Week 21 - Futures F3 (10k) - Kalamata, Greece

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 21 - Futures F3 (10k) - Kalamata, Greece

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Stunning set of results from Bamford and Illingworth this week and possibly proves what we all knew all along that everyone should have gone to Greece for all 3 weeks.

Good chance of both of them making the semi's here, especially if they can keep up the form they showed in the last round

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, maybe not everyone, but enough to mop up all the relatively easy points that were on offer, particularly in the first couple of weeks.

I can understand players not spotting good opportunities (e.g. events with low quality fields the previous year), but not sending a big GB contingent to a set of Futures they've harvested loads of points from in the previous two years makes no sense at all.

Still, at least some of those wo are there are making the most of it.

Yorkie · Lower Club Player

steven wrote:

Yes, maybe not everyone, but enough to mop up all the relatively easy points that were on offer, particularly in the first couple of weeks.

I can understand players not spotting good opportunities (e.g. events with low quality fields the previous year), but not sending a big GB contingent to a set of Futures they've harvested loads of points from in the previous two years makes no sense at all.

Still, at least some of those wo are there are making the most of it.

I'm amazed with the lack of Brits this last 3 weeks in Greece!

its a great way of avoiding the clay as well as anything

Silver · County player

Fantastic result from Matt especially

Cracking win from Neil though!

steven · Tennis legend

I've just realised that this is only Matt's second Futures QF, and since his first was in Tipton in January (where he lost to Ken Skupski), it is his first outside the UK.

-- Edited by steven at 10:42, 2008-05-22

freerider · Futures level

matt lost in three but bambam won in straights

The Hoose · Satellite level

Good to see Bambam on the winning trail - shame Illingworth couldn't take advantage of a nice quarter-final draw.

steven · Tennis legend

That wasn't the way around I expected!

QF: Matt Illingworth WR 1023 lost to by Robin Roshardt (SUI) WR 934 by 1-6 6-4 6-2 cry

QF: (7) Neil Bamford WR 799 beat (3) Karlis Lejnieks (LAT) WR 654 by 3 & 4 biggrin

SF: (7) Neil Bamford WR 799 v (2) Alex Jakupovic (GRE) WR 645 (CH 515)

Matt seems to have done a bit of a Boggo - take one game off his opponent's score in set 1 and one game off Matt's in set 3 and it matches the Boggo score exactly. Hopefully it wasn't a mega choke and he just played well in the 1st set before Roshardt woke up.

Excellent result for Bammy though smile

who doesn't seem that consistent in singles, but is one of the best Brits at taking advantage of a really nice draw when he gets one once in a while.

This might be as far as his run goes though, because Jakupovic won this event last year, beating Wardy in the semis and Rushby in the Final, though he lost to James in January. Bammy has faced him across the net three times (all in doubles, all in Greece in 2006, 7 & 8, the last two here in Kalamata) and has been on the winning side each time.

-- Edited by steven at 17:48, 2008-05-22

wolf · Tennis legend

S/F
BAMFORD (GBR) / ILLINGWORTH (GBR) (4) defeated BOBUSIC (AUS) / LINDNER (AUS) 0-6 6-4 [10-5]

Final
BEKS (NED) / FARRON-MAHON (IRL) Vs BAMFORD (GBR) / ILLINGWORTH (GBR) (4)

helki · Futures qualifying

wolf wrote:

S/F
BAMFORD (GBR) / ILLINGWORTH (GBR) (4) defeated BOBUSIC (AUS) / LINDNER (AUS) 0-6 6-4 [10-5]

Final
BEKS (NED) / FARRON-MAHON (IRL) Vs BAMFORD (GBR) / ILLINGWORTH (GBR) (4)

Beks and Farron-Mahon have had an easy ride to the final with a w.o. and a retirement from their opponents in round 1 and the QF. But, they did see off the 3rd seeds in the SF so it might be closer than it looks.

Not a bad week for our guys in the singles either. wink