Kenya F1

Drew · Oct 1, 2006

Kenya F1

Sheddie · administrator

Dee isn't playing here, he entered Spain F32 qualies and lost 2 and 2 in rd1.

Good chance for Miotto to gain another couple of ranking points

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Some qualifying results in no specific order:

Jaco Mathew (IND) d. Daniel Rono (KEN) 6-0 6-0
Charles-Robert Viale (FRA) d. Gilbert Kibet (KEN) 7-6(?) 3-6 6-4
Joseph Cooper (GBR) d. Arnold Mbandi (KEN) 6-2 6-0
John McGahon (IRL) d. Khalid Changawa (KEN) 6-0 6-0
Artem Isaev (RUS) d. Ronny Ndinya (KEN) 6-1 6-4
Edgar Kazembe (ZAM) d. Ali Zaver (CAN) 6-0 6-2
James Feaver (GBR) d. Fazal Khan (KEN) 6-2 6-0
Alex Johnston (GBR) d. Jinal Shah (KEN) 6-0 6-1

Judging by all these scorelines the standard of play here is not very good.

My worry is that Miotto and co will now travel round with an inflated ranking for doing well against people who wouldn't make the British Tropicana tour.

Happycynic · Pro player

Qualifying round

Anoosha SHAHGHOLI (IRI) (1) defeated Alex JOHNSTON (GBR) 76(6) 61
Alexandru-Daniel CARPEN (ROM) (3) defeated James FEAVER (GBR) 26 62 64
Dmitry IVANOV (UZB) (4) defeated Joe COOPER (GBR) 63 64
Edward SEATOR (GBR) (5) defeated Edgar KAZEMBE (ZAM) 64 75
John MCGAHON (IRL) (6) defeated Artem ISAEV (RUS) (9) 61 61

I wouldn't read too much into the R32 results. Some futures don't even have an R32 qualifying, so the presence of some weaker locals is expected (and why there are futures in Africa, to allow them to play). Then again, those in Spain go up to R128.....

Sheddie · administrator

Congrats to Ed on qualifying again, he's won ranking points at all three of the African futures so far on this tour, hopefully it continues

johnnylad · Tennis legend

First Round
(1)Victor Bruthans (SVK) d. (WC)Jean-Claude Gasigwa (RWA) 6-4 6-4
Ross Connolly (GBR) d. (WC)Juma Changawa (KEN) 6-2 6-1
Troy Gillham (AUS) d. (q)Dmitry Ivanov (UZB) 4-6 6-4 3-0 ret.
(8)Jacob Melskens (DEN) d. Shivang Mishra (IND) 7-6(4) 6-2
(3)Gvidas Sabeckis (LTU) d. Mustafa Ghouse (IND) 6-3 6-2
Cristian Hodel (ROM) d. Amadeus Fulford-Jones (GBR) 6-2 6-1
Maxime Bonami (FRA) d. (q)Jaco Mathew (IND) 6-4 6-1
(7)Talal Ouahabi (MAR) d. (q)Gregg Le Sueur (RSA) 6-0 6-2
Oualid Jallali (TUN) d. (6)Alex Miotto (GBR) 6-3 6-2

(q)Catalin Ciobanu (ROM) d. (WC)Patrick Ochan (UGA) 6-0 6-3
Cheong-Eui Kim (KOR) d. Shahab Hassani-Nafez (IRI) 6-1 6-1
(4)Andemirkhan Karanashev (RUS) d. Salifu Mohammed (GHA) 6-4 6-4
Vishal Punna (IND) d. (5)(q)Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) 7-6(4) 6-4
(WC)Christian Vitulli (KEN) d. Candy Idoko (NGR) 6-4 6-3
(q)Edward Seator (GBR) d. (q)John McGahon (IRL) 6-4 4-6 6-2
(2)Bogdan Leonte (ROM) d. (q)Alexandru Carpen (ROM) 7-5 6-4

johnnylad · Tennis legend

First Round
(1)Victor Bruthans/Bogdan Leonte (SVK/ROM) d. Alex Miotto/Edward Seator (GBR) 6-3 6-3
Jamie Feaver/John McGahon (GBR/IRL) d. Jean-Claude Gasigwa/Edgar Kazembe (RWA/ZAM) 7-5 6-3
(4)Oualid Jallali/Talal Ouahabi (TUN/MAR) d. Artem Isaev/Andemirkhan Karanashev (RUS) 6-4 6-0
Jacob Melskens/Christian Vitulli (DEN/KEN) d. Maxime Bonami/Gvidas Sabeckis (FRA/LTU) 7-5 6-3
Candy Idoko/Salifu Mohammed (NGR/GHA) d. Alexandru Carpen/Catalin Ciobanu (ROM) 1-6 6-3 6-4
(3)Jaco Mathew/Vishal Punna (IND) d. Amadeus Fulford-Jones/Troy Gillham (GBR/AUS) 4-6 6-3 6-1
Shahab Hassani-Nafez/Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) d. Cheong-Eui Kim/Jin-Seo Kim (KOR) 6-2 6-3
Andrei Ciumac/Cristian Hodel (MDA/ROM) d. (2)Mustafa Ghouse/Shivang Mishra (IND) 6-3 6-0

Sheddie · administrator

What a comedown for Ghouse, one week he's in the final of an ATP in his home country, next week he loses in rd1 of a futures in Africa !!!!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

(1)Victor Bruthans (SVK) d. Ross Connolly (GBR) 3-6 6-1 6-4
(8)Jacob Melskens (DEN) d. Troy Gillham (AUS) ???
(3)Gvidas Sabeckis (LTU) vs Cristian Hodel (ROM)
(7)Talal Ouahabi (MAR) d. Maxime Bonami (FRA) 7-5 6-0
Oualid Jallali (TUN) d. (q)Catalin Ciobanu (ROM) 3-6 6-1 7-5
Cheong-Eui Kim (KOR) d. (4)Andemirkhan Karanashev (RUS) 6-3 1-0 ret.
Vishal Punna (IND) d. (WC)Christian Vitulli (KEN) 6-4 6-1
(2)Bogdan Leonte (ROM) d. (q)Edward Seator (GBR) 6-2 3-1?

Great start for Ross Connolly.

Hope Ed is ok!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Quarterfinals
(1)Victor Bruthans/Bogdan Leonte (SVK/ROM) d. Jamie Feaver/John McGahon (GBR/IRL) 6-4 6-0

Jacob Melskens/Christian Vitulli (DEN/KEN) d. (4)Oualid Jallali/Talal Ouahabi (TUN/MAR) 6-3 6-4
(3)Jaco Mathew/Vishal Punna (IND) d. Candy Idoko/Salifu Mohammed (NGR/GHA) 6-2 6-7(4) 6-2
Shahab Hassani-Nafez/Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) d. Andrei Ciumac/Cristian Hodel (MDA/ROM) 6-4 6-2