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flamingowings


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Argh, I hope not Wednesday! I want to see the match! Heard rumours that Andy will be on Wednesday no

Can't bump down Queens without doing the same to Halle or everyone will just go to Halle instead. Personally I think the draw is more than enough to keep me occupied but that's just me...smile



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FQR:  (q4) Ivo Karlovic (CRO) WR 86 (CH = 14 in August 2008) vs (qWC) James Ward WR 208  bleh

First set in the bag by 7-6(4).    Typical Karlo match by the look of it...



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Dino dumps out the Croatian one-trick pony & qualifies!  biggrin  He wasn't totally outclassed in the ace department either:  8-15.

FQR:  (qWC) James Ward WR 208 defeated (q4) Ivo Karlovic (CRO) WR 86 by 7-6(4) 6-4 

So, 20 precious ranking points in the bag.  smile



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Not sure what his Wimbledon wildcard prospects were but qualifying here and beating two top 100 opponents would have helped a bit!

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Yeh surely he will get a WC. We don't have loads to give out and he fulfils the old criteria

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Huge win for James. He sure does love the grass and the big occasions.

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Not at all surprised that James won - although very pleased for him, and the organisers, of course (although, that said, the crowd seem to love Karlovic too - there's the 'freak' element of his game that attracts people).

Great to get a Brit into the MD as of right.

And Jack will note that Bublik won in two.....


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Great stuff! Q vs De Minaur, Schwartzman, Simon and Tiafoe.

Bedene has also qualified, for those who keep a bit of an eye on him.

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Hooray! Well done Wardy

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Queens Club, for the many not the few.


twitter.com/tumcarayol/status/1140199134986670080


Halle with Federer and Zverev less than half the price.

Crowd will be busy watching Boris news no doubt.



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Queens Club, for the many not the few.


twitter.com/tumcarayol/status/1140199134986670080


Halle with Federer and Zverev less than half the price.

Crowd will be busy watching Boris news no doubt.



-- Edited by Jaggy1876 on Sunday 16th of June 2019 02:28:50 PM

 Argument falls down a bit the later in the week you go.

Also Queens might not have top 5 players but they do have Delpo, Anderson, Tsitsipas, Wawrinka, Cilic who are all top 10/top 20.



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L32:  (1) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) WR 6 (= CH) vs Kyle Edmund WR 29 (CH = 14 last October)  bleh

L32:  (WC) Jay Clarke WR 162 (CH = 158 last month) vs Lucas Pouille (FRA) WR 26 (CH = 10 in March last year)

L32:  (7) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) WR 19 (CH = 3 in January 2014) vs (WC) Daniel Evans WR 70 (CH = 41 in March 2017)

L32:  Cameron Norrie WR 50 (CH = 41 last month) vs (2) Kevin Anderson (RSA) WR 8 (CH = 5 last July)  bleh

The qualifiers have now been placed &...

L32:  Gilles Simon (FRA) WR 37 (CH = 6 in January 2009 - he's 34, two years older than Dino) vs (Q) James Ward WR 208

Could've been worse, I think...



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flamingowings wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:

Queens Club, for the many not the few.


twitter.com/tumcarayol/status/1140199134986670080


Halle with Federer and Zverev less than half the price.

Crowd will be busy watching Boris news no doubt.



-- Edited by Jaggy1876 on Sunday 16th of June 2019 02:28:50 PM

 Argument falls down a bit the later in the week you go.

Also Queens might not have top 5 players but they do have Delpo, Anderson, Tsitsipas, Wawrinka, Cilic who are all top 10/top 20.

 Not really when you factor in the cost of drink and food. Much cheaper at Halle. Queens fans are white middle aged hat and chino suit wearing Tory supporters talking obnoxiously from my visit a few years back. And from that thread Im not alone. Id imagine the Halle experience be a lot more inclusive and enjoyable. 

I find it amazing that a sport such has tennis can be viewed so differently in regard to who they target both spectator wise and player wise. Until we address that issue there will never be another homegrown top player. 



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Halle is surely full of Fedfans who can be as equal or more obnoxious as Tories.
As for the food - yeah I agree but I plan to bring my own food in from a supermarket which seems the smartest thing to do. Expensive food & drink is not just an issue here but can be said for festivals, concerts etc.

Halle is in its own wee place, Queens is in London with London prices.

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London prices and London squalor evident though. Dont think youll find that in Halle.

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