Week 25 - Futures F3 (M) - Carthage (TUN) 10K

steven · Tennis legend

Week 25 - Futures F3 (M) - Carthage (TUN) 10K

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Gregory Howe has a bye in R1 of qualifying.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

qualifying round

Gregory Howe (GBR) d. Ricards Opmanis (LAT) 6-3 7-6(3)

Main draw

(5)Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs (q)Gregory Howe (GBR)
Edward Seator (GBR) vs Bassam Beidas (LIB)

steven · Tennis legend

R1: (Q) Gregory Howe UNR beat (LL) Kevin Benchetrit (FRA) UNR by 6-4 4-6 6-0
R1: Edward Seator WR 1003 lost to Bassam Beidas (LIB) WR 1148 by 5 & 1

R2: (Q) Gregory Howe UNR v (Q) Joshua Crowe (AUS) WR 1386

Gregory made the most of his luck when the no. 5 seed he had been due to play in R1 pulled out to gain his first ranking point! smile He's the only British man left in singles outside the UK & Ireland.

On Wednesday, Gregory is 1st on Court 2 at 13.00 BST.

-- Edited by steven at 05:18, 2007-06-20

Akhenaten · Pro player

Greg Howe's achieves his first ranking point at the age of 35, and in his 78th tournament dating back to 1993.

Perseverance pays out in the end. Congrats!

RobC · All-time great

Greg Howe is the future of British Tennis!

-- Edited by RobC at 13:17, 2007-06-20

steven · Tennis legend

Oops, it would have been good to look up the ages this week, obviously!

steven · Tennis legend

R2: (Q) Gregory Howe UNR lost to (Q) Joshua Crowe (AUS) WR 1386 by 6-2 6-7(3) 6-1 cry