Week 37 - Futures F5 (M) - Falun, Sweden

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Week 37 - Futures F5 (M) - Falun, Sweden

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Durek at 7-6, 1-1,

15-0, Josh nets back hand down the middle,
15-15, chases down a drop shot and pops it in the corner!

30-15, nets another b/h. run round it son!
??? think Durek lobbed him?
must have been 30-30
40-30,
Game 2-1 Durek

Sheddie · administrator

That goodall racket is living dangerously atm, nearly went twice in that last game...Josh cant find the rhythm on that backhand dtl atm

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Josh at 6-7 1-2,

15-0, forehand back behind his man!
30-0, winner dtl,
40-0, unreturnable out wide,
game!

Durek at 7-6 2-2,

15-0 ace down middel, crowd back down to 14.
30-0 , netted by Josh,
??? point won off camera,
30-15 it must have been,
40-15,netted reurn
40-30, S & V backhand volley long and wide,

game Durek. Josh's racket goes flying in disgust.

Sheddie · administrator

maybe Josh should try drawing Durek into the net a bit, cause Durek's volleying is dire...he's had several really easy ones and I think he's yet to make the court

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Josh at 6-7, 2-3,

new balls?

0-15, I tihnk but can't tell on that far sideline,
argument, line judge gave it out but it may have been reversed.
Josh into net oh dear,
Durek goes long, its either 15-40 or 30-30,
40-30 or 30-40,
Durek wins point of the biggest angles so its must be deuce now!
Ad Josh, return into net,

Deuce, backhand goes mad again, high and wide, and untimed,
DF
Ace so Deuce,
Ad Josh. smash after forcing Durek back with big forehands,
or game!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Durek at 7-6 3-3,

15-0, Josh into net with b/h passing attempt dtl,
30-0, ace out wide,
30-15, backhand smash volley is unreturned,
30-30, Durek mi**** forehand off roof,
40-30, big serve, slice return goes high, and lands wide,
4-3 return into net

john · Top national player

18 pages and counting for a non-GB futures event. Has this ever happened before?

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Josh serving at 6-7 3-4,

Crowd of about 30 now!

defo new balls now!
15-0, Josh approached the net and Durek hooks a short forehand pass wide,
15-15 weak second serve arrives back at his feet and he nets,
30-15, a first serev at last, returned long,
30-30, forehand wide. Durek returning very well.
30-40, long from Josh after long and fast groundstrokes rally,

Durek will serve for the match

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Durek serving at 7-6 5-3,

0-15, Josh gets into net digs a volley out which loops into corner and puts away second volley,
15-15, massive hitting from Durek, Josh eventually nets.
30-15, wants the ball back.
40-15, retun is netted, wants same ball again.

40-30 return gets Josh on front foot and Durek eventually loops long,
BLAST. Josh sends a cross court forehand long a wide.

Durek wins

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Josh couldn't pick up his bag and leave any quicker than that.

Durek proves there were a few more spectators all along by celebrating with the crowd off camera. Appears to do an interview, Two people take photos with a flash camera.

Sheddie · administrator

Durek was just super-solid in those final few games that was the difference, Josh was really pummelling the corners but Durek just got everything back..gets you to mentally after a while. The 30-40 pt when Josh got broken and the mp at 5-3 were like that...Josh was ripping backhands dtl, cross-court and same off the forehand, but it just kept coming back with interest

johnnylad · Tennis legend

England are walloped in the cricket as well. Both "ashes" match won by the criminals!!!!

Goodall and Durek appeared evenly matched. Durek kept his head better, returned well, neutralising Josh's biggest weapon and kept an immaculate length from the baseline which frustrated Josh in the end.

As me and Sheddie have both said, watching from the webcam, Josh could have done with stepping up court more as he seemed to win most points when he got to the net whether through a volley or a forced error. Whether the groundstrokes were too heavy for him and were pushing him back too much to do that I couldn't tell.

Pity. the points difference between losing in semis and winning/losing the final are big in these tournaments. Could really have done with making that final

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Ken and Grambow won the doubles title 6-4 6-2