Week 38 - Challenger (€30,000+H) - Kenitra, Morocco (Clay)

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 38 - Challenger (€30,000+H) - Kenitra, Morocco (Clay)

wolf · Tennis legend

I wonder where Alex is going to play for the rest of the year. Besides Romania next week, where the cut is very high and he hasn't entered and one in Morocco in the last week of October there are no clay challengers outside South America for the rest of the year. So if Alex wants to stay on the clay he will either have to go to South America or drop down to futures.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Alex will be high enough ranked to bed seeded top 4 in most futures he enters so assuming semi finals of 10ks and 15ks this would just about bring the same yield as challengers he is playing. Will probably therefore end year rankings about the 330-350 mark.

paulisi · Tennis legend

I can see Alex playing 15K clay futures for a while, given the scheduling.

Otherwise Alex has played the odd hardcourt challenger, he may go down that route.

RJA · Hall of fame

Alex has entered clay court futures in Spain for the next two weeks, the first is a 15K, the second is a 10K.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

I think minimum 20 points should be the target in his next two weeks.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, no one ever said the life of a tennis player was easy !

Alex Ward ‏@AlexWard1990 19 Sep

Casablanca airport taking security to next level, making sure I wasn't hiding anything, anywhere!! #havetopayforthatinthai

huntley93 · Strong Club Player

exactly not football! give me a chance!

-- Edited by huntley93 on Saturday 21st of September 2013 10:44:42 AM

Shhh · Challenger level

huntley93 wrote:
so i decided to take an adventure and enter the world of twitter today. you may even see me pop up in the edinburgh and glasgow futures qualifying next year depending on university

twitter.com/Jhuntley93

a bit of shamless self promotion i know! sorry guys!

-- Edited by huntley93 on Wednesday 18th of September 2013 04:58:04 PM

If you're serious about you career you wouldn't be faffing about in Futures wink

(Good luck!)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Harsh - Alex has a lot of points to defend, it would be beneficial to mix up his schedule to try and get some easy points. Besides not sure how many lesser challengers in Europe on clay are left this season.

Spectator · All-time great

Fortunately I don't think Shhh's comment was either serious or directed at Mr Ward ... Agree wholeheartedly with your point about mixing up the schedule. Mr Ward seems to have exceptionally good scheduling skills this year.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, I think Shhh's comments were about huntley93's prospects in futures, not Alex's.

(Although, huntley93, we wish you all the best too - Challengers, here you come !)

Shhh · Challenger level

Blimey........I quoted who I was replying to (huntley93), added a cheeky wink , put (Good Luck!) in brackets and was I still misunderstood? If so, no harm done and good luck to both Alex Ward (top man) and huntley93 who I dont doubt is just as good a guy!

huntley93 · Strong Club Player

haha thank, if i do play fully expecting to get beat 0+0, im going along for the experience and so i can say i have played in a pro tennis tournament! (would be a good chat up line!) also played a few tournaments this summer and played someone rated 8 and 7 and had a decent match against them!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

huntley93 wrote:
haha thank, if i do play fully expecting to get beat 0+0, im going along for the experience and so i can say i have played in a pro tennis tournament! (would be a good chat up line!) also played a few tournaments this summer and played someone rated 8 and 7 and had a decent match against them!

Well whatever your results, you had better tweet about them as I am now following you !!