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Week 33 - Belarus F2 ($15,000) - Minsk (hard)
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(Preview)
L32: Joshua Paris WR 1169 (CH = 893 in July last year) vs (8) Roman Khassanov (KAZ) WR 729 (CH = 671 in May) L32: (6) Jonny Gray WR 607 (CH = 538 in April) vs Alon Elia (ISR) WR 819 (CH = 807 in May) L32: (Q) Conor Berg (USA) WR 1177 (CH = 918 in April last year) vs Ryan Storrie WR 899 (CH = 626 in April)
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Stircrazy
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16
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1463
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World Tour Finals Venue
(Preview)
Looks like several papers reporting the tour finals are out for formal tender. Deloitte are running a process with bids due in by November and a decision on post 2020 venue by March. Much as I love it in London the event was always a semi nomadic one, maybe when Andy has retired it will make sense on se...
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JonH
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3
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492
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Week 33 - Netherlands F4 - Oldenzaal ($15,000) (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: James Allemby UNR (CH = 2052 in September 2015) vs Roland Stuurman (NED) UNR QR1: BYE vs Jake Hersey UNR Andrew Watson should be in the main draw.
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Stircrazy
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7
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766
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Week 33 - Korea F4 - Gimcheon ($15,000) (clay)
(Preview)
L32: Alexis Canter WR 1241 (CH = 1224 in May) vs Qualifier L32: Qualifier vs (2) Mark Whitehouse WR 864 (CH = 859 last month)
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Stircrazy
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5
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871
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Week 33 - USA F23 ($25,000) - Boston, MA (hard)
(Preview)
QR1: (q4) Charles Broom WR 1105 (CH = 1067 last month) vs Malik Bathnagar (CAN) UNR Lloyd Glasspool should be in the main draw.
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Stircrazy
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9
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944
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Week 33 - Finland F3 - Helsinki ($15,000) (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Alexander Chepik (RUS) UNR vs (qWC) Cheraag Bajwa UNR
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Stircrazy
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4
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646
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Week 32 - Nordic Naturals Challenger - Aptos, CA, USA ($100,000) (hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 8
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(Preview)
QR1: Thomas Fancutt (AUS) WR 633 (CH = 604 in July last year) vs Luke Bambridge WR 696 (CH = 481 in May 2016) If Luke somehow wins that one, he'll play the q1, Yosuke Watanuke. QR1: (q2) Dan Evans WR 315 (CH = 41 in March last year) vs BYE QR2: (q3) Alex Ward WR 337 (CH = 242 in June 2106) vs BYE Liam should be i...
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Stircrazy
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117
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9307
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Week 33 - Germany F12 ($15,000) - Karlsruhe (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Max LaCount UNR vs (qWC) Christian Hesz (GER) UNR QR1: Théo Schneider (FRA) UNR vs Anthony Pero UNR
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Stircrazy
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2
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508
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Week 31 - Kentucky Bank Challenger, Lexington, KY, USA ($75,000) (hard)
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(Preview)
QR1: Jeffrey John Wolf (USA) WR 662 (CH = 654 last December) vs (q7) Lloyd Glasspool WR 531 (CH = 282 in July 2016) -- Edited by Stircrazy on Saturday 28th of July 2018 07:12:48 AM
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Stircrazy
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97
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7289
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Week 32 - Challenger - Lisheng Sports Cup, Jinan, China ($150,000) (hard)
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(Preview)
L32: James Ward WR 329 (CH = 89 in July 2015) vs (WC) He Yecong (CHN) WR 705 (CH = 492 in June 2016) -- Edited by Stircrazy on Tuesday 7th of August 2018 09:17:49 AM
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Stircrazy
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51
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3660
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Week 33 - Poland F7 - Bydgoszcz ($25,000) (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Daniil Tsebrenko (UKR) UNR vs Samuel Pointon UNR
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Stircrazy
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1
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424
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Week 32 - Spain F22 ($15,000) - Pozoblanco (hard)
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1 2
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(Preview)
QR1: Dennis Uspensky (USA) UNR (CH = 102 in November 2015) vs John Horoz Garner UNR QR1: Andrew Alexander Watson UNR vs Davide Pozzi (ITA) UNR Evan Hoyt & Joel Cannell should be in the main draw.
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Stircrazy
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20
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1717
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Week 32 - ATP Masters 1000 - Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada (hard)
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(Preview)
No Andy. Disappointing, but a sensible move, I feel.
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Stircrazy
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70
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5716
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Week 32 - Slovakia F3 - Bratislava ($15,000) (clay)
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(Preview)
QR1: Samo Polakovic (SVK) UNR vs (q14) Barnaby Smith WR 1913 (CH = 1889 last month) QR1: Jan Raninec (SVK) UNR vs Hamish Stewart UNR QR1: Joshua Goodger UNR vs (q10) Martin Bugaj (CZE) WR 1591 (= CH) QR1: Jack Malloy vs (q9) Brian Bencic (SUI) WR 1591 (= CH) QR1: (q7) Paul Jubb WR 1487 (CH = 1442 in Marc...
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Stircrazy
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85
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4597
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Week 33 - Spain F23 ($15,000) - Vigo (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Mohammed Sedigh Tahmasebi UNR vs Alejandro Vedri (ESP) UNR Dan Dowson may well have crept into the main draw.
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Stircrazy
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1
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457
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Week 33 - Romania F9 - Pitesti ($25,000) (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: (qWC) Radu Dimitirie Hristache Zgondea (ROU) UNR vs Sizya Kivanda UNR (CH = 1880 in October 2015) QR1: Kyle Stocker UNR vs Eugen Durnescu (ROU) UNR
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Stircrazy
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1
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611
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Week 33 - Italy F23 - Santa Cristina Val Gardena ($15,000) (clay)
(Preview)
Greg pops up again next week in the Dolomites, in northern Italy, & has a lousy draw: QR1: (q5) Horst Rieder (ITA) WR 1885 (CH = 1461 last November) vs Gregory Howe UNR (CH = 1222 in August 2008)
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Stircrazy
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4
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494
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Week 32 - Belarus F1 ($15,000) - Minsk (hard)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
L32: Ryan Storrie WR 853 (CH = 626 in April) vs (WC) Martin Borisiouk WR 1885 (CH = 1754 in April) L32: (Q) Alberto Bronzetti (ITA) UNR vs (4) Jonny Gray WR 605 (CH = 538 in April)
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Stircrazy
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25
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1812
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Week 32 - Portugal F14 - Sintra ($15,000) (hard)
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1 2
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(Preview)
QR1: BYE vs George Houghton UNR QR1: (q2) Alex Jhun WR 1356 (CH = 1034 in February 2016) QR1: George Foster UNR vs Luke Issajenko UNR QR1: Kafui Akpo-Young UNR vs Ricardo Brancal (POR) UNR QR1: Marco Wright UNR vs Luke Jacob Gamble (USA) UNR Mark Whitehouse & Aidan McHugh should be in the main...
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Stircrazy
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26
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1754
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Week 32 - Finland F2 - Hyvinkää ($15,000) (clay)
(Preview)
L16: (WC) Sami Huurinainen & Masi Sarpola (FIN/FIN) UNR [Huurinainen is 36, his playing partner 19] vs Joe Cooper & Michal Konecny (CZE) UNR (0 [ but a CH of 1069 in May 2016]+777} George Loffhagen should be in the singles main draw.
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Stircrazy
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13
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938
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Week 32 - Germany F11 ($15,000) - Trier (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Anthony Pero UNR vs Raynaud Vanwollenghem (BEL) UNR QR1: Maximilian Dietel (GER) UNR vs Max LaCount UNR QR1: Robin Eberling (GER) UNR vs Kurt La Count UNR QR1: (q5) Milan Welte (GER) WR 1591 (= CH) vs Sizya Kivanda UNR (CH = 1880 in October 2015) QR1: James Allemby UNR (CH = 2052 in September 20...
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Stircrazy
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7
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995
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Week 32 - USA F22 ($25,000) - Edwardsville, IL (hard)
(Preview)
QR1: (q6) Charles Broom WR 1073 (CH = 1067 last month) vs Varun Jayaram (USA) UNR QR1: David Perez UNR vs Joseph Van Meter (USA) UNR Finn should again be in the man draw.
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Stircrazy
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13
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1448
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Week 32 - Austria F6 ($15,000) - Innsbruck (clay)
(Preview)
Well, well, well... QR1: Ivan Zaytsev (RUS) UNR vs Gregory Howe UNR (CH = 1222 in August 2008 - our illustrious fellow board member is now 46!) Good luck, Greg.
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Stircrazy
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14
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836
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Jay Clarke is a better player than Edmund was at the same age. Discuss.
(Preview)
Watched a match or two of Clarke's recently, in his run to Challenger win, I think he is more advanced that Kyle Edmund was at the same age, better movement, better serve, touch at the net. Only weakness I see at this point, is the speed of the groundstrokes, seem a bit slow for top 50 material, depth seem...
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Vandenburg
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0
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382
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Week 31 - ATP 500 - Citi Open, Washington DC, USA (hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 8
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(Preview)
L48: Mackenzie McDonald (USA) WR 77 (= CH) vs Andy Murray WR 838 (CH = 1 in November 2016) L48: BYE vs (4) Kyle Edmund WR 16 (= CH)
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Stircrazy
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119
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