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JonH · Tennis legend

This week brings the 1000 level Cajun Classic in Baton Rouge.

www.lta.org.uk/news/cajun-classic-2026-preview-draw-schedule-player-list-and-how-to-follow/

Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid, Ben Bartram and Andrew Penney represent us in the mens

Lucy Shuker and Abbie Breakwell in the womens

Andy Lapthorne, Greg Slade and Oliver Cox in the quad events.

JonH · Tennis legend

There are currently 6 1000 level events on the calendar. Melbourne Open came in January, and after the Baton Rouge, we have Japan Open, BarcelonaOpen, British Open at Roehampton and the French Riviera Open in Biot.

These 6 are in addition to the 4 grand slam events. There are also a number of bigger money 500 level events in Rotterdam, Miami, Rome (Italy) , for example, with limited fields alongside the bigger ATP /WTA events where the fields are typically 8 or 12 strong (hence the lower points level) but the money bigger (typically more like $70k events for 8 players versus the $45k on offer at the 1000 events).

The money at the slams is $500k up to $1.5m at the US Open, making those the big pay days of the sport. Its all about making the 16 player slam fields in each event.

JonH · Tennis legend

The Baton Rouge 1000 event kicked off today.

Ben and Andy P play mens singles, Greg and Oli C in quads.

In womens singles, Abbie Breakwell played a very close match and just fell short against Charlotte Fairbank, 7-6 in the third.

JonH · Tennis legend

Good wins for Andy and Ben in the mens, Andy next plays 7th seed Spaargaren and Ben goes up against second seed, Alfie H.

Gordon Reid also in the last 16.

In quad event, Greg and Oli both win, joining Andy L in the last 16

Womens sees Lucy in the last 16.

JonH · Tennis legend

No surprises today so far:

Mens - Alfie beat Ben and Gordon also went through to the last 8; Andy Penney also lost.

Quad - Andy won but Oli Cox lost; Greg still to play

Womens - Lucy still to play

JonH · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
No surprises today so far:

Mens - Alfie beat Ben and Gordon also went through to the last 8; Andy Penney also lost.

Quad - Andy won but Oli Cox lost; Greg still to play

Womens - Lucy still to play

Greg and Lucy both lost comfortably against Dutch seeded opponents.

Doubles yet to start but singles is now Alfie, Gordon and Andy in their respective last 8 fields

JonH · Tennis legend

Last 8 stage in the big WC1000 event in Baton Rouge. Worth noting, the top 8 players will largely go on next week and play at the Miami WC500 event, alongside the ATP?WTA stars

For this week, and the big point WC1000 event, the last 8 draws for our players are:

Mens singles:

Gordon Reid (5|) v Tokito Oda (1)

Alfie Hewett (2) v Ruben Spaargaren (7)

All top 8 seeds in the mens reached the last 8

Quad singles:

Andy Lapthorne (6) v Guy Sasson (3)

Again, all top 8 seeds reached the last 8

Womens singles - all Brits are out, a couple of non seeded players did reach the last 8 in this event

Mens doubles:

Alfie/Gordon (1) v Ben Bartram/ Ho Won Im
Andrew Penney/Conner Stroud v Martin de La Puente/ Stephane Houdet (3)

Womens doubles:

Abbie Breakwell/Yuma Takamuro v Lucy Shuker/Aniek Van Koot (2)

Quad doubles:

Oliver Cox/Ali Ataman v Guy Sasson/Niels Vink (1)
Greg Slade/Hunter Groce v Francisco Cayulef/Gonzarlo Lazarte (3)
Andy Lapthorne/Heath Davidson (2) v Daniel Escobar/Leandro Pena

JonH · Tennis legend

Alfie was the only singles winner today; Alfie/gordon and Andy won their doubles.

Good luck to them all in the semis

JonH · Tennis legend

In Switzerland, Dahnon Ward and Cornelia Oosthuizen are into the mens and womens singles semis.
Both are seeded top.

JonH · Tennis legend

In the Cajun Classic, all the Brits made the doubles finals:

Alfie and Gordon, Lucy +, Andy +

The mens and womens doubles finals are on court tomorrow, as is Alfie in his mens singles semi with de la Puente

JonH · Tennis legend

Obviously the focus is on singles in these events and, usually, Alfie. But in the doubles today, in womens doubles, Lucy Shuker is in a big WC 1000 final and, in what was a very open field, has a really strong chance of taking the title. Go Lucy.

She obviously likes it in the American south. Won this title last year in doubles (with van Koot, her partner this week) and that 2025 win was her first since pre covid when she won a couple of titles including this one at that , what was then, super series level.

-- Edited by JonH on Saturday 21st of March 2026 07:52:46 AM

JonH · Tennis legend

Sadly all 3 pairs lost their finals. Including Alfie and Gordon- still top ranked but not dominating the mens doubles like a year or two back.

Alfie won his singles semi in 3 sets over de la puente and plays WR1 Tokito Oda in todays final. Oda looks in typically imperious form and Alfie will find this one hard.

JonH · Tennis legend

In the Biel WC100 event , in Switzerland, Dahnon Ward took the singles title. His second at this level of the year after winning Bolton last month.

Alfies singles final in Baton Rouge is on court around 5 pm our time or later

wolf · Tennis legend

Oda beat Alfie 1-6 6-2 6-4. furious