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And he serves out the set to lead 6-1.

Not a great start for Slabba here at all... needs to play a lot better than this it seems

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lol i got cut off 1/2 way through my 1st post.
what i was going to say boggo's 2nd serve seemed ok over all, bit of a slip in the 2nd set but 50% for the match is ok. esp when you are winning 80% 1st's.

Cilic will be very tough, but a good match for alex ahead of wimby, 20 points in the bag which bascily covers queens! and is 20pts more than i thought he would get when i saw he had to bt kunitsyn and falla to make it through.
also its 4 matches won is a row i guess the last time he did that was valencia last april (at cardiff he got a w/o)

i wonder how Ward will feel, i think he was probably hoping for more considering the recent form boggo had been in, but he shouldnt be downhearted as alex is a good grass player, if the grass season matched the clay season alex would be top 100 easily.

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Starts off better as now 2-1*



-- Edited by gazzpash at 15:34, 2008-06-17

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Slabba holds for 3-2 from 0-30 - massive hold there

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a bit on baker match from lta site:

British number two Jamie Baker narrowly lost out to Australian qualifier Sam Groth in his first match back after a serious illness put him out of action for three months.

Baker showed signs of the high quality tennis which took him to a career high ranking of 211 at the end of last year and saw him win three qualifying rounds at the Australian Open at the start of 2008, the first time he has qualified for a grand slam event.

But unfortunately it was the Australian who prevailed, 7-6 6-3.

Some excellent returning and deft play around the net took Baker to 5-2 in the tiebreak. But Groth came back with a perfectly placed lob to take the score to 5-4. A superb backhand passing shot down the line then gave Baker a set point but he was unable to convert it and some big serving from Groth sealed the tiebreak 8-6.

I had a few chances in the first set, said Baker after the match. Once the disappointment goes away I will realise how close I was to winning that match.

I said to my coach before the match I would not be stumbling back onto court, I was going out there to be competitive.

But he acknowledged that it was an achievement in itself to be out on court competing again. Just to hit a ball out there is a massive bonus, he said.

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4-4... Slabba had 15-30 there, best chance he's had all match it seems

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Sounds like a very good interview. smile.gif

I've just noticed that Haggard/Tursunov have just retired from their doubles match. With Tursunov in Boggo's quarter, that's quite an intriguing retirement.

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steven wrote:

Sounds like a very good interview. smile.gif

I've just noticed that Haggard/Tursunov have just retired from their doubles match. With Tursunov in Boggo's quarter, that's quite an intriguing retirement.


Look closer.... it's not a retirement but a default smile

I'm guessing Tursunov got pissed off at getting broken or something and fired a ball in disgust, and accidentally hit a line judge or something.

That said, a set and a break down he probably didn't care a lot about the match anymore



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5-5 30-30 this is a must hold and a game where Brits fall so ofter

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now 30-40
40-40
A-40
40-40 Come on Slabba please hold this one


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40-A nooooooo come on Slabba
Damn broken and looks like its all over

How come so many of ours players get broken at the critical point

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Vinny breaks....

Spadea leads *6-5

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ForeverDelayed wrote:

steven wrote:

Sounds like a very good interview. smile.gif

I've just noticed that Haggard/Tursunov have just retired from their doubles match. With Tursunov in Boggo's quarter, that's quite an intriguing retirement.


Look closer.... it's not a retirement but a default smile

I'm guessing Tursunov got pissed off at getting broken or something and fired a ball in disgust, and accidentally hit a line judge or something.

That said, a set and a break down he probably didn't care a lot about the match anymore
Yes, you're right, but if it was Tursunov's fault and it was a real default, it'll mean he's out of the singles too.



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gazzpash wrote:

40-A nooooooo come on Slabba
Damn broken and looks like its all over

How come so many of ours players get broken at the critical point

I know, looking at this and the women in Wimby Q, you'd think someone had ordered them all to get broken at 4-4 today, it's crazy. ashamed



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Vinny Ice serving
15-0
30-0
30-15
40-15
GSM
Slabba loses and proves LTA right

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