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Josh


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Just to add a word on Marcus / Lewis's match. It wasn't on one of the four main courts so the crowd was slightly smaller and it was one of the last matches to finish. As with so many doubles matches there was nothing in it throughout and no one really threatened to break. It's a shame they couldn't nick one of the TB's, they probably deserved a 3rd set.

I wonder how Dave would have fared if Gicquel wasn't given a code violation in the TB, he really was a different player after. His rant at the umpire was a bit ridiculous, still moaning about a decision the same umpire had made in his qualifying match last year.

Oli's opponent started off OK but just seemed to give up once Oli levelled the 1st set. Very strange.

As CD alluded to the 4 courts near the main viewing area where in awful condition. Lots of dry, dusty patches and dodgy bounces. Marcus, never one to mince his words, was comparing it to playing on a pike of cow patt. Don't know what the problem was, I've been to watch a few other times and there has never been any issues.

Also good to see Hewitt there supporting a lot of the Aussie guys.

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I don't agree that Marcus & Lewis didn't deserve WC 

Although lost focus as a pair last 2 months was  not of marcus 's doing it did prove a costly mistake 



-- Edited by A1 tennis academy on Tuesday 17th of June 2014 12:00:13 AM

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If it's partly or wholly my remark that I didn't consider Marcus & Lewis ( or Dave & Sean ) had done enough to warrant a doubles MD WC, that you were responding to there, Gary, just so we are on the same page, I will reemphasise that that is MD WC as distinct to the Q WCs the two pairs were awarded.

I have for some time suggested that Marcus & Lewis should certainly get a Q WC for their succeses and rankings improvement, but not a MD WC, because their ranking was still outside the CR 400 target, but almost moreso their paucity of experience, and inevitably then wins above futures level.

You may very well still disagree, but just for clarification.

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Also, re the "loss of focus" or whatever, say a couple of further futures titles by Marcus & Lewis together would still as far as I can see have left their CR a fair bit short of CR 400. And once again futures successes and win / loss ratios is not the big issue here, the lack of testing against higher quality opposition would have remained.

So, to my mind, that is a red herring.

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Marcus lack of challengers probably meant he had no chance of qualifying for singles I think. That and the fact his true ranking is lrob about 300 similar to Rice and Corrie.

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I'll be there from mid morning - if anyone fancies pm me in the next coupl eof hours.

 



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You have to be top 400 as a pair to get a doubles wildcard this year, they changed the criteria (lowered from 500) which is why the likes of Sam/Jade and Em/Nik didn't get selected on the women's side.

LTA stuck to their rules so there shouldn't be any complaints.

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I believe our Doubs  preparation up until April was spot on then Lewis went off to Rome challenger with evo and it through a spanner in the works and for nearly 2 months when they did not play a challenger together the extra points gained could have gained the WC . 

Also their doubles form dropped dropped had match point v Fleming & SA

I thinkaid if at  their top form would have won that match & yesterday's wimby Q . 

Some important decisions need to be made  now one of which is should we now focus on getting singles rankingin to the top 250 ? 

With the clock ticking we really need to reach that level by this time next year to have a realistic chance of top 100 by age of 27 

 

 

 

 

 

 



-- Edited by A1 tennis academy on Tuesday 17th of June 2014 08:36:57 AM

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Could have, might have....

But no way was there any sort of certainty ( likelihood is highly debatable ) of picking up sufficient points in a belated switch to challengers.

Sounds to me more lap of the gods than "spot on" campaign.

Challenger doubles are generally a much tougher environment than future doubles, and Gary, I am sure that you actually well aware that the LTA simply were left with no real grounds to grant a MD WC, and most certainly not on the "could have, might have" stuff.

Me thinks maybe rather too long spent racking up futures titles and admiring win / loss ratios.

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"Some important decisions need to be made now one of which is should we now focus on getting singles ranking in to the top 250 ? "

Something we have been saying for sometime.

Should be a mix of 10K, 15K and challengers.

Schedule the 10K's when there are decent points to defend.

Fairly straight forward stuff....



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For me it was an achieveable target let's hope valuable lessons learnt and it's a different story in 2015 



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It is straight forward when one person making the decisions but it's Rarely that  simple 



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Brydan underway.

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Brydan is a set up on Klahn! By 6-3

Can I just ask, as a general rule there doesn't seem to be a lot of likeness for Brydan on here. Just wondering why that might be the case?

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Jaffa wrote:

Brydan is a set up on Klahn! By 6-3

Can I just ask, as a general rule there doesn't seem to be a lot of likeness for Brydan on here. Just wondering why that might be the case?

 Isn't he playing Kudla? 

 

And Brydan's a new Brit.... which's always greeted with animosity. But then on top of that, from all reports, he has a HORRENDOUS attitude and his on court antics cost him. It's not even just with fans, he's generally disliked in the British tennis locker room. Plus when he plays doubles, he seems to constantly partner Aussies, that's fine, but it does make his decision to switch affiliations all the more questionable. 



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