Hi guys, I watched a lot of the tennis this morning so can give you a brief summary of results.

Sarah Borwell won really comfortably,
Olivia Scarfi won 6-4,6-0
Goodall won 6-2,6-1 played great again
Broady lost 4-6,4-6
Windley lost in three (what a waste of a golden opportunity 3-0 up in third)
Marks lost in straight and was outclasssed
Brown was a set up on Elliott but 5-2 down in second. Brown playing really well
Thomas was a set and 5-2 down when I left looking pretty ordinary
Jennifer Ren was 2-3 in the first but looking pretty good and staying with her higher ranked opponent.

Hope this helps you guys

Stu

Thanks for posting Fitzy. It must have been really frustrating not to get anywhere with the break points, but you must be pleased with how you kept it that close for that long. It sounds like he just had another level to go to when he needed to, as you'd expect from someone ranked that much higher and in good form. You'd be doing that to most players ranked below you these days too, I bet!

When we see a player not playing one week after playing nearby the previous week, we tend to wonder if they're injured, need a break or whatever - it never really dawns on us that they might have run out of money (though unlike most of the population, we DO realise that the LTA isn't giving big handouts to the players!), I guess players needing to take time out to work to fund their attempts to climb up the rankings must be more common than we think, unless they've been lucky enough to get a sponsor or lucky enough to have rich parents who are prepared to fund them.

Anyway, I think it's really cool that you're prepared to do all these different things and save up to go to tournaments. You're definitely doing the right thing. Whatever happens, you'll be able to look back and say you tried your best, and I reckon that's an attitude that could take you quite a long way up the rankings.

One thing that intrigues me having read this is what made you go to Nigeria instead of somewhere closer? Was it funded by the LTA or a sponsor, or did you decide to spend the money to go there because thought you were more likely to get points there ... or is the accommodation and food there so cheap that it doesn't work out much more expensive than playing GB Futures if you can spread the cost of the flights over more than one week? (don't worry if you don't want to answer that for any reason, I've no business asking, it's just intriguing what makes players decide to go for certain tournaments instead of others!)

Ken Skupski (Gbr) bt Miles Kasiri (Gbr) 7-6 (7-5) 6-0

Ralph Grambow (Ger) bt Edward Seator (Gbr) 6-2 6-3

I can't remember a thread with so many inadvertent repeat posts! LOL

gazzpash wrote:

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Just a quick note, it appears on the LTA website that Maniel Bains didnt have the LL spot and it was instead an Israeli called Steele that took it, so Maniel didnt lose in the first round

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Maniel was definitely on the original draw (and was seeded higher in qualifying) so I guess for whatever reason he didn't take up his place and that's wwhy Steele got it.

Bloomfield result? Thanks in advance!