Neither of them are favourites, but you cannot grumble about getting Desein or Fabbiano in a Tour event. And assuming that they're fit, this week is a missed opportunity for Wardy and Evo.
QR1: Alex Ward WR 336 v (q5) Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) WR 179 (CH 167 in Sep)
QR1: Dan Cox WR 254 v (q7) Niels Desein (BEL) WR 214 (CH 164 in 2010)
As the leaping fish says, those aren't exactly high rankings for ATP qualifying seeds, so hopefully the boys can have some fun and a least one get at least as far as the FQR to get some points.
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
(NB he's already practically done better than he did in the first round of the 10k futures - as Alex said, can;t hack it in futures, go try an ATP event - makes sense !)