Week 28 - ITF M25 - Nottingham, Great Britain (grass)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 28 - ITF M25 - Nottingham, Great Britain (grass)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Second set tie break, Bob, seems a very tight match
Not convinced by my own theory at the moment. Livescores already seem to be adding these points. But being an ITF event, they won't go on until next week when he drops 25 from last year.

I guess we find out for real then as Toby seals the straight sets victory.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

OK. Worked it out and it's not happening.

Was looking at Toby on Live Rankings and they were showing +8 points (+32 places) which I took to be his points here for reaching the SF. Wrong as always. Those were his +8 points for reaching QR2 at Wimbledon.

The points from this week go on in a weeks time and will be offset by the 25 he will drop. So he needs to win the final (sorry Billy) and then reach the SF again next week.

Then maybe, just maybe ........

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

It probably wont happen for several months Im afraid Bob. Kyle will drop out and Paul Jubb and Ali Gray are in the danger in the following weeks.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Stuart Parker will drop out unless he starts picking up points in September when his challenger winning points fall off as well.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, you're all full of joy and light, aren't you, Jaggy? A right ray of sunshine smile smile

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 14th of July 2023 02:33:52 PM

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

I certainly am

indiana · Tennis legend

Ha Bob, I did mention earlier in the thread that, while agreeing that Toby was the guy to get behind here, top 500 couldn't happen for him from this tournament because of that 25 points drop. But with the good points he has been gathering it can happen for him and indeed others next week. And then points dropping later on down the line are irrelevant to the more immediate top 500 prospects. These two home M25s always did look an opportunity and still do.

Believe

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Toby's the !

Final: Toby Samuel WR 550 defeated (3) Billy Harris WR 348 by 4 & 4 biggrin bleh

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Huge congrats to Toby

Having a super summer

Shame for Billy but it's still pretty good, coming runner-up

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Shame for Billy but it's still pretty good, coming runner-up

And he could well be the top seed in Roehampton next week.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Congrats to Toby. Pity for Billy but he will be back, I'm sure.

So with the 25 coming off now fully covered, a SF for Toby next week sees him into the Top 500.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Dan Cox needs some points otherwise he will be out the top 500 in 4 weeks time as well. My hunch is it will be 19 in 2 weeks and the 20 wont be possible til later in the year. And by that stage relying on Paul Jubb and Ali Gray to be fit as well as Stuart Parker to start winning.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
Dan Cox needs some points otherwise he will be out the top 500 in 4 weeks time as well. My hunch is it will be 19 in 2 weeks and the 20 wont be possible til later in the year. And by that stage relying on Paul Jubb and Ali Gray to be fit as well as Stuart Parker to start winning.

Have you got all these drop out dates marked in your diary Jaggy wink