Doubles main draw :

Hadash / Kolik (4) (Isr) v Irwin / Wire

Allinson / Crowe (Aus) v Cerretani (USA) Ebden (Aus)

Dee / Moros (USA) v Boretti / Sundsten (1) (NOR)

Sally wrote:

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Q3: Roy Radwan (FRA) d. (13)Richard Wire (GBR) 6-3 6-3

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Oh Dear !!!!!!!!!!

Irwin has had an ok draw for the singles.

Round 1 - Irwin GBR 750 vs Laurent Bram LUX 1033.

Laurent is 22, and has lost his last 6 matches. 2 Davis cup defeats to Seppi and Volandri which is hardly surprising, 1 futures first round and two venezualan satellite first rounders and a loss in a challenger qualy. So hopefully he thinks his world is about to end and Richard Irwin will beat him!

Poss Round 2 - Rasmus Norby 854 or Jeremy Wurtzman, 4th seed 514. Wurtzman hasn't won a main draw match since March and Norby lost in the final of Slovenia futires 1 last week, so it could be Norby.

Quite hopeful for Richard Irwin this week

The other British dudes lost in the doubles first round as well. I can't bring myself to post such oor results though

I think Irwin can beat Norby. Norby's round one opponent may have been seeded but hasn't won for ages.

Great result Richard!

Drew wrote:

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Rasmus Nordby rank 854 (DEN) beat 4th seed in rnd 1 ranked 514....could be tough

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No he didn't, he beat Richard Wire (a Brit with one ranking point) 4 & 4 after the no. 4 seed withdrew. So that should mean Richard Irwin has a good chance of reaching the QFs.