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Another of a mass of weak clay court Futures next week. Jack Carpenter is likely to be seeded in the main draw (only two players in the top 750 entered, though they are both top 400) and it looks like Tom Allen has made it in too.

QR2: Nikki Roenn UNR v William Emanuel Birau (ROU) UNR

 



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But watch out for a certain Lucas Pouille ranked 189 who is playing qualies.

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QR2: Nikki Roenn UNR v William Emanuel Birau (ROU) UNR by 3 & 2

FQR: Nikki Roenn UNR v Sergiu Rogoveanu (ROU) UNR (CH 1267 in 2012)


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FQR: Nikki Roenn UNR lost to Sergiu Rogoveanu (ROU) UNR (CH 1267 in 2012) by 2 & 3


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Tom has drawn the shortest of short straws here - no idea why Frenchman in the top 200 decided it would be a good idea to play Futures qualies in Romania as a late entrant!

L32: Tom Allen WR 1498 v (1/Q) Lucas Pouille (FRA) WR 187 (CH 173 in Mar)
L32: (7) Jack Carpenter WR 880 v Andrei Cociasu (ROU) WR 1944 (CH 1894 in Jan)


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steven wrote:

Tom has drawn the shortest of short straws here - no idea why Frenchman in the top 200 decided it would be a good idea to play Futures qualies in Romania as a late entrant!

L32: Tom Allen WR 1498 v (1/Q) Lucas Pouille (FRA) WR 187 (CH 173 in Mar)
L32: (7) Jack Carpenter WR 880 v Andrei Cociasu (ROU) WR 1944 (CH 1894 in Jan)

 

Apparently, according to the French tennis tweet guy, Lucas hasn't won a single match since February (haven't checked but I guess he's right), and is having a confidence crisis.

And with Roland Garros qualies coming up I guess he thought he could really do with a few clay court victories. 

But I agree - feel sorry for Tom. Lucas shouldn't be here . . ..

 

 



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Coup Droit wrote:
steven wrote:

Tom has drawn the shortest of short straws here - no idea why Frenchman in the top 200 decided it would be a good idea to play Futures qualies in Romania as a late entrant!

L32: Tom Allen WR 1498 v (1/Q) Lucas Pouille (FRA) WR 187 (CH 173 in Mar)
L32: (7) Jack Carpenter WR 880 v Andrei Cociasu (ROU) WR 1944 (CH 1894 in Jan)

 

Apparently, according to the French tennis tweet guy, Lucas hasn't won a single match since February (haven't checked but I guess he's right), and is having a confidence crisis.

And with Roland Garros qualies coming up I guess he thought he could really do with a few clay court victories. 

But I agree - feel sorry for Tom. Lucas shouldn't be here . . ..

 

 

 I always thought that there was a cut-off ranking whereby you are not allowed to enter futures if your ranking is below this number and I'd always thought it was 200. Have I completely made this up or just got the figure wrong?!



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Tom Allen playing, presumably, the highest ranked player he's ever played, lost the first set 6-1 but is 3-2 up in the second

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L32: Tom Allen WR 1498 lost to (1/Q) Lucas Pouille (FRA) WR 187 (CH 173 in Mar) 6-1 6-4

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R1:  Tom Allen & Jack Carpenter UNR vs Berk ( disbelief ) (*) Iliescu & Radu Roan Popa (TUR - looks more like a Romanian surname to me!/ROU) UNR
R1:  Ciprian Onufrei (ROU) & Nikki Roenn UNR vs (WC) Artur Culicovschi & Marius Frosa (ROU/ROU) UNR

(*)  Will he make a fool of himself, I wonder?  Let's hope so for Tom's & Jack's sake! wink



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Pleased that Tom got a win (after getting the short straw in the singles):

R1: Tom Allen & Jack Carpenter UNR def. Berk ( disbelief ) (*) Iliescu & Radu Roan Popa (TUR - looks more like a Romanian surname to me!/ROU) UNR 6-03 6-0
R1: Ciprian Onufrei (ROU) & Nikki Roenn UNR lost to (WC) Artur Culicovschi & Marius Frosa (ROU/ROU) UNR 6-1 6-1

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imoen wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
steven wrote:

Tom has drawn the shortest of short straws here - no idea why Frenchman in the top 200 decided it would be a good idea to play Futures qualies in Romania as a late entrant!

L32: Tom Allen WR 1498 v (1/Q) Lucas Pouille (FRA) WR 187 (CH 173 in Mar)
L32: (7) Jack Carpenter WR 880 v Andrei Cociasu (ROU) WR 1944 (CH 1894 in Jan)

 

Apparently, according to the French tennis tweet guy, Lucas hasn't won a single match since February (haven't checked but I guess he's right), and is having a confidence crisis.

And with Roland Garros qualies coming up I guess he thought he could really do with a few clay court victories. 

But I agree - feel sorry for Tom. Lucas shouldn't be here . . ..

 

 

 I always thought that there was a cut-off ranking whereby you are not allowed to enter futures if your ranking is below this number and I'd always thought it was 200. Have I completely made this up or just got the figure wrong?!

 There is a cut off and I think it is 150 for futures.



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Thanks Paulisi, glad to hear I haven't been dreaming new tennis rules

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QF:  (1) Andrei Ciumac & Maxim Dubarenco (MDA/MDA) CR 1184 (477+707) vs R1:  Tom Allen & Jack Carpenter UNR



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Are you sure, Paulisi and imoen? I've no idea so I'm not saying it's wrong but:

In the ITF 2014 rules, B1 page 2 says that it is open to all male players, based on merit and subject only to the condition set forth herein that minors under the age of 14 shall not be eligible.

There doesn't seem to be any rule about cut off, unless it's elsewhere in the guide.

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