Week 18 - Uganda F1 - Kampala ($15,000) (clay)

Simon · Lower Club Player

RE: Week 18 - Uganda F1 - Kampala ($15,000) (clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Simon wrote:
Importantly he should now be given an SE into next week's Main draw - although I note he has not even got into the qualifying lists for next week. Do the SE rules still apply to people too low for the qualifying list?

Not if the ITF's Rules for 2016 are anything to go by. cry Can't find any mention of SEs in the 2018 version! confuse

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The Serbian guy seems to be having a pretty lousy year so far. Fingers crossed but this would seem a lovely chance of a final - bet George is Curious to know what an ITF final feels like....,

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Although still showing as an alternative the main draw only has 18, so once the rest are added he would comfortably be in qualifying anyway so the SE should apply. Only applying logic here not actual facts incidentally.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Not sure if he's still in school?
Or if he's in Uganda because of family connections?
Or needs to get back to start preparing for events here?
As above, no facts, just pondering that he may well have only planned one event.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

He is also down for the week after as well, so 3 weeks in Uganda with weak fields should see him into the top 1000 youd think.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Not sure if he's still in school?
Or if he's in Uganda because of family connections?
Or needs to get back to start preparing for events here?
As above, no facts, just pondering that he may well have only planned one event.

He's on the list of alternates for next week.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Super stuff from George. If you are going to get your first ever ranking point, you may as well do it in style and get your second .... and third .... and fourth .... etc. at the same event.

Hoping he can turn this into 10 (or more).

tharris · Intermediate Club Player

As far as I can see, George is only the third 2001 (or later) born male to reach a futures semifinal after Chun Hsin Tseng and Nicolas Alvarez Varona, although Sergey Fomin did win a main draw match at a challenger tournament, which might be more impressive.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Weather interrupted at *5-4

Priesty · Challenger level

Any more news? Abandoned for today now?

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Showing on the OOP for 0900 tomorrow now.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

George is 6-4, 4-2 up. Looking good!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Now serving for it at *5-4..........

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

George takes the match 6-4, 6-4.

They didn't have to play for too long this morning, George should still have plenty of gas left for the final. Irrespective of the result, he'll have loads of confidence going into next week.