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steven


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Kyle has got a main draw wild card, but believe it or not:

L32: James Ward WR 217 v Kyle Edmund WR 517

GB's top clay court player other than Andy against the player who may well fit that description before too long.

To make things worse, the winner will play top seed Michael Russell or former world no. 45 Mischa Zverev in R2.



-- Edited by steven on Saturday 13th of April 2013 10:05:15 PM



-- Edited by Stircrazy on Sunday 14th of April 2013 07:29:02 PM

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My initial thoughts too. But there's another 5 months of data to collate which could change things dranatically.

Putting GB bragging rights aside, should be a cracking match! Interesting dynamic for Kyle to get 8 points on the outcome of 1 match, rather than having to win 5 matches for a single point against very decent opposition only back in January.



-- Edited by korriban on Saturday 13th of April 2013 08:52:59 PM

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That's another wretched draw. I don't think the outcome has any particular wider significance (famous last words) but it's pretty horrid for them both after they shared the experience of the Davis Cup together ... and would both like to do well coming off it. Worse yet given that certainly Ward's chances against almost everyone in the draw saving perhaps (and only perhaps) the top two seeds would be not bad ... so the chances that both could have progressed would have been high.



-- Edited by Spectator on Saturday 13th of April 2013 09:22:12 PM

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johnnylad wrote:

Has Sarasota always been on Hard?

Has James won it before?

Am I confusing it with Savannah?

No, it has always been on clay (my fault - I was in a rush, copied the title from another Challenger thread and missed two of the changes I should have made) and yes, James has won the title here before, back in 2009 when he became the first Brit to win a clay court Challenger this century.

It is easy to confuse with Savannah (by which I mean I have done so in the past!), which is also on clay and is where James won the doubles title with Jamie Baker in 2010.



-- Edited by steven on Saturday 13th of April 2013 10:23:47 PM

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Guess we will know after this who will play in Croatia alongside AM wink



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Has Sarasota always been on Hard?

Has James won it before?

Am I confusing it with Savannah?



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Couldn't write it , should be a fascinating match

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But Tallahassee has switched from hard to clay.

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Cheers Steven - I thought it was the "famous" clay challenger.

Can't believe its 4 years since all those "first Brit to win a clay tournament since the middle ages" headlines

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At least this draw ensures that one Brit gets 8 points from the week and from Kyle's perspective it is actually a pretty good draw.

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Tbf your quite right , take the nationalities away , a great draw for both

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Actually I think it's a poor draw for James because of who he is likely to play in round 2. He is only defending 3 points this week but a whopping 52 next so he really needs a good run either this week or next week. 8 points would be a good haul for Kyle but not for James.

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indiana wrote:

Week 16 me thinks.

Quite right!  Yet another thing Steven overlooked in his haste to start the thread!  Duly corrected. wink



-- Edited by Stircrazy on Sunday 14th of April 2013 07:31:22 PM

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Yeh your right , I was simply refering to the first round , but yes the bigger picture Is not great

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wardy in qualifying doubles action tonight

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