His starting price that day was a reflection of most punters' assumptions that he didn't have the necessary gears to beat the specialist two milers Hughes, though, was never a doubter.
The heptathlete ran a personal best 7.87 seconds to beat hurdles specialist Danielle Carruthers into second.
The second seed beat clay specialist Monaco 6-2 6-0 6-0 in an hour and 46 minutes, winning all 17 games after his opponent held for 2-1 in the first set.
After a six-year sabbatical from the limelight, the London-based "beat rock" specialist has reemerged with a new album and a new lease on life.
Ennis, the world and European heptathlon champion, beat off specialists in the hurdles to win in 7.97sec, while Meadows impressed in the 800m.
She started the competition with a stunning display in the 250m flying lap, beating French specialist Clara Sanchez by just 0.001 of a second but taking nearly half a second off the time she set at the Worlds.
Croatia won the best-of-five series against the United States, 3-2, after Bob Bryan, a doubles specialist, beat Roko Karanusic in the final match, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Though Ferrovial was much smaller than BAA, the consortium it led beat buy-out specialists, such as Goldman Sachs.
Long Run got his season back on track with a workmanlike win in the Ivan Straker Memorial Chase at Kelso, beating the course specialist Knockara Beau by six lengths to remain on course for the Grand National in April.
The Argentine clay-court specialist Mariano Puerta beat Kafelnikov, who was seeded second, 6-4, 6-4.
