Week 25 - ATP 250 - Nottingham - Grass

RJA · Hall of fame

Week 25 - ATP 250 - Nottingham - Grass

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Given how Muller is currently playing against Andy, that is a pretty tough draw for Kyle.

RJA · Hall of fame

Yep. It's a rotten draw for Kyle but a good draw for James and Aljaz.

Long time reader · Lower Club Player

So Aljaz didn't need the wc in the end.

Also wcs for Zverev and world number 767 roland garros junior finalist Taylor Fritz

Sim · County player

Seems abit strange that the main draw is out before the qualifying one.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Main draw starts Sunday I think meaning the qualifiers are not going to be given much of a chance, assuming they have to win 3 matches to qualify.

RJA · Hall of fame

Sim wrote:
Seems abit strange that the main draw is out before the qualifying one.

The reason is that main draw matches start on Sunday hence the hence the draw coming out a day early (ATP rules requite it to be released by 10PM tonight). Of course the qualifying draw can't be done until 9PM tonight because that is the sign in deadline that is mandated by the ATP rules.

RJA · Hall of fame

philwrig wrote:
Main draw starts Sunday I think meaning the qualifiers are not going to be given much of a chance, assuming they have to win 3 matches to qualify.

Qualifiers will play two qualifying rounds on Saturday, one on Sunday and then there first main draw match on Monday. That there will be some main draw matches on Sunday makes no difference to them at all.

philwrig · Hall of fame

RJA wrote:
philwrig wrote:
Main draw starts Sunday I think meaning the qualifiers are not going to be given much of a chance, assuming they have to win 3 matches to qualify.
Qualifiers will play two qualifying rounds on Saturday, one on Sunday and then there first main draw match on Monday. That there will be some main draw matches on Sunday makes no difference to them at all.

I think it does, in a normal tour event, qualification would be over 3 days, and then you might have a day off before starting the MD, here you will to play 4 matches in 3 days, a tough ask in anyone's books.

RJA · Hall of fame

philwrig wrote:
RJA wrote:
philwrig wrote:
Main draw starts Sunday I think meaning the qualifiers are not going to be given much of a chance, assuming they have to win 3 matches to qualify.
Qualifiers will play two qualifying rounds on Saturday, one on Sunday and then there first main draw match on Monday. That there will be some main draw matches on Sunday makes no difference to them at all.
I think it does, in a normal tour event, qualification would be over 3 days, and then you might have a day off before starting the MD, here you will to play 4 matches in 3 days, a tough ask in anyone's books.

None of which has anything to do with the Sunday start for main draw matches. Regardless of whether or not there are main draw matches on Sunday a qualifier will still have to play the following schedule

Sat: QR1 and QR2

Sun: FQR

Mon: R1

Tue: R2

Wed: R3

Thu: QF

Fri: SF

Sat: Final

goldenboy · Club Coach

The draw's as good as James could have hoped for. Really hope h can win a couple of rounds and get a bit of confidence before Wimbledon

TMH · Futures qualifying

It's a shame James didn't get Schwartzman in a way. Grass is both Aljaz and Schwartzman's weakest surface, so no advantage for either really.

Awful draw for Kyle. I remember him facing Muller last year in a challenger (or was it 2013?) when the latter was making his comeback. He held his own, but Muller was clearly a level above.

RJA · Hall of fame

In qualifying we have Marsalek, Smethurst, Bambridge and Rice (all with wild cards) plus Klein and Broady who got in on their ranking.

goldenboy · Club Coach

Wimbledon qWC perhaps for Marcus then?!

paulisi · Tennis legend

Last direct acceptance was 405, so Marcus would have got in. The other wildcards aren't playing, so it looks like he has a Wimbledon wildcard.