Week 24 - Challenger (€127,000+H) - Nature Valley Open, Nottingham, Great Britain (grass)

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 24 - Challenger (€127,000+H) - Nature Valley Open, Nottingham, Great Britain (grass)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
Nice up to around WR 340, with his first round points at Queens, that should nicely get him past having to play futures.

Assuming he beats Mannarino of course.

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Evo bummers on cloud nine! Well done Dan!

thejester · Satellite level

Helen40 wrote:
Nice up to around WR 340, with his first round points at Queens, that should nicely get him past having to play futures.

Yes I think it could prove important as Dans comeback continues for him to be able to skip the futures circuit. Hes been there and done it before and is clearly playing miles beyond that level. As discussed on the Queens thread, I get the feeling money is also a big motivator for Evo, so picking up nearly £10k for a weeks work should help keep him focussed.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Bob in Spain wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
Nice up to around WR 340, with his first round points at Queens, that should nicely get him past having to play futures.
Assuming he beats Mannarino of course.

Oh really, I had assumed that he got the 45 points anyway - I was going off the wiki page. So how many does he get if he loses?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
Nice up to around WR 340, with his first round points at Queens, that should nicely get him past having to play futures.
Assuming he beats Mannarino of course.
Oh really, I had assumed that he got the 45 points anyway - I was going off the wiki page. So how many does he get if he loses?

Sadly Zero. The 45 points is for a 1st round win.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Burger, ah well. Here's hoping for the W tomorrow to get those points!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
Burger, ah well. Here's hoping for the W tomorrow to get those points!

Yes. A win tomorrow plus a R1 win at Queens would give Dan 95 points and put him on the verge of US Open qualies already. We live in hope.

Robin · Lower Club Player

Terrific, well done Dan

indiana · Tennis legend

Super stuff. And thank you for the commentary which I have read retrospectively. Never in doubt

Lee · Lower Club Player

thanks, my first attempt at a commentary, it is definitely not easy on an ipad with a keypad rather than a keyboard, and not being able to see the action while typing is really awkward. I'm probably ranked outside the top 1000 for commentating. However even so it is my CH, and with a couple of WCs I could be commenting on futures events by the time Dan makes top 20 :)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Final ( biggrin ): (SE) Dan Evans WR 530 vs (2) Álex de Miñaur (AUS) WR 96 (= CH)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

For those who have never seen De Minaur play, you are in for a treat. I think this could be a very entertaining match with both players capable of plenty of variety. It's going to be fun and will be a real test for Evo but hopefully he can come out on top.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

It should be noted, too, that Alex has only just turned 19.

Lee · Lower Club Player

how long are the BBC going to keep putting "returning from a one year ban for taking cocaine" in big bold letters in every match report about Dan ? Even Google accepts that there is a right to be forgotten - eventually. Do they enjoy rubbing it in ?