Nate
You'll Never Walk Alone
I reckon you should only be able to partner up with someone from CWL or someone you created (they are your mates in the game imo).
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CricketWeb Tennis - Season I
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SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Yep like the sound of that.
Meanwhile, Delev is probably on the cusp (I haven't worked out exactly yet). If he doesn't make it directly, he'd be first or second seed.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
I had you paired up with Merab Shvelidze just as a random selection, but if you are off to Alessandria that's cool.
Nate
You'll Never Walk Alone
Then pair up with someone from CWL.
ripper868
International Coach
I'll stay with Alessandria, since it's clay and the higher ranked players will all be in the french.
Will look to doubles for the US open since it's a non favoured surface.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
You have Midid
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Am happy to team up with some, perhaps Kennett? Only a CWLander though. And only for the French as I don't anticipate going very far.
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Disappointed Heath and I couldn't get the job done for our country. Hopefully we can put in a better effort at the French.
David
International 12th Man
Happy to team up with Smitteh.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
We'll have the power of experience after getting to the World Team Final and we'll know how to play in front of a big crowd. The team to beat for my money!
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
No doubles here.
Aim not to regret it through a second round loss to an obscure Argentinian.
Aim not to regret it through a second round loss to an obscure Argentinian.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
French Open; Challenger Series Alessandria (Qualification) - May 25- June 1 Season I
French Open
Qualifiers - Roland Garros
CWLand's Alex de Wet has earned himself a spot in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career following a string of impressive performances on the Parisian clay courts. The world number 137 dropped just one set all tournament as he breezed through the later rounds with a somewhat surprising lack of controversy. The 23rd seed started his run with possibly the hardest match of the 112 matches in the qualification period - prevailing in a three-set tussle with Estonian Anton Gritsjuk. In over three hours of competitive tennis, de Wet edged past Gritsjuk to produce a 7-6(5), 6-7(7), 7-5 victory. It got easier for de Wet from there; the CWLander proving too good for Alex Rojas as he sealed a convincing 6-3, 7-6(0) victory. The man who has at times been criticised for his on-court antics meant business as he grew in confidence to smash Ya'acov Mizrahi in the qualifying final. The Israeli had produced a solid run to account for ninth seed Emelio Cobos and Qatari Yousif Hassan, but he couldn't avoid a 7-5, 6-2 loss as the Zimbabwean-born de Wet advanced to the biggest tournament of his life.
Martti Korpinen came into qualifying seeded 13th, and things looked on track for the CWLander as he started off with a hard-fought victory against journeyman Flávio Augusto Martins. The Brazilian put up a great fight, but it was Korpinen who produced the goods at the most important times as he sealed a 7-5, 7-6(0) victory. But something looked amiss with the world number 124, and despite taking the first set against Olivier Lucas 6-1, he was unable to capitalise. Whilst the Monaco doubles specialist gave Korpinen numerous openings, the CWLander was caught well short of a maiden Grand Slam appearance as he fell deep in the third set 1-6, 6-2, 8-6. Korpinen will continue on to the challenger tournament in Alessandria where he is seeded fourth.
Joining Korpinen in Alessandria is Scotland Rivers who was unable to overcome local wildcard Romain Marchand in the first round of qualifying. The inexperienced CWLander played passable tennis as he followed the trend of the long first round clashes his compatriots had produced, but was ultimately done over by the Frenchman at the most inopportune times. Rivers was up a break early in the first set, but blew his chance as Marchand roared back into the set. The Frenchman edged the tiebreaker, before snaring a late break to seal a 7-6(5), 7-5 victory. Marchand wouldn't progress past the second round, though, as he fell in straight sets to Michael De Kinsele, 6-0, 6-2.
Qualifiers: Henrik Henrikkson (SWE); Victor Zsasz (SUI); Andrej Konc (SVK); Alex Peters (GER); Marc Carretero (ESP); Anothy Ficher (USA); Sebastian Moss (GBR); Stipo Vučemilović (CRO); Alex de Wet (CWL); Michael De Kinsele (ITA); Johan Ortiz (COL); Sheng Yiming (CHN); Gjorgi Dinov (MKD); Samuel Thorpe (USA); Fernando Aguero (ESP); Christopher Durand (FRA).
Alessandria Challenger
Qualifiers - Alessandria
Draw
CWLand's new face Vladimir Stakhanov failed to follow up on his impressive wildcard play off performance with a qualifying spot into the main draw of Alessandria as he fell in straight sets in the second round. The Russian-born player showed some of the fire of his homeland in his round clash as he engaged in a three-set tussle with German Dieter Bonhof. In a scrappy encounter, Stakhanov produced the goods in the first and third sets to seal a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 victory. However his form did not continue into the second round as he was roundly thrashed by eventual qualifier and second seed Zenon Nowich. The Pole took little over an hour to dispatch a dispirited Stakhanov - prevailing 6-1, 6-3
Qualifiers: Christian Bruns (SUI); Zenon Nowich (POL); Leonel Romeo (COL); Aleksandr Jeladze (GEO).
French Open
Qualifiers - Roland Garros
CWLand's Alex de Wet has earned himself a spot in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career following a string of impressive performances on the Parisian clay courts. The world number 137 dropped just one set all tournament as he breezed through the later rounds with a somewhat surprising lack of controversy. The 23rd seed started his run with possibly the hardest match of the 112 matches in the qualification period - prevailing in a three-set tussle with Estonian Anton Gritsjuk. In over three hours of competitive tennis, de Wet edged past Gritsjuk to produce a 7-6(5), 6-7(7), 7-5 victory. It got easier for de Wet from there; the CWLander proving too good for Alex Rojas as he sealed a convincing 6-3, 7-6(0) victory. The man who has at times been criticised for his on-court antics meant business as he grew in confidence to smash Ya'acov Mizrahi in the qualifying final. The Israeli had produced a solid run to account for ninth seed Emelio Cobos and Qatari Yousif Hassan, but he couldn't avoid a 7-5, 6-2 loss as the Zimbabwean-born de Wet advanced to the biggest tournament of his life.
Martti Korpinen came into qualifying seeded 13th, and things looked on track for the CWLander as he started off with a hard-fought victory against journeyman Flávio Augusto Martins. The Brazilian put up a great fight, but it was Korpinen who produced the goods at the most important times as he sealed a 7-5, 7-6(0) victory. But something looked amiss with the world number 124, and despite taking the first set against Olivier Lucas 6-1, he was unable to capitalise. Whilst the Monaco doubles specialist gave Korpinen numerous openings, the CWLander was caught well short of a maiden Grand Slam appearance as he fell deep in the third set 1-6, 6-2, 8-6. Korpinen will continue on to the challenger tournament in Alessandria where he is seeded fourth.
Joining Korpinen in Alessandria is Scotland Rivers who was unable to overcome local wildcard Romain Marchand in the first round of qualifying. The inexperienced CWLander played passable tennis as he followed the trend of the long first round clashes his compatriots had produced, but was ultimately done over by the Frenchman at the most inopportune times. Rivers was up a break early in the first set, but blew his chance as Marchand roared back into the set. The Frenchman edged the tiebreaker, before snaring a late break to seal a 7-6(5), 7-5 victory. Marchand wouldn't progress past the second round, though, as he fell in straight sets to Michael De Kinsele, 6-0, 6-2.
Qualifiers: Henrik Henrikkson (SWE); Victor Zsasz (SUI); Andrej Konc (SVK); Alex Peters (GER); Marc Carretero (ESP); Anothy Ficher (USA); Sebastian Moss (GBR); Stipo Vučemilović (CRO); Alex de Wet (CWL); Michael De Kinsele (ITA); Johan Ortiz (COL); Sheng Yiming (CHN); Gjorgi Dinov (MKD); Samuel Thorpe (USA); Fernando Aguero (ESP); Christopher Durand (FRA).
Alessandria Challenger
Qualifiers - Alessandria
Draw
CWLand's new face Vladimir Stakhanov failed to follow up on his impressive wildcard play off performance with a qualifying spot into the main draw of Alessandria as he fell in straight sets in the second round. The Russian-born player showed some of the fire of his homeland in his round clash as he engaged in a three-set tussle with German Dieter Bonhof. In a scrappy encounter, Stakhanov produced the goods in the first and third sets to seal a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 victory. However his form did not continue into the second round as he was roundly thrashed by eventual qualifier and second seed Zenon Nowich. The Pole took little over an hour to dispatch a dispirited Stakhanov - prevailing 6-1, 6-3
Qualifiers: Christian Bruns (SUI); Zenon Nowich (POL); Leonel Romeo (COL); Aleksandr Jeladze (GEO).
