Week 11 Futures - Great Britain F4 ($15k) - Bath

seagull · Hall of fame

RE: Week 11 Futures - Great Britain F4 ($15k) - Bath

steven · Tennis legend

Brilliant, thought he would

Surely it's going to be Robert in the Final ...

-- Edited by steven on Friday 20th of March 2009 03:15:55 PM

Drew · Mar 20, 2009

Fabby dabby doo !!!!

Silver · County player

Good man! :D

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Great win for Fleming - just a shame he's likely to have to face Robert in the final, but surely he must be due a loss to a Brit at some point.

paddy3883 · Social player

Excellent result! Surely a shoe in for a WC next week

airsmashers · County player

great to see Fleming can carry the level he was playing at in the davis cup with him to the lower levels of the tour

steven · Tennis legend

ForeverDelayed wrote:
Great win for Fleming - just a shame he's likely to have to face Robert in the final, but surely he must be due a loss to a Brit at some point.

Well, Colin lost to him 2 & 2 in Nottingham soon after his comeback and improved to equal him in games in the Final of the Glasgow Future earlier this year, but lost 2-6 6-4 6-4, so he's getting there. Also in part 1 of his tennis career, he was the last Brit to beat Nielsen before the Dane's mega-BB streak, so it would be nice symmetry if he could be the first Brit to beat Robert to end his!

Of course, it may yet be Yani he has to play.

Like airsmashers says, it's nice to see that Colin's not just a big-time Charlie (or should that be a different name beginning with C wink

) - I wonder if the maturity that comes with having lived a 'real life' for a bit probably helps him cope with the big occasion and realise the importance if taking the smaller events seriously too.

Top (the number we can't mention) place at stake in the Final, btw.

-- Edited by steven on Friday 20th of March 2009 03:50:05 PM

The Hoose · Satellite level

Are we allowed to say that there's a top 499 place at stake?

Count Zero · Tennis legend

can i be a big time charlie?

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Robert beat Yani 4-6 6-1 6-1

and Fleming correct score was 6-3 6-7(2) 7-5

So Fleming vs Robert it is!

Saturday 11.00am GMT

-- Edited by mjd on Friday 20th of March 2009 05:09:04 PM

Drew · Mar 20, 2009

Fingers crossed !!!

I think the whole DC experience really go to Fleming in a positive way. He was the most assured player we had that weekend....and the lowest ranked from memory.

If he works as hard as he said he would and hopefully has the talent to back that up then perhaps we have another top 200 / 150 player on the horizon.

steven · Tennis legend

Maybe a small-time Charlie, Count wink

And no, we're not, the Hoose. ashamed

SF: (WC) Colin Fleming WR 572 beat (8) Jan Minar (CZE) WR 345 by 6-3 6-7(2) 7-5 biggrin

FI: (WC) Colin "I'm no' afraid o' serial Brit-bashers (just ask yon Freddie Nielsen)" Fleming WR 572 v (3) Stéphane "the ultimate garlic-eating Brit-basher" Robert (FRA) WR 278

It'll be "seconds out, set one" at 11.00 GMT tomorrow.

Come on! biggrin

-- Edited by steven on Friday 20th of March 2009 05:12:06 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Btw today's result makes Colin the third highest GB points scorer in 2009 behind Muzza and Boggo:

1380 Muzza
47 Boggo
32 Colin
28 Bloomers
18 Josh
16 Evo
15 Jonny
13 Slabba
(everyone else in single figures)

The Hoose · Satellite level

steven wrote:

Maybe a small-time Charlie, Count And no, we're not, the Hoose.

OK, won't mention it then.