48 in the qualifying draw (16 byes).
First round and part of second round played yesterday
Remaining second round scheduled for today (Monday) with the FQR tomorrow.
At Sutton's annual 'mini Wimbledon' the men's draw is not quite as strong as it has been in recent years with Luke Johnson being the top seed, there are a few other ranked players and past great Jack Carpenter who has come through qualifying.
Interestingly Mark Whitehouse is playing mixed doubles but nothing else!
There is a Wayne Black playing men's doubles, I wondered if this was the old Zimbabwean player?
This event is always worth visiting, limited street parking but it's a nice club.
-- Edited by Mark1968 on Thursday 15th of August 2019 09:39:09 AM
At Sutton's annual 'mini Wimbledon' the men's draw is not quite as strong as it has been in recent years with Luke Johnson being the top seed, their are a few other ranked players and past great Jack Carpenter who has come through qualifying.
Love the way you call Jack C a "past great". He was the first GB pro I saw play when I first got into tennis almost 10 years ago. He was 18 at the time, playing futures here in Spain, and suffering a bit with a heal injury but you could see he hit a decent ball even then. If I remember correctly, Sutton is his home club. Bet he still plays with that cap on back to front as well.
QF Results
Sean Hodkin [7/1931] defeated Luke Johnson [1/770] 2-6 6-2 10-6
Matthew Summers (Denver) defeated Michael Shaw (Lboro) [4/1457] 5-7 7-6(5) 10-0
James Davis (Denver) defeated Yujiro Onuma 1 & 4
Alexis Canter [2/809] defeated Liam Hignett v 6-4, 6-1
In the SFs, Sean Hodkin def. Matt Summers 6-0 6-3, and
Alexis Canter def. James Davis 4-6 6-1 10-5
As Oakie says on another thread, it's very impressive to see Sean's success, without any junior track record, or college/uni place, and very little to no help from the LTA.