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The return of the green stuff next week!  biggrin  I can't wait!  jump.gif  The ATP's write-up:

Opening up the grass court season, the Edgbaston Priory Club will play host to a brand new ATP Challenger 125, the first outdoor professional tennis men's event to take place in Birmingham. A WTA event has been held at the club since 1982 and over the years, many greats of the game, from Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova to Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams, have graced the courts.

The only confirmed Brits in the main draw, according to the LTA, are Billy & Dan Evans (WC).  Darts is showing Oliver Crawford, Ryan P, Charlie Broom & JPJ in qualies, with Ali Gray, Henry Searle, Stuart Parker, Giles Hussey, Arthur Féry, Aidan Mac, Harry W, Kyle, James Story, Ben Jones & Millen H among the ALTs.  Jay is showing as an ALT for the main draw.

Billy's also apparently down for the doubles alongside Marcus Willis, while Josh Paris has a new partner, Takeru Yuzuki (JPN).



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Is the draw this evening for this?

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Yes

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Rinderknech still in French Ooen doubles so thats one more out

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L32:  (WC) Jay Clarke WR 186 (CH = 153 in July 2019) vs (PR) Lloyd Harris (RSA) WR 227 (CH = 31 in September 2021)

L32:  (3) Rinky Hijikata (AUS) WR 78 (CH = 62 last August) vs Billy Harris WR 102 (CH = 101 last September)

L32:  (WC) Johannus Monday WR 244 (= CH) vs Qualifier

L32:  (WC) Daniel Evans WR 213 (CH = 21 in August 2023) vs Qualifier    



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10 Brits in qualification with Hussey, Edmund, Parker and McHugh getting wildcards

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Annoyingly Terence Atmane (who would have been in main draw had he entered), turned up on site to take on of the Alt places. This probably stopped Story getting a wildcard as Parker would have been in directly



-- Edited by seagull on Saturday 31st of May 2025 06:25:41 PM

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QR1:  (ALT/q1) Terence Atmane (FRA) WR 121 (CH = 118 last July) vs (qWC) Giles Hussey WR 433 (CH = 304 last August)
QR1:  Charles Broom WR 314 (CH = 235 last June) vs (q7) Alex Bolt (AUS) WR 197 (CH = 125 in March 2019)

QR1:  (q2) Li Tu (AUS) WR 168 (CH = 164 last month) vs Oliver Crawford WR 268 (CH = 190 in January last year)
QR1:  (qWC) Aidan McHugh WR 496 (CH = 298 in February 2022) vs Zachary Svajda (USA) WR 228 (CH = 102 last August)

QR1:  (q3) Coleman Wong (HKG) WR 175 (CH = 128 last September) vs Ryan Peniston WR 269 (CH = 123 in July 2022)   
QR1:  (ALT) Henry Searle WR 431 (CH =389 in February) vs (q8) Mark Lajal (EST) WR 199 (CH = 191 in November 2023)

QR1:  (q4) Hugo Grenier (FRA) WR 176 (CH = 95 in September 2022) vs Jack Pinnington Jones WR 339 (CH = 337 last month)
QR1:  (qWC) Kyle Edmund WR 466 (CH = 14 in October 2018) vs (q9) Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) WR 204 (CH = 78 in November 2019)

QR1:  (qWC) Stuart Parker WR 469 (CH = 346 in October 2022) vs (q10) Murphy Cassone (USA) WR 207 (CH = 204 last month)

QR1:  (q6) Yosuke Watanuke (JPN) WR 183 (CH = 72 in October 2023) vs (ALT) Alastair Gray WR 377 (CH = 237 in September 2022)



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If I had to name where any British wins would come from, Id probably look at Ryan, Henry and Ali G as the possibles- not sure Id see any of the others winning but you never know.

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Stircrazy wrote:

L32:  (WC) Jay Clarke WR 186 (CH = 153 in July 2019) vs (PR) Lloyd Harris (RSA) WR 227 (CH = 31 in September 2021)

L32:  (3) Rinky Hijikata (AUS) WR 78 (CH = 62 last August) vs Billy Harris WR 102 (CH = 101 last September)

L32:  (WC) Johannus Monday WR 244 (= CH) vs Qualifier

L32:  (WC) Daniel Evans WR 213 (CH = 21 in August 2023) vs Qualifier    

 Billy getting Rinky is a tough draw, dang. Jay could possibly beat Harris, Evo and JoMo getting qualifiers isnt a good thing, theyll have opponents with two grass wins under their belts in the first event on grass 



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Don't know who but at least 5 of the 10 in qualifying to win



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There's a few of the opponents don't have great grass pedigree! Issue is our best seem to have drawn people who are :( I'm hoping I curse him in a good way but personally I'd have fathered Story get a WC than McHugh given recent form...

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Danny1312 wrote:

There's a few of the opponents don't have great grass pedigree! Issue is our best seem to have drawn people who are :( I'm hoping I curse him in a good way but personally I'd have fathered Story get a WC than McHugh given recent form...

 I'd agree re Story over McHugh. The WCs do have a look of going down the rankings



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With the short grass season I just think it should be better thought out... I hope I'm wrong regarding McHugh and about the unluckiness of the draw because you need to maximise these few months! Also assume Fery and lofg are injured again... which if so is sad news! Both would be playing otherwise surely? Two of my favs that just can't stay well.

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QR1:  (q2) Li Tu (AUS) WR 168 defeated Oliver Crawford WR 268 by 6-4 7-6(12)

Despite the tussle in the tie-break, from what I saw of the match, Tu never really looked like losing. 



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