QR1: Barnaby Smith UNR lost to Alexis Boureau (FRA) UNR 3-6 1-6

However, young Jake H (born 2000), who got a BYE in this QR1 match, is now *5-2 up in the first set against the ATP ranked German.

QR2:  Jake Hersey UNR defeated (q7) Mark-Flavius Andres (GER) WR 2005 by 2 & 2 

FQR:  Jake Hersey UNR vs Louis van Herck (BEL) UNR

L32:  Qualifier vs Billy Harris WR 793 (= CH)

If Billy can get through the qualifier, his likely opponent will be 3rd seed Clement Geens (BEL) who also plays a qualifier. Now I thought that name sounded familiar so I checked back to see that Billy beat him in Cartagena, Spain last year when our local roving reported was AWOL. Billy had lost in FQR that week, a match that I saw, and so I didn't check the website any further. Billy got in as a LL and beat Geens - then ranked 384 - in straight sets, 2&4.

So I would love to be able to give some insight into his potential R2 opponent, but all I can tell you is that he is (or at least was) Billy's career best scalp.

The potential QF opponent would be Antoine Hoang. Billy lost to him in the QF 2 weeks ago losing 7-6 in the 3rd. Hoang went on to win the SF 2&3 and the Final 3&1. He is currently in the 3rd set decider (against Cagnina) of this week's final as well.

Billy is, in my opinion, very close to a real breakthrough week and I don't think it will be long before we see him win a futures title.

I just hope that after this big build up, Billy doesn't go out in R1 this week to a qualifier.

R1 (L32): Jake Hersey (GBR) UNR, born 2000 v Luca Gelhardt (GER) WR 924

L16:  (3) Billy Harris & Mateusz Terczyinski (POL) CR 1819 (997+822) defeated Benjamin Dhoe & Robin Vanhauwe (BEL/BEL) UNR (1236+0) by 6-1 7-6(3)

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QF:  Buvaysar Gadamauri & Turpal Gadamauri (BEL/BEL) UNR vs (3) Billy Harris & Mateusz Terczyinski (POL) CR 1816 (996+820)