L48: BYE vs (13) Jay Clarke WR 187 (CH = 153 in July)
L48: Lloyd Glasspool WR 377 (CH = 282 in July 2016) vs Illya Marchenko (UKR) WR 430 (CH = 49 in September 2016)
Jay will play either Antoine Escoffier or Matteo Viola in the last 32, Lloyd (if he wins) the Belarusian seventh seed, Ilya Ivashka. The top seed is JWT, in on a wild card.
Viola is about to play the final in Majorca (and after beating Andy might be best avoided!), not that far away, but he hopefully may want a rest this week.
Viola is about to play the final in Majorca (and after beating Andy might be best avoided!), not that far away, but he hopefully may want a rest this week.
Since he lost it to the 15th seed, Ruusovuori, by 0 & 1, who knows?
Nice to see Tsonga turn up here, that'll be great for the crowds.
A somewhat strange wildcard to Belorussian, Ivashka, but I guess it boosts the ranking profile of the top 8.
Anton Matusevich SO nearly beat Hugo Gaston last week, came within a point or two. Hugo is now playing here - got in as of right, too. Will be interesting to see how he does.
