Boggo's competitors week 42

RobC · All-time great

RE: Boggo's competitors week 42

Bladetiger · Pro player

That was lastnight.

Waske has just won 3 &4 so he's in the quarters too.

RobC · All-time great

Bladetiger wrote:

That was lastnight.

Waske has just won 3 &4 so he's in the quarters too.

Luckily his 18th result is 15, so he can't overtake yet!

Llodra up next.

-- Edited by RobC at 13:51, 2006-10-19

Bladetiger · Pro player

LLodra won 75 61.

RobC · All-time great

Bladetiger wrote:

LLodra won 75 61.

Wow, what a week - no- one's losing. Usually half the players around Boggo would be out by now.

Well, local boys Carlsen and then Pless have a chance to slip up now.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

do we have any idea if anyone abovw alex has been poinst loads to drop off in the next week or so, or do we only find out at the start of the week who is doing what?? does alex have a chnace to be the number 2 seed for nottignham challenger?

RobC · All-time great

Count Zero wrote:

do we have any idea if anyone abovw alex has been poinst loads to drop off in the next week or so, or do we only find out at the start of the week who is doing what?? does alex have a chnace to be the number 2 seed for nottignham challenger?

Only by a trawl through their profiles on the ATP site, or looking at steveg for the results last year.

E.g. here's the big points winners from last year's Week 43 challengers:

Carson:

Semifinals
(1)Justin Gimelstob (USA) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SCG) 6-3 6-4
(7)Amer Delic (USA) d. (2)Bobby Reynolds (USA) 6-4 6-2

Finals
(1)Justin Gimelstob (USA) d. (7)Amer Delic (USA) 7-6(5) 6-2

Santiago:

Semifinals
Julio Silva (BRA) d. (q)Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) 6-2 6-1
(8)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. (2)Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 6-3 6-3

Finals
Julio Silva (BRA) d. (8)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) 6-2 6-3

Seoul

Semifinals
Nicolas Thomann (FRA) d. John van Lottum (NED) 5-7 7-6(3) 7-6(4)
(3)Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) d. (8)Melle van Gemerden (NED) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Finals
(3)Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) d. Nicolas Thomann (FRA) 4-6 6-1 7-6(6)

- there's a few a way behind Alex there, but none of his immediate neighbours.

Maybe they're more likely to have been playing the ATP events....

RobC · All-time great

Carlsen wins as well

We have a dodgy batch of pins down here in Boggo land! not a single competitor's gone out since Monday.

Now then: Kristian Pless: let's have the weight of expectation on the Danish number 1 cause him to slip up.

RobC · All-time great

Pless won

Looks like it could be a bad week for Alex. He's going to need to keep winning, if he's not going to slip back a fair way...

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

I'll set the cauldron bubbling for Sluiter then.

I think the reason people around Boggo are doing so well this week is partly because he is now so high in the rankings (remember only a couple of weeks ago he was at 136) which means those playing in challengers are all the top seeds. Plus there are no ATPs for anyone to try and qualify for as the masters cut off point is slightly too high. So anyone who wants to play has to go for a challenger where they will play people ranked 100s of places below them.

Of course that could all be speculation and it's really just that our pins are all bent this week

RobC · All-time great

imoen wrote:

I think the reason people around Boggo are doing so well this week is partly because he is now so high in the rankings (remember only a couple of weeks ago he was at 136) which means those playing in challengers are all the top seeds. Plus there are no ATPs for anyone to try and qualify for as the masters cut off point is slightly too high. So anyone who wants to play has to go for a challenger where they will play people ranked 100s of places below them.

Of course that could all be speculation and it's really just that our pins are all bent this week

Hmm, I think there's something in that, but we're also seeing higher ranked seeds going out, and lower ranked players not making the usual inroads...

.....the table's updated.......

.....The bad day continued last night. Just the one exit: Vicente, ahead of Alex in Bogota.

Otherwise, Hartfield, Guccione and Mello all advanced in Bogota, and Philippoussis and Delic advanced in Calabasas.

RobC · All-time great

So, what are the possibilities?

If Alex wins in Kolding: He'll climb to WR 101. No- one else still playing could get enough points to overtake him one he's there.

If Alex get to the final: He'll climb to WR 106. However, Kubot (if he reaches the final in Kolding), Kendrick (win, Calabasas) and Waske (win, Kolding) are threats. Kubot & Waske play each other today, so a max of 2 could overtake. Worst case is 108.

If Alex beats Sluiter: and then goes out in the semis, he'll make WR 111. However Kubot (S, K), Kendrick(F,C), Waske (F,K), Carlsen(F,K), Philippoussis(W, C), Llodra(W, K), Hartfield(W, B) are all threats. A maximum of 5 can overtake. Worst case is 116.

If Alex goes out today: Then he stays at 115. Waske(S,K), Carlsen(S, K), Philippoussis(F,C), Llodra(F, K),Hartfield(W,B), Delic(W, C), Guccione(W, B) and Mello(W, B) are the threats remaining. A maximum of six can overtake. Worst case is 121st.

RobC · All-time great

Kubot v Waske is about to start. Difficult one to call: If Waske wins he goes above Boggo, but Alex can leapfrog again if he beats Sluiter. If Kubot wins, he moves out of Alex's reach unless he makes the final...

Sheddie · administrator

Waske is hammering Kubot at the moment, he's taken the 1st set 6-1.

I reckon it's good news, as I doubt Waske will get past either Llodra or Norman in the semis.

RobC · All-time great

4-3 with serve in the second. Well if Waske does take it, Alex is going to have to beat Sluiter again to take advantage. Here's hoping.