George and Ashley are only separated by one more line in the draw than last week but it it enough to ensure that instead of playing each other in R1 this time, they are in opposite halves of the draw.
L32: George Morgan WR 947 v (7) Sean Berman (USA) WR 552 - H2H 0-1, 3 & 4, Wimbledon juniors 2011 L32: (5) Ashley Hewitt WR 528 v (Q) Alon Elia ISR WR 1395
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Ashley would be guaranteed another qualifier in R2 as well, if (when) he wins. And a QF place could be enough to see him break into the Top 500 for the first time.
L32: George Morgan WR 947 lost to (7) Sean Berman (USA) WR 552 by 2-6 1-6
Gosh. George seems to have completely and utterly lost his way.
He really shouldn't be losing by that scoreline to someone ranked outside 500. Think of the LTA money that has been invested in him over the last 3-4 years alone, and there are no signs at all of him turning the corner. Odd.
QF: (4) Ashley Hewitt & George Morgan WR 1941 defeated Eyal Burstein & Shahar Elbaz (ISR/ISR) UNR by 2 & 2
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SF: (4) Ashley Hewitt & George Morgan WR 1941 vs (2) Albano Olivetti & Elie Rousset (FRA/FRA) WR 770
A footnote to George's defeat by Sean Berman: he was seen off today by the Israeli player ranked only slightly lower than George (915), Or Ram-Harel...