Lucy lost her doubles final. Still , ok week - presumably Barcelona next and then Paris

The Barcelona Open is due to start today but the ITF pages dont have the draw, nor did the website when I last looked and the LTA pages dont seem to have anything about it - although I find the LTA site so hard to navigate and find stuff!

Its one of the last pre French warm up so imagine one or two Brits will be playing. The Open de Royan is also series 1 and starts on the 28th May and is the final warm up for RG.

Post this, its a funny old season.

The French Open is coming up second week of the two week slam.

Following that June and July include the Riviera Open (super series) in Nice (clay and possibly a bigger event than the other super series events)

Then we go grass with the series 2 Rothesay Eastbourne Intl, then the series 1 Lexus British Open at Roehampton (bank of England venue) and then Wimbledon

Post Wimbledon its all eyes on the Paralympics in Paris which is August. Because of the Paralympics, there arent any other bigger events and the US Open is completely cancelled due to Paris. Post Paralympics, there dont appear to be any other big events scheduled until the NEC Wheelchair Masters which is taking place in mid November in the Netherlands. 

 

https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/nec-wheelchair-singles-masters-uniqlo-wheelchair-doubles-masters/ned/2024/wc-itfms-ned-2024-001/

 

They may schedule more later but for now , the season sort of runs out at end of of August.

In essence, two more slams to come this season, 1 super series event in France, the paralympics and the wheelchair masters. Most of the big action left will be in France!

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 22nd of May 2024 12:58:00 PM

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 22nd of May 2024 01:03:14 PM

Both Lucy and Andy got knocked out today, Andy worrying retired in the first set.
Both remain in doubles action. But singles here is done.

The May PoM vote is now open

britishtennis.activeboard.com/t70754396/may-2024-british-player-of-the-month-vote/

As always, the ITF site isnt updated with draws for the Open de Royan, and yet play starts today. But I found a facebook page with the draws and, it appears, the only British entrant is Lucy Shuker who is seeded 8th in the womens.

That might be wrong, so I will check again when the ITF print the official draws.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 28th of May 2024 08:33:14 AM

French Open draws are out.

Alfie and Gordon could play in the last 8. They both start their events tomorrow, as does Lucy Shuker; Andy starts later in the week.

In doubles, Alfie and Gordon play together, of course, Lucy is with Angelica Bernal of Colombia and Andy partners Guy Sasson of Israel - interesting that he and Donald Ramphadi arent playing together to defend their title, nor is Andy playing with David Wagner who he won the AO and the Cajun Classic with.

Action starts with mens singles and womens singles last 16 action all day tomorrow

In the womens draw, third seed Griffioen of NL lost to Chinese player Zhenzhen Zhu.

Alfie and GOrdon are both playing currently and a set up in each. Gordon was at 2-5 but rallied well to win the first set 7-5