Week 33 - Istanbul Challenger (100K+H) - 2008

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Week 33 - Istanbul Challenger (100K+H) - 2008

Salmon · Tennis legend

Combo draw gives the doubles draw - http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/226/x.pdf

helki · Futures qualifying

ForeverDelayed wrote:

The doubles draw isn't online yet, but the order of play is, and we do have British representation in the doubles.

Hutchins and Thomas continue their partnership, but have a nice opening match against Auckland and Delgado!

It's last on court, starting at around 1700 local time.

We seem to have been posting at the same time FD.

I'm sure mine will be deleted.

Salmon · Tennis legend

FD outposted you by around a minute and a half, so I had to delete yours.

helki · Futures qualifying

Salmon wrote:

FD outposted you by around a minute and a half, so I had to delete yours.

Takes me a long time to type, Salmon + I always have to look up how to write the heading. wink

Be nice for others to have the chance to start a thread now and again, though. evileye

helki · Futures qualifying

Hutch and Thomas win this one 4-6 6-3 [10-6]. cry

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Looks like a good match between them, and well done to Hutchins for getting another win when he's on this hot streak.

Shame that Auckland and Delgado lost though, and I wouldn't be too surprised if Auckland stopped playing sooner rather than later as he just isn't getting the wins anymore

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

ForeverDelayed wrote:

I wouldn't be too surprised if Auckland stopped playing sooner rather than later as he just isn't getting the wins anymore

I hate to agree with that statement, FD, as 'twould be a great loss to British tennis, but I fear you may be right! cry

Pity he can't seem to find a regular partner...

wolf · Tennis legend

Aucks had dropped to 200 in the rankings, and I don't see a way back up unless things improve dramatically. And to think at the start of 2007 he was moving up as quickly as Jamie Murray.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Hutch & Thomas finally get back on court at about 13.00 BST tomorrow, when they will play our old friends from the Ukraine, Sergei Bubka & Sergiy Stahkovsky. Should make the SFs...

* Interesting that they & the other seeded pair, Skoch/Zelenay (CZE/SVK) (2), are the only ones left in the draw. Allegro & Tecau (SUI/ROU) (1) & Scherrer & Tourte (SUI/FRA) (4) are all gone fron the top half! weirdface

helki · Futures qualifying

Stircrazy wrote:

Hutch & Thomas finally get back on court at about 13.00 BST tomorrow, when they will play our old friends from the Ukraine, Sergei Bubka & Sergiy Stahkovsky. Should make the SFs...

Hutch and Thomas made it - again a three-setter. weirdface

6-7(4) 6-4 [10-2] Their opponents will be Skoch and Zelenay who had an easier win 6-2 6-3 against the Indian duo of Amritraj and Ghouse. So, 2nd seeds v 3rd seeds. Fingers crossed for the GB/USA pair.

They don't feature on tomorrow's OoP, must be a Saturday SF. confused

-- Edited by helki at 18:53, 2008-08-14

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:

Stircrazy wrote:

Hutch & Thomas finally get back on court at about 13.00 BST tomorrow, when they will play our old friends from the Ukraine, Sergei Bubka & Sergiy Stakhovsky. Should make the SFs...

Hutch and Thomas made it - again a three-setter.6-7(4) 6-4 [10-2] Their opponents will be Skoch and Zelenay who had an easier win 6-2 6-3 against the Indian duo of Amritraj and Ghouse. So, 2nd seeds v 3rd seeds. Fingers crossed for the GB/USA pair.

Howay, the lads...! wink

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Well done to them, and it looks like this partnership is working at the moment, and while they continue to win matches, I'll guess they'll continue to play together (and hopefully they'll be able to play New Haven together as a test at ATP level to decide whether teaming for the US Open would be a good idea)

If they can win the semi, then they'll win the title, as they'll have no problem with either of the pairs in the top half.

helki · Futures qualifying

helki wrote:

They don't feature on tomorrow's OoP, must be a Saturday SF.

-- Edited by helki at 18:53, 2008-08-14

And so 'tis, last match on CC after the two singles SF. I'm expecting a toughie but hope for a good result.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:

helki wrote:

They don't feature on tomorrow's OoP, must be a Saturday SF.

And so 'tis, last match on CC after the two singles SF. I'm expecting a toughie but hope for a good result.

Ah, you beat me to it while I was feeding my face & battling with a slow computer! Just thought I'd add that, if H & T do it, they'll face the German pair, Michael Kohlmann & Frankie Moser, in the final... wink