude though - you've got to beat players like that at some stage and the draw starts looking a lot kinder if you can take him out.

Of course, given that you have been playing well above your ranking recently and you were next in line to be seeded yourself, Thiem must be wishing he'd got an easier R1 draw too!

Good luck! 

Fitzy, any reason why you decided to go overseas when there are Futures happening still in UK?

Fantastic, Fitzy, well done!

Antoine Benneteau WR 723 (Julien's brother) or a qualie next for Fitzy

nice win for Fitzy! well done

busy day indeed but a good one all around! ive chosen to go abroad because i wanted to get back to back tournaments going where i felt i could go deep.
I should have made the semi's in tipton, you need to start making semi's and finals of futures to make any sort of inroads in futures.
In 10k's you have to work harder for your points, especially when your one out of being seeded!

Ive got a link at the academy ive started to train at 'lordbrownof' as the guy who runs dukes meadows help set up Israel tennis federation, so ive managed to wangle free acomodation at there version of the NTC, obviously not costing millions of pounds, and it has a lively atmosphere unlike the ntc as well as players actually train there! ha

If im honest im still having to look at other areas outside tennis as when i come back from this trip i wont have my 'home' to go to as its being sold and there are things like car insurance and things like that at the end of this month i just dont have anywhere near the money to pay for. So things have to change financially, i hope in time but it might not be the case.

What ever the case im out here giving everything and going from there and dealing with all the rubbish i have to deal with off the court as and when it hits me.
Hoping for a good 3 weeks.

Day off tomorrow