QR2: (q5) Dan Cox WR 603 beat (wc) Nestor Briceno (USA) UNR by 6-0 6-7(6) 6-2 QR2: James Ireland WR 1264 beat Erik Elliott (USA) UNR by 4 & 4
A particularly good result for James, given Elliott's R1 scalp
FQR: (q5) Dan Cox WR 603 v Stefan Micov (MKD) WR 1895 (CH 1247 last Sep, currently at college in Portland) FQR: James Ireland WR 1264 v (q14) Mohamed Haythem Abid (TUN) WR 855 (CH 360 in 2010)
-- Edited by steven on Monday 11th of March 2013 06:23:51 AM
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FQR: (q5) Dan Cox WR 603 beat Stefan Micov (MKD) WR 1895 (CH 1247 last Sep) by 1 & 2 FQR: James Ireland WR 1264 lost to (q14) Mohamed Haythem Abid (TUN) WR 855 (CH 360 in 2010) by 3 & 1
L32: (8) Josh Milton WR 386 v Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) WR 426 (CH 416 last Dec) L32: (Q) Dan Cox WR 603 v (2) Bradley Klahn (USA) WR 223 (CH 220 last month)
Both Brits are in the bottom quarter of the draw. Quite a contrast in fortunes - Garanganga has lost the last 12 sets he has played while Klahn (who qualified for the US Open last year then upset Melzer in R1 before getting thrashed by Gasquet) is dropping down to Futures level for the first time in more than two years.
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What a wretched draw for Mr Cox. Wonder if Mr Klahn tried to qualify for Indian Wells and then just stuck around ...
That was my first thought, but he wasn't anywhere near making the qualifying cut and didn't get a QWC. Funnily enough, James Ireland's conqueror Abid did get a QWC for Indian Wells and took 5 games off Tursunov.
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!