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Week 14 - Challenger (€42,500+H) - St Brieuc, France (Hard)
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1 2 3 4 5 … 12
)
(Preview)
The good news - all 3 Brits play unranked qualifying wild cards (2 of whom have never played on the ITF pro or junior circuits before) in their first matches ... QR1: Lewis Burton WR 795 v (wc) Manuel Guinard (FRA) UNR QR2: (q2) Dave Rice WR 287 v (wc) Loeiz Briand (FRA) UNR QR2: (q5) Marcus Willis WR 385 v (...
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steven
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167
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11097
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Week 15 - Qatar F2 ($10,000) - Doha (Hard)
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 13
)
(Preview)
Oli, Ashley, Liam, Luke and James should be in the main draw, with the first two or three of them seeded. QR1: (q1) Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 698 v Magnus Broms (SWE) UNR
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steven
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184
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10120
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Week 15 - Challenger (€64,000) - Mersin, Turkey (Clay)
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
L32: Kyle Edmund WR 298 v (6) Michael Berrer (GER) WR 124 (CH 42 in 2010) Berrer will have played GB nos 2, 6 and 7 in the space of a few weeks!
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steven
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16
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1749
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Week 15 - ATP 250 Series: Grand Prix Hassan II - Casablanca, Morocco (red clay) - doubles
(Preview)
R1: Guillermo García López & Philipp Oswald (ESP/AUT) CR 165 (107+65) vs (3) Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 78 (36+42) R1: Frantisek Cermak & Mikhail Elgin (CZE/RUS) CR 116 (62+54) vs (2) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 68 (35+33)
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Stircrazy
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13
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1436
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Week 15 - Greece F5 ($10,000) - Heraklion (Hard)
(Preview)
No British direct acceptances this time. QR1: Shane Brown UNR v Lenny Hampel (AUT) UNR QR2: (q4) George Morgan WR 1099 v Orel Ovil (ISR) WR 1661 or Christian Braun (GER) UNR QR2: Brown or Hampel v (q8) Ervin Eleskovic (SWE) WR 1296
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steven
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10
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1202
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Week 15 - Turkey F11 ($10,000) - Antalya - Belconti (Hard)
(Preview)
George Coupland should be in the main draw here. QR1: (q5) Jathan Malik WR 1009 v Aria Harajchi (SUI) UNR
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steven
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12
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1246
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Week 15 - ATP 250 Series: US Clay Court Championship - Houston, TX (red clay) - doubles
(Preview)
The main draw is not yet out, but Ken & Neal Skupski are on the entry list. Jamie Murray & John Peers would have been the defending champions here (they were unseeded, yet beat the Bryans in three in last year's final), but it looks as though they've opted to go to Casablanca instead.
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Stircrazy
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4
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684
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Week 14 - USA F10 ($15,000) - Harlingen TX (Hard)
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 9
)
(Preview)
Dan Smethurst, Ed Corrie & Josh Milton should all be seeded in the main draw. QR1: Daniel Manlow UNR v Jacob Michael Brisky (USA) UNR
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steven
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129
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8559
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Week 15 - Egypt F13 ($10,000) - Sharm el Sheikh (Clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Jack Oswald UNR v (q6) Arkadiusz Kocyla (POL) WR 928 (CH 774 in Sep) QR1: Ross Tiree-Wilson UNR v (q8) Sebastian Rivera (ECU) WR 988 (CH 705 in 2009)
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steven
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1
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455
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Week 15 - Algeria F2 ($10,000) - Algiers (Clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Karl Grossey UNR v Mohamed-Redha Ouahab (ALG) UNR (WR 1456 in 2007)
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steven
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2
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542
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Week 14 - Qatar F1 ($10,000) - Doha (Hard)
(
1 2 3 4 5
)
(Preview)
Dan Cox, Ashley Hewitt & Liam Broady should all be seeded in the main draw, with James Marsalek, Luke Bambridge and Josh Ward-Hibbert (2nd Alt but presumably scraped in since the 4th Alt is the top seed in qualifying) also direct acceptances. QR1: (q5) Matthew Short WR 854 v (wc) Hamad Abbas Janah...
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steven
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70
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6022
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Week 14 - Turkey F10 ($10,000) - Antalya - Belconti (Hard)
(
1 2 3
)
(Preview)
Tom Farquharson should be seeded in the main draw here. No James this time (he is off to Doha instead) but Tom should be joined by George Coupland and Jack Carpenter. QR1: (q4) Jathan Malik WR 1007 v Semen Gribenyuk (RUS) UNR QR1: (q8) Miles Bugby WR 1383 v Jakob Johansson-Holm (SWE) UNR -- Edited by stev...
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steven
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39
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3151
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Week 14 - Challenger ($40,000+H) - León, Mexico (Hard)
(
1 2 3
)
(Preview)
QR2: (q2) Richard Gabb WR 425 v Vahid Mirzadeh (USA) WR 1279 (CH 806 in 2007) or (wc) Bertin González (MEX) UNR
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steven
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30
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2816
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Week 14 - Greece F4 ($10,000) - Heraklion (Hard)
(
1 2 3
)
(Preview)
Alex Ward should be seeded in the main draw here and it looks like Toby Martin has made it into the main draw too, having been 2nd alternate. Cam, though ranked higher, didn't originally enter and could face the current world junior no. 15 in QR2. QR1: Shane Brown UNR v Andreas Aravis (CYP) UNR QR1: David...
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steven
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34
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2791
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How important are the Aegon men's team finals 10-12/7/2014 a distraction or a worthwhile national team event ?
(Preview)
My initial sortie into pro tennis sponsorship commenced with the goal of an Aegon men's team title but is this a misguided ambition & a waste of time for my volunteers and the players themselves ? Or is the sponsor right to expect team commitment in return for their sponsorship ?
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A1 tennis academy
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14
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1239
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Week 14 - Egypt F12 ($10,000) - Sharm el Sheikh (Clay)
(Preview)
QR1: Jack Oswald UNR v (q13) Diogo Lourenço (POR) WR 2062 (CH 1594 in Jun)
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steven
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4
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749
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Week 12 - ATP Masters 1000 - Miami FL, USA - Hard - (ex-AM) singles & doubles
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 14
)
(Preview)
Kyle has a main draw wild card - that draw takes place tomorrow. QR1: Dan Evans WR 125 v (q16) Tim Smyczek (USA) WR 105 (CH 73 in Nov) H2H 1-0 - Dan won 4-6 6-1 12-10 in Wimbledon qualifying in 2010 The winner will play (q3) Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) or Jimmy Wang (TPE) in the FQR -- Edited by steven on Tue...
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steven
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199
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11361
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Week 12 - Challenger ($40,000+H) - Rimouski, Canada (Hard)
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 13
)
(Preview)
L32: Ed Corrie WR 329 v (6) Andreas Beck (GER) WR 188 (CH 33 in 2009) L32: Dan Cox WR 250 v (PR) Izak van der Merwe (RSA) UNR (CH 113 in 2011) L32: Dan Smethurst WR 305 v (WC) Richard Gabb WR 430 - H2H 2-0, including last week's SF The last two matches are both in the bottom quarter of the draw. Izak has only recent...
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steven
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186
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10106
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Week 13 - Greece F3 ($10,000) - Heraklion (Hard)
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 7
)
(Preview)
As one group of British 'holidaymakers' moves out, another arrives - no Oli this time but Alex Ward is due to return here, while in qualies: QR1: William Flavell UNR v Igor Tubic (SWE) WR 2177 - winner plays (q1) Cameron Norrie WR 809 QR1: (q14) Harry Meehan WR 1054 v Aviv Darmon(ISR) WR 2011 - in the same...
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steven
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99
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6020
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Week 14 - Italy F8 ($10,000) - Santa Margherita di Pula (Clay)
(Preview)
QR2: (q3) Imran Aswat WR 1208 v Manuel Mazzella (ITA) WR 2062 or Matteo Mosciatti (ITA) UNR
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steven
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5
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615
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Week 13 - Bahrain F1 ($10,000) - Manama (Hard)
(
1 2 3 4 5
)
(Preview)
Dan Cox (long trip from Canada!), Liam Broady & Luke Bambridge are likely to be seeded here, with Josh Ward-Hibbert & Matt Short also in the main draw. QR1: Thomas Adam Osborne UNR v Faisal al-Thani (QAT) UNR
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steven
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73
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5568
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Week 13 - Turkey F9 ($10,000) - Antalya - Belconti (Hard)
(
1 2 3 4
)
(Preview)
Tom Farquharson and James Marsalek should be in the main draw here. Miles starts off with some pretty bad instant coffee (igmc!) QR1: (q12) Miles Bugby WR 1383 v Andrei Crapcenco (ROU) UNR (junior WR 1427) QR2: Jack Carpenter WR 838 v Altug Celikbilek (TUR) WR 2062 (CH 2041 in Jan; junior WR 576) or Niki...
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steven
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49
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3592
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Week 13 - Challenger ($100,000+H) - Guadalajara, Mexico (Hard)
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
QR1: Richard Gabb WR 425 v (wc) Luís Enrique Barrientos (MEX) WR 1344 (CH 1038 in Jun) QR1: Josh Milton WR 529 v Chris Guccione (AUS) WR 520 (CH 67 in 2008)* * H2H 0-1 - the Gooch beat Josh 6-3 7-6(4) at the Lexington Challenger in 2011. Now outside the top 500 in singles but ranked 67 in doubles, this will be t...
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steven
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22
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2644
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Week 13 - Switzerland F2 ($15,000) - Trimbach (carpet)
(Preview)
Here's hoping Darren & Adham have a bit more luck after dropping down to Futures level: R1: Adham E-Effendi (USA) & Darren Walsh CR 1365 (1017+348) vs Iván Gómez & Pascal Meis (ESP/GER) CR 2239 (881+1358)
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Stircrazy
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4
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792
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Week 13 - Italy F7 ($10,000) - Santa Margherita di Pula (Clay)
(Preview)
QR2: (q7) Imran Aswat WR 1208 v Emanuele Ceppellini (ITA) UNR or Michele Fois (ITA) UNR
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steven
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9
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919
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