FQR: (q15) James Mackinlay UNR defeated (q4) Siim Troost (EST) WR 1586 by 5-7 6-4 [11-9]
Saw a bit of this, had never seen James play before and from what I saw felt there was no way he would win this the way he was playing so went off to do ther things. Nice to have been proven wrong.
Watching a bit of Anthony Wright for the first time (certainly from recollection)
Very decent game - went and searched him on Google and interested to read that he's due to start at North Carolina in Jan 2024 and he moved to Poland to improve, and has played a lot of UTR events:
"Wright (London, England) has competed at the national level since age nine but burst onto the international scene more recently. Just over a year ago, he moved to Poland, his mother's home, to train and hone his craft. His game took off from there and his UTR has progressively improved over the last 12 months. Shortly after arriving in Poland, he won his first ITF title.
Over the last year, Wright has played on the UTR pro circuit, defeating a number of ranked opponents in places like Costa Rica, Wales and the Czech Republic on the international circuit. He qualified for a Futures main draw in just his second tournament in November 2022. His UTR has climbed steadily and reached a high of 12.70 earlier this month.
"My clear improvement over the last 12 months has given me the opportunity to go to UNC, a place which few have the privilege to attend, and I believe it's the place to be for me," Wright says."
L32: (1) Valentin Royer (FRA) WR 297 (CH = 267 in April) vs Millen Hurrion WR 878 (CH = 775 in August last year) L32: (Q) Ewan Moore UNR (CH = 959 in October 2017) vs (Q) Phoenix Weir WR 1605 L32: (WC) Henry Searle WR 912 (= CH) vs (JE) Alexander Blockx (BEL) WR 580 (= CH) L32: (Q) Sean Hodkin WR 1211 vs (6) Gianmarco Ferrari (ITA) WR 484 (CH = 387 in May) L32: (4) Daniel Cox WR 439 (CH = 206 in July 2014) vs (Q) James Mackinlay UNR L32: (Q) Ewen Lumsden WR 1586 vs (LL) Lorenzo Vatteroni (ITA) WR 1981 L32: (Q) David Quayle WR 1605 vs Hamish Stewart WR 763 (CH = 761 last week) L32: Patrick Brady WR 900 (CH = 849 in August) vs (8) Harry Wendelken WR 559 (CH = 466 two weeks ago)
L32: (5) Tibo Colson (BEL) WR 449 (CH = 412 two weeks ago) vs (WC) James Davis WR 1197 (= CH) L32: Alastair Gray WR 571 (CH = 237 in September last year) vs Paul Jubb WR 625 (CH = 196 in September last year) [L32: Luca Castelnuovo (SUI) WR 853 (CH = 543 in August 2019) vs Sander Jong (NED) WR 640 (CH = 639 last month)] L32: Kyle Edmund WR 546 (CH = 14 in October 2018) vs (3) Akira Santillan (AUS) WR 388 (CH = 144 in November 2017)
L32: (7) Alec Deckers (NED) WR 538 (CH = 483 in August) vs Luke Simkiss WR 834 (= CH) L32: Joshua Goodger WR 1087 (CH = 821 at the start of the month) vs (Q) Michael Zhu (USA) WR 970 L32: (Q) George Houghton WR 1015 (CH = 988 in August) vs (WC) Michael Shaw WR 1193 (= CH) L32: (Q) Finn Bass WR 1427 (CH = 756 in September 2018) vs (2) Marvin Möller (GER) WR 319 (= CH)
Good to see Ali G back on court - although he may have played in the last couple of weeks because I have been so out of it, that I might not have noticed.