I found out from Colin this morning that he's not playing doubles with Jamie this week. However, Jamie is supposed to be attending a party in Edinburgh this Friday night and so I thought he was heading back home for that
If Jamie was going to head to Tunica resorts for the challenger, why didn't he sign in for the singles qualifying
Instead he's resuming his successful partnership with Alun Jones and in rd1 doubles they face Diego Hartfield [Arg] and Mirko Pehar [USA]. They could play the 4th seeds, Americans Eric Butorac and David Martin in rd1.
Alun and Jamie will be favourites for the rd1 match, they are higher ranked than their opponents.
The lowest level of Challenger is a 25K+H [Atlanta] or a 50K [Tunica].
A 25K+H and a 50K Challenger offer the same amount of points, the only difference is that in a 50K Challenger the amount of prize money is greater so Jamie will be looking to do well here to boost his bank balance.
The [+H] for a 25K+H Challenger indicates that hospitality is provided, ie: airport pickups, hotel costs are paid for [I think] and there's a courtesy car to take you from hotel to tournament.
-- Edited by UltimateSlabbaFan at 12:56, 2006-05-09
