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QR1:  Elias Ymer (SWE) WR 176 (CH = 105 in June 2018) vs Arthur Féry WR 157 (CH = 152 in February)

QR1:  (q4) Coleman Wong (HKG) WR 110 (= CH) vs Billy Harris WR 148 (CH = 101 in September 2024)

QR1:  (q6)  Alex Molcan (SVK) WR 113 (CH = 38 in May 2022) vs Oliver Crawford WR 231 (CH = 183 last September)
QR1:  Aziz Dougaz (TUN) WR 684 (CH = 185 in April last year) vs Felix Gill WR 234 (CH = 225 last month)

QR1:  (q7) Martin Damm (USA) WR 115 (= CH) vs Toby Samuel WR 161 (= CH)

QR1:  Vitaliy Sachko (UKR) WR 193 (CH = 156 in July 2023) vs (q25) Jack Pinnington-Jones WR 137 (CH = 133 last month)

QR1:  Jay Clarke WR 207 (CH = 153 in July 2019) vs (q23) Dane Sweeny (AUS) WR 135 (CH = 131 in March)

QR1:  Charles Broom WR 241 (CH = 235 in June 2024) vs Ugo Blanchet (FRA) WR 162 (CH = 139 in September 2024)

QR1:  (q13) Jan Choinski WR 122 (CH = 117 last month) vs Andy Andrade (COL) WR 215 (= CH)

QR1:  Liam Broady WR 223 (CH = 93 in September 2023) vs Gianluca Cadenasso (ITA) WR 196 (= CH)

QR1:  Luka Pavlovic (FRA) WR 221 (CH = 184 last July) vs Harry Wendelken WR 226 (CH = 223 last month)

QR1:  Daniel Evans WR 206 (CH = 21 in August 2023) vs (qWC) Daniel Jade (FRA) WR 1857 (CH = 1673 last July)

Wotta lot we got!  biggrin



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Ive not seen the full draw, but Id go for 3 round one wins here (but wont say who I think!).

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JonH wrote:

Ive not seen the full draw, but Id go for 3 round one wins here (but wont say who I think!).

 Well, we've got 5 who are the higher ranked player in the match

So three is pretty miserable cry

(although may be right.....)



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I'm not optimistic of too many wins as it is clay after all, but just wonderful to see 12 Brits in the draw! Not long ago that we had 2-3 players at best in RG qualies.

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Coup Droit wrote:
JonH wrote:

Ive not seen the full draw, but Id go for 3 round one wins here (but wont say who I think!).

 Well, we've got 5 who are the higher ranked player in the match

So three is pretty miserable cry

(although may be right.....)

 Yeah, per Sheddie - dont see our higher ranked players as being on this right surface vis a vis their opponents - at least not in all cases. My three was actually 2 wins and 2 maybes, so I made it into 3 to be positive! 



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JonH wrote:
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JonH wrote:

Ive not seen the full draw, but Id go for 3 round one wins here (but wont say who I think!).

 Well, we've got 5 who are the higher ranked player in the match

So three is pretty miserable cry

(although may be right.....)

 Yeah, per Sheddie - dont see our higher ranked players as being on this right surface vis a vis their opponents - at least not in all cases. My three was actually 2 wins and 2 maybes, so I made it into 3 to be positive! 

 Yes but we often just assume that our guys are not the best on clay, and focus purely on them, whereas there are a lot of other guys who aren't best on clay

i.e. Dane Sweeny hasn't played a single match on clay this year (just done the Asian hard swing)

Coleman Wong is the same - no clay at all

Whereas Blanchet has played 7 matches on clay this year - and lost 6

etc

I'm not saying ours will win (and there are obviously a couple who are true clay courters) but focusing on our lack of prowess of clay should be tempered by the same in a lot of the others

 



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Just curious re the money, and the neutrals

And Jon and Sheddie, you should get your betting shoes on

GB lads are the strong favourites in 5 matches tomorrow, and the slight favourite in one

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Maybe. Dont bet though!

My two winners are Jan and Arthur in fact, Jay and Evo my maybes- hence the 3.

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Maybe. Dont bet though!

My two winners are Jan and Arthur in fact, Jay and Evo my maybes- hence the 3.

 Well, I'll put 10p on Aziz for you then Jon - coz otherwise it's hot air biggrin

....Just done it....

You've got Aziz at 3.25 (v Felix at 1.33)

I'll donate the winnings to charity biggrin



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Coup Droit wrote:
JonH wrote:

Maybe. Dont bet though!

My two winners are Jan and Arthur in fact, Jay and Evo my maybes- hence the 3.

 Well, I'll put 10p on Aziz for you then Jon - coz otherwise it's hot air biggrin

....Just done it....

You've got Aziz at 3.25 (v Felix at 1.33)

I'll donate the winnings to charity biggrin

Haha - winnings can go to the hot air balloon society then!  



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Can anyone shed some light on Dan?  He has a fortuitous draw here. He seems not to be entered for the Birmingham 125 grass challenger which is odd if he has any desire to continue his career.  His ranking is high enough for direct entry. Plus he is a Brummie lad.

 



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JonH wrote:

Maybe. Dont bet though!

My two winners are Jan and Arthur in fact, Jay and Evo my maybes- hence the 3.

 I know you'd need an archaeologist to dig up Dan's last win, but what's so special about his opponent who hasn't been anywhere near the top 1000 yet, and even if he's been burning it up on the junior circuit we know that that's no guarantee of success at this level? Frankly, if even an unfit Dan can't win that then he should have given up already. 



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Brendan F wrote:
JonH wrote:

Maybe. Dont bet though!

My two winners are Jan and Arthur in fact, Jay and Evo my maybes- hence the 3.

 I know you'd need an archaeologist to dig up Dan's last win, but what's so special about his opponent who hasn't been anywhere near the top 1000 yet, and even if he's been burning it up on the junior circuit we know that that's no guarantee of success at this level? Frankly, if even an unfit Dan can't win that then he should have given up already. 

 Agreed! We just dont know where Dan is at, son Im feeling conservative! 



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I can see 4/12 through QR1 - it is fab to see so many!

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Will be interesting to see where Dan is at. I can see the grass court swing this year maybe being his swansong.

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