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steven wrote:

In fact, Kyle has a decent-looking draw generally - potentially meeting the 8th qualifying seed in QR2 and the 4th in the FQR is as good as you can hope for if you're not seeded yourself.

I hadn't actually noticed the name Nicolás Massú (as in the former world no. 9 and Olympic champion) in Kyle's section until someone pointed it out to me on Twitter this morning. Massú beat the 4th seed yesterday, which ended a 9-match losing streak, including a R1 Futures loss to a player who (like him at the moment) is outside the top 500. The other losses were all to players in the 100-300 range though, so he would be a daunting prospect if he and Kyle both make it to the FQR.



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The main draw is out and Ward isn't playing here. Both SE positions were taken (Kuznetsov and Molchanov) so he would have had to go through qualies if he had wanted to play.

I wonder why he didn't play qualifying here. Maybe he's still feeling the effects of his DC exertions a bit and didn't want to play even more matches here when the chance of picking up points is so low.

James not playing here makes it certain that there will be no Brits other than Andy in the ATP top 250 on Monday week - in fact, the GB no. 2 will probably be ranked in the 270s.

GB 2-4 will all be very close. By my reckoning Monday week (29/4) they will have the following points

 

Ward - 172

Baker - 167

Bogdanovic - 162

Sadly they will all be ranked between 270 and 285



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Rice and Thornley just missed the doubles cut but fortunately there is a doubles qualifying event which gives them a chance

QR1: (q1) David Rice / Sean Thornley WR 443 v Sekou Bangoura / Patrick Daciek (USA/USA) WR 1963



-- Edited by RJA on Sunday 21st of April 2013 06:30:50 PM

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indiana wrote:

If one was as careful as to what one pinpointed as the LTA, one might enquire how 1 GB man in the top 250 ( quite a biggee ! ) and just 13 women in their top 700, ties in with this great age in British tennis that some folk from the LTA spout on about to embarrassing lengths about.

I was thinking about this earlier and a terrible realisation dawned on me. Since it was announced that Roger Draper is stepping down at Chief Executive of the LTA the rankings of 3 of our top 4 players have crashed confuse



-- Edited by RJA on Sunday 21st of April 2013 07:51:30 PM

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Regan lost 2 and 1

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If one was as careful as to what one pinpointed as the LTA, one might enquire how 1 GB man in the top 250 ( quite a biggee ! ) and just 13 women in their top 700, ties in with this great age in British tennis that some folk from the LTA spout on about to embarrassing lengths about.

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Kyle's match just started.

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Kyle down an early break 1-2*

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Now *1-3.

Close games though. The last two games have had 5 and 6 deuces respectively. Unfortunately Romenov won them both.

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Kyle goes down a second break at 2-5* but then pulls on back

Now serving at *3-5

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Kyle holds.

4-5*

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First set slips away. Romenov wins it 6-4.

The come back starts here.

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Drops the first set by 4-6.  cry



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The players swap breaks at the start of the 2nd set.

Kyle to serve *1-1

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Repeat the above. Two more breaks of serve.

Kyle to serve *2-2

If either player could hold serve they might go on and win this.

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