If you are reading this, I need a favour. If you have been reading the forum over the last few months, you will know of my "20 players in the top 500" prediction. When I made that prediction, you were one of my bankers.
So what I need you to do, is win the tournament this week, then postpone your "retirement" for one more tournament and win that one as well. That will get you back in the top 500 for the end of the season.
Once you have done that, I will allow you to retire and to pursue your coaching career.
Interesting to see Fitzy posting and his plans for the season. Maybe today's win may give him the bug to have a few more goes on the circuit when time allows, the talent is obviously still there.
Josh G seems to be in a titanic struggle against the pole.
Good to see Luke winning, lets hope a few more of the young guns pick up wins - Jonny, Evan, Liam
If anyone's interested, there are 23 GB players in the first round, 10 who are still teenagers and the average age is a fraction under 21 years old. It's not right to jiggle the stats but if you take out Simon Dickson (not because he's old - age 31 - but because he doesn't normally play) the average age is 20 years and 6 months.
Clay Crawford chalked up a very good win yesterday - will be interested to see how he does today.
Meanwhile, James has won the first set v Evan 6-4, Josh G 2-5 down in the third, Marucs a break down, Jonny and Sam back on serve