Great performance by the younger Farquharson to make the main draw. I've seen him play and he can definitely play a bit, but I think Prpic is definitely a step too far at this stage
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Sean Thornley (GBR) bt James Turbevill (GBR) 6-4 6-2
Nick Cavaday (GBR) bt Kyle Brassington (GBR) 6-2 6-2
Ben Pritchard (GBR) bt David Baxendine (GBR) 6-3 6-4
Daniel Evans (GBR) bt Rudy Coco (FRA) 6-4 6-2
Sebastian Rieschick (GER) bt Matthew Illingworth (GBR) 6-3 5-7 6-3
Filip Prpic (SWE) bt Tom Farquharson (GBR) 6-1 6-7(3) 6-4
* Finally! A couple of Brits manage to overcome foreign opposition! Well done, Josh & Dan.
** Just noticed that Sean Thornley was scheduled to play the third seed, Frédéric Jeanclaude, today, but reached the second round by virtue of beating his fellow Brit, James Turbevill, who must have been drafted in as a lucky loser. Nice one, Sean!
If Goodall doesn't double-bagel Ross-Hurst I'll move into my shed!
(Luckily I don't havce a shed!)
Well Johnnylad you have eventually blown it...thanks to the 6 games taken off Josh today.
So you dont have a shed eh ?
Well SURPRISE SURPRISE we have all chipped in (Even the LTA have thrown in some loose change...due to their recent windfall) and we have bought you this fantastic newish shed....
All it needs is a lick of paint, new windows, doors, felt, wiring, rafters......
Im sure you will enjoy many a night tucked-up in bed* wondering if josh let him win those games just to see you suffer ?
* straw bale or concrete slab.
I hear you can get 2 for 1 on thermals from Asda right now !
Here are the results again with comparative rankings and the R2 pairings:
L32: (1) Joshua Goodall WR 199 beat (Q) Dominic Ross-Hurst UNR by 4 & 2 L32: Josh Milton WR 942 beat Navdeep Singh (IND) WR 833 by 3 & 1 L32: (7) Ken Skupski WR 556 beat (Q) Maniel Bains WR 1185 by 2 & 4 L32: Sean Thornley WR 830 beat (LL) James Turbevill UNR by 4 & 2 (after (3) Jeanclaude withdrew) L32: (WC) Nick Cavaday UNR beat (LL) Kyle Brassington WR 1274 by 2 & 2 L32: (Q) Ben Pritchard WR 1728 beat (Q) David Baxendine UNR by 3 & 4 L32: (8) Daniel Evans WR 592 beat Rudy Coco (FRA) WR 896 by 4 & 2 L32: Ian Flanagan WR 828 lost to (5) Stephane Robert (FRA) WR 525 by 1 & 1 L32: Burnham Arlidge WR 1017 beat David Brewer WR 938 by 4 & 5 L32: (WC) Colin Fleming UNR beat (WC) Matthew Leahy UNR by 7-6(2) 6-1 L32: Matthew Illingworth WR 740 lost to (4) Sebastian Rieschick (GER) WR 431 by 6-3 5-7 6-3 L32: (Q) Tom Knights lost to (6) Milan Pokrajac (CAN) WR 554 by 6-3 7-6(6) L32: (WC) David Rice WR 1026 lost to Chris Klingemann (USA) WR 784 by 4 & 0 L32: (Q) Neil Pauffley UNR beat (Q) Tim Hewitt WR 951 by 7-6(2) 6-3 L32: (Q) Tom Farquharson UNR lost to (2) Filip Prpic (SWE) WR 345 by 6-1 6-7(3) 6-4
L16: (1) Joshua Goodall WR 199 v (PR) Adil Shamasdin (CAN) WR 1034 L16: (7) Ken Skupski WR 556 v Josh Milton WR 942 L16: Sean Thornley WR 830 v (WC) Nick Cavaday UNR L16: (8) Daniel Evans WR 592 v (Q) Ben Pritchard WR 1728 L16: Burnham Arlidge WR 1017 v (5) Stephane Robert (FRA) WR 525 L16: (WC) Colin Fleming UNR v (4) Sebastian Rieschick (GER) WR 431 L16: (Q) Neil Pauffley UNR v (2) Filip Prpic (SWE) WR 345 (winner to play (6) Pokrajac or Klingemann)
It's far from impossible that we could end up with all of the quarter-finalists in the top half and none of the quarter-finalists in the bottom half!
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
Good effort by Farquharson. He's one to watch, he's still only 16 or 17
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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