So when was the last time we had 4 of the last 12 at Atp tour level? In an atp500? Of the last 8? And 2 of the last 4 perhaps ?

Anyone know any stats?

Armchair wrote:

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But what on earth was Bublik up to ? Ridiculous shots, stupid points., definitely not playing to win.

I don't think it's a good idea to take that match as a sign of Drapers arrival with the big guys ( though Andrew Castle thinks so).

And very off topic - I have a notion a few years back that it was mentioned the UK tax laws make playing Halle vs Queens a better financial option.

If Queens paid an appearance fee to Bublik they definitely bought a dud. Not a gambler so no idea if there are other implications here.

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 Madness once more on this thread, and typical rubbish from Andrew Castle. Draper's game is made for grass, and remember, Queen's is not just Grass, it is super fast grass, possibly 25% faster than Wimbledon due to grass type.

I still think his movement needs lots of work, he does move half as well as players of similar height, like Zverev and Tspas.

He is future top 50 for sure though.

JonH comes home wrote:

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Of the 4 into the last 8, jack is the only one to not drop a set. Hes also won 4 7-6 sets.

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 nice random occurrence that his first 5 sets have all gone to tiebreaks even though he didnt get to start the breaker in his first one in the US. 4-0 tie break record is a nice start- must at least partly be due to playing big points well. I think Musetti is 9-0 in tiebreaks this year - will be fun to see which 19yo cracks first on that one .

 

great to see jack stepping up on tour. Always had the sense he was the type to lay better with a crowd etc. For me it has surprised that he hasnt gone for challengers instead of futures a little more but it seems not to have harmed him much!! 

Enjoying this match.
Second set is very close. Evo has the very slight upper hand but mannarino is crafty.

L16:  (6) Daniel Evans WR 25 defeated Adrian Mannarino (FRA) WR 42 by 6-4 7-6(7) 

well done evo - 3 down, 1 to go