Weeks 10 & 11 - ATP Masters 1000 - BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, CA, USA (hard) - singles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Weeks 10 & 11 - ATP Masters 1000 - BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, CA, USA (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, in play. The second match on Dan's court is fairly early in the 3rd set and then there is Wickmayer vs Doi and then Dan vs Bemelmans so good luck Dan and night, night.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

The 2nd match has just finished so one more before Dan, but I'm also away to bed. His potential FQR opponents are about to get underway.

indiana · Tennis legend

Weeks 10 & 11 - ATP Masters 1000 - BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, CA, USA (hard) - singles

indiana · Tennis legend

Breaks back for *2-3

flamingowings · All-time great

And Dan has won, 6-4, 6-4.
Rubin up next who came through in 3 sets.

JonH · All-time great

Just remind me, if Dan wins fqr does he get 16 points plus 10 for first round main draw (or wherever he eventually gets to).

Qualie draws in lower half of main draw look more inviting should Dan beat Rubin, which I think he should do.

seagull · Hall of fame

Yes he does

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
Just remind me, if Dan wins fqr does he get 16 points plus 10 for first round main draw (or wherever he eventually gets to).

Qualie draws in lower half of main draw look more inviting should Dan beat Rubin, which I think he should do.

It looks like he has 8 points in the bank for the first win and then will get another 8 for beating Rubin and then a guaranteed 10 extra minimum for qualifying. So 8 if he loses to Rubin, 26 (overall) if he qualifies but loses R1, 41 if he loses R2 etc.

There is a Q vs Q draw in the top half, but a bit like at the AO, that favourable draw would result in a very tough R2 match, this time Djokovic. If he was thinking of an extended run then the Copil, Haase or Kukushkin spots in the bottom half may be his best bet.

But he obviously has to beat Rubin first before we plot his best possible route, ha.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Wednesday 6th of March 2019 09:55:54 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

I saw in the second set that at 4-4* Dan had scored only 2 points on return, saved a BP and won 6 less points.

He then won 5 return points in game 9 to break and having pounced then served out to 15, still with a point less in the set overall.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Yes, I followed the second set, it was not very convincing at all. No aces and low number on return points but still he found a way to win. He really has not had a great deal of recovery time from his recent exertions.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR1: (q10) Daniel Evans WR 100 defeated Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) WR 145 by 4 & 4 smile

I didn't even have to fire up my laptop before I left for work this morning: the Beeb is showing even qualies results on digitext!

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FQR: (q10) Daniel Evans WR 100 vs Noah Rubin (USA) WR 153 (CH = 125 last October)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Dan up to 96 in the live rankings already, but a lot of water to pass under the bridge before that is cemented in the official rankings.

indiana · Tennis legend

Just hope for a good water-cement ratio and for Dan to have further success before it all sets.

JonH · All-time great

I think if Dan does get the win in FQR today, then it should push him up a few places to around 90 in live rankings. As said, clearly a long way to go but for Dan the point is largely that the trajectory will only be up, it is just how fast and how far.