EASTBOURNE 2012, 18-24 June (ATP250). GRASS. Main thread - Entry List

[Sallydaisy]

Entry deadline and ranking on May 7, 2012
Seedings based on rankings on June 11, 2012

1 Gasquet, Richard FRA 18
2 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 25
3 Benneteau, Julien FRA 28
4 Granollers, Marcel ESP 29
5 Tomic, Bernard AUS 31
6 Seppi, Andreas ITA 32
7 Chela, Juan Ignacio ARG 36
8 Andujar, Pablo ESP 37
9 Berlocq, Carlos ARG 38
10 Ramos, Albert ESP 39
11 Baghdatis, Marcos CYP 41
12 Istomin, Denis UZB 45
13 Fognini, Fabio ITA 47
14 Young, Donald USA 50
15 Kukushkin, Mikhail KAZ 51
16 Chardy, Jeremy FRA 52
17 Llodra, Michael FRA 57
18 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 58
19 Soeda, Go JPN 59
20 (SE)
21 (SE)
22 (Q)
23 (Q)
24 (Q)
25 (Q)
26 (WC)
27 (WC)
28 (WC)

Alternates
1. Harrison, Ryan USA 61
2. Darcis, Steve BEL 63
3. Lacko, Lukas SVK 65
4. Ebden, Matthew AUS 70
5. Querrey, Sam USA 76
6. Stakhovsky, Sergiy UKR 82
7. Kamke, Tobias GER 83
8. Roger-Vasselin, Edouard FRA 84
9. Phau, Bjorn GER 85
10. Jaziri, Malek TUN 86
11. Machado, Rui POR 87
12. Tursunov, Dmitry RUS 88
13. Kunitsyn, Igor RUS 89
14. Mahut, Nicolas FRA 90
15. Stebe, Cedrik-Marcel GER 91

[Sallydaisy]

Qualifying gets underway today in Eastbourne. Quite a few Brits in action here.

Laura Robson and Bally in Qualifying. Heather Watson with a WC to main draw which includes Anne Keothavong.
James Ward and Jamie Baker have WC's to mens draw with Andy Roddick taking another.

[DaveArneRiise]

Here is the mens singles draw. (http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2012/741/mds.pdf)

Ward has a qualifier, Baker faces Donald Young.

Women's qualifying draw (http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2012/710/QS.pdf)

2 all British match ups there.

[Jan]

Oli Golding has just won his Q1 match against Daniel Brands 0-6 6-4 7-5 - brilliant!! :cheer::cheer:

[Sallydaisy]

That's a very good win; I looked at the scores midway through the 2nd set and thought Oli might be going out.

[Maza1987]

well done oli.
career best win

[Jan]

He had a bit of a nightmare first set - 8 DF's, but managed to get through the rest of the match with no more - what a shame he didn't start like that! A great win for him!

[DaveArneRiise]

Great stuff Oli!

[dewster99]

going to this next week. There for both finals

[Jan]

going to this next week. There for both finals

lucky you! Have a great time!

[Linda]

Well done Oli!

Have a great time, Dewster!

[Jan]

Oli now playing his Q2 match against Josh Goodall. Goodall a break up in the first.

edit - Josh won 6-2 7-6
shame 2 Brits had to play each other

[Sallydaisy]

Ladies Main Draw
(1)Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
Petra Cetkovska (CZE) v Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)
Tamira Paszek (AUT) v Marina Erakovic (NZL)
(wc)Anne Keothavong (GBR) v (8)Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)

(4)Marion Bartoli (FRA) v Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) v Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)
Q v (wc)Heather Watson (GBR)
Timea Babos (HUN) v (7)Lucie Safarova (CZE)

(6)Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Q
Jie Zheng (CHN) v Klara Zakopalova (CZE)
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
Christina McHale (USA) v (3)Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)

(5)Angelique Kerber (GER) v Q
Mona Barthel (GER) v Chanelle Scheepers (RSA)
Q v Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v (2)Petra Kvitova (CZE)

[Sallydaisy]

Eastbourne OOP link (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741)

Today they finish playing Qualifying in Eastbourne (main draw play starts tomorrow) and first up is Laura Robson on Centre Court to play her QR1 match against Daniela Borthwick (WC, GBR). If Laura wins she then has to play Bally in QR2; so we'll hopefully get a Brit into the main draw but I wonder which one???

[cazza99]

going to this next week. There for both finals

Hope you have a good time Dewster. If you get time to write one, we'd love to read a blog :)

[RoastLamb]

I thought Kim Clijsters was playing Eastbourne???

Wait! She's playing in Holland. Makes sense for her I suppose. Great to see her back.

[DaveArneRiise]

Goodall takes the 2nd set against Ebden 7-6 in his final qualies match! Great effort against Ebden who is inside the top 100.

[Linda]

Goodall was serving for the match but Ebden broke for 5-5

[DaveArneRiise]

Sigh he had chances to go a double break up in this set as well. Can't afford to miss those kind of chances against top 100 players.

[Linda]

Awww, Ebden won the tb :sad:

[Jan]

what a pity Josh couldn't keep that going.

But in the ladies, Jade Windley is a break up in the 3rd against Foretz Gacon :)

[DaveArneRiise]

Windley was 5-2 down in the 2nd set. Stunning comeback.

[Jan]

and Jade has won 6-4 6-7 6-1!! :cheer:

[Linda]

Well done Jade! :clap:

[Maza1987]

great result for jade

[Jan]

apparently Bally has withdrawn with a neck injury :sad:

[Alis]

apparently Bally has withdrawn with a neck injury :sad:

Do you think that may have been a strategic withdrawal? A loss to another British player wouldn't have done her wild card chances for the Olympics much good.

[Sallydaisy]

Do you think that may have been a strategic withdrawal? A loss to another British player wouldn't have done her wild card chances for the Olympics much good.
She's got a neck/shoulder injury apparently so probably best not to play this week and give Wimbledon her best shot.

[Hawkeye]

She said on FB that she hopes to play in the doubles later in the week.

[JAMES4578]

A pity for Bally, but hopefully she can still play the doubles.

[DaveArneRiise]

Foretz Gacon is ranked 72 I believe and Jade is 555 or something. Some win that!

[DaveArneRiise]

Monday OOP. (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741)

[DaveArneRiise]

Bally withdrawing meant Robson got a Walk over and she is now playing against Bojana Jovanovski in the final round of the qualies. She has made a fine start up a break in the first set 3-1

Edit - Robson is through to the main draw ater defeating Jovanovski 6-2 6-3!

[JAMES4578]

Good news, well done Laura!

[dewster99]

broken hearted to see ana's withdrawn. Was hoping to see her beauty first hand in the final :love:

[Alis]

No reason given either - that's a little odd.

[-J-]

Great to hear the news from Eastbourne that Glasgow's Jamie Baker has beaten world No.50 Donald Young 6-1 6-4 in the first round. Top man.

[Jan]

yes - brilliant by Jamie!

and meant to say - well done Laura too!

[-J-]

who'd have thought 2 Glaswegians would ever top GB tennis rankings

[DaveArneRiise]

Wardy won the first set against Matosevic 6-4 but lost the 2nd 1-6. Held serve at start of the 3rd, hopefully he can join Baker in the 2nd round.

[JAMES4578]

Unfortunately Wardy went down 6-4 in the 3rd:sad: Fab Baker beat Young though :cheer:

[patmoren]

Jamie Baker is really on fire.

[cazza99]

The Slice (http://the-slice.com/2012/06/brits-frosty-fun-in-eastbourne/) - Brits Frosty Fun In Eastbourne

http://the-slice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/20120618-204452.jpg
picture from the Slice

[DaveArneRiise]

Tuesday OOP. (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741)

[Jan]

Nice win for Laura and Heather in the doubles too - they beat Pavlyuchenkova and Safarova 6-2 6-3 :cheer:

[Jan]

Laura's match against MJMS is on ls

edit - Laura has lost the first set 3-6

[cazza99]

Beyond The Baseline ‏@SI_BTBaseline

We've got a bug on Court 2 and no one wants to touch it. MoLay: "Ball girl, help her please. Use your hands. Yeeeeeesss." Hilarious.

[Jan]

Laura has a break in the second 3-1*

[Jan]

Laura takes the second set 6-2 :)
into the 3rd we go!

[Jan]

Laura *4-1 in the 3rd!

[Jan]

woo hoo Laura wins 6-2 in the 3rd!! :mexican:

[cazza99]

:clap: well done Laura

[dewster99]

seeds 1, 2 and 3 all out!

[Jan]

Meanwhile Laura is 5-2* up in the first against Arn

[Jan]

seeds 1, 2 and 3 all out!
really??!!

[DaveArneRiise]

Great win for Laura. Watson is 6-3 3-1 up against Greta Arn!

[DaveArneRiise]

Qurrey has just retired in the first set against Roddick. Probably just precautionary with Wimbledon around the corner. Lets hope so anyways.

[supergran]

Crick in the neck....so Neil Harman tweeted.

[DaveArneRiise]

Watson comes through 6-3 6-4. She served brilliantly, didn't face a break point. She will play Safarova in the next round.

[Jan]

ooh that definitely sounds winnable! Didn't she beat her before - or was that one of the other Brits??

[DaveArneRiise]

Yes she beat her in Miami earlier this year 6-2 6-1.

Safarova is ranked just outside the top 20 at number 21 so I expect it to be a much tougher match this time around.

[harriet]

terrific scores for these two - robson and watson, doubles to follow?

[Maza1987]

Very nice.

Babos almost took out Safarova today as well so she obviously isn't playing ominously. Although she's very hard to predict.
Makarova is a good player on grass but this is the type of test I want to see Laura compete closely in.

Surely one, if not both, will be on Centre tomorrow and thus Eurosport.

Also, the GB rankings are looking very competitive between the four right now, but something tells me once Heather and Laura both get to number 1 and 2, they will be staying there for a long time. Anne has a heck of a lot of points to defend at the end of the year and, in my opinion, Bally is winding down her career.

[Jan]

Inglot and Marray just beat Granollers and Lopez 6-3 6-3 :cheer:
Flemchins up and running!

[DaveArneRiise]

Good win for Inglot and Marray over M.Lopez and Granny in the dubs!

[DaveArneRiise]

Only Gasquet could lose a match in which he won 17 more points in :rolling:

[RoastLamb]

Aussie Matosevic has beaten Gasquet in three sets inc. two tiebreaks. :shocked:

[Linda]

Well done our girls! :cheer: :cheer:

I can't believe Gasquet lost that one :shocked:

Vamos Flemchins! :swingin:

[Jan]

Only Gasquet could lose a match in which he won 17 more points in :rolling:
:rofl:

[Jan]

Flemchins serving for the first set

which they take 6-3

[Linda]

Flemchins win! :cheer: :cheer:

[JAMES4578]

Great day for the Brits after fab results for Heather and Laura earlier! Well done Femchins! The top seeds in the women's seeds haven't got much court time on grass though! A bit of a blow for Gasquet too!

[Jan]

well done Flemchins - had to miss quite a lot of the livescoring action!

[Caro]

Glad to catch up on this - thanks for posting updates folks. I haven't seen any of it and can't get livescores at work.

[Jan]

Hev lost to Safarova earlier.
Laura is a set down to Makarova

[Jan]

Laura lost 4-6 5-7

[DaveArneRiise]

Thursday OOP. (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741)

[Jan]

Laura and Hev lost the first set to Huber and Raymond. Currently 6-5* in the second.

they go down 4-6 6-7, but looks like a good showing against the top seeds.

[JAMES4578]

Certainly a good effort!

[Sallydaisy]

Further to my previous post, why is there no match being played on Court 1 at the moment? Have either Seppi or Kohlschreiber withdrawn? Or has the match finished and they haven't updated the results yet?

Not sure what is happening in Eastbourne; just seen these on twitter.


British Tennis ‏@BritishTennis (https://twitter.com/#%21/BritishTennis) Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins will play Jamie Delgado & Ken Skupski not before 2pm on Court 1 at the #aegoninternational (https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23aegoninternational) today in the final!




British Tennis ‏@BritishTennis (https://twitter.com/#%21/BritishTennis) Roddick's match against Fabio Fognini has been moved from court 1 to court 3 at the #AEGONInternational (https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23AEGONInternational)



OOP had Duck v Fog on Ct 3 anyway.
:confused:




Centre Court Start 11:00 am




Tamira Paszek (AUT)
v


[4] Marion Bartoli (FRA)
WTA




Klara Zakopalova (CZE)
v


[5] Angelique Kerber (GER)
WTA




Not Before 2:00 PM




Marinko Matosevic (AUS) OR Steve Darcis (BEL)
v


Fabio Fognini (ITA) OR Andy Roddick (USA)
ATP




Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) OR Andreas Seppi (ITA)
v


Ryan Harrison (USA) OR Denis Istomin (UZB)
ATP






Court 1 Start 11:00 am




[7] Philipp Kohlschreiber (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/K435.aspx) (GER)
v


[3] Andreas Seppi (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/SA93.aspx) (ITA)
H2H (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741#)



Not Before 2:00 PM




[WC] Jamie Delgado (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/D289.aspx) (GBR)
Ken Skupski (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/SC40.aspx) (GBR)
v


[3] Colin Fleming (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/F454.aspx) (GBR)
Ross Hutchins (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/H635.aspx) (GBR)
ATP




[1] Liezel Huber (USA)
Lisa Raymond (USA)
v


Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) OR Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) OR Jie Zheng (CHN)
WTA






Court 2 Start 11:00 am




[Q] Marinko Matosevic (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/ME05.aspx) (AUS)
v


Steve Darcis (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/D632.aspx) (BEL)
H2H (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741#)



Ryan Harrison (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/H940.aspx) (USA)
v


Denis Istomin (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/I165.aspx) (UZB)
H2H (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741#)



[4] Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP)
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP)
v


[2] Kveta Peschke (CZE)
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)
WTA






Court 3 Start 11:00 am




Fabio Fognini (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/F510.aspx) (ITA)
v


[WC/6] Andy Roddick (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/R485.aspx) (USA)
H2H (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741#)



Joshua Ward Hibbert (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/W700.aspx) (GBR)
v


Mitchell Krueger (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/KC12.aspx) (USA)
H2H (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741#)



Liam Broady (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/BI23.aspx) (GBR)
v


Mitchell Krueger (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/KC12.aspx) (USA)
H2H (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741#)



Joshua Ward Hibbert (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/W700.aspx) (GBR)
v


Noah Rubin (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/RC96.aspx) (USA)
H2H (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741#)





Court 4 Start 11:00 am




[3] Colin Fleming (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/F454.aspx) (GBR)
Ross Hutchins (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/H635.aspx) (GBR)
v


Matthew Ebden (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/E690.aspx) (AUS)
Donald Young (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/Y124.aspx) (USA)
ATP




Peter Ashley (GBR)
v


Mackenzie McDonald (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/MK66.aspx) (USA)
—




Luke Bambridge (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/BK05.aspx) (GBR)
v


Mackenzie McDonald (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/MK66.aspx) (USA)
H2H (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=741#)



Peter Ashley (GBR)
v


Spencer Papa (http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/players/PF91.aspx) (USA)
—

[Sallydaisy]

OK - more news on Eastbourne from British Tennis on twitter.

Court 1 at the #AEGONInternational (https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23AEGONInternational) is still wet from high wind driving rain underneath the court covers. #sillyweather (https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23sillyweather)

[Sallydaisy]

J and Linda.

Kohli v Seppi were due to play first match on Ct 1 but the court is unplayable at the moment so they've rejigged the OOP and it's possible the match hasn't yet been played 'cos they didn't start other matches until about 12noon.


Roddick takes the 1st set 63 over Fognini at #aegoninternational (https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23aegoninternational).
If he wins he plays Darcis who beats Matosevic 62 76: http://bit.ly/KGRAcJ (http://t.co/eCborwnu)

[Linda]

Thanks Sally. It seems rather unfair to them that they couldn't be put on earlier as the winner will have to play another match today.

ETA - Ah, they're finally about to start. Just as I have to go out.

[-J-]

seppi & kohlsch up on LS NOW

[Sallydaisy]

seppi & kohlsch up on LS NOW
Dang! Ya beat me to it ...
:p

[-J-]

dang! Ya beat me to it ...
:pi noticed the train departure board style shuffle out the corner of my eye

[Linda]

Flemchins won! :cheer:

[supergran]

Great result!!!:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer: Chris Russell (Andy's barmy army member) has posted on facebook that he has two tickets for tomorrow for anyone in London. Tickets have to be picked up before he boards a train at Kings Cross.

[JAMES4578]

Though tough for both teams, great it was an all Brit final. Glad Flemchins won though, well done!:cheer::cheer:

[Jan]

Not sure where to put this, but seeing it was at Eastbourne I'll put it here!

A good win for our boys over the US - this from the lta website:
"Also on Friday GB took the LTA Junior Challenge Trophy over USA after singles victories for all five of the British players; Joshua Ward Hibbert, Liam Broady, Peter Ashley, Luke Bambridge and Kyle Edmund, defeating the USA after two days of matches 6-2."

Very well done lads! Let's hope for some good form going into Junior Wimbledon!

[JAMES4578]

Yes fabulous, well done guys!:cheer::cheer:

[Alis]

Well done to all the Brits - the senior doubles pairs and all the juniors - great potential for the future!

[Linda]

Well done our boys! :clap: :clap:

[DaveArneRiise]

Young Austrian Paszek has captured the womens title beating Kerber in 3 sets. Saving MP's in the process. Great win for her. Reached the quarters of Wimbledon last year, she could ruffle some feathers. Plays Wozniacki in the first round.

[KnightOwl]

Yes, great result from Paszek, and an enjoyable match to watch!

Now enjoying watching Roddick v Seppi in the men's final - go ARod :)

[DaveArneRiise]

Roddick triumphs 6-3 6-2!

[JAMES4578]

A Rod was certainly in form even if Seppi didn't really come to the party well done! A great win for Paszek in an entertaining match, though felt sorry for Kerber. Tamira could certaintly test Wozniacki if she doesn't have a letdown.

[super8]

Roddick triumphs 6-3 6-2!

The first American to win an ATP tour singles title this year, apparently (?)

A-Rod's 31st singles title and 601st victory match of his career.

[Sallydaisy]

There's life in A-Rod yet ....... congratulations to him for batting on through to the win.
:trophy:

He might just go on a run at Wimbledon now ..... twice round Centre Court should do it.

[karanga]

Congratulations to Andy R on winning his 31st career title at Eastbourne. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :trophy:

He also matches Fed's streak of winning at least one ATP world title in 12 straight sessions. :clap: :clap: :clap: ;)

[karanga]

Well done Flemchins and the boys who won LTA Junior Challenge Trophy. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :trophy:

[WimbledonAce]

Well done ARod, nice to see him back to winning ways after his early exit at queens.

[dewster99]

saw colin from the pub window, walking through the grounds with his trophy. Women's final was quality. Paszek has certainly won a few fans including me, excellent backhand