Week 2 - Australian Open Qualifying

indiana · Tennis legend

Australian Open "banked" points for qualifying entry list

indiana · Tennis legend

I think we can say well done, Kyle , on making the Aussie Open MD.

Ultimately he has just dropped 2 places this week to WR 102, being passed by Dodig and Sela.

With no challengers or above before the 07/12 rankings next week that matter, no points for Kyle to drop and, as Jeff Stelling said, no sign of the at least 3 relevant PRs that could drop him out of the top 104, that Buenos Aires Challenger title clinched the deal.

We will have :
MD : Andy, Aljaz, Kyle
Q : James, Brydan, Dan E

Decent looking group that, time maybe to see what we can do in the Davis Cup. It's been hours, but I won't stop dreaming

wolf · Tennis legend

Stepanek, Benneteau and Tipsarevic have all entered pre AO tournaments on PRs so I guess this means Kyle will be down to 1st alternate at best.

Del Potro also rumoured to be returning.

indiana · Tennis legend

Oh dear. Thanks, wolf, for that information. I think I have misinterpreted an earlier post into thinking that PRs were very unlikely to be an issue.

Kyle will be very unlucky if he is WR 102 on Monday week and that ends up not being enough, well unlucky if like me you see him as better off in the MD here, as I did for the US Open, rather than the arguable beneficial experience of qualifiers at this stage in his career.

Sorry, people, for saying it was a done deal

I guess it's a waiting game now.

TMH · Futures qualifying

He'll be fine. Odds of all 105 players (including PRs) all being fit are incredibly slim. The likes of Del Potro and Tipsarevic will probably pull out closer to the time anyway.

thejester · Satellite level

TMH wrote:
He'll be fine. Odds of all 105 players (including PRs) all being fit are incredibly slim. The likes of Del Potro and Tipsarevic will probably pull out closer to the time anyway.

Yeah I'm not all that concerned really, as we've seen with Laura the return from injury is rarely smooth - though I do feel a bit bad for hoping that's the case for Kyle's sake!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Kyle Edmund seems to be third alternate on the Aussie Open entry list that was published today.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, last direct entry from the current rankings is WR 99 Thiemo de Bakker with all the top 99 showing.

5 PR entries :
PR 25 Tommy Haas
PR 39 Julian Benneteau
PR 39 Janko Tipsarevic
PR 56 Brian Baker ( no activity showing since US Open 2013 )
PR 89 Dmitry Tursunov

( no Del Potro, no Stepanek )

First 3 alternates :
WR 100 Dudi Sela
WR 101 Filip Krajinovic
WR 102 Kyle Edmund

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 10th of December 2015 01:37:52 AM

Kounosuke · Intermediate Club Player

Juan Monaco has pulled out, so Kyle is now the #2 Alt.

TMH · Futures qualifying

'kinell, Brian Baker. I'd forgotten about him.

Spectator · All-time great

Hard to begrudge any of those PRs their day in the (blazing hot) sun ... though to be honest, given Tursunov's record in the three or four singles matches he played at the end of this year, one does rather tend to think Mr Edmund might make better use of the opportunity.

Spectator · All-time great

Nice article on Brian Baker on the ATP site: www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/baker-comeback-feature-2015. Sounds like a good sort with an excellent work ethic.

indiana · Tennis legend

The qualifying entry list came out yesterday ( on menstennisforums.com )

Kyle at WR 102 is the highest ranked player. No sign of Filip Krajinovic WR 101 who was 1st alternate on the main draw list ( once Dudi Sela replaced Juan Monaco ) so hopefully Krajinovic is into the main draw ( or withdrawn ), but I can't find any confirmation of this.

Qualifying draw list :

Kyle : WR 102
James : WR 156
Dan E : WR 186
Brydan : WR 187

Alternates :

Liam : WR 300 - 28th alternate, 1st alternate being WR 253 )
Josh M : WR 355 - 50th alternate
Dave : WR 521 - 77th alternate

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 23rd of December 2015 09:39:51 PM

BradMarx90 · County player

Thanasi Kokkinakis has pulled out, Kyle is now one withdrawal away from the MD?

-- Edited by BradMarx90 on Thursday 24th of December 2015 08:44:02 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

BradMarx90 wrote:
Thanasi Kokkinakis has pulled out, Kyle is now one withdrawal away from the MD?

-- Edited by BradMarx90 on Thursday 24th of December 2015 08:44:02 AM

Yes, at most. Presumably Kokkinakis had intimated his withdrawal prior to the qualifying draw coming out so Krajinovic then already the second alt be upgraded.