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Coup Droit


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Stakhovsky has been putting up a lot of posts, all very pro ATP and anti ITF.

Matk Petchey's twitter is good for those following the transition tour changes. And Paul Timmons

This metro article was also quite good:

metro.co.uk/2019/02/13/not-novak-djokovic-meet-tennis-world-no-1-peter-heller-8519089/

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Coup Droit wrote:

Stakhovsky has been putting up a lot of posts, all very pro ATP and anti ITF.

Matk Petchey's twitter is good for those following the transition tour changes. And Paul Timmons

This metro article was also quite good:

metro.co.uk/2019/02/13/not-novak-djokovic-meet-tennis-world-no-1-peter-heller-8519089/

Just read some of Petch's posts, he's well against it - could be a big factor in his daughter shifting allegiances to GB.



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Am I alone in thinking that following the changes that there is something missing on a quiet Sunday afternoon with very little (GB) tennis to read about or scores to follow? I am feeling a bit bereft.....

 Along that line the changes that mean tournaments dont start till the Monday including qualifying and bad for spectators. being able to watch qualifying one weekend which means you get to see a lot of tennis and then the latter stages the following weekend means that low level tournaments have two chances of getting spectators in. Those that work are unlikely to take a day off to watch challenger tennis but would pop along on a weekend.

 



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Madadman wrote:
brittak wrote:

Am I alone in thinking that following the changes that there is something missing on a quiet Sunday afternoon with very little (GB) tennis to read about or scores to follow? I am feeling a bit bereft.....

 Along that line the changes that mean tournaments dont start till the Monday including qualifying and bad for spectators. being able to watch qualifying one weekend which means you get to see a lot of tennis and then the latter stages the following weekend means that low level tournaments have two chances of getting spectators in. Those that work are unlikely to take a day off to watch challenger tennis but would pop along on a weekend.

 

 Or those that work can't take a day off (that would be me) - at least this week.



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Madadman wrote:
brittak wrote:

Am I alone in thinking that following the changes that there is something missing on a quiet Sunday afternoon with very little (GB) tennis to read about or scores to follow? I am feeling a bit bereft.....

 Along that line the changes that mean tournaments dont start till the Monday including qualifying and bad for spectators. being able to watch qualifying one weekend which means you get to see a lot of tennis and then the latter stages the following weekend means that low level tournaments have two chances of getting spectators in. Those that work are unlikely to take a day off to watch challenger tennis but would pop along on a weekend.

 

 Yes, absolutely. I've often gone to the qualis because, as you say, there are so many GB players, and it's always convenient, being at the weekend.

However, to be fair, I think we're probably in the minority - they're certainly aren't many spectators there, even at the weekend (which is a separate problem).

Not great for the quali level players either - many are young and it's more tricky for their parents to ferry them around if it has to be in the week. And for their friends to come and support, as they've got school or whatever. (Although again, we're talking small fry here, in the big scheme of things, it's not the major problem, it just backs up Heller's point that he can't think of anything good about the changes at all......)    



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Ok, I'm going to make an effort not to mess up this time......

ITF Singles rankings - Top 100

18/02/19

Evan Hoyt +23 to 66
Jack Draper -4 to 79
Lloyd Glasspool +23 to 86

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Madadman wrote:

Looks like the ATP council will be discussing the transition tour at their next meeting.
metro.co.uk/2019/02/17/itf-hits-back-sergiy-stakhovsky-blasts-new-tour-suggests-atp-intervention-8647152/

I do believe it is a bit of a shambles. I like the entry spaces for juniors, but the two tiers ranking system is just flawed.

Interesting that a freebie like Metro is paying so much attention to the issues:  report on Ana Vrljic's broadside launched in a 3,649-word e-mail sent on Monday evening.  It apparently had the support of nearly 700 other players.



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A post from Bedene on the ITF changes to the FB group: twitter.com/AlexTheodorid1s/status/1098594221756502022

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Next week Ryan Storrie, ATP 648, ITF 556, is down to play a 15k in Faro.

He's 5th on the qualifying list.

If he'd entered the 25k in Italy, he'd have been 10th on the qualifying list.

It's a weird system, seems to me, this new transition tour......

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Coup Droit wrote:

Next week Ryan Storrie, ATP 648, ITF 556, is down to play a 15k in Faro.

He's 5th on the qualifying list.

If he'd entered the 25k in Italy, he'd have been 10th on the qualifying list.

It's a weird system, seems to me, this new transition tour......

 It's not the system in this case.

There is a lack of choice and the more popular venues are filled up.



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Why would Faro be that much more popular than Italy?

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Why would Faro be that much more popular than Italy?

Certainly not for the facilities.  Having been there a couple of years back, it isn't quite Grand Slam material.  One possibility is that a lot of people like to do Vale do Lobo, Faro and then Loule over a three week stint.  Vale do Lobo is a fabulous resort with a ton of practice facilities, so maybe people are attracted by that and choose to stay on for the 3 week block.  Haven't been to Loule, so can't comment on that one.



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Faro is very easy to get to.
Trento looks like it is in the middle of nowhere

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Faro is very easy to get to.
Trento looks like it is in the middle of nowhere

Yet curiously, a good many of the players in Glasgow this week are signed up for Trento, which can apparantly by reached by means of a regular shuttle bus service from either Verona or Brescia airport... 



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25/02/19

Top 100 ITF rankings

Evan -9 to 75
Jack D +1 to 78
LLoyd +5 to 81

Others

Ryan P +40 to 177
Anton Mat +103 to 1059


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