Richard plays doubles Not Before 15.30 (14.30 GMT) Doubles - Partnering - Werner ESCHAUER (AUT) Round 1 - Opponents - Tomasz BEDNAREK (POL) / Frank MOSER (GER)
Alex plays Rainer Schuettler Not before 18.30 (17.30 GMT)
mjd wrote: Unfortunately Richard and Eschuer lost to the 4th seeds, but not without a fight 7-6(4) 3-6 8-10
that's a respectable score against the fourth seeds. Hopefully the extra practise on the courts allows Bloomfield to negate the advantage of the qualifier and win tomorrow.
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Schuettler is currently ranked 99 and is not the force he once was (he reached no 5 in the rankings in 2004). At his peak he was one of the fittest players on the tour, his speed around the court, stamina and crunching returns made him a threat on all surfaces. In 2006 he reached 2 challenger finals and made an ATP semi in Dubai aswell as reaching the quarters of Tokyo. He's had a poor start to 2007, losing in rd1 of Chennai, the Aussie Open and the round-robin stage of Delray Beach. He played the Heilbronn challenger on indoor carpet a couple of weeks ago but surprisingly lost to Bohdan Ulihrach in round 2.