Week 23 - Challenger (€64,000) - Nottingham, UK (Grass)

steven · Tennis legend

Week 23 - Challenger (€64,000) - Nottingham, UK (Grass)

wolf · Tennis legend

Such an interesting draw, wish I was there to watch tomorrow.

As Baghdatis is not in the qualifying draw, I assume he has the last wild card.

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

6 Brits out of 8 for the top Qualy spot and yet it's pretty likely that none of them will take it!

paulisi · Tennis legend

So see many getting through round 1, never mind qualifying.

freerider · Futures level

Willis is the only brit with a realistic chance of qualifying in my opinion.

freerider · Futures level

ohhh and maybe Golding too actually. Horrible draw for mr Corrie

DavidC · Tennis legend

Oli looks as if he is about to lose - down 3-6 3-5. Josh M won an all Brit affair whilst Sam lost in straights to the top seed.

scottie1 · Futures level

DavidC wrote:
Oli looks as if he is about to lose - down 3-6 3-5. Josh M won an all Brit affair whilst Sam lost in straights to the top seed.

Was Matt Reid not a really good junior

Long time reader · Lower Club Player

scottie1 wrote:
DavidC wrote:
Oli looks as if he is about to lose - down 3-6 3-5. Josh M won an all Brit affair whilst Sam lost in straights to the top seed.
Was Matt Reid not a really good junior

Think your thinking of Todd Reid, another Aussie who won Wimbledon juniors about 10 years ago.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lewis has just won the first set in a 9-7 tie-break. (I've only seen Lewis play once but thought he played a nice game and have been suprised since that nothing seems to be happening for him - but the time I saw him play was on grass, so maybe (just maybe) grass is his thing and now's the time)

Some of the others seem to be doing better than expected too, in terms of score, maybe not the actual win. It's not much bet better than nothing ?

steven · Tennis legend

Decent scores but few wins is fairly standard for the grass court season, I think.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
Decent scores but few wins is fairly standard for the grass court season, I think.

Yes cry , I know that scores tend to be closer on grass (harder to break and all that). But you can't blame me for trying to be sunny and optimistic smile smile smile smile

steven · Tennis legend

The main draw is an absolute shocker - two Dans get each other and the other four gets seeds in R1

L32: (WC) Kyle Edmund WR 295 v (8) Dudi Sela (ISR) WR 110 (CH 29 in 2009)
L32: (WC) Dave Rice WR 313 v (5) Kenny de Schepper (FRA) WR 72 (CH 62 in Apr)
L32: (WC) Dan Smethurst WR 244 v (6) Matthew Edben (AUS) WR 73 (CH 61 in 2012)
L32: Dan Evans WR 134 v (WC) Dan Cox WR 225
L32: James Ward WR 168 v (2) Steve Johnson (USA) WR 64 (= CH)

Dan v Dan H2H: 4-2 to Evo - they last met in 2012

LouieG · County player

Anyone know what Steve Johnson is like on grass?

seagull · Hall of fame

LouieG wrote:
Anyone know what Steve Johnson is like on grass?

Don't know but he won't have had much time on it. Saw him play Lokoli at the FO a few days ago where he came back from 2 sets down.