Week 17 - Challenger (€42,500) - Prosperita Open, Ostrava, Czech Republic (red clay)

philwrig · Hall of fame

RE: Week 17 - Challenger (€42,500) - Prosperita Open, Ostrava, Czech Republic (red clay)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Darren Walsh & Gonzales on the livestream at the moment. 3-0 up.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

First set 6-0

wolf · Tennis legend

QF: (1) Ruben Gonzales (PHI) & Darren Walsh CR 329 (171+158) beat Miloslav Mecir & Dominik Suc (CZE/CZE) CR 1657 (1252+405) 6-0 6-3

SF: (1) Ruben Gonzales (PHI) & Darren Walsh CR 329 (171+158) v (4) Roman Jebavy & Jan Satral (CZE/CZE) CR 494 (154+340)

LouieG · County player

Ward 2nd on centre tomorrow at about 11.30, will be streamed.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

I hope wardy gets there but perhaps he needs a new number the proximity of 100 is part of the problem, really the relevant target is that that gains DE to ATP250s, then 500, then GS and then those that guarantee seeding at 250's, 500's etc....

LouieG · County player

I think 100 is often highlighted as it pretty much guarantees DE to slams, 104 to be precise.

RJA · Hall of fame

Top 100 is obviously a psychological thing but it shouldn't really be a goal in itself. Winning an ATP tournament or a good run at a slam would be the kind of things that I think James should be aiming for.

-- Edited by RJA on Wednesday 29th of April 2015 05:49:15 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Top 100 and other statistical round numbers are something that many fans look at with clearly top 100 being a biggee.

I'd say that top 100 is highlighted rather more for itsrlf rather than it being just inside the likely DE to Slams cut-off though of course there is some linkage.

And while I would certainly imagine James wants to get that ticked off so that he will be a 'top 100' player I would imagine that we all have no idea what effect his ongoing closeness to the top 100 is having on his play.

I would hope, and actually suspect, very little if any at all and not the particular 'problem' that some appear to think.

Bruce · Lower Club Player

For Roland Garros the ranking date used for entries into the main draw is 13th April 2015. On 16th they posted lists of players accepted.

For the men, 104 players are accepted (the top 99 in the ranking list and 5 players with protected rankings). The 8 wildcards and 16 qualifiers aren't known yet.
www.fft.fr/sites/default/files/pdf/listeinscrits_sm_entry.pdf

p.s. The woman's list is at www.fft.fr/sites/default/files/pdf/listeinscrits_sd_entry.pdf

freerider · Futures level

I was wondering the other day when james was wr 101 if he didnt have a mandatory 0 counter for wimbledon rd1 loss as a wildcard and his 18th best score counted would he have been top 100? I will have a look later and work it out

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Stircrazy wrote:
Finally!
L32: (2) James Ward WR 105 defeated (Q) Dusan Lojda (CZE) WR 294 by 7-5 4-6 6-4
*****
L16: Iñigo Cervantes (ESP) WR 277 (CH = 130 in July 2012) vs (2) James Ward WR 105

Limping over the line myself here...well done Wardy & GL today smile

Jan · Hall of fame

James warming up

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Broken in the opening game of the set - again !!

livestream.com/ATP/ostrava2015centrecourt

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Cervantes a class act. Probably have him as narrow favourite here.