Fitzy is due to be in the main draw here and it looks like Matthew Short (his first Futures appearance this year) has scraped in too.
QR1: Daniel Bristow UNR v Konstantin Feise (GER) UNR (both in their first Futures event) QR1: Nikki Roenn UNR v (q11) Sergio Magro Moreno (ESP) WR 977 QR1: Matthew Chadwick UNR v Lucas Dourado (BRA) WR 1846 QR1: Max Andrews WR 1571 v Callum Kempe UNR QR1: Sam Holt UNR v Christian Mohs (GER) UNR
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QR1: Daniel Bristow UNR bt Konstantin Feise (GER) UNR (both in their first Futures event) : 6-0, 6-0 QR1: Nikki Roenn UNR lost to (q11) Sergio Magro Moreno (ESP) WR 977 : 7-5, 6-2 QR1: Matthew Chadwick UNR lost to Lucas Dourado (BRA) WR 1846 : 6-3, 6-2
Remaining QR1 results, including a second double bagel of the weekend for a Brit against a German!
QR1: Max Andrews WR 1571 beat Callum Kempe UNR by 0 & 2 QR1: Sam Holt UNR beat Christian Mohs (GER) UNR by 0 & 0
QR2: Daniel Bristow UNR v Alejandro Bejar Andres (ESP) UNR QR2: Max Andrews WR 1571 v Philipp-Luca Raickovic (GER) UNR QR2: Sam Holt UNR v Bastien Faver (FRA) WR 1473
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Given how long ago Fitzy tweeted that, it seems crazy that the draw isn't online yet - Tennis Europe still only has the qualifying draw as does ITF and on the ATP site, the main draw link takes you to the qualifying draw as it was before any results were filled in!
I noticed the same problem on the ATP site. I am also amazed that they have a qualifying draw of 128 and they don't start until the Saturday. It seems as though there won't be any main draw matches until Weds.
Also, is there a problem with the GB Tennis website ? Or maybe with freewebs.com I haven't been able to access it for a couple of hours or more.
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Cancel that. I have just seen your comment in the other thread. I thought for a while it was just me having problems.
-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Monday 18th of February 2013 10:32:38 PM
Given how long ago Fitzy tweeted that, it seems crazy that the draw isn't online yet - Tennis Europe still only has the qualifying draw as does ITF and on the ATP site, the main draw link takes you to the qualifying draw as it was before any results were filled in!
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QR2: Daniel Bristow UNR lost to Alejandro Bejar Andres (ESP) UNR by 4-6 6-4 6-2 QR2: Max Andrews WR 1571 beat Philipp-Luca Raickovic (GER) UNR by 3 & 3 QR2: Sam Holt UNR lost to Bastien Faver (FRA) WR 1473 by 0 & 1
QR3: Max Andrews WR 1571 lost to (q7) Michael Bois (FRA) WR 865 by 2 & 0
Both of the main draw R1 opponents shown in Bob's post have significantly higher career highs - Obry 274 last April and Gigounon 344 last July.
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Gotta wonder what the logic is playing in Portugal when a run of home 10ks are coming up particularly as it looks likely for 0 or 1 or 2 points at the most.
Gotta wonder what the logic is playing in Portugal when a run of home 10ks are coming up particularly as it looks likely for 0 or 1 or 2 points at the most.
i suspect a mixture of hoping for weak fields and the fact that it is fairly accessible and cheap to get to.
I also think that part of the reason for Fitzy choosing Portugal is that he is now working with Soto Tennis on the Costa del Sol and so the trip up to Faro is only a 4 hour drive.