Week 38 - Great Britain F5 ($15,000) - Roehampton (hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Week 38 - Great Britain F5 ($15,000) - Roehampton (hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Brandon Murphy might have the other wildcard if he's entitled to one from the nationals, as Wardy pointed out in the Nottingham thread.

wolf · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
First thing to notice, despite a large number of initial applications to compete, qualifying is not full

It is. 48 draw and there is 48 entrants.

indiana · Tennis legend

George Loffhagen for a MD WC? He is on the alts list and hasn't received a Q WC.

indiana · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
paulisi wrote:
First thing to notice, despite a large number of initial applications to compete, qualifying is not full
It is. 48 draw and there is 48 entrants.

Certainly is though one wonders why not have had it planned as a 64 draw given how few home tournament opportunities there are.

And having two qualifying rounds on Sunday with the seeds having their feet up* in wait for those who come through QR1 is hardly a level playing field.

* Well, apart from Oli who will no doubt be doing a dash from Nottingham. When does he get considered for a home MD WC again ?? ( then again he might get in by right before then, though still in alts for Barnstaple next well, so go on, give him one for there before he gets slightly ****ed off and / or knackered from so much playing and winning )

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 17th of September 2017 12:15:59 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just to repeat some of the informed comment from the week 37 thread, which is relevant here as to why Oli didn't get an SE (and given there was some confusion/differing opinions)

Etienne:

"Closest I can find is :

"Entered players on the Qualifying Acceptance list who apply for and receive
exemption into the Singles Main Draw of the following weeks tournament
because they are still competing in singles at a Qualified Tournament on
the day the Qualifying event is scheduled to begin."

which suggests that you DO have to have been on the acceptance list in order to claim a SE.

This is from page 10 of the 2016 rule book, so not necessarily still the case: hts.hr/images/uploads/2016_Pro_Circuit_Rulebook.pdf"

Wolf:

"As I said a couple of days ago Oli had entered but was about 70 odd on the alternate list for qualifying. You actually have to be on the qualifying entry list to be eligible for a SE (for challengers where there is no qualifying acceptance list this irrelevant)."

Steven:

"For ATPs and Challengers, you don't have to have been on the original entry list to be eligible for a special exempt place but for ITFs/Futures, it seems you do. It's all very confusing and I hope I'm both remembering this correctly and not contradicting anything I've said in the past!"

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

First result in and young Jack Draper gets a win:

QR1: (qWC) Jack DRAPER (GBR) UNR (age 15) def. James MARKIEWICZ (GBR) UNR 6-1 6-2

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 17th of September 2017 11:07:45 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lamar beats a ranked player, which is always nice, and in style:

QR1: Lamar Bartley (GBR) UNR def. Alexander Babanine (AUS) WR 1882 (CH 1404 twelve months ago) 6-0 6-3

QR1: (qWC) James Story (GBR) UNR (age 16) def. Tad Maclean (GBR) UNR (age 17) 4-6 6-1 7-6(5)

And a win for our third 2001-er of the day:

QR1: (qWC) Anton Matusevich (GBR) UNR (age 16) def. (qWC) Ben Jones (GBR) UNR 6-3 6-4

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 17th of September 2017 11:07:27 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

QR1: Evan HOYT (GBR) 6-2 6-2 Adrian KOHLER (GER)

QR1: George DAVIES (GBR) 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-3 Sizya Ernest KIVANDA (GBR)

QR1: Adam THORNTON-BROWN (GBR) 6-1 6-4 David STEVENSON (GBR)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

QR1: Isaac STOUTE (GBR) WR 2055 def. James ONI (GBR) UNR 6-0 6-1

QR1: Tiran SANGHERA (GBR) UNR def. Kyle FELLOWS (GBR) UNR 6-4 6-3

QR1: Frane NINCEVIC (CRO) UNR def. Adam JONES (GBR) UNR 6-3 6-4

indiana · Tennis legend

Lewis Hamilton leading in Singapore, moving at just a little faster pace than Oli Golding. He's on his way. Vroom !

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

QR1: Matthew SHORT (GBR) UNR (CH 708 in 2012) def. Mason RECCI (GBR) WR 1882 7-6(4) 6-3

QR1: Max STEWART (GBR) UNR def. Ciprian Onufrei (ROU) UNR

QR1: Alex JHUN (GBR) UNR (CH 1034 Feb. '16) def. Nick NUGENT (GBR) UNR 6-1 6-1

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 17th of September 2017 03:02:56 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

QR1: Jack Gibbens (GBR) UNR def. Matt Frost (GBR) UNR 2-6 6-2 6-4

QR1: Tommy Bennett (GBR) UNR (CH 1722 Oct. '14) def. Rittik Anand (GBR) UNR 6-2 6-2

QR1: Barnaby Smith (GBR) UNR def. Robert Leck (GBR) UNR 6-3 3-6 6-3

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Oli Golding's QR2 match has now disappeared off the OoP for Sunday.

(All the 'not before 18h' matches have gone)

Which is good

Get some rest, Oli.

Rob Carter is the first through the QR2 round.

Add: and Jack Draper too. Lamar lost out though

QR2: (q15) Rob Carter (GBR) WR 1682 (CH 803 May '14) def. George Davies (GBR) UNR (CH 1600 May '16) 6-0 6-3

QR2: (qwc) Jack Draper (GBR) UNR (born Dec. 2001) def. (q14) Alexis Canter (GBR) WR 1677

QR2: (q8) Shahar Elbaz (ISR) WR 1152 def. Lamar Bartley (GBR) UNR 6-4 6-1

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 17th of September 2017 07:03:14 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Very nice win for young James Story, born 2001, beating a guy ranked 1110.
Jack Draper also beat a ranked player (as above).
Our 2001-ers continue to look rather promising....

QR2: (qWC) James Story (GBR) UNR (age 16) def. (q7) Jacopo Berrettini (ITA) WR 1110 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4