2017 Boodles Challenge Explained

Date:	27 June – 1 July 2016
Edition:	16th
Category:	Exhibition tournament
Location:	Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom
Surface:	Grass

The 2017 Boodles Challenge was an exhibition tournament held before Wimbledon to serve as a warm-up to players. Taking place from 27 June to 1 July 2017 at Stoke Park in London, it was the 16th edition of the Boodles Challenge. As with last year, no player was declared champion.

Participants

On 21 June, the tournament organizers announced a preliminary list with 12 confirmed players for this edition:^[1]

• Roberto Bautista Agut
• Pablo Carreño Busta
• Juan Martín del Potro
• Ernests Gulbis
• Philipp Kohlschreiber
• Thanasi Kokkinakis
• Nick Kyrgios
• Benoît Paire
• Albert Ramos Viñolas
• Gilles Simon
• Alexander Zverev
• David Goffin (withdrew due to a right ankle injury suffered during the French Open)^[2]

Results

Day 1 (27 June)

Matches on Stoke Park^[3]
Winner	Loser	Score
Borna Ćorić	Ričardas Berankis	6–3, 6–3
Thanasi Kokkinakis	Gilles Simon	6–4, 6–2
align=center colspan=2	Benoît Paire vs. Denis Shapovalov	Not played
align=center colspan=2	Jan-Lennard Struff vs. James Ward	Not played

The last two matches of the day were cancelled due to rain.^[4]

Day 2 (28 June)

Matches on Stoke Park^[5]
Winner	Loser	Score
align=center colspan=2	Denis Shapovalov vs. Ričardas Berankis	4–4, suspended
Juan Martín del Potro	Gilles Simon	6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Philipp Kohlschreiber	Albert Ramos Viñolas	6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
Jan-Lennard Struff	Benoît Paire	7–6^(11–9), 6–2

The Shapovalov vs Berankis match was cancelled due to rain, with the score tied 4–4 in the 1st set.^[6]

Day 3 (29 June)

Matches on Stoke Park^[7]
Winner	Loser	Score
James Ward	Albert Ramos Viñolas	9–6
Nick Kyrgios	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6–4, 6–4
Alexander Zverev	Thanasi Kokkinakis	7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(4–7), [10–2]
Jan-Lennard Struff	Roberto Bautista Agut	2–6, 7–6^(9–7), [10–4]

Day 4 (30 June)

Matches on Stoke Park^[8]
Winner	Loser	Score
Andrey Kuznetsov	Jan-Lennard Struff	7–6^(7–4), 7–5
Nick Kyrgios	Viktor Troicki	6–7^(3–7), 6–2, [10–8]
Roberto Bautista Agut	Benoît Paire	6–2, 6–1
Denis Shapovalov	Albert Ramos Viñolas	6–3, 6–4

Day 5 (1 July)

Matches on Stoke Park^[9]
Winner	Loser	Score
Sebastian Korda	Nicolás Mejía	10–9
Thanasi Kokkinakis	Damir Džumhur	5–7, 7–6^(7–3), [10–8]
Dustin Brown	Renzo Olivo	7–5, 6–3
Scott Clayton Jonny O'Mara	Jay Clarke Marcus Willis	6–2, 6–2

Notes and References

1. News: BREAKING NEWS: Class of 2017 Confirmed at The Boodles. 3 July 2017. The Boodles. 21 June 2017.
2. News: Trollope. Matt. Roland-Garros heartbreak for injured Goffin. 3 July 2017. Roland Garros. 2 June 2017.
3. News: Day One of The Boodles 2017. 4 July 2017. The Boodles. 27 June 2017.
4. News: Due to heavy rain, play has been abandoned for the rest of today. Join us tomorrow for more action live from #TheBoodles2017! . 4 July 2017. @TheBoodles. Twitter. 27 June 2017.
5. News: Day Two of The Boodles 2017. 4 July 2017. The Boodles. 29 June 2017.
6. News: Play suspended due to rain for the @denis_shapo and @berankisr game. We'll update you when play resumes #TheBoodles2017 #LiveUpdates. 4 July 2017. @TheBoodles. Twitter. 28 June 2017.
7. News: Day Three of The Boodles 2017. 4 July 2017. The Boodles. 30 June 2017.
8. News: Day Four of The Boodles 2017. 4 July 2017. The Boodles. 1 July 2017.
9. News: Saturday 1st July 2017 Results. 4 July 2017. The Boodles. Facebook. 2 July 2017.