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Stircrazy


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Just to recap, as it doesn't seem to have been recorded:

SF:  (2) James Ward WR 111 defeated Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) WR 264 by 5 & 2 smile

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Final:  John Millman (AUS) WR 278 (CH = 126 in April last year) vs (2) James Ward WR 111



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It was, SC, by commentor Bob at the top of the previous page.

But much better twice than not at all - especially with good news :)

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Whoops!   I waded through so many pages of posts that I completely missed that!  Thought it was strange.  Obviously didn't look high enough up the last page!  I also managed to get the date of Millman's CH wrong, forgetting (too early in the morning!) that the damned Yanks always reverse the day & the month.  At any rate, they do if you check the live scoreboard, but not if you look up the player on the ATP site itself! disbelief



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Great news That should be AO direct entry taken care of Just to add the H2H details:

FINAL: (2) James Ward WR 111 v John Millman (AUS) WR 278 (CH 126 in 2013)

H2H 0-1 - Millman won 7-5 in the 3rd in Bangkok in 2012


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This is the 50th time a Brit has made an ATP Challenger singles final in the 2000s - Boggo leads with 13 (W 9 L 4) then James with 8 (W 3, L 4, 1 tomorrow) and Arvind Parmer with 7 (W 2 L 5)

Tweeting the link to the full list earlier produced a fun exchange with Jamie Delgado:

@GBtennis "Brits have now made 50 ATP Challenger singles finals in the 2000s, led by 13 Boggo, 8 @JamesWardtennis, 7 Arvind Parmar bit.ly/1byCbrn"

@DelgadoJamie "@GBtennis @JamesWardtennis I been stitched out of 1 final!!!! :))"

Eek, I thought, was Liam the 50th finalist last week? So I checked ...

@GBtennis "@DelgadoJamie @JamesWardtennis Oops which one did I miss? I thought your other 3 Challenger singles finals were pre-2000 (all 1999, in fact)"

@DelgadoJamie "@GBtennis i won 2 in Brazil,1 in Bristol and also lost in final manchester :))"

@GBtennis "@DelgadoJamie I make it 6 finals but my table is from 1/1/2000 - 1999: 2 wins in Brazil, Lucknow RU then 2001: Perth RU, Bristol win, Manchester RU ... so maybe you forgot 2 Rest assured the other 3 will appear if I ever get around to extending the table backwards "

@DelgadoJamie "@GBtennis yes your right I've forgotten bout those!!!"



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So wards has now made three of the last 4 main draws for Grand Slams I can't see a downside, not having to qualify will give him more time to prepare, a real opportunity to get stuck into the really big boys, and some decent pay checks to offset the coaching. I can see some decent wins coming at that level the key will be James not just feeling he's arrived but also that this where he belongs.

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Are we including Andy here? He won Binghamton and Aptos in 2005 and San Jose in 2006 (if  I've copied the info right).
steven wrote:

This is the 50th time a Brit has made an ATP Challenger singles final in the 2000s - Boggo leads with 13 (W 9 L 4) then James with 8 (W 3, L 4, 1 tomorrow) and Arvind Parmer with 7 (W 2 L 5)

Tweeting the link to the full list earlier produced a fun exchange with Jamie Delgado:

@GBtennis "Brits have now made 50 ATP Challenger singles finals in the 2000s, led by 13 Boggo, 8 @JamesWardtennis, 7 Arvind Parmar bit.ly/1byCbrn"

@DelgadoJamie "@GBtennis @JamesWardtennis I been stitched out of 1 final!!!! :))"

Eek, I thought, was Liam the 50th finalist last week? So I checked ...

@GBtennis "@DelgadoJamie @JamesWardtennis Oops which one did I miss? I thought your other 3 Challenger singles finals were pre-2000 (all 1999, in fact)"

@DelgadoJamie "@GBtennis i won 2 in Brazil,1 in Bristol and also lost in final manchester :))"

@GBtennis "@DelgadoJamie I make it 6 finals but my table is from 1/1/2000 - 1999: 2 wins in Brazil, Lucknow RU then 2001: Perth RU, Bristol win, Manchester RU ... so maybe you forgot 2 Rest assured the other 3 will appear if I ever get around to extending the table backwards "

@DelgadoJamie "@GBtennis yes your right I've forgotten bout those!!!"

 



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Midnight on livestream for those who wish to stay up.

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Miriambee wrote:
Are we including Andy here? He won Binghamton and Aptos in 2005 and San Jose in 2006 (if  I've copied the info right).

 

 

 Yes, Miriambee, Steven's full list (via the link he quoted) includes Andy's Binghampton and Aptos.  San Jose was an APT 250, though.



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paulisi wrote:

Midnight on livestream for those who wish to stay up.

Being stuck in Brazil for 3 months doesn't have many advantages, but at least the timezone works in my favour on this one.  9pm for me.

Come on Wardy.  This is the moment you have been working for your whole career.



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Bob in Spain wrote:
paulisi wrote:

Midnight on livestream for those who wish to stay up.

Being stuck in Brazil for 3 months doesn't have many advantages, but at least the timezone works in my favour on this one.  9pm for me.

Come on Wardy.  This is the moment you have been working for your whole career.

 Well when you put it like that...

I would really, really love to see James take this one. Some players can breach that top-100 and become a mainstay in the 100-50 range for the rest of their careers because of the access to ATP events. Some breach it and go on to fall back, unable to cope. If James makes it, I'll be very proud either way, because I have rarely, if ever, heard reports about him giving up or doing anything unsavoury. As you say, Bob, this is the moment that most tennis players fight for, and I'll be staying up and crossing my fingers for James to take it.



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Come on Wardy, we're all behind you! Good vibes!

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Yes, so many players set out saying they want to be top 100 players ( OK, some say World no 1 and win Wimbledon ! )

And I really think it is a real mark for all but the very, very best, and even they probably remember the moment.

To get to the top 100 in the whole wide world in such a competitive sport ( I'd say the world's most widespread and competitive individual sport ! ) is bloody good.

Go, James, rooting for you !



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Although we are all excited (me as much as anybody else, as witnessed by my comment above) about the pending milestone of being Top 100, I sort of hope his coach has taken a very different approach.

I hope he is taking the approach that breaking into the Top 100 is nothing more than a stepping stone to higher things and that if it doesn't happen tonight, "no big deal", because it is an inevitability in the medium term anyway. The most important thing really is that Wardy just goes out and plays a great match today and doesn't pile pressure on himself thinking about milestones.

But despite all that, I am still going to be a nervous wreck until it actually happens  worry.gifworry.gifworry.gif



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Nicely said, BiS.

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