What is a "lucky loser"? | Talk Tennis
Jul 30, 2008 · The Lucky Losers shall be selected on the basis of their position on the South African Airways ATP Ranking (Singles) List (Entry Protection is not considered) used for the determination of qualifying seeding; that is, the Lucky Loser with the highest Entry Ranking position shall be the first inserted into the main draw and so forth.
What's the farthest a lucky loser has gotten in a grand slam …
Sep 9, 2011 · George Bastl at 2002 Wimbledon, reached the R32, having lost to Alexander Waske in the final qualifying round. Bastl beat a fellow lucky loser, Denis Golovanov, in the first round, caused one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history in the second round by beating Pete Sampras, before losing to David Nalbandian in the third round.
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Jun 4, 2012 · To be fair, Goffin is 21 years old and ranked 109th in the world. Yet despite his loss in the final round of qualifying, when he sneaked into the main draw here as the so-called Lucky Loser, he rattled off three wins and became the first such “loser” to make the Round of 16 at Roland Garros since 1978.
Luckiest loser of all-time? | Talk Tennis
Jun 24, 2021 · I agree, very lucky chain of events. Another funny anecdote I have about Lucky losers: Rotterdam 2017. Final round of qualifying. Bedene beats Istomin 7-6 6-3. Bedene gets to the main draw but his opponent in the 1st tound withdraws. Istomin is Lucky loser and faces Bedene again the very next day after his loss (February 11 and 12).
2 Lucky Losers and a Qualifier in the QF's of a Masters. Is this the ...
May 7, 2023 · Incredibly rare for one lucky loser to make it to the 4R of a Masters or slam let alone make it to the QF. Yet in Madrid this year we have not one but two lucky losers in the QF as well as a qualifier and an unseeded player. Is this shaping up to be the future of the ATP without the big 3? The #3 in the world losing 2R to a qualifier in ...
How did Lucky Loser Lorenzo Sonego get to R32? | Talk Tennis
Apr 10, 2024 · Canadian Felix is becoming the most beatable player on the tour. He gets Lucky Losers luckier too. But how did Lorenzo get pass the R64? Has this just been a triple MC luck for the Italian youngster?
Is a Qualifier vs Lucky Loser rematch possible? - Talk Tennis
Jun 28, 2022 · I just saw in the draw that in the 1st round the successful Qualifier Hüsler played against the Lucky Loser Grenier. I looked it up and they did NOT play against each other in the final Qualifying round (would have been a chance of 1/16). But would it be possible that a Lucky Loser in such a...
Polansky Completes Lucky Loser Grand Slam | Talk Tennis
Aug 26, 2018 · 2018 Lucky Loser: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
ATP.com - Six stunning lucky loser tales - Talk Tennis
Jun 24, 2023 · Thought this was interesting so sharing it here. Lucky Loser Longform | ATP Tour | Tennis www.atptour.com
2024 Paris Bercy ATP Masters 1000 | Talk Tennis
Oct 25, 2024 · Masters 1000 Paris Bercy – Main Draw – upper part Jannik Sinner** – Bye Ben Shelton vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime Q vs. Alexander Bublik Matteo Arnaldi vs. (13) Holger Rune **(9) Alex De Minaur** vs. Mariano Navone Sebastian Baez …