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[Aileen]

It's a back injury that Kei got during the Memphis final apparently - I also hope he can be fit for IW. He lost his first match there last year so could make up some good ranking points if he does play.

I wonder if it's because he's trying so hard to play like a Westerner that he gets so many injuries?  The Japanese are naturally small and quite slim, so maybe his body structure can't cope too well with the demands made on it?  Certainly when I see him on a tennis court I feel that he should really be on a badminton one because some of his movements look more badminton than tennis.

[scotnadian]

Yes I've thought the same about his body type before - he definitely seems a lot slimmer and less muscular than most of the top guys. It probably helps his agility though as he's extremely quick and flexible but may make him more prone to injury at the same time.

Hasn't hurt Novak.

Such a shame for Kei. One of my favourite players.

[Elena]

Isn't it just! I follow Soto Tennis on twitter (who JWH trains with) and they've been tweeting a bit recently about an interview with Nielsen and a meal he had with JWH and a few other Soto members. I don't know if Freddie is from the same academy or just mates there or what, but I assume this is just a one-off. Good experience for Josh though!

Looks like Nielsen's singles career is going well this week - he's through to the SF in Cardiff Futures!  Looks like he might play Ed Corrie in the final.

I think it's hilarious that the Wimbledon doubles champion and JWH are ranked 947 in the doubles, and seeded 2nd. He has tweeted that he'll be at IW and Miami though, so I presume he has a more experienced partner there!

If he wants to play singles though, presumably he has to play Futures events until he gets his ranking up?

[Emma Jean]

Federer destroyed Davydenko 2 & 2. But the stage has been set. So it's now Delpo vs Nole and Federer vs Berdych. Ho hum. 

Querrey vs Gulbis is turning out to be a better match. Querrey lost the first but up a break in the 2nd.

[TheMadHatter]

Wow, Gulbis came back to win it 7-4 in the tie-break. What a comeback.

[Elena]

I only noticed he's playing singles after making that post. Could be he's doing it for Singles (and teaming up with Josh because they both train at the Soto academy), could be just a one-off whilst he's in the UK. Not sure.

Corrie's had a fantastic 2012 so far. 3rd best British player so far, better than Baker who hasn't won a match outside of the Aussie Open. Got to fancy Neilsen to win this event though.

A Corrie (4) v Nielsen (8) final it is then. How many ranking points is it for a Futures title/final?  In the doubles SF Nielsen & JWH were beaten by Corrie & Neal Skupski.

Elsewhere, names I learnt from the Australian season, young Kyrgios is doing well (SF singles, F doubles in Sydney challenger), Berankis through to Delray Beach SF.

Sadly Fleming and Peers lost 2-6 6-3 7-10 to Blake and Sock in Delray Beach - Colin and Ross won here last year.

[Emma Jean]

Choke big time from Q

Big choke from Querrey no doubt but it's a bit strange. I am sure Gulbis played well too to make that sort of come back. Last time I checked, Querrey was 4-3 and was about to go up to 5-3. I take it he got broken again there.

[tamila]

I cannot believe that I was actually willing him to win.  I noticed there was no swearing by Smugfed.