Entries Week 18 - 04/05/2015

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Entries Week 18 - 04/05/2015

RJA · Hall of fame

paulisi wrote:
Tidied up the tables - still waiting for automatic withdrawals to come off, but looks like Evo might be playing Egypt.

I wonder if any bookie will offer a market on whether or not he actually turns up.

indiana · Tennis legend

This time last year Evo was WR 132 ( 9 places off his CH of 123 ) with at the end of the previous year a clear majority of these forum members who responded to a poll predicting that he would make the top 100 before the end of 2014.

Got to start somewhere again if he wants such days to return ...

indiana · Tennis legend

I see that Katie Boulter has withdrawn from the Japan 50K ( as have Tara and Cav ).

Entered and withdrawn from tournaments over a few weeks, hopefully she's getting closer.

RJA · Hall of fame

indiana wrote:
This time last year Evo was WR 132 ( 9 places off his CH of 123 ) with at the end of the previous year a clear majority of these forum members who responded to a poll predicting that he would make the top 100 before the end of 2014.

Got to start somewhere again if he wants such days to return ...

He has entered the tournament in Egypt the following week as well which I will take as a promising sign.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
The Optimist wrote:
indiana wrote:
I suspect James would put up with that 'problem' :)
But BiS might not be so understanding after a drive to the Spanish capital
As far as Wardy is concerned, I'll take anything that gets him into the top 100, although hopefully that milestone is done and dusted by then. I will have plenty of alternatives if he is still playing the Challenger. My master plan is to travel up to Mostoles early on Fri 1st May where, as long as Willbomb doesn't let me down by getting knocked out early, he will be playing his quarter final. That is just outside Madrid. Sat and Sun will depend on Marcus progressing and whatever GB action is scheduled in Madrid. They often start the doubles and women earlier, so there is a chance the Jamie/John, Dom/whoever and Heather might be playing.
Mon and Tues will definitely be at the Madrid Masters, after which I will either be back home, or if TAP pilots cancel their strike, I could be flying back out to Brazil from Madrid on the Weds.
Lots of jigsaw pieces in there. We'll just have to see how they fit when the time comes.

Seriously thinking of cancelling my trip to the Madrid Masters through lack of British interest. I can only stay until midway through Tuesday at best (may be less), so Andy is unlikely to have started by then. I had been hoping that as well as Heather on the women's side, we would also have a lot of men's interest - Jamie and Dom in the doubles (not together of course) and quite possibly Wardy, Kyle and Aljaz in men's qualies. They would all have got in on ranking, I think. However, it now looks like just Heather and Jamie.

I still plan to go and see Marcus on Fri/Sat, but with this week's 10k in Mostoles due to have its final on Saturday and not Sunday, Marcus will have to make the semi at least. As top seed, I hope he gets there. If not, I may have to call the trip off all together.

Maybe I should just save up my pennies (or cents in my case) and try to get over for Wimbledon and DC instead.

RJA · Hall of fame

Not that it was ever really in doubt but James has now made it into Madrid qualifying.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RJA wrote:
Not that it was ever really in doubt but James has now made it into Madrid qualifying.

So he lost on purpose today, just so I could go and watch him in Madrid. What a considerate guy he is. wink