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The qualies are positively stuffed with Brits (for an overseas Challenger)!

QR1:  Joe Salisbury WR 563 (CH = 559 earlier this month) vs Spencer Papa (USA) WR 1429 (CH = 58 in October last year)

QR1:  (WC) Jonathan Cornish UNR vs Jarryd Chaplin (AUS) WR 935 (CH = 932 last month)

QR1:  (WC) John Harrison Richmond (USA) UNR vs (q7) Dave Rice WR 529 (CH = 283 in February last year)

QR1:  (q3) Dan Smethurst WR 401 (CH = 234 in June last year) vs Darius Florin Bragusi (ROU) WR 1126 (CH = 936 in January 2012)

QR1:  (q4) Marcus Willis WR 413 (CH = 322 in June last year) vs Damon Gooch (RSA) WR 837 (CH = 833 earlier this month) 



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All my work setting up a new thread and SC has beaten me to it AGAIN.

Damn you SC  wink

Mods may as well delete my version of this thread.



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Bob in Spain wrote:

All my work setting up a new thread and SC has beaten me to it AGAIN.

Damn you SC  wink

Mods may as well delete my version of this thread.

Your wish is my command, BiS. wink  I know the feeling, though.  It's happened to me often enough!  double pistols emoticon



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Unfortunately Willis has Polansky as a probable QR2 match, and Kozlov as the other seed in his section. Tough just to get 3 points.

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Yes, And the others have the other new young stars - Mmoh and Paul.

Although youngsters can sometimes have problems playing someone like Joe....

Smethers looks like having the best draw. But no idea what shape he's in.



-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 31st of October 2015 12:24:49 PM

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Bit of an odd Challenger this. Firstly you have the University of Virginia team - which could pretty well populate a Futures tournament by itself, though I'm not sure about Challengers level. Then you have the teenage contingent: Mmoh, Paul, Opelka, Kozlov, and Rubin. And then you have the more regular challenger players. Quite a mix. Anything could happen.

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Joe S has won 6-3 7-6(5)

Dave Rice won the first set 6-2. On serve in the second.

Jonathan Cornish lost the first set 4-6 but is 5-5 in the second

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QR1:  (q7) Dave Rice WR 529 defeated (WC) John Harrison Richmond (USA) UNR by 2 & 3



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Dave Rice closes it out, 6-2 6-3

Cornish loses the second set tie-break, and the match, 6-4 7-6(5)

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QR1:  Jarryd Chaplin (AUS) WR 935 defeated (WC) Jonathan Cornish UNR by 6-4 7-6(5)



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Almost as many Brits in the main draw!

L32:  (3) Tim Smyczek (USA) WR 101 (CH = 68 in April) vs Dan Evans WR 263 (CH = 123 in February last year)

L32:  (WC) Ernesto Escobedo (USA) WR 541 (CH = 462 in April last year) vs (8) Liam Broady WR 224 (CH = 158 in August)

L32:  Josh Milton WR 332 (CH = 284 in June) vs Henri Laaksonen (SUI) WR 304 (CH = 187 in July 2013)



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Surely thats what a challenger draw should really look like, an opportunity to see some potential stars of the future cut their teeth. A bit more appetising than a complete cohort of 24-28 year olds grinding out a living. Looking forward to some fireworks!

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Hopefully some useful points this week. Tough draw for Evo, but Liam chances with what looks a good draw, having got the last seeding spot.



-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 31st of October 2015 06:43:19 PM

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3 matches that could go either way imho
Agree Oakland, seem to be lots of exiting prospects from the states right now

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Liam's 1st round opponent could definitely be categorised as a "Clear and Present Danger", although is might take a film buff to follow my cryptic logic.

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