Entries Week 44 - 28/10/2013

seagull · Hall of fame

Entries Week 44 - 28/10/2013

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
12 British entrants in challengers is the most I can remember since doing the lists (and Cox is back to $10K's for some reason). In the States Corrie is 8th alt with Rice 12th, and Kyle is 7th alt in Morocco. And Fitzy is back!!

Yes. Great to see Fitzy back on the list. But also Oli. Let's hope that means he is making a speedy recovery.

And I had to do a double take, but is that Boggo's name as well ? Let's hope it's not a bluff.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Thursday 10th of October 2013 03:51:57 PM

seagull · Hall of fame

Points Defences Week 44

Mens Singles

18 - Edmund
8 - Baker
3 - Bambridge, Farquharson, Pauffley, Marsalek
2 - Gabb, Golding
1 - Evans, Rice, Carpenter, Orton, Ward-Hibbert, Burn, Broady, Jones, Morgan

Mens Doubles

760 - Marray
90 - Fleming, Hutchins
42 - Walsh (27+15)
35 - Skupski K, Delgado
8 - Bloomfield
6 - Golding

Womans Singles
30 - Broady
14 - Keothavong, Moore
10 - Murray
9 - Webley-Smith (8+1)
4 - Windley, Peterson
1 - Carreras, Stephenson, Bees, Whybourn, Brown, Bamburac, Deigman, Elliott, McMinn, Folland

-- Edited by seagull on Thursday 17th of October 2013 03:28:32 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

No, you're right Bob - it was in Dan's tweets - back for training and then stockholm qualies .. .

If it's a strategic thing, then really weird.

But sometimes the players choose a tournament for personal reasons (like Alex W in Barca or Naomi B who just played the British Tour event in Nottingham which would look REALLY weird to someone who didn't know her) so it's just possible that Dan has some connection/friend/whatever over there in Greece and so wanted to take part.

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 10th of October 2013 04:22:24 PM

Salmon · Tennis legend

Well, he hasn't.

But I think that with a ranking within 260, he should be safe (feel free to bump this post in January, if that isn't the case) and it's not like he is struggling in Challengers, so there was a good chance that he would finish the year inside the top 250 just by playing Challengers.

Last year, the cut off was below 300 (304, wasn't it?), and even with AU$1,000 as a travelling allowance, I don't think the cut will rise that much! In fact, there's a good chance that Corrie and Willis will make it, depending on how much they want to push themselves this season.

-- Edited by Salmon on Thursday 10th of October 2013 06:04:25 PM

seagull · Hall of fame

12 British entrants in challengers is the most I can remember since doing the lists (and Cox is back to $10K's for some reason). In the States Corrie is 8th alt with Rice 12th, and Kyle is 7th alt in Morocco. And Fitzy is back!!

philwrig · Hall of fame

Evo, Wardy and Ash on a 3 week Asian trek.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Good to see Fitzy back and the elusive Boggo(if he doesn't withdraw).

Also see that more male players are having a go at Challengers than the local GB and European futures. The incentive scheme seems to be working with Gabb down and Tom F, who i don't think will have played a foreign challenger before.

Again very few ladies appearing, this is something the LTA need to address.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Bravo, Coxy. You've just beaten a top 100 player, what a time to go back to playing 10Ks.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Salmon wrote:
Bravo, Coxy. You've just beaten a top 100 player, what a time to go back to playing 10Ks.

Didn't I read somewhere about Stockholm (Week 42) for Coxy ? I know Alex W is going but I am sure somebody mentioned Coxy going as well. That would make it even more strange. ATP 250 to 10K.

But there again, maybe I am just going (or have gone) dullally.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Yeah, I mentioned that in the Sacramento thread. This makes no sense at all because he is a) doing okay at Challenger level and b) he is in no danger of missing the AO qualies cut off.

I don't think he is going to Melbourne, then? Doesn't make much sense to play in Australia in one week, and in Greece the next.

freerider · Futures level

Looking forward to following the challengers this week, hopefully everybody will turn up as above.

Re. Cox, I think that is probably quite a clever bit of scheduling. If the Greek futures is as weak as the last few weeks, then it is a much safer bet of picking up 18 points and securing his place in AOQ then winning through tougher Challenger MDs. I would however agree that from after he has secured AOQ it would be nice to see him having a stint of playing exclusively challengers (and maybe the odd 15k)

freerider · Futures level

sorry salmon, just re-read your post: I didn't realise that he had already secured aoq. In which case still a good opportunity to add solidly to his points base and have a long stint at challengers at the start of next year maybe ?!

indiana · Tennis legend

It looks like Bob has now resorted to bribery in the desperate effort to get these 20 in the top 500.

Boggo, Oli and Fitzy make sudden reappearances after their varied absences ! I take it that at least Jamie Baker has principles.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
It looks like Bob has now resorted to bribery in the desperate effort to get these 20 in the top 500.

Boggo, Oli and Fitzy make sudden reappearances after their varied absences ! I take it that at least Jamie Baker has principles.

Let's see how many of those three are on the draw sheets when they come out at the start of the week. I'll take a guess at 1 - if we are lucky.

If I am right, then maybe I should have offered them more wink