Stircrazy wrote:

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Stircrazy wrote:

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In the main draw:

L64:  (1) Andy Murray vs BYE

L64:  Jiri Vesely (CZE) WR 63 (CH = 35 in April 2015) vs Dan Evans WR 58 (CH = 41 in March)

There is no head-to-head.

L64:  João Sousa (POR) WR 41 (CH = 28 in May lat year) vs Kyle Edmund WR 53 (CH = 40 last October)

Again, no head-to-head.

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L64:  (1) Andy Murray vs Fabio Fognini (ITA) WR 29 (CH = 13 in March 2014)

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Aljaz is a lucky boy:

L64:  (WC) Gianluca Mager (ITA) WR 362 (CH = 290 last September) vs (Q) Aljaz Bedene WR 56

but then look who would be next

Stircrazy wrote:

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L64:  Jiri Vesely (CZE) WR 63 defeated Dan Evans WR 58 by 3 & 1

Evo back to his bad boy worst or just not that good on clay?

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 Or maybe Vesely played very well? Did anyone watch?

Stircrazy wrote:

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L64:  Jiri Vesely (CZE) WR 63 defeated Dan Evans WR 58 by 3 & 1

Evo back to his bad boy worst or just not that good on clay?

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 The latter I think.  I think he is only here because it is mandatory for his ranking and even a R1 loss pays well but given the option I think he would prefer to do a Federer and skip the whole clay season bar RG.

 

Edit.  Also worth pointing out Vesely has form on clay having beaten a pre slump Djokovic in the early rounds of Monaco last year.

-- Edited by theemptyvessel on Sunday 14th of May 2017 11:34:09 PM

Helen40 wrote:

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Aljaz has just broken to go 6-5. That's the third break of serve this set. Here's hoping he can hold for the set.

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 Unfortunately no, Aljaz loses his serve and the TB. 1st set to Mager 7-6(3)

I've just had a look at the pre match odds and it seems that Mager was the slight favorite. He doesn't seem to have done anything spectacular, but he's 22 so up and coming I guess.