Queens

RobC · All-time great

RE: Queens

Count Zero · Tennis legend

no one now, they have already been given to alts, i think only if a player wh wasnt already md at either halle/queens made the FO sf's. which isnt going to happen that often. the steveg has it is colour which makes it clearer.

RobC · All-time great

ah- gotcha!

Michael · Pro player

I don't have tickets for centre court hough only court 1 and 2 so its very unlikely Andy or any Brits will be on anything but centre but ill get some snaps of other players though as i can go anywhere on the court so if im there early enough i can be frontrow.

Sheddie · administrator

Michael wrote:

I don't have tickets for centre court hough only court 1 and 2 so its very unlikely Andy or any Brits will be on anything but centre but ill get some snaps of other players though as i can go anywhere on the court so if im there early enough i can be frontrow.

Which day are you going on Michael ?

Court 1 is a really great court for seeing the Brits.
Qualies are on there and court 2, centre isn't used until the main draw. In the week, Andy and Tim will be on centre but often Greg is put on court 1 and all the other Brits ie: Boggo and Baker + qualifiers and possibly Bloomers if Fish gets in as an alt and frees up a wc.

Please take snaps of Baker and Fleming if you see either of them. Also, on court 1 and 2 you'll get to see the Brits in doubles aswell if you're going during the week. Fleming and J Murray are hoping for a wc, Auckland and Delgado should also get one as should Lee and Marray.

Michael · Pro player

Im going on Thursday. I am taking pictures of every player but if any Brits are involved in any of the matches then i will take more of them if i can.

Armchair · County player

Anyone off to qualies on Sat or Sun beware that the Piccadilly & District line tubes are out at Barons Court, so you'll need to look at other ways of getting there.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

hmm i was going to go, but transport difficultys, combined with the fact that it clashes with englands 1st match and i doubt they will be showing it anywhere over there is making me have 2nd thoughts.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

What size is the qualifying draw for Queens and how many qualifiers come out at the end of it?

Is it only 4 again? Or 8? Hopefully we'll have 6 or 7 Brits in this year when you count up 3 direct entries, 2 wildcards and maybe a couple of qualifiers!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Just discovered that last year it was 4 from 32 and so I guess it will be again this year. Slightly less convinced we'll get any British qualifiers now!

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i think the way they have have changed it is now the top seeds get 1st round byes which means smaller MD so less qualifers by a factor too. its a shame on the qualies side, but i guess it is more likley to attract the top players like rafa who benfit from that break/extra practice time straight from RG.

hopefully they will do the matches better on sunday, last time they had all 4 on simulatneously which isnt the best arrganemnt for spectating, and it does get quite busy there.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

my mistake, the qualies cut was an atp rule, dropping qualifers from 7 to 4, thus reducing the field by a huge ammount, the seeds have had byes for ages, so its knocking out 24 players fromt the qualies and about 21 matches :(

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Will they make the qualifying draw this afternoon?

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i guess so, if i remember correctly it didnt come out till quite late last year tho.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

the website says none of the draws are available until monday morning

I think they just mean none will be published online till then, but that's still late.

-- Edited by imoen at 12:43, 2006-06-09