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Jamie Baker: Jamie says he's aims to get into the top 200 next year but this could be a little too ambitious. I reckon he'll make it up to about 250 but the big test for him will be how quickly he can move up his ranking up to 300 and start playing challenger events. He says he wants to break through onto the challenger circuit but will he go for lots of challenger qualies or will he just try and do well in the GB futures and satellites. He hasn't got any real points to defend until April so January and Februray provide an ideal opportunity for raising his ranking quickly.

Colin Fleming: About 280

Alex Slabinsky: About 320

Jonny Marray: 280: But if he gets that elusive Wimbledon win or strings a couple of wins together at Surbiton, Queens or Nottingham, that could change things and he could be close to the top 200.

Dave Sherwood: 230: He seems to struggle with consistency from the baseline which lets him down. He should do well on the fast indoor courts at the start of the year and has few points to defend throughout the year so I'd expect him to get back into the top 250.

Richard Bloomfield: 175: Bloomfield really seems to have transformed in the 2nd part of this year. His successes have given him much more confidence and his game is really coming together. He's obviously been putting in lots of work on his baseline game as that's become a lot more solid and his serve is a major weapon. As long as he consistently avoids Danai Udomchoke, he should definately break the top 200 thouh I think he'll have to go through the playoffs to get a Wimbledon wildcard as I think he's already had 3.

Jamie Delgado: 260: Always seems to save his best for Wimbledon qualifying and Queens but has had a couple of really nasty draws in the Wimbedon main draw for the last couple of years. Impressive victory over Gael Monfils at Queens after benefitting from the wildcard fiasco but hasn't done much in the latter part of the year. Doesn't seem to have it in him to get back into the top 150 anymore but he's too good to slip down out of the top 300.


James Auckland: Anywhere between 200 and 350, his form is so variable. Like Bloomfield he seems to have found confidence and determination he didn't previously have, this autumn and his serve has also developed into a major weapon. He's become a really classy doubles player and I reckon he'll break the top 100 this year which could possibly lead to a Davis Cup call-up.

Josh Goodall: 320: I think his game revolves a little too much around his serve to do well in challengers. He'll break the top 300 again but will then slip back. When the 1st serve doesn't go in, against challenger level players, he's in trouble


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And not to forget our mysterious GB pro player who I confidently predict will reach a new career high in 2006.


With a bit of luck he should get one of the eight wildcards for Wimbledon as he has only received 2 so far. I can see him making the 2nd round, having come so close before. And could win matches at Queens or Nottingham.



-- Edited by kundalini at 19:14, 2005-12-10

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You know who he is then?

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Hi guys, I'm currently in training. I see that kundalini has discovered my identity so congratulations to him - I didn't realise I'd given so many clues away. You are all definately sharp sleuths.

Thanks to kundalini for the message of support, the Wimbledon wildcards look to be a close-run thing, with the rise of Matt Smith, Jamie Baker, Colin Fleming and Richard Bloomfield + the return of Martin Lee there are going to be so many people eligible for them this summer. Even if I keep my ranking inside the top 275, I'm still not guaranteed a wildcard though hopefully my good record on grass will count in my favour.

Hopefully I can do better at Queens this year as in June I had a great chance to qualify but didn't take my chances against Mertinak who also has a good grass-court game. Hopefully, I can get close to the top 200 by then as I don't want to have to qualify for Wimbledon with points to defend in Nottingham. I need a good start to the year as I don't have many points to defend until March when I had quite a lot of success in Asia and then in the Nottingham challenger in April.

As for my 2006 predictions: I'm looking to make the top 150 by the end of the year , to qualify for a grand slam outside Wimbledon and to perform consistently in challengers.


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Hi guys, I'm currently in training. I see that kundalini has discovered my identity so congratulations to him - I didn't realise I'd given so many clues away. You are all definately sharp sleuths. Thanks to kundalini for the message of support, the Wimbledon wildcards look to be a close-run thing, with the rise of Matt Smith, Jamie Baker, Colin Fleming and Richard Bloomfield + the return of Martin Lee there are going to be so many people eligible for them this summer. Even if I keep my ranking inside the top 275, I'm still not guaranteed a wildcard though hopefully my good record on grass will count in my favour. Hopefully I can do better at Queens this year as in June I had a great chance to qualify but didn't take my chances against Mertinak who also has a good grass-court game. Hopefully, I can get close to the top 200 by then as I don't want to have to qualify for Wimbledon with points to defend in Nottingham. I need a good start to the year as I don't have many points to defend until March when I had quite a lot of success in Asia and then in the Nottingham challenger in April. As for my 2006 predictions: I'm looking to make the top 150 by the end of the year , to qualify for a grand slam outside Wimbledon and to perform consistently in challengers.

monsoir Marray?

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To be fair, you gave some clues away but not as many as Niall

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Im confused..is our GB pro J Marray or Matt Smith ? 

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I think we worked out in the end that it couldn`t be Matt as certain things didn`t add up, and it`s pretty much been given away now who it is!

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Im confused..is our GB pro J Marray or Matt Smith ? 

well mertinak beat marray and flanigan at Queens and Marray is the only out of the two in the top 275

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Thats what I thought about Smith........J Marray...Good !

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Sally wrote:


To be fair, you gave some clues away but not as many as Niall


And yet no one has been able to guess my identity.


Regarding our other mystery pro something doesn't add up for me.   The clues on this thread imply that he is definitely Jonathon Marray but back on the 16th of November he claimed to have won two matches in his current tournament.


That week Jonathon Marray lost in the 2nd round of the singles. 


http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=/posting/2005/305/mds.pdf


and the first round of the doubles.


http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=/posting/2005/305/mdd.pdf


It doesn't add up.



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That`s strange, but like you said, all the other evidence points to him.


By the way Niall, my guess for you is Mihail Zverev. How far out am I?



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Sally wrote:


That`s strange, but like you said, all the other evidence points to him. By the way Niall, my guess for you is Mihail Zverev. How far out am I?


You are spot on. Well done.


How did you work it out?



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I followed your list of clues.


1)You play for Germany but weren`t born there : You were born in Moscow and now live in Hamburg.


2) You got your first ranking points in 2003: April I think.


3)You`re coached by your father : Alexander


4) Your hobbies/interests: That clinched it for me - it`s exactly what is on the ITF page for you.


5) Losing in the qualifying that week: Helsinki?


The one I didn`t get was the head-to-head record against the Brits. You said it was 1-1 but just in 2005 it was 1-2. Can you clear that one up for me?



-- Edited by Sally at 19:50, 2005-12-11

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Oops, I pretty much copied everything from Zverev's profile on the ITF site I guess at the time I wrote that the match aggainst Auckland hadn't been updated. Sorry about that, I was going to say the my record against Scottish players is 1-1 but I thought that might make it a bit easy.


I thought it would be clear when someone found Zverev's profile that it was the correct one. I'm just curious how you got to that profile. The name Zverev stuck out for me from the 2004 US open juniors where he lost to Andy in the semis, was that it? 


Sadly I don't think I can keep up the pretence of being a Russian German for much longer. Now that I think about it I should of said I was American or Australian as at least I can speak the language. I'll post my real profile on the introductions section soon.



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