Week 39 - Futures F18 (M) - Nottingham 2, Great Britain

XCW4EVA · County player

Week 39 - Futures F18 (M) - Nottingham 2, Great Britain

Grundon · Intermediate Club Player

XCW4EVA wrote:

Thats pretty awful set of results by the brits

A bit harsh - seven of the eight seeds made it through to the quarters

...and Tim Hewitt was the non-seed (after Lars Uebel retired)

seagull · Hall of fame

Goodall won as well with Hewitt reaching the Q/F with wins over Flanagan and Uebel...Great news

mjd · Challenger qualifying

2nd Round

Jamie BAKER (GBR) (1) defeated Rasmus NORBY (DEN) 6-3 6-0
Conor NILAND (IRL) (5) defeated Ladislav CHRAMOSTA (CZE) 6-4 6-2
Martin FISCHER (AUT) (3) defeated Daniel COX (GBR) 6-4 6-2
Daniel KING-TURNER (NZL) (8) defeated Miles KASIRI (GBR) 6-4 6-2
Joshua GOODALL (GBR) (7) defeated Juho PAUKKU (FIN) 7-6(4) 6-2
Izak VAN DER MERWE (RSA) (4) defeated Harry SKINNER (GBR) 6-3 6-2
Tim HEWITT (GBR) defeated Lars UEBEL (GER) (6) 6-4 4-3 Retired
Richard BLOOMFIELD (GBR) (2) defeated Philipp OSWALD (AUT) 6-2 6-4

Quarterfinal

Jamie BAKER (GBR) (1) Vs Conor NILAND (IRL) (5)
Martin FISCHER (AUT) (3) Vs Daniel KING-TURNER (NZL) (8)
Joshua GOODALL (GBR) (7) Vs Izak VAN DER MERWE (RSA) (4)
Tim HEWITT (GBR) Vs Richard BLOOMFIELD (GBR) (2)

Doubles
1st Round

GOODALL (GBR) / RUSHBY (GBR) (1) defeated SLETTING-JOHNSEN (NOR) / VARGA (HUN) 5-7 7-6(3) [10-4]
BAKER (GBR) / EVANS (GBR) defeated CHRAMOSTA (CZE) / PAUKKU (FIN) 7-5 6-1
JUNAID (AUS) / KING-TURNER (NZL) (3) defeated COX (GBR) / MILTON (GBR) 6-2 6-0
PRIDDLE (GBR) / SKINNER (GBR) defeated BAMFORD (GBR) / KENNAUGH (GBR) 3-6 6-0 [10-7]
ALLINSON (GBR) / IRWIN (GBR) defeated HEWITT (GBR) / PRITCHARD (GBR) 6-1 6-3
BREWER (GBR) / FLANAGAN (GBR) defeated KLIER (GER) / WESTERHOF (NED) (4) 6-4 6-7(5) [10-3]
BLOOMFIELD (GBR) / SKUPSKI (GBR) Vs FISCHER (AUT) / OSWALD (AUT)
UEBEL (GER) / VAN DER MERWE (RSA) (2) defeated BAINS (GBR) / FEAVER (GBR) Walkover

Quarterfinal

GOODALL (GBR) / RUSHBY (GBR) (1) Vs BAKER (GBR) / EVANS (GBR)
JUNAID (AUS) / KING-TURNER (NZL) (3) Vs PRIDDLE (GBR) / SKINNER (GBR)
ALLINSON (GBR) / IRWIN (GBR) Vs BREWER (GBR) / FLANAGAN (GBR)

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Glad to see Bloomers and Baker having few problems so far, they should both walk to the final. Hewitt has done very well so far and I hope he can put up a good fight against Bloomfield and I'd rather he didn't win!! Hope to see Goodall in the semis too.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Great performances by Hewitt.

Not too bad an effort from Cox either considering how high Fischer is ranked, I think.

Also, it's really nice of Baker to play doubles with Evans. No doubt that Martin Weston is behind that.

Michael · Pro player

Tough match next for Conor but good luck. Even if he losses it still means Baker a Brit progresses

Akhenaten · Pro player

Well done Tim!

Good luck to him in his first QF appearance.

Just noticed Tim got in as a lucky loser. I think if Evo had of signed up for a LL, he'd have got the place ahead of Hewitt, as Evans was seeded 10 in the qualies vs Hewitt's 13.

gazzpash · Club Coach

Akhenaten wrote:

Well done Tim! Good luck to him in his first QF appearance.

Just noticed Tim got in as a lucky loser. I think if Evo had of signed up for a LL, he'd have got the place ahead of Hewitt, as Evans was seeded 10 in the qualies vs Hewitt's 13.

I didn't think LL were chosen by seeding anymore, I thought it was just luck of the draw? That saying - well played for Hewitt and most likely a step closer to retirement for Flanaghan

mjd · Challenger qualifying

gazzpash wrote:
I didn't think LL were chosen by seeding anymore, I thought it was just luck of the draw? That saying - well played for Hewitt and most likely a step closer to retirement for Flanaghan

LL are still definitely chosen by Ranking in accordance with the rules!

mike55 · Lower Club Player

From the ITF Rules:

Vacancies in the Main Draw may only be filled by Lucky Losers. Lucky Losers are those players who have lost in the final round of Qualifying. If additional Lucky Losers are needed they shall be selected from losers in previous round(s) in the same manner.Lucky Losers shall be selected as follows: The order of the ranked players shall be randomly drawn, thereafter the order of the unranked players shall be drawn.

I'm not sure that it provides a clear answer however. The reference to order could refer to the order in the draw, but if it was done entirely on ranking then why would they need to specify that ranked players come before unranked ones.
Clear as mud.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Edited 4.00pm
Apologies for misinformation!

I thought it was only slams that had that ruling.

Have now found 2007 rules on ITF website and you are quite correct Mike55.

What I was looking at was 2006 version linked from ITF website which read:-

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2006 version was much clearer before the change:-
8.
i. Vacancies in the Main Draw may only be filled by Lucky
Losers. Losers of the final round of qualifying shall be selected
in accordance with their rankings on the Ranking list used for
seedings in the Qualifying Competition. Ties shall be broken in
accordance with Section K. If additional Lucky Losers are
needed, the losers of the previous round(s) of qualifying shall
be selected in the same manner.

-- Edited by mjd at 16:01, 2007-09-27

-- Edited by mjd at 16:02, 2007-09-27

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Quarterfinal

Jamie BAKER (GBR) (1) defeated Conor NILAND (IRL) (5) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Martin FISCHER (AUT) (3) defeated Daniel KING-TURNER (NZL) (8) 6-3 7-6(7)
Joshua GOODALL (GBR) (7) defeated Izak VAN DER MERWE (RSA) (4) 6-4 6-4
Tim HEWITT (GBR) defeated Richard BLOOMFIELD (GBR) (2) 1-6 6-2 6-1 weirdface

Semifinal

Jamie BAKER (GBR) (1) Vs Martin FISCHER (AUT) (3)
Joshua GOODALL (GBR) (7) Vs Tim HEWITT (GBR)

Doubles
1st Round

FISCHER (AUT) / OSWALD (AUT) defeated BLOOMFIELD (GBR) / SKUPSKI (GBR) 6-4 6-2
UEBEL (GER) / VAN DER MERWE (RSA) (2) defeated BAINS (GBR) / FEAVER (GBR) Walkover

Quarterfinal

GOODALL (GBR) / RUSHBY (GBR) (1) defeated BAKER (GBR) / EVANS (GBR) 6-7(6) 6-1 [10-7]
JUNAID (AUS) / KING-TURNER (NZL) (3) defeated PRIDDLE (GBR) / SKINNER (GBR) 6-1 6-4
BREWER (GBR) / FLANAGAN (GBR) defeated ALLINSON (GBR) / IRWIN (GBR) 6-1 6-4
FISCHER (AUT) / OSWALD (AUT) defeated UEBEL (GER) / VAN DER MERWE (RSA) (2) Walkover

Semifinal

GOODALL (GBR) / RUSHBY (GBR) (1) Vs JUNAID (AUS) / KING-TURNER (NZL) (3)
BREWER (GBR) / FLANAGAN (GBR) Vs FISCHER (AUT) / OSWALD (AUT)

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

Wow...what a turn around by Hewitt.....that is amazing. You really have to be there and watch a match like that in person to understand what went on.

This has been a good week for British tennis.

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

The really crazy thing is that Hewitt is a LL and yet has had more wins this week than in the rest of his career combined....what a strange story.....he is only 18 and so maybe this is his break out week and will give him the confidence to do amazing things.