HeathDavisSpeed
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I do enjoy the Onwye brothers winning.
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CricketWeb Tennis - Season I
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SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Interesting point that, actually. From looking back at who people named at the start we've got the likes of:
- Clapo's Darcy Cowan and Wayne Boyd
- HDS's Onwye Brothers and Murphy S'ua
- Jamee's Davis Kennedy
- Mr. Wright's Becker Haas and Dwayne Murdoch
- Nnanden's Nilikar Midid, Haiku Morkel and Antonio Bachunelli
- NUFAN'S Miroslav Brdar, Sergio Joaquin, Zoltan Varga and János Varga (good SR there)
- pinchy's Jason Hall
- sanga's Hugh James, Vladimir Gryzlov and Henry Charles
- Simon's Gunther Heug, Maarten Berg and Oscar Highsmith
- Vimes' Tom Vollan and Eric Henson
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Murphy S'ua! What was I thinking? Samoan tennis players? Pretty rare, I'd say.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Monte-Carlo Masters (SFs) - Apr 13-20 Season I
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Semifinals - Monte Carlo
Draw - Top Half
Draw - Bottom Half
Draw - Finals
Draw - Seeds
Britain's Henry Charles has caused the upset of the day with a straight sets thrashing of ninth seed Miroslav Brdar in the semifinals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Charles has been the sleeper hit of the tournament, having dropped just one set - back in the first round. But his good form showed no sign of ceasing as he thumped the Croat 6-3 6-1. In front of a packed Monaco crowd, Charles showed his versatility against the highly ranked Brdar as he raced through the first set. But it was nothing compared to the second set; Charles sealing a place in his first ever ATP Tour tournament final in just under an hour.
His opponent will be twelfth seed Daniel Páez Blanco who faced his toughest match yet against fourteenth seed Illya Altman in the first semifinal. Blanco was forced to a tiebreaker in two successive sets, but emerged as the slightly more polished player on both occasions to seal a deceivingly convincing straight sets victory 7-6(2) 7-6(4).
Seeds Out: 9-Miroslav Brdar (CRO); 14-Illya Altman (UKR).
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Semifinals - Monte Carlo
Draw - Top Half
Draw - Bottom Half
Draw - Finals
Draw - Seeds
Britain's Henry Charles has caused the upset of the day with a straight sets thrashing of ninth seed Miroslav Brdar in the semifinals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Charles has been the sleeper hit of the tournament, having dropped just one set - back in the first round. But his good form showed no sign of ceasing as he thumped the Croat 6-3 6-1. In front of a packed Monaco crowd, Charles showed his versatility against the highly ranked Brdar as he raced through the first set. But it was nothing compared to the second set; Charles sealing a place in his first ever ATP Tour tournament final in just under an hour.
His opponent will be twelfth seed Daniel Páez Blanco who faced his toughest match yet against fourteenth seed Illya Altman in the first semifinal. Blanco was forced to a tiebreaker in two successive sets, but emerged as the slightly more polished player on both occasions to seal a deceivingly convincing straight sets victory 7-6(2) 7-6(4).
Seeds Out: 9-Miroslav Brdar (CRO); 14-Illya Altman (UKR).
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Monte-Carlo Masters (Final Preview) - Apr 13-20 Season I
SUNDAY PREVIEW - CHARLES ATTEMPTS IMPOSSIBLE
England's Henry Charles will look to cause a boilover in Sunday's Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters final, as he prepares to face off with twelfth seed Daniel Páez Blanco. This will be the first ATP final in Charles' career, and it also happens to be the first tournament he has played on clay. Meanwhile, Blanco has never lost on clay in the open era, and this season has won both tournaments he has been involved in on the surface (Vina del Mar and Buenos Aries). The pair have not played each other in the past.
WHAT'S AT STAKE -
Winner: €360,000 and 500 ATP Ranking points
Runner-up: €180,000 and 350 ATP Ranking points
FINALS HISTORY -
Blanco: Appearing in his 3rd career ATP World Tour final...He is 2-0 lifetime in finals
Charles: Appearing in his 1st career ATP World Tour final...He is 0-0 lifetime in finals
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-UPS
HEAD-TO-HEAD
(12)Daniel Páez Blanco (ESP) vs Henry Charles (GBR) No previous matches
First match
Blanco FastFasts:
Season I Highlights:
Winner: Vina del Mar (d Boros); Buenos Aries (d Boros); Q: Doha (Joaquin); 4R: Australian Open (Cowan)
Season I W-L: 21-4
Season I Titles: 2
Career Titles: 2
Date of Birth: 12 September ,1978
ATP Ranking: 13
- Blanco, 30, is making his first tournament appearance and en route to the final, defeated qualifier Paolo Mandonna (60 61); Randy Smeltz (62 62); Sven Oxenstierna (75 62); top seed Jason Hall (64 63) and Illya Altman (76 76)
- He is appearing in his third ATP World Tour final, having won tournaments in Vina del Mar and Buenos Aries (both times defeating József Boros in the final)
- Made the fourth round of the Australian Open before losing to Darcy Cowan
- Made the second round of the Indian Wells Masters before losing to Jamee Hancianu (36 67), and then the third round of the Miami Masters before losing to eventual quarterfinalist Ivan Genov (75 36 46)
- This season has a record of 15-0 on clay courts in tournament tennis
- Played a part in the Spainish side which defeated the Netherlands in the Davis Cup World Group first round. He won the second singles rubber against Cameron van der Cleer (75 62 75).
Charles FastFacts:
Season I Highlights:
QF: Chennai (R Henson); Dubai (Micic); Indian Wells (Brdar); Memphis (Genov).
Season I W-L: 15-6
Season I Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: 1 March, 1983
ATP Ranking: 24
- Charles, 26, is making his first tournament appearance and en route to the final, defeated Morgan Carter (46 64 75); Darcy Cowan (63 63); József Boros (64 64); Tiago Matias (62 63); and ninth seed Miroslav Brdar (63 61)
- He is appearing in his first ATP World Tour final
- His only Grand Slam appearance, the Australian Open, saw him lose in the second round to Illya Altman (75 63 75)
- Made the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters before losing to Miroslav Brdar (46 46), and made the second round of the Miami Masters before losing to eventual quarterfinalist Ivan Genov (67 76 16)
- This is his first tournament on clay this season
- Played a part in the Great Britain side which defeated Poland in the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone I first round. He won singles rubbers against Gregor Dosynsk (61 63 61) and Michal Greda (64 61 64)
SUNDAY PREVIEW - CHARLES ATTEMPTS IMPOSSIBLE
England's Henry Charles will look to cause a boilover in Sunday's Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters final, as he prepares to face off with twelfth seed Daniel Páez Blanco. This will be the first ATP final in Charles' career, and it also happens to be the first tournament he has played on clay. Meanwhile, Blanco has never lost on clay in the open era, and this season has won both tournaments he has been involved in on the surface (Vina del Mar and Buenos Aries). The pair have not played each other in the past.
WHAT'S AT STAKE -
Winner: €360,000 and 500 ATP Ranking points
Runner-up: €180,000 and 350 ATP Ranking points
FINALS HISTORY -
Blanco: Appearing in his 3rd career ATP World Tour final...He is 2-0 lifetime in finals
Charles: Appearing in his 1st career ATP World Tour final...He is 0-0 lifetime in finals
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-UPS
HEAD-TO-HEAD
(12)Daniel Páez Blanco (ESP) vs Henry Charles (GBR) No previous matches
First match
Blanco FastFasts:
Season I Highlights:
Winner: Vina del Mar (d Boros); Buenos Aries (d Boros); Q: Doha (Joaquin); 4R: Australian Open (Cowan)
Season I W-L: 21-4
Season I Titles: 2
Career Titles: 2
Date of Birth: 12 September ,1978
ATP Ranking: 13
- Blanco, 30, is making his first tournament appearance and en route to the final, defeated qualifier Paolo Mandonna (60 61); Randy Smeltz (62 62); Sven Oxenstierna (75 62); top seed Jason Hall (64 63) and Illya Altman (76 76)
- He is appearing in his third ATP World Tour final, having won tournaments in Vina del Mar and Buenos Aries (both times defeating József Boros in the final)
- Made the fourth round of the Australian Open before losing to Darcy Cowan
- Made the second round of the Indian Wells Masters before losing to Jamee Hancianu (36 67), and then the third round of the Miami Masters before losing to eventual quarterfinalist Ivan Genov (75 36 46)
- This season has a record of 15-0 on clay courts in tournament tennis
- Played a part in the Spainish side which defeated the Netherlands in the Davis Cup World Group first round. He won the second singles rubber against Cameron van der Cleer (75 62 75).
Charles FastFacts:
Season I Highlights:
QF: Chennai (R Henson); Dubai (Micic); Indian Wells (Brdar); Memphis (Genov).
Season I W-L: 15-6
Season I Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: 1 March, 1983
ATP Ranking: 24
- Charles, 26, is making his first tournament appearance and en route to the final, defeated Morgan Carter (46 64 75); Darcy Cowan (63 63); József Boros (64 64); Tiago Matias (62 63); and ninth seed Miroslav Brdar (63 61)
- He is appearing in his first ATP World Tour final
- His only Grand Slam appearance, the Australian Open, saw him lose in the second round to Illya Altman (75 63 75)
- Made the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters before losing to Miroslav Brdar (46 46), and made the second round of the Miami Masters before losing to eventual quarterfinalist Ivan Genov (67 76 16)
- This is his first tournament on clay this season
- Played a part in the Great Britain side which defeated Poland in the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone I first round. He won singles rubbers against Gregor Dosynsk (61 63 61) and Michal Greda (64 61 64)
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Underachieved again. Turning dangerously into Söderling at this point.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Got unlucky with the draw, though. Hall and Blanco in the same section?
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Totally forgot I named Dwayne Murdoch.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Monte-Carlo Masters (Final) - Apr 13-20 Season I
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Finals - Monte Carlo
Draw - Top Half
Draw - Bottom Half
Draw - Finals
Draw - Seeds
Daniel Páez Blanco has shot up the rankings to number four following a dominant straight sets victory over Great Britain's Henry Charles in the final of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. The overwhelming favourite kept his brilliant run of form in tact with a 6-3 6-4 victory over the unseeded Charles, who also had been in rampant form since losing the first set of the tournament. The match started poorly for the world number 13 as he was broken in the first game by the persistent Spaniard. And whilst he showed signs of improvement, Charles could never really get the better of his more experienced opponent who was undoubtedly more comfortable on clay as Blanco took the set 6-3. Charles managed to stay neck-and-neck with the twelfth seed early in the second set following some tough service games; the unseeded Brit holding in a fifteen minute slogfest to draw level at 4-4. But Blanco was eventually just too good for a tiring Charles as he secured his third tournament title, his unbeaten record on clay, and a 6-3 6-4 win.
Seeds Out: None.
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Finals - Monte Carlo
Draw - Top Half
Draw - Bottom Half
Draw - Finals
Draw - Seeds
Daniel Páez Blanco has shot up the rankings to number four following a dominant straight sets victory over Great Britain's Henry Charles in the final of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. The overwhelming favourite kept his brilliant run of form in tact with a 6-3 6-4 victory over the unseeded Charles, who also had been in rampant form since losing the first set of the tournament. The match started poorly for the world number 13 as he was broken in the first game by the persistent Spaniard. And whilst he showed signs of improvement, Charles could never really get the better of his more experienced opponent who was undoubtedly more comfortable on clay as Blanco took the set 6-3. Charles managed to stay neck-and-neck with the twelfth seed early in the second set following some tough service games; the unseeded Brit holding in a fifteen minute slogfest to draw level at 4-4. But Blanco was eventually just too good for a tiring Charles as he secured his third tournament title, his unbeaten record on clay, and a 6-3 6-4 win.
Seeds Out: None.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
At least I lost to the champion.
Really, though, need to win against a top ten player at some stage to be worthy of the seeding.
Really, though, need to win against a top ten player at some stage to be worthy of the seeding.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Rankings - April 19, I
Spaniard sets sights on no. 2
Blanco sears into top five
Daniel Páez Blanco's third tournament victory has seen him surge into the world top five after leapfrogging nine others following a superb Monte Carlo performance. Blanco's first ATP Masters Series crown comes on the back of a brilliant win which saw him come out of a very tough section including world no. 1 Jason Hall and world no. 8 Sven Oxenstierna. Whilst he trails Radivoj Daneu by some 585 points, continued good form in the clay season should see him challenge the Serb for second spot. Other big risers this week were Henry Charles (up 11 to 13) and Sanchez Emelio (up 19 to 50) who both produced big Monte Carlo tournaments. Rick Henson's injury sees him continue his slide outside of the top five and he will eventually fall out of the top ten, whilst Tom Vollan's poor form sees him slip to no. 47 from no. 43.
Top Fifty
In CWLand, Sven Oxenstierna may have been defeated in the third round, but he remains the nation's highest ranked player despite a fall to world no. 8. Among the big risers, Billy Spleen's impressive qualifying run sees him edge into the top eighty from no. 89, whilst Jojo Mustard also rises five places to world no. 41. Jefferson Drake's appearance in the third round wasn't enough to halt his fall to number 15, whilst Brett Read continues to slide as his poor form continues.
CWLanders
Spaniard sets sights on no. 2
Blanco sears into top five
Daniel Páez Blanco's third tournament victory has seen him surge into the world top five after leapfrogging nine others following a superb Monte Carlo performance. Blanco's first ATP Masters Series crown comes on the back of a brilliant win which saw him come out of a very tough section including world no. 1 Jason Hall and world no. 8 Sven Oxenstierna. Whilst he trails Radivoj Daneu by some 585 points, continued good form in the clay season should see him challenge the Serb for second spot. Other big risers this week were Henry Charles (up 11 to 13) and Sanchez Emelio (up 19 to 50) who both produced big Monte Carlo tournaments. Rick Henson's injury sees him continue his slide outside of the top five and he will eventually fall out of the top ten, whilst Tom Vollan's poor form sees him slip to no. 47 from no. 43.
Top Fifty
In CWLand, Sven Oxenstierna may have been defeated in the third round, but he remains the nation's highest ranked player despite a fall to world no. 8. Among the big risers, Billy Spleen's impressive qualifying run sees him edge into the top eighty from no. 89, whilst Jojo Mustard also rises five places to world no. 41. Jefferson Drake's appearance in the third round wasn't enough to halt his fall to number 15, whilst Brett Read continues to slide as his poor form continues.
CWLanders
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Injuries & Davis Cup - April 19, I
Injuries
Davis Cup Update
Europe/Africa Group IV
Zimbabwe (1), Ghana (2), Armenia (3) and Uganda (4) have won promotion to Europe/Africa Group III for season II
Injuries
Davis Cup Update
Europe/Africa Group IV
Zimbabwe (1), Ghana (2), Armenia (3) and Uganda (4) have won promotion to Europe/Africa Group III for season II
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Next tournament
Open Sabadell Atlántico I
Barcelona, Spain
Clay
ATP World Tour 300
Sgl: 56
WHAT'S ON OFFER -
R56: 0 pts / € 2,900
R32: 15 pts / € 5,500
R16: 25 pts / € 10,450
QF: 75 pts / € 19,900
SF: 135 pts / € 37,700
RU: 210 pts / € 71,700
W: 300 pts / € 136,300
CONFIRMED TO APPEAR -
Daniel Páez Blanco; Zhijun Sun; Illya Altman; Davis Kennedy; Dmitry Orlov and more!
NB: Those who have played in Miami, Houston/Casablanca and then Monte Carlo will rest. Smeltz will have a choice whether to compete here or to rest as he missed Miami. Bare in mind, this tournaments is directly followed by the Rome Masters where we are just under a month away from Roland Garros!
Roy Daniels will compete in Barcelona.
Open Sabadell Atlántico I
Barcelona, Spain
Clay
ATP World Tour 300
Sgl: 56
WHAT'S ON OFFER -
R56: 0 pts / € 2,900
R32: 15 pts / € 5,500
R16: 25 pts / € 10,450
QF: 75 pts / € 19,900
SF: 135 pts / € 37,700
RU: 210 pts / € 71,700
W: 300 pts / € 136,300
CONFIRMED TO APPEAR -
Daniel Páez Blanco; Zhijun Sun; Illya Altman; Davis Kennedy; Dmitry Orlov and more!
NB: Those who have played in Miami, Houston/Casablanca and then Monte Carlo will rest. Smeltz will have a choice whether to compete here or to rest as he missed Miami. Bare in mind, this tournaments is directly followed by the Rome Masters where we are just under a month away from Roland Garros!
Roy Daniels will compete in Barcelona.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Barca for the Ox, thanks. Rested to be fit for this.
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Mustard to rest.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Just to clarify, do you mean players who have participated in any 1 of those tournments will rest, or players who have competed in all 3?
Also, I assumed qualification to the masters series is based on each players rank? If so, what ranking do we have to get to?
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Meant all three . Rome has 56 available spots, and off the top of my head seven of those go to qualifiers and four to wildcards. So somewhere between 40-50 for direct qualification.
. Rome has 56 available spots, and off the top of my head seven of those go to qualifiers and four to wildcards. So somewhere between 40-50 for direct qualification.