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Week 34 - Egypt F21 ($10,000) - Sharm el-Sheik (hard)
(Preview)
Farris' name is on the acceptance list, but there's no sign of him in the main draw, which may explain why Imran is. That said, he hasn't the best of draws: L32: Imran Aswat WR 1206 (CH = 1038 in June 2014) vs (2) Michal Konecny (CZE) WR 309 (CH = 285 last month)
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Stircrazy
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2
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413
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Week 34 - Spain F27 ($10,000) - Santander (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Raamin Solland UNR vs (qWC) Carlos Donat (ESP) UNR All being well, Dan Dowson should be in the main draw.
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Stircrazy
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12
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1046
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Week 34 - Romania F14 ($10,000) - Galati (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Scott Duncan UNR (CH = 1739 in August 2013) vs (q15) Davide Albertoni (ITA) WR 1792 (CH = 1692 last month) QR1: Sabin Adrian Saveluc (ROU) vs (q14) Bruce Strachan WR 1687 (CH = 1154 in October 2014) Haven't seen Bruce's name mentioned for a while.
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Stircrazy
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10
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814
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Week 33 - ATP Masters 1000 - Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati, OH (hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 7
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(Preview)
QR1: Kyle Edmund WR 81 (CH = 67 last month) vs (q8) Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) WR 65 (CH = 33 in November 2010 - he's now 32) He'll probably play the q2, Guido Pella, in the FQR if he gets through that one. ***** L56: (1) Andy Murray WR 2 vs BYE Juan Mónaco (PR) or Big Ivo in the second round. Gasquet, Goffin & Nish...
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Stircrazy
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100
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7228
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British Tour - Sutton Premier
(Preview)
As this is such a big ticket event in GB domestic tennis (with prize money of Ł2k for the winner and big cheques all the way down) it usually gets its own thread. There's a full 64-player quali draw, which is great to see. Play kicks off tomorrow (Sunday)
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Coup Droit
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14
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1435
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Week 32 - Olympic Tennis Competition - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Hard
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1 2 3 4 5 … 12
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(Preview)
This competition's starting tomorrow, let's get a thread up! R1: Jordan Thompson (AUS) WR 92 (CH= 88 in June) vs Kyle Edmund WR 83 H2H 0-1 2014 Bangkok Challenger THA Hard QF THOMPSON 6-3 6-1 R1: Viktor Troicki (SRB) WR 35 (CH=12 in 2011) vs Andy Murray WR 2 H2H 7-0 2008 St. Petersburg RUS Hard 32 MURRAY 6...
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Kounosuke
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9113
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Week 33 - Egypt F20 ($10,000) - Sharm el-Sheik (hard)
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1 2
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(Preview)
QR1: Alexis Canter UNR (CH = 1975 in June last year) vs Gérard Codino (FRA) UNR According to his ITF profile, Codino is 55 & coached by Boris Becker! Farris (+ possibly Imran) should be in the main draw.
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Stircrazy
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21
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1643
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Week 34 - Netherlands F6 ($10,000) - Oldenzaal (clay)
(Preview)
Unless somebody unexpectedly pops up in the main draw or the doubles, this is going to be a very short thread! QR1: (q6) Dylan Gee WR 1476 (= CH) vs BYE QR1: Nathan de Veer (NED) UNR defeated Cheraag Bajwa UNR by 2 & 2 **** QR2: Gijs Buntsma (NED) UNR defeated (q6) Dylan Gee WR 1476 by 1 & 4
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Stircrazy
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0
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300
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Week 34 - Thailand F1 ($10,000) - Hua Hin (hard)
(Preview)
QR1: Marcus Walters UNR (CH = 1582 last September) vs (q9) Hsieh Cheng-Peng (TPE) WR 1406 (CH = 1098 in July 2011)
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Stircrazy
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2
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562
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Week 33 - Belarus F2 ($10,000) - Minsk (hard)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
QR1: Aleksandr Malyshev (RUS) UNR vs Josh Paris WR 1369 (CH = 1145 last November)
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Stircrazy
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24
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1630
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Week 33 - Austria F6 ($10,000) - Vogau (clay)
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1 2
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(Preview)
QR1: (q4) Toby Martin WR 958 (CH = 641 in June last year) vs Gianluca Grison (ITA) UNR
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Stircrazy
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28
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1660
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Week 33 - Netherlands F5 ($10,000) - Oldenzaal (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Cheraag Bajwa UNR vs Michal Nevrela (NED) UNR
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Stircrazy
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2
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574
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Week 33 - Belgium F10 ($10,000) - Koksijde (clay)
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1 2
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(Preview)
The qualies draw is positively stuffed with young Brits! QR1: (q1) Tom Farquharson WR 1387 (CH = 429 in March 2014 vs BYE QR1: (q2) Luke Oakley WR 1471 (CH = 1459 last month) vs Federico Horacio Kuiper (ARG) UNR QR1: Robin Vanhauwe (BEL) UNR vs Austin Gwilliam UNR QR1: (q3) Eduardo Peralta (MEX) WR 1...
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Stircrazy
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16
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1255
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Week 32 - Challenger ($100,000) - Nordic Naturals Challenger, Aptos, CA (hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 10
)
(Preview)
QR1: (q2) Cam Norrie WR 419 (CH = 413 last month) vs (qWC) Harrison Scott (CAN) WR 1544 (CH = 1405 last month) The draw consists of only 16 players!
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Stircrazy
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137
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10110
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Week 33 - Challenger (€42,500) - Cittadino Challenger, Meerbusch, Germany (red clay)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
QR1: (q2) Dan Cox WR 546 (CH = 206 in July 2014) vs BYE One or other of two German qWCs, neither ranked (though one is the q8) for Dan in the FQR (it's a 16-man draw).
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Stircrazy
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19
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1579
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Week 33 - Finland F3 ($10,000) - Helsinki (clay)
(Preview)
R1: Jonathan Gray (GBR) WR 1272 v (6) Daniel Appelgren (SWE) WR 722
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Coup Droit
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1
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585
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Week 33 - Spain F26 ($10,000) - Vigo (clay)
(Preview)
The boys are staying in Galicia & Raamin doesn't need a qWC this week. He even gets a bye, for all the good it does him: QR1: Raamin Solland UNR vs BYE **** QR2: Raamin Solland UNR vs (q14) Enric Guaita (ESP) WR 1927 (CH = 1341 in September 2008 - he's 29)
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Stircrazy
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5
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565
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Week 33 - Poland F5 ($25,000) - Bydgoszcz (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Ewan Moore (GBR) UNR* age 18 v Dominik Nazaruk (POL) UNR age 19 QR1: Jeremy Gschwendtner (GBR) UNR age 17 v Maciej Autuch (POL) UNR age 18 * but should be ranked next week following 1 point in Latvia
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Coup Droit
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2
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535
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Week 33 - Romania F13 ($10,000) - Sibiu (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Aland Moyna (CHI) UNR vs Scott Duncan UNR (CH = 1739 in August 2013)
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Stircrazy
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3
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462
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Week 33 - Indonesia F1 ($10,000) - Jakarta (hard)
(Preview)
Joe pops up again! QR1: Joe Cooper UNR vs (qWC) Muhammad Althaf Dhaifullah (INA) UNR I assume he'll be playing in the doubles, as Michael-Ray is also in the qualies. Only trouble is, if Joe wins that one, he'll play M-R in QR2!
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Stircrazy
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1
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359
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Week 33 - Germany F11 ($10,000) - Karlsruhe (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Max Lacount UNR vs Sergei Lavrov (FRA) UNR QR1: Leon Hoeveler (GER) UNR vs Kurt Lacount UNR
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Stircrazy
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2
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412
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Week 33 - Slovakia F4 ($10,000) - Bratislava (clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Edwin Patrick Carrington UNR vs (q11) Juri Rodionov (AUT) WR 1572 (CH = 1538 last month)
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Stircrazy
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1
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438
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Week 32 - ATP 250 - Mexican Open, Los Cabos, Mexico (hard)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
R1: Jonny Marray & Adil Shamasdin (CAN) CR 150 (84+66) vs Austin Krajicek & Thiago Monteiro (USA/BRA) CR 741 (104+637) R1: Jonathan Erlich (ISR) & Ken Skupski CR 134 (56+78) vs Johan Bruström & Andreas Siljeström (SWE/SWE) CR 155 (76+79) The boys are in opposite halves of the dra...
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Stircrazy
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17
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1627
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Week 33 - Serbia F5 ($10,000) - Subotica (clay)
(Preview)
I shall refrain from asking the usual question this week! QR1: Philip Sikman UNR vs Ruslan Khunarikov (RUS) UNR
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Stircrazy
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1
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400
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Week 32 - Egypt F18 ($10,000) - Sharm el-Sheik (hard)
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1 2
)
(Preview)
QR1: (q3) Imran Aswat WR 1201 (CH = 1038 in June 2014) vs BYE QR1: Muhammed Ragy (EGY) UNR vs Alexis Canter UNR (CH = 1975 in June last year) **** QR2: (q3) Imran Aswat WR 1201 vs Juan Manuel López (ARG) UNR
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Stircrazy
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21
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1320
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