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stevemcqueen


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Oakland2002 wrote:

Allez ( or A...laa.aaay as they say in Erdington) very good win for Dan!

I know some question the go to challenger, directly to challenger do not pass go (ITF) approach, but this is Dans level and he was more than competitive in Wimbledon qualifying, indeed the only British player with even a remote chance of making it through. Admittedly being pre US Open this is a very heavily stacked week so perhaps this week he will be sticking to his mantra... Here for a good time not a long time, but the longer the better!

Not too worried about Kyle not making it through to the weekend this week, loosing in the QFs after a few tough games would give him a bit of time to get back to the east coast and fine tune for US Open qualifying (can't bring myself to calling it open qualifying bit of a golf thing)

 I absolutely agree with Dan playing  Challangers. Playing more futures will leave him with a futures mindset, futures points and futures money, futures hotels and paradoxically, no future in pro tennis.  Whatever route he takes, he is going to have to win matches.  I don't disagree that he needs some big weeks where he makes it through qualies without breaking too much of a sweat and beats some highly ranked players in the main draw.   If his body is injury free and he is happy about his level in practice, I am sure it is the correct choice for Dan.   I don't suppose his match might be streamed?  Aptos qualies weren't....Anyway, good luck mate!



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Jaffa


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FQR is streamed, rest of the rounds aren't

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indiana


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Playing a string of futures in say Egypt may work for some, may indeed be best for some ( and well played Alex ), but as I surmised when this was first suggested for Dan, I just couldn't see him having the mindset for that.

So he is as well doing what he's doing with the potential advantages ( or lack of disadvantages ) that folk have pointed to.

Hope it works and the guy begins to fulfill his talent again.



-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 16th of August 2015 07:13:45 PM

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Madeline


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Dan now serving for the first set *5-3 - keep it up, Dan, sorry but I'm off to bed now. I'm exhausted after watching Andy and I have to get up early tomorrow.

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Dan serving for the match

6-3 *5-2



-- Edited by airsmashers on Sunday 16th of August 2015 11:14:04 PM

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Madadman


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Dan won through 6-3. 6-4.

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thejester


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Second time lucky and Dan wins through 6-3, 6-4
Just one more win to make the draw (and hopefully a couple more once there!)
Well done Evo :)

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Bostin!! Good to see some consistent results, must have had a significant amount of jet lag last week.

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Good result!   I make Dan the favourite to get the W today as well.  Mathias Bourgue seldom comes off the dirt and his results haven't been great when he has ventured onto any other surface.  I'm hoping this is going to be a big week for Dan!  I'm looking forward to watching.

A little while after Dan plays, it'll be Liam's turn.  He faces Karen Khachanov.  Surely Liam won't have too much trouble beating a girl??!!



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Summary (with this week's rankings):

QR2:  Dan Evans WR 417 defeated Matt Reid (AUS) WR 345 by 3 & 4 biggrin

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FQR:  (q2) Mathias Bourgue (FRA) WR 207 (CH = 178 in June) vs Dan Evans WR 417 (CH =123 in February 2014)

Vancouver was the springboard for his pretty successful US Open campaign in 2013, if memory serves...



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Come on Dan!

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Brydan's drawn the short straw in the doubles (& a double dose of bloody Krajicek!):

R1:  Brydan Klein & Andrew Whittington (AUS) CR 278 (159+119) vs (2) Austin Krajicek & Nicholas Monroe (USA/USA) CR 121 (68+53)



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Jaffa


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Yes, he made the finals of both Lexington and Vancouver in 2013. Allez and all that.



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I sincerely hope that Dan's opponent in the FQR realizes that Resistance is Futile

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