Week 7 - ATP 250 Series - Marseille, France

steven · Tennis legend

Week 7 - ATP 250 Series - Marseille, France

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Bloomers won 6-3 6-4

The first set was quite strange with both players mostly winning love games except the 8th game which Rich broke for 5-3

Match Stats

Rich does dislike early starts and this was an 8.00 am start for him as he only flew out yesterday but serving 15 Aces, 97% first serves won and 69% 2nd serve in a match that lasted 56 mins seems as if he coped well.
Richards only other meeting with Del'acqua they were on the same side of the net as doubles partners at Lanzarote challenger in 2006.

-- Edited by mjd at 15:09, 2009-02-14

seagull · Hall of fame

Good win!

shaun · Lower Club Player

anyone know when Qr2 is?

DUSTY DICK · Club Coach

Not fair to have no points on offer.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Well done to Bloomers! I hope he can carry on the good work and qualify.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Good win for Bloomers, especially if he only flew out yesterday.

It will Guez in the next round after he upset Falla in 3 sets, but the good news is that he hadn't won a match before this event, having already had four bakery products in three matches dished out to him!

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

Well her's hoping he can get through Guez and into the final round, you never know what will happen, an unlikely stroke of luck may occur (I have the boys on the way to see My Istomin as we speak.......)

steven · Tennis legend

QR1: Richard Bloomfield WR 323 beat Massimo Dell'acqua (ITA) WR 419 by 3 & 4 smile

QR2: Richard Bloomfield WR 323 v David Guez (FRA) WR 281 (CH: 153 in 6/2007)

Great to see Bloomers get a win under his belt, even if a policy of only winning when there are no points on offer seems worrying Eaton-like. wink

Guez had a long 3-setter against no. 7 seed Falla today, but unfortunately with only two courts available and 8 QR1 matches scheduled for each, they won't be playing QR2 until tomorrow.

Clearly beating Falla was a good result for Guez, but Falla isn't renowned for being a good fast court player and Dan Cox took Guez to 3 sets in the Bressuire Future earlier this week, so there must be some hope for Bloomers! smile

On the other hand, that win against Dan gave Guez a 9-match Brit-bashing streak (the 6th best ongoing streak that I am aware of) since he was beaten by Jamie Delgado in September 2003 - since then he has got revenge on Del and beaten Tom Burn, the Skupster, Slabba (twice), Josh (twice), Marray and Cox. Don't let him get into double figures, Richard! wink

S&V · Club Coach

Nice win, I was a little sad to see Falla lose as a friend of mine met him and said he was the nicest pro he had ever met.

wolf · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

Clearly beating Falla was a good result for Guez, but Falla isn't renowned for being a good fast court player

I would say Falla is a lot more comfortable on the fast surfaces than clay!

steven · Tennis legend

Really? I admit that I was only basing my comment on the fact he was Colombian and got comprehensively beaten by Boggo in Nottingham Q last year!

wolf · Tennis legend

Bloody South American sterotyping. Yes, I watched him at Wimbledon a couple of year ago and he was very good (I think he beat Davydenko).

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

steven wrote:

Really? I admit that I was only basing my comment on the fact he was Colombian and got comprehensively beaten by Boggo in Nottingham Q last year!

You fell into the stereotype of South American players then. smile

And the fact Falla got into the main draw as a LL as well probably tells you the amount of effort he put into that match with Boggo.

steven · Tennis legend

Only because I didn't have time to look up his record and it seemed to be corroborated by him getting beaten by Alex.