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JonH comes home


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And I think I am correct that Billy goes top 100 - well, in the Race at least! Not quite yet in the real rankings!

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Yay! I looked in for just the last 2 points from 6-5* deuce and only saw 2 shots from Billy - 2 super returns.

Reaching the SF has him live ranked 107 on 558 points. Reaching the final would currently have him live ranked 101 or 102 on 587 points - 1 point short of the current live ranked 100 on 588 points*

So clearly it's win the title for top 100. Might as well make the top 100 and win your first challenger title at the same time!

 

* edit - live ranked 100 has been updated to 605 points so reaching the final would leave Billy 18 points short of that rather than the previous potentially very annoying looking 1 point short.

 



-- Edited by indiana on Friday 28th of February 2025 01:30:02 PM



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JonH comes home wrote:

And I think I am correct that Billy goes top 100 - well, in the Race at least! Not quite yet in the real rankings!

Yes, live race #95. But that is a huge "in the race at least" for the top 100 significance vs actual ranking.

(3) Brandon Holt has just started his QF match vs a qualifier in the match that will determine BIlly's SF opponent.



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indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:

And I think I am correct that Billy goes top 100 - well, in the Race at least! Not quite yet in the real rankings!

Yes, live race #95. But that is a huge "in the race at least" for the top 100 significance vs actual ranking.

(3) Brandon Holt has just started his QF match vs a qualifier in the match that will determine BIlly's SF opponent.

 Yeah, it was a little tongue in cheek and should have probably had a wink emoji linked to it!



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Well done, Billy!

It would be very like Billy and his unconventional path to the top to finally make the top 100 and win his first challenger in a tournament which he only entered at the last minute and therefore had to start in qualifying, and where he didn't actually win his FQR match, but did end up as a LL....

Fingers and toes crossed that he can do it!



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JonH comes home wrote:

marvellous, great result for Billy!!

Where does that leave us? Has he gained any spots this week?

And is it Holt up next?

 According to the Coric website it takes him up 3 spots to 107. 



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Great win and another solid run against a backdrop of bereft and/or incandescent onlookers when he entered the tournament originally.

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Jeff Stelling wrote:

Great win and another solid run against a backdrop of bereft and/or incandescent onlookers when he entered the tournament originally.

 Ha, let's have this right. With Billy having played the previous 3 weeks in India and indeed having had decent runs ( 12 matches in the 3 weeks ), after Davis Cup in Japan the end of the week before those, one or two of us simply suggested that we would have preferred to see him pass on this tournament and fly to the US in advance of Indian Wells qualies. And as we stand he is 'just' through to the SF, live ranked 107, and getting shorter of time before IW.

But as I said in my own non incandescent spiel: "Now he'll just probably go and win his first Challenger title and soar into the top 100!"  I so very much hope that is the case and Billy's preference ( and luck as a LL ) proves to have been great. And then who cares about IW!



-- Edited by indiana on Friday 28th of February 2025 03:19:14 PM

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SF:   (3) Brandon Holt (USA) WR 144 (= CH) vs (LL) Billy Harris WR 110

Holt, of course, beat Billy in three sets in the quarter-final in Pune last week, when he was seeded sixth & Billy the N° 1.



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And rather than a replay of the FQR Billy has a rematch against Holt who beat him in the quarters last week.

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Wouldn't put it past Billy to win his first challenger title, despite losing in qualifying....

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So maybe he'll skip IW and fly out for Miami.



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miriam abc wrote:

So maybe he'll skip IW and fly out for Miami.

 He is down for the ATP CH 175 in Dominican Republic during the 2nd week of Indian Wells. So might play that and then Miami.



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miriam abc wrote:

So maybe he'll skip IW and fly out for Miami.

 He is down for the ATP CH 175 in Dominican Republic during the 2nd week of Indian Wells. So might play that and then Miami.

 Probably finish off here, play IW, play that Dominican Republic Challenger, and play Miami 



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