Well done to Irwin over Kennaugh. Keeping his good form up! Kennaugh is really diasppointing though. I tihnk he's a one surface pony. And there's not enough tournaments on that surface to give him a chance...
Of all tyrannies a tyranny exercised for the good of its victim may be the most oppressive.... those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience
R1 recap with comparative rankings and R2 draw/OoP:
R1: (WC) Edward Corrie WR 1299 lost to Greg Jones (AUS) WR 574 by 3 & 4 R1: (7) Lee Childs WR 463 beat (Q) Boris Obama (FRA) WR 1507 by 7-5 3-6 6-3 R1: (WC) Konstantinos Kalaitzis WR 1222 lost to (4) Andreas Beck (GER) WR 397 by 3 & 4 R1: (Q) Matthew Illingworth WR 1398 beat Robert Searle WR 880 by 5 & 2 R1: Alexander Slabinsky WR 777 lost to Lovro Zovko (CRO) WR 594 by 7-6(7) 6-1 R1: Ross Connolly WR 995 lost to (6) Michael Yani (USA) WR 442 by 2 & 3 R1: (WC) Chris Eaton WR 874 beat Matthew Smith WR 674 by 2-0 ret. R1: (Q) Tom Rushby WR 647 beat Gilles Elseneer (BEL) WR 551 by 4 & 4 R1: Alex Miotto WR 911 lost to (3) Sebastian Rieschick (GER) WR 368 by 6-0 3-0 ret. R1: (WC) Richard Irwin WR 957 beat Andrew Kennaugh WR 808 by 4 & 4 R1: (Q) Edward Allinson WR 1507 lost to (Q) Marek Czerwinski (USA) WR 1342 by 5-7 6-1 6-2 R1: (Q) Ian Flanagan WR 903 lost to (2) Thomas Oger (FRA) WR 325 by 5 & 3
Is anyone else getting a bit worried that we've now had three GB retirements here?
R2: (7) Lee Childs WR 463 v Greg Jones (AUS) WR 574 R2: (Q) Matthew Illingworth WR 1398 v (4) Andreas Beck (GER) WR 397 R2: (WC) Chris Eaton WR 874 v (8) Jan Stancik (SVK) WR 507 R2: (Q) Tom Rushby WR 647 v (3) Sebastian Rieschick (GER) WR 368 R2: (WC) Richard Irwin WR 957 v (Q) Jiri Krkoska (CZE) WR 1507
On Wednesday, Tom is 1st on Court 6 at 10.00 BST, followed by Richard and Lee, while Chris is 2nd on Court 5 at about 11.30 BST, followed by Matthew.
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!