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RJA


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There is a bit of an incentive for Kyle tomorrow as a win gives him a very good chance of moving into the top 100.

As of tomorrow he should be ranked 101 and while a second round of Nottingham will only give him a net gain of 4 points that will be enough to take him above Tatsuma Ito. With the vast majority of players around him playing Wimbledon qualifying only 3 players could then overhaul him this week.

James Ward - by reaching the QF of Nottingham
Blaz Kavcic - by reaching the final of the Milan challenger
Marco Cecchinato - by winning the Milan challenger



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No to the QWC for Dan it would be absurd to reward defeat when had he won he wouldn't have been able to play qualifying.

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Yes. Anyway Marcus, Dave and Dan S all understandably didn't initially receive Wimbledon MD WCs and then all three didn't step up in the play-offs.

I certainly wouldn't agree though, Jaggy, that it has been an "awful" grass court qualifying season for the British guys. but if I start regurgitating facts on all the big ranking upsets in qualifying and main draw, RJA might compare me to Goebbels again !



-- Edited by indiana on Monday 22nd of June 2015 03:52:09 PM

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.. err Wimbledon Q WCs even !

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indiana wrote:

I certainly wouldn't agree though, Jaggy, that it has been an "awful" grass court qualifying season for the British guys. but if I start regurgitating facts on all the big ranking upsets in qualifying and main draw, RJA might compare me to Goebbels again !

 I think it would be fair to say that grass court season has been awful for some British guys but Milton and Klein's results dragged it up overall.



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I don't think it was awful, the loses were all to higher ranked players, a bit like saying non league football is in crisis when all the teams get knocked out of the FA cup by the 3rd round

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I agree - the LTA have stepped up the competition from 15K to challenger where the majority of GB players are out of their depth anyway. James Ward has been disappointing, Kyle injured, Brydan has done well and Liam disappointing. These are the only players consistently playing at this level. The rest have struggled as expected. Only Josh Milton has over achieved.

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Play suspended due to Rain

Bendene 6-1 up against Schwartzman

Edmund 2-1 up (30-30*) against Jaziri



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It's difficult to know, with I believe now over 20 men's simgles GB vs non GB players ( Q plus MD ), almost all of which involved being outranked by over 100 places ( often much much more ) what some folk would regard as even half decent rather than awful.

Yes, headed by Josh and Brydan, but at least 9 different plyers involved in these upsets.

Yes, James and Liam have been generally off form and Kyle injured, but the seeming widespread condemnation I just don't get.

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Working in Derby today.... last 2 hours of sunshine... SHame it's raining the other side of Brian Clough Way

 

Edit: Looks like they're warming up matches come back onto the ATP live score app.



-- Edited by savva0122 on Monday 22nd of June 2015 12:42:40 PM

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play back underway - Kyle 4-3 up on serve

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Kyle lost the first set on a tie break, but is a break up in the second.

Bedene has broken back to level at 4-4.

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Kyle still a break up in the 2nd, 4-2*, Aljaz in a TB in the 2nd and 5-0 up!

Keep it up, lads.


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Hecky thump, I jinxed Aljaz, he ended up losing the tb 5-7 and they are into a decider.

 

Edit - oh drat, and Kyle too, broken back for 4-4*    I'll go and do some chores, they manage better without me!






-- Edited by Madeline on Monday 22nd of June 2015 02:03:49 PM

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Nobody mention the choke word

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