BT at the DC : Dead Sunday

steven · Tennis legend

RE: BT at the DC : Dead Sunday

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I hope Chris is better at tiebreaks than Josh.

goldfish · Futures qualifying

the suspense is killing

steven · Tennis legend

*0-0
0-1* (mini-break UKR)
1-1* (break back GBR)
*2-1 (mini-break GBR)
*2-2 (Break back UKR)
3-2*
3-3*

-- Edited by steven at 17:25, 2009-03-08

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

3-3

steven · Tennis legend

*3-4
*4-4 - even Marchenko applauds Chris
5-4*
6-4* (mini-break GBR) - fab forehand winner
*6-5
gsm

Chris Eaton WR 383 beats Ilya Marchenko (UKR) WR 224 by 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) biggrin

-- Edited by steven at 17:30, 2009-03-08

freerider · Futures level

eaton wins!

Count Zero · Tennis legend

phew avoided a white wash.

goldfish · Futures qualifying

That ranks as a huge win for Chris and thankfully, he didn't give the rather arrogant Ukrainian the pleasure of winning the final match. Well done lad - some face saved for the GB team.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

(how sad is that, to get so excited about a dead rubber!)

Well done Chris. You and the doubles pair have come out of this tie well, even though they lost.

The less said about Josh the better.

steven · Tennis legend

So, for the third time in three ties this century without a Brit in the top 100 in them, we lose 4-1 and Chris joins Boggo (v Woodbridge AUS) and Baker (v Calleri ARG) as players who have helped avoid a whitewash.

Drew · Mar 8, 2009

Well Chris saved us from the whitewash....good serve and volleying but this was not the Marchenko that played on Friday. Credit to Eaton fully. The crowd were delighted.

For those who thought that having this in Glasgow was a bad idea...well you should have been here. Crowd were great and even Roger Draper was impressed and this is a potential DC Cup venue.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Chris has certainly done himself proud here, but once again all comes down to why cant he produce each week. if he could then perhaps he could be a challenger regular (and maybe higher if he can develop some groundies).

As for josh, as you say he has done himself no favours, i had my doubts as i am yet to remember him performing on the big stage - such as in a challenger final or at atp level.

hopefully Chris will use this boost to get a bit of momentum going into the summer, and at least deserve the Wimby WC he will surely get based on form between now and then.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Doesn't he have to get into the top 250 to get a Wimby WC, or have they scrapped that rule again?

Drew · Mar 8, 2009

Josh didnt look up for it today. The little spat with JL was only just that a little spat. He knew he was playing poorly and JL rightly spoke to him but Josh was head shaking and gesturing much in the same way a younger Mr murray would. Not a big deal i suppose.

Hoping to catch a word with Josh waiting to hear.