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FD's comment on the Black Forest Open doubles thread last week:

Just isn't happening for Auckland at all, and this is a bad loss to have, as Scherrer is a solid doubles player, and the draw was opened up for them to go deep this week.

Well, all I can say is that Aucks must be a glutton for punishment, as he's popped up at this tournament on red clay in Holland, this time with Dick Norman! disbelief.gif  They're the second seeds & play two little-known (to me, at any rate wink ) Dutchmen, Roy Bruggeling & Bas van der Valk.  Surely Aucks can at least make the QFs this week.  Marco Crugnola & Stefano Ianni (ITA/ITA) or Remko de Rijke & Peter Lucassen (NED/NED), if they do... pray.gif

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They're little known to me as well, as this is a match that they shouldn't have any problems with.



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Fingers crossed for him and Tricky-Dicky. wink Surely he can't go out in R1 this week? On tomorrow's OoP: third match after a couple of other doubles.

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Even I haven't heard of them and I've trawled through more ITF player activity pages than most people have had hot dinners. *embarrassed*

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Couldn't find out very much but... Roy is 19, born in Delft and is left-handed. Bas was also born in Delft, is also left-handed and is 24. SR is 1262 and doubles 690.

This is Roy.



If Aucks and Dick can't win this... weirdface

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steven wrote:

Even I haven't heard of them and I've trawled through more ITF player activity pages than most people have had hot dinners. *embarrassed*


Why embarrassed?  I think I may actually have seen van der Valk's name mentioned fleetingly at some point in the dim & distant past!  The only reason why I say that is that I was a bit of a fan of Thames TV's 70s adaptations of Nicholas Freeling's crime novels about a certain Amsterdam detective of the same name (showing my age now! redface.gif ), with Barry Foster in the title role & a very catchy theme tune that was later hijacked by whichever advertising agency it was that won the contract for Oranjeboom [= "orange tree"!!!] Dutch lager, so it kinda registered... wink

BTW, I've definitely heard of Remko de Rijke's partner! biggrin



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Stircrazy wrote:

  I think I may actually have seen van der Valk's name mentioned fleetingly at some point in the dim & distant past!  The only reason why I say that is that I was a bit of a fan of Thames TV's 70s adaptations of Nicholas Freeling's crime novels about a certain Amsterdam detective of the same name (showing my age now! redface.gif ), with Barry Foster in the title role

I remember it well - and trying to get the kids settled for the night before vdV started
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So do I, DJ.wink 

 According to the Alphen web site Aucks' & Dick's match has been cancelled, along with several others!hmm Wonder if it's raining?

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helki wrote:

According to the Alphen web site Aucks' & Dick's match has been cancelled, along with several others!hmm Wonder if it's raining?


Reckon it must've been! cry  However, they did manage to get on court today - & won 4&3. smile



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Stircrazy wrote:

helki wrote:

According to the Alphen web site Aucks' & Dick's match has been cancelled, along with several others!hmm Wonder if it's raining?


Reckon it must've been! cry  However, they did manage to get on court today - & won 4&3. smile


Next up for them will be De Rijke and Lucassen. Fourth match on court 9. teamwork.gif



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Next up for them will be De Rijke and Lucassen. Fourth match on court 9. teamwork.gif


              Aucks and Dick move into the SF, winning 6-2 6-2. clap.gif



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Playing Saturday...more rain today.

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Aucks and Norman lost to Beks and Middlekoop in the SF 7-5, 6-2.

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