Week 10 - Futures F5 (10k) - Lagos, Portugal

helki · Futures qualifying

RE: Week 10 - Futures F5 (10k) - Lagos, Portugal

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

Goody lost to Bubka 1 & 4 in the singles , but got his revenge, after a fashion, when Carsten Ball & Chris Eaton beat him & Klymenko in the doubles SF 6-2 2-6 [10-8], while Goody himself & Bamfs beat Maes & Meniane 4 & 3 in the other SF. Don't know whether to laugh or cry! Bit of both, I suppose... So, 75% British doubles final!

Still believe in Josh, johnny? Ball & Eaton won 2 & 4! smile

steven · Tennis legend

Well done to Chris.

Just to put Josh's losses of the last couple of weeks and Miles' loss this week into context, Machado went on to win his 3rd Futures title in a row. He now has an 18-match winning streak since the start of February (yes, that's 5 more than Jamie B!), 17 of them in straight sets, and a 20-1 record (40-3 in sets) for 2008.

Only two players have taken more than 8 games off him during his 18-match streak - Jeanclaude, who took a set off him in the Final last week and beat Josh this week, and Josh himself.

Unfortunately, I imagine Machado will be in Albufeira (and probably still unseeded) this week too.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

Stircrazy wrote:

Goody lost to Bubka 1 & 4 in the singles , but got his revenge, after a fashion, when Carsten Ball & Chris Eaton beat him & Klymenko in the doubles SF 6-2 2-6 [10-8], while Goody himself & Bamfs beat Maes & Meniane 4 & 3 in the other SF. Don't know whether to laugh or cry! Bit of both, I suppose... So, 75% British doubles final!

Still believe in Josh, johnny? Ball & Eaton won 2 & 4!

Yes.

I think we can all agree that the final of the doubles in this tournament is not exactly a measure of whether a player still has it or not.

I would back Josh to beat Eaton 4 times out of every 5 they played each other unless Chris improves substancially.