How does a lucky loser get into the second round? Surely once the tournament starts, that's it?
I believe it’s because the seeded players get the first round bye. If it’s later in the tournament (or a first round winner withdrawing before round 2) it’s a walkover but because in this case, the withdrawing player hasn’t beaten other players yet, they can put another player in their place without much issue.
Fearnely v Berrettini on now. Jake narrowly lost the first set but a break up in the 2nd
Very entertaining tennis. I can see Jake getting into the top 50 and maybe a few places better in the not too distant future. Pretty quick rise up the rankings so far
'7 Oct 2024 — Fearnley's climb from 646th to 98th in the world rankings in 2024 is the fifth biggest annual rise into the top 100 since 2000, according to ATP statistics.'
Lost the resulting tie break 7-0. Crumbled in the face of his opponent and a raucous home crowd.
He looked beat - either an injury or just the intensity of the match. I commented about how much he was sweating when we started watching it and it was only 2 - 2 and only 20 degrees.
HIs rise to 52 (as he will be on Monday) since last year has been very quick, so maybe still getting used to the intensity of the matches against top 50 opponents?
With Fritz losing his first match of the tournament, Draper is creeping up on that world no. 4 spot.
165 points behind Fritz currently. Will reduce that to 115 points if he beats world no. 92 Kopriva today.
And in the live rankings i.e. tomorrow's official ones, Raducanu up to 42, only 2 behind Boulter. I think Raducanu will pass Boulter soon. Kartal 53 and Fearnley 52
With Fritz losing his first match of the tournament, Draper is creeping up on that world no. 4 spot.
165 points behind Fritz currently. Will reduce that to 115 points if he beats world no. 92 Kopriva today.
And in the live rankings i.e. tomorrow's official ones, Raducanu up to 42, only 2 behind Boulter. I think Raducanu will pass Boulter soon. Kartal 53 and Fearnley 52
I agree. Since Boulter rose to the mid 20's, her form has been poor and now down to the 40's whereas Raducanu is looking really competitive and fit; long may it last but Coco Gauff may be a round too far in Rome. Emma has a chance if Coco's serve is off.
Against the 19 year old Aussie Maya Joint, who is a new name to me, Emma had a long battle 7-5 6-7 6-3 and Raducanu went sightseeing for a while in the day as she was 5th match on court and the match finished at 11pm. I watched some of the match and it was a good quality clay court game.
With Fritz losing his first match of the tournament, Draper is creeping up on that world no. 4 spot.
165 points behind Fritz currently. Will reduce that to 115 points if he beats world no. 92 Kopriva today.
And in the live rankings i.e. tomorrow's official ones, Raducanu up to 42, only 2 behind Boulter. I think Raducanu will pass Boulter soon. Kartal 53 and Fearnley 52
I agree. Since Boulter rose to the mid 20's, her form has been poor and now down to the 40's whereas Raducanu is looking really competitive and fit; long may it last but Coco Gauff may be a round too far in Rome. Emma has a chance if Coco's serve is off.
Murray and Djokovic end their partnership. I wonder what Murray will do next, there are plenty of talented British players now if he is interested.
I'm hoping he will coach Fearnley, Draper seems to have a good set up with his coaches. I don't think he will come cheap, though, so I doubt Fearnley would be able to afford him, unfortunately.
Didn't see Draper win yesterday but sounded like he was bamboozled in the 1st set but found a way to win during the next two sets. Alcaraz, favourite to win on Clay but after a narrow 7-5 win in the 3rd set his game isn't at it's peak at the moment.
Saw most of Raducanu's match against Gauff and felt Emma won plenty of points but couldn't convert it into games. Had plenty of game points on her own and Coco serve but couldn't win the big points unfortunately.
Didn't see Draper win yesterday but sounded like he was bamboozled in the 1st set but found a way to win during the next two sets. Alcaraz, favourite to win on Clay but after a narrow 7-5 win in the 3rd set his game isn't at it's peak at the moment.
Saw most of Raducanu's match against Gauff and felt Emma won plenty of points but couldn't convert it into games. Had plenty of game points on her own and Coco serve but couldn't win the big points unfortunately.
Agree with your assessment. Draper was very honest in his post match interview about not really knowing what was going on in the first set. Moutet is certainly a lively character. Good to see Draper work his way to a win though. He said he's going to have to manage his match time now that he's playing more rounds and having more testing matches.
Talking of game time - good to see Raducanu has entered Stuttgart as she wants more game time - hopefully that means getting the new fitness coach means she is not only fitter but also more robust as worrying less about too much match time will lead to more injuries.
Agree about the match against Gauff too. Clearly second best but it was closer than the score suggests. She's definitely making progress, particularly when clay is not her surface, so hopefully will get into the top 30 idc. Is top 30 or even better this year if things carry on?
Around the top 30 and her body stays fit will be good progress for Emma this season.
Staying in the top 5 for Jack and picking his schedule carefully will be good progress for Draper. Mentally and physically he goes through the ringer most matches. In comparison Sinner can win more matches with less strain on his body, or so it seems. Being an ex Skier obviously has helped Sinner* reach his optimum fitness.
Definitely would like to see Jack improve his Wimbledon record and get to the 2nd week at least. Semi final should be doable if fit and healthy. Five set matches with a day in-between has been a problem so some early round 3 set wins will be paramount for Draper to reach the business end of Slams.
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Norrie currently a set and double break down against Medvedev. 4-6 1-4
Raducanu has a double break lead in the first set. 5-2
Draper still to come later.
Very entertaining tennis. I can see Jake getting into the top 50 and maybe a few places better in the not too distant future. Pretty quick rise up the rankings so far
'7 Oct 2024 — Fearnley's climb from 646th to 98th in the world rankings in 2024 is the fifth biggest annual rise into the top 100 since 2000, according to ATP statistics.'
Current ranking 57
HIs rise to 52 (as he will be on Monday) since last year has been very quick, so maybe still getting used to the intensity of the matches against top 50 opponents?
165 points behind Fritz currently. Will reduce that to 115 points if he beats world no. 92 Kopriva today.
I agree.
Since Boulter rose to the mid 20's, her form has been poor and now down to the 40's whereas Raducanu is looking really competitive and fit; long may it last but Coco Gauff may be a round too far in Rome.
Emma has a chance if Coco's serve is off.
Raducanu’s last 16 opponent is Coco Gauff.
If Draper beats Moutet tomorrow, he will reduce the deficit to world no. 4 Fritz to only 15 points.
He will play a QF against the winner of Alcaraz and Khachanov, currently 5-5 in a deciding set.
Alcaraz, favourite to win on Clay but after a narrow 7-5 win in the 3rd set his game isn't at it's peak at the moment.
Saw most of Raducanu's match against Gauff and felt Emma won plenty of points but couldn't convert it into games. Had plenty of game points on her own and Coco serve but couldn't win the big points unfortunately.
Talking of game time - good to see Raducanu has entered Stuttgart as she wants more game time - hopefully that means getting the new fitness coach means she is not only fitter but also more robust as worrying less about too much match time will lead to more injuries.
Agree about the match against Gauff too. Clearly second best but it was closer than the score suggests. She's definitely making progress, particularly when clay is not her surface, so hopefully will get into the top 30 idc. Is top 30 or even better this year if things carry on?
Staying in the top 5 for Jack and picking his schedule carefully will be good progress for Draper. Mentally and physically he goes through the ringer most matches. In comparison Sinner can win more matches with less strain on his body, or so it seems. Being an ex Skier obviously has helped Sinner* reach his optimum fitness.
Definitely would like to see Jack improve his Wimbledon record and get to the 2nd week at least.
Semi final should be doable if fit and healthy.
Five set matches with a day in-between has been a problem so some early round 3 set wins will be paramount for Draper to reach the business end of Slams.
* I want to believe him !