Week 8 - ATP 500 - Dubai, UAE - Hard

emma · Strong Club Player

RE: Week 8 - ATP 500 - Dubai, UAE - Hard

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

Can't ask for much more than that, can you? Bashilasvili looks set to make it 1 set all in his QR1 against Copil, but a decent amount of money and 10 points (another NC I believe).

HowardDubai · Junior player

Over in 33 minutes. Good result but disappointing not to see James tested a bit more. James told me that Janahi told him he hadn't played for one year. Questions why the UAE Fed are giving local wild cards to guys like that.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR2: (4) James Ward WR 106 vs Marius Copil (ROU) WR 166 (CH = 124 in August 2013)

LouieG · County player

James can only beat what's in front of him. Hopefully he does just that twice more this week and we'll see him into the top 100! Qualifier places in the main draw aren't looking too bad, Lopez aside.

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

I expect that most will be aiming for the Q spot against Zverev but I'd take James qualifying and then getting Lopez.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

LouieG wrote:
James can only beat what's in front of him. Hopefully he does just that twice more this week and we'll see him into the top 100! Qualifier places in the main draw aren't looking too bad, Lopez aside.

Is two more wins enough ? His 45 points from here last year drop out at the end of the week. I think he would have to make the QF to get there. But I've been wrong before.

LouieG · County player

Hadn't considered that, still would be great to defend those points!

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

I would think that James' best chance to reach the top-100 would be if he entered into a Challenger and was highly seeded? He has points coming off here but no counters coming off in March except 18 points at Indian Wells.

HowardDubai · Junior player

Enjoyed watching Jamie Murray play this evening. Great return of serve. Won 6-4 7-6. Final qualifying round tomorrow and then potential match v Paes who was watching their match this evening.

RJA · Hall of fame

Stircrazy wrote:
Dino makes it a double bagel:
QR1: (4) James Ward WR 106 defeated (qWC) Hamad Abbas Janahi (UAE) UNR by 0 & 0

It is quite frankly embarrassing that players like this get given wild cards. It is time that the ATP bring in a rule to prevent unranked players receiving wild cards.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR1: (q1) Jamie Murray & John Peers CR 63 (31+32) defeated Mahesh Bhupathi & Mikhail Youzhny (IND/RUS) CR 548 (430+118) by 6-4 7-6(6)

*****

FQR: (q1) Jamie Murray & John Peers CR 63 (31+32) vs Andrey Golubev & Denis Istomin (KAZ/UZB) CR 326 (69+257)

Golubev & Istomin put out the q2s, Fabrice Martin & Purav Raja, &, of course, Jamie & John in the first round in Marseille this week where they were the third seeds, so a quick chance for revenge.

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Saturday 21st of February 2015 05:45:37 PM

RJA · Hall of fame

Jamie and John's combined rank is 63 (31 + 32).

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

I watched Wardy's match today, Janahi is the worst player I have ever seen play in a professional tournament, he was truly awful and looked like he didn't even want to be there.

The sad reality is that he'd probably beat me 6-0, 6-0 as well.

wolf · Tennis legend

HowardDubai wrote:
Won 6-4 7-6. Final qualifying round tomorrow and then potential match v Paes who was watching their match this evening.

I think you may have the wrong person. Paes is playing in Delray Beach right now.