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Evans going from strength to strength it seems. Just keeps performing better and better. Pretty decent to hammer Feaver so convincingly.
Looks like Nott did pretty well to take a set of Lejnieks and Pritchard to take one of Coco too. No really disappointing results today, a very decent day overall I think!
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I hope that Bam Bam is all right. This is his fourth retirement in the last two months, which doesn't look great! Maybe he needs some time off the game so that he is back to full fitness?
I hope that Bam Bam is all right. This is his fourth retirement in the last two months, which doesn't look great! Maybe he needs some time off the game so that he is back to full fitness?
Well, it was obviously bad enough to cause him & Ed Corrie (3) to hand David Bidmeade & Luke Campbell (AUS/GBR) a walkover in the doubles!
*cough* Elsewhere in the doubles:
Maniel Bains & Marcus Daniell (GBR/NZL) beat Alastair Filmer & James Langford 5 & 2
Dan Evans & Josh Milton (4) beat Tim Hewitt & Ben Pritchard (GBR/GBR) 2 & 2
Grégory Chambaz & Jamie Feaver *(SUI/GBR) lost to Mark Fynn & Tim Mittiga (ZIM/AUS) 3-6 6-7(4)
Cambell/Bidmeade beat Kyle Brassington & Chris Nott 2-6 7-6(2) [10-7], hence the w/o for C & B to the SFs!
Fitzy & Alexei Grigorov (RUS) lost to James Cluskey & Alexander Farron-Mahon (IRL/IRL) 6-3 3-6 [7-10]
Thomas OGER (FRA) (1) Vs Tim HEWITT (GBR) Joshua MILTON (GBR) Vs Adil SHAMASDIN (CAN) Karlis LEJNIEKS (LAT) (3) Vs Ian FLANAGAN (GBR) Jonathan KINSELLA (GBR) Vs Daniel EVANS (GBR) Matthew ILLINGWORTH (GBR) (7) Vs Daniel DANILOVIC (MNE) Burnham ARLIDGE (GBR) Vs Dayne KELLY (AUS) Rudy COCO (FRA) (6) Vs Andrew FITZPATRICK (GBR) Baptiste BAYET (FRA) Vs Gregoire BURQUIER (FRA) (2)
I think Evo will keep his run going vs Kinsella.
Hope Fitzy, Milton and Illingworth can pull off a win...
8 Brits in round 2 is a pretty good week, and well done to all the Brits who got their wins.
Hewitt looks in some form judging by his result today and he could push Oger if he plays well, and Milton gets another first round win as well, and had a great chance of reaching the Quarter Finals.
Hopefully we can get someone through the second quarter and take out Lejnieks, but if Flanagan is fit and interested he can do it, and so could Kinsella if he serves well or Evans if he still has something left in the tank, and good to see them backing up their results still.
I'm saying Milton, Flanagan, Evans, Arlidge and Illingworth for the Quarter Finals this week (sorry Hewitt and Fitzy, but good luck anyway and I think you can push Coco the clown to a good match)
It's probably worth mentioning that Dan has now compiled the first double figure winning streak by a Brit since Jamie Baker in Texas earlier this year, has won 15 of his last 16 matches and has a 17-2 record since getting banned by the LTA!
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It's probably worth mentioning that Dan has now compiled the first double figure winning streak by a Brit since Jamie Baker in Texas earlier this year, has won 15 of his last 16 matches and has a 17-2 record since getting banned by the LTA!
wow.
Shall we start a petition to get more players banned by the LTA? Seems to work wonders!
I'm sure no one is keeping it a secret Gary. Once someone knows, they will post. No news as yet. Getting early results from the LTA is like getting blood from a stone. You either have to phone up the tennis centre and ask or wait for the results to be posted on the BBC site or drawsheet.
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Of all tyrannies a tyranny exercised for the good of its victim may be the most oppressive.... those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience