Week 1 - ATP 250 - Doha, Qatar (hard)

RJA · Hall of fame

RE: Week 1 - ATP 250 - Doha, Qatar (hard)

freerider · Futures level

I think Evo has a very good chance here, should be a lot more match sharp then Gulbis

indiana · Tennis legend

Well, as long time predictors on the BOTB will be too well aware, trying to accurately predict what you are going to get from Mr Gulbis can be a thankless task.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RJA wrote:
I just looked at the prize money for this tournament and unsurprisingly it is rather generous.

First round losers get $10,700 which compares rather well to $4,655 in Brisbane or $4,115 in Madras.

And the LTA will have to have put their hand in their pocket again as well, to the tune of £1,250

spud · Challenger qualifying

I think if Dan is patient using his backhand slice he could annoy Gulbis quite a lot

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Great to see Dan qualify

Tough 1st round match. Hope he can spring the upset

paulisi · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
RJA wrote:
I just looked at the prize money for this tournament and unsurprisingly it is rather generous.

First round losers get $10,700 which compares rather well to $4,655 in Brisbane or $4,115 in Madras.
And the LTA will have to have put their hand in their pocket again as well, to the tune of £1,250

I think Dan is still fully funded, so will not qualify for the bonus scheme

paulisi · Tennis legend

Just looking at the rankings, Dan needs to have some really good results to climb up the ladder. There is a massive gap in points between positions now. Even a 50pt jump will only jump around 10 places.

wolf · Tennis legend

Treat & Dom face the defending champions next. Actually they played at the same stage last year, losing 7-6(4) 4-6 [8-10]

R1: (4) Treat Huey (PHI) & Dominic Inglot beat Alexandr Dolgopolov & Teymuraz Gabashvili (UKR/RUS) 6-3 7-6(4)

QF: (4) Treat Huey (PHI) & Dominic Inglot v Christopher Kas & Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER/GER)

Dom & Treat actually don't have any points to defend to mid March (Dom Dallas chally final, Treat Indian Wells final).

airsmashers · County player

Dan up on livescore

Held serve after saving 2 BPs

1-1*

murrayman650 · ATP level

Evans 0* - 1 Gulbis

15-0

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adv Gulbis

40-40

adv Evans

1-1

15-0

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2-1

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Can anyone find a stream? Or is Court 1 too much of an outside court to be televised?

Evans facing 0-30 now.

airsmashers · County player

Unfortunately there does not seem to be a stream.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Thanks airsmashers, I just wanted to confirm I hadn't missed anything. Shame really but the livescores suggest we aren't missing a classic just yet. 1-4 to Gulbis now although Evans has just saved two more break points on his serve...dare I hope?

RJA · Hall of fame

Dan lost the first set 6-2 but gets a break in the first game of the second.