4 courts for 128 Qualifying field is stupid. Even if there are other courts, 30 minutes away which isnt really on imo. Surprised the itf dont have tighter rules on this. At what point does an event get scraped due to potential over run etc..
Last week's Faro event singles only finished on Monday with the completion of the QFs plus the SFs and final. The doubles event was cancelled and indeed looks as if it never got going.
So it looks like there has been a cumulative effect of the weather and lack of courts, combined with these huge qualifying draws, from Faro running through to here.
L16: Fernando Bogajo (ESP) & Joel Cannell UNR (0+799) defeated (WC) Luis Faria & Martim Leote Prata (POR/POR) CR 2681 (1395+1286) by 3 & 2
L16: (2) Maximilian Neuchrist & David Pichler (AUT/AUT) CR 664 (303+361) defeated Peter Bothwell (IRL) & Jack Findel-Hawkins CR 1733 (603+1130) by 6-4 1-6 [10-6]
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QF: Fernando Bogajo (ESP) & Joel Cannell UNR (0+799) vs (2) Maximilian Neuchrist & David Pichler (AUT/AUT) CR 664 (303+361)