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Yeah but unfortunately the WTA event could be a wash out and No pratice on grass. Hope this is not a bad omen for the grass court seasonThat explains it! Thank god for covered courts.
Yeah but unfortunately the WTA event could be a wash out and No pratice on grass. Hope this is not a bad omen for the grass court seasonThat explains it! Thank god for covered courts.
If indoors they shift to HC? They did that one year at the Tallahassee Challenger, moving from outdoor HarTru clay to indoor HCs.Jack Draper fought back go beat Chung Yun-seong 5-7, 6-0, 6-2, so will be Evo's second-round opponent in Nottingham, possibly indoors!
Injury-prone Jay Clarke retired in his first-round match against the Australian James Duckworth when 4-6, 0-2 behind.
If indoors they shift to HC? They did that one year at the Tallahassee Challenger, moving from outdoor HarTru clay to indoor HCs.
Apparently this mess was enough to convince Bernard the Tank Commander to quit at 6-7 0-1.Yes, apparently the indoor surface in Nottingham is hard. They're playing some of the matches in the bottom half of the men's singles event at the moment, probably indoors again as the weather there is still awful. Evo is in the top half of the draw.
Also, some of the first-round singles matches in the WTA tournament in Nottingham are currently being played, again probably indoors. The light is beginning to fade here in London where it's 8.16pm and has been raining for most of the day. If they're indoors in Nottingham, they can in theory continue playing for the next few hours.
Apparently this mess was enough to convince Bernard the Tank Commander to quit at 6-7 0-1.
Evans is the champion in Nottingham! Defeats Donskoy 7-6 6-3 - 2nd title in as many week - great preparation for Queen's and Wimbledon. I don't think he's due to play Wawrinka at Queen's until Tuesday - later the better really so he can get as much recovery in as possible. I believe he'll rise to the kid-60s in the rankings, also.
Evans is the champion in Nottingham! Defeats Donskoy 7-6 6-3 - 2nd title in as many week - great preparation for Queen's and Wimbledon. I don't think he's due to play Wawrinka at Queen's until Tuesday - later the better really so he can get as much recovery in as possible. I believe he'll rise to the kid-60s in the rankings, also.
I'm hoping this is the part where Edmund gets a few decent wins and at least builds a bit of confidence. I think 3R/4R depending on the draw would be a good result for him given his form of the past 6-12 months. It's amazing, because when Edmund and Chung made the semis of the Aus Open, they were both looking to become big threats in the game, and ever since both got injured they've basically been non factors and handful of Next Gen players have taken over from them.Hooray, Dan is back, can't warm to Corrie's game which only left Edmund who has had a wretched post injury season so far.
1R Wimby vs Delbonis. Fairly soft landing. Could play James Ward 2R if he upsets Basil Fawlty. 3R seed is Cilic.
All in all, not bad.
1R Wimby vs Delbonis. Fairly soft landing. Could play James Ward 2R if he upsets Basil Fawlty. 3R seed is Cilic.
All in all, not bad.
4R vs St. Nick? Can’t wait!WOW! Couldn’t rule out a 4th round appearance so....
4R vs St. Nick? Can’t wait!
He has a good chance against Sousa, and it would be great if he could be back in the top 50, because I think that is where he belongsNext up for Evo is Portugal's Sousa - he'll overtake Norrie as GB #2 if he wins that one and I think he'll be ridiculously close to his career high rankings, 1 off perhaps.
Live ranking #52. If he beats Sousa, he will rise to either #42 or #43 in Live Rankings, dependent on Hurkacz’s result tomorrow vs Joe Kovic. Yes, if Hurkacz does not upset world #1, he would be within one rung of his career best #41.He has a good chance against Sousa, and it would be great if he could be back in the top 50, because I think that is where he belongs
Live ranking #52. If he beats Sousa, he will rise to either #42 or #43 in Live Rankings, dependent on Hurkacz’s result tomorrow vs Joe Kovic. Yes, if Hurkacz does not upset world #1, he would be within one rung of his career best #41.
He’s also now #32 in the Live Race. He will move up at least three spots there with another win.
2020 is looking to be a year he can make a big push with his chances of getting far up into the 20’s or better with decent results on HCs and the indoor fall schedule. I see seeding at AO’20 and possibly a high enough seed to make 4R and better a realistic goal.Pretty excited for him...I feel getting back to 41 or better is something that would mean a lot...I’d love if he did a real, proper, insightful interview so say speak...
2020 is looking to be a year he can make a big push with his chances of getting far up into the 20’s or better with decent results on HCs and the indoor fall schedule. I see seeding at AO’20 and possibly a high enough seed to make 4R and better a realistic goal.
Notice my original response...a win on Saturday gets him inside top 30 in The Race and he has only Challenger points to defend (one title and about 100 other points). If he improves on that net, as he should easily, he’s going to be solidly inside the seed line at AO’20 and perhaps high enough to avoid playing top 8 in 3R (#24 does that).Ummmmmm...I am not sure really....For me getting to 41 and working hard as he can would real achievement...Totally uncertain whether top 30 or top 20 is his peak....I just don’t know!
Notice my original response...a win on Saturday gets him inside top 30 in The Race and he has only Challenger points to defend (one title and about 100 other points). If he improves on that net, as he should easily, he’s going to be solidly inside the seed line at AO’20 and perhaps high enough to avoid playing top 8 in 3R (#24 does that).
That’s chavtastic photo.
A willingness to buy the next round of beverages during the pub crawl will suffice.I would officially like to submit my application to support cocaine man. I hope I have the valid credentials
Even at #55 he is likely headed to qualifying for the M1Ks, especially if any of the points were earned after cutoff date. It looks like one entry list site I use has him as #6 seed in qualies for Montreal. That site does not have a qualies list for Cincinnati but his points tally should get him qualies there too. Before that, he is DE into Washington ATP500.Dan playing in Atlanta next week - thought he might take more of a break.....Is Dan likely to automatically get into Canada Open and Cincinnati? Or how does that? He is 55 in the world now....
Are we all having Cognac? After all, we are here celebrating the career of a sophisticated gentlemanA willingness to buy the next round of beverages during the pub crawl will suffice.
If Brummie Dan thirsts for some VSOP then that’s our poison!Are we all having Cognac? After all, we are here celebrating the career of a sophisticated gentleman
Jung is a struggling Challenger level player, now 30 who has won 5 ATP matches in his career that peaked at #114 last summer. Evans has reached top 41, won 9x as many as matches as Jung at ATP level and actually reached two finals. Why are you surprised?WOW,, this guy just destroyed Jason Jung in Atlanta.................... maybe this guy is better than I thought