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

Fitzy 4 top 100 · Social player

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

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

yep, though Fischer struggled a little today

Fitzy 4 top 100 · Social player

oo cox has played fisher a few times that ive been there for and hasnt faired well lets hope he can upset the odds although it does seem an uphill struggle. why is fisher playin these 10ks?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

And the results of the outstanding four matches for the sake of completeness:

(6) Yannick Mertens (BEL) bt Marek Semjan (SVK) 4-6 6-3 6-2

Valentin Sanon (CIV) bt Marc Sieber (GER) 7-6 (7-5) 7-5

Stéphane Robert (FRA) bt Ervin Eleskovic (SWE) 6-7(8) 6-4 7-6(3)

Ladislav Chramosta (CZE) bt Henri Kontinen (FIN) 6-2 3-6 6-3

So

L16 (1) Fischer WR 200 Cox WR 814
L16 (6) Mertens WR 297 vs (WC) Fleming WR 572
L16 (WC) Eaton WR 384 vs (8) Minar WR 345
L16 (Q) Illingworth WR 698 vs (3) Robert WR 278
L16 (7) Bloomfield WR 335 vs Metenier WR 404

* Why, oh why does bloody Robert persist in playing in Brit Futures when there's a (theoretically more rewarding) event ($15,000+H) chez lui? confuse

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 09:04:00 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Reading the posts above, I thought this might be more useful near the top of a new page than near the bottom of the previous one where it doesn't get seen:

L32: (WC) Dan Cox WR 814 beat (PR) Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) WR 1547 by 3 & 3 smile
L32: (WC) Colin Fleming WR 572 beat (Q) Robert Varga WR 573 by 2 & 2 smile
L32: (Q) Marcus Willis lost to (4) Frederik Nielsen (DEN) WR 288 by 4 & 4 cry
L32: (WC) Chris Eaton WR 384 beat (Q) Radim Zitko (CZE) WR 1058 by 6-1 7-6(4) smile
L32: (Q) Josh Milton WR 719 lost to (8) Jan Minar (CZE) WR 345 by 6-1 4-6 7-5 cry
L32: (Q) Matt Illingworth WR 698 beat (WC) Richard Gabb UNR by 2 & 2 smile cry
L32: (7) Richard Bloomfield WR 335 beat Igor Sijsling (NED) WR 499 by 2 & 3 smile
L32: Jonny Marray WR 427 lost to Pierre Metenier (FRA) WR 404 by 7-6(5) 6-3 cry
L32: Daniel Evans WR 451 lost to (2) Michael Yani (USA) WR 238 by 4 & 4 cry

L16: (WC) Dan Cox WR 814 v (1) Martin Fischer (AUT) WR 200
L16: (WC) Colin Fleming WR 572 v (6) Yannick Mertens (BEL) WR 297
L16: (WC) Chris Eaton WR 384 v (8) Jan Minar (CZE) WR 345 (winner to play (4) Nielsen or Pedersen)
L16: (Q) Matt Illingworth WR 698 v (3) Stéphane Robert (FRA) WR 278 (winner to Oudsema or Sanon)
L16: (7) Richard Bloomfield WR 335 v Pierre Metenier (FRA) WR 404 (winner to play (2) Yani or Chramosta)

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 09:04:54 PM

Fitzy · Intermediate Club Player

alright guys, who is this person who has the name as 'fitzy for top 100' ??

Also regarding the willis fat comments, slightly uncalled for as im sure he is going big in the gym and will get down to what ever weight he has been set.

But honestly who ever was calling him fat, it wont affect him, hes not that type of person.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1 doubles results:

(1) Colin Fleming/Ken Skupski WR 490 bt (WC) Daniel Cochrane/Richard Gabb UNR by 1 & 2 smile

Scott Oudsema/Philip Simmonds (USA/USA) WR 841 bt Matt Illingworth/Ben Pritchard UNR by 1 & 4 bleh

(3) Chris Eaton/Martin Fischer (AUT) WR 589 bt Marc Sieber/Robert Varga (GER/HUN) WR 2297 by 6-3 7-6(5) smile

Jiri Krkoska/Jan Minar (CZE/CZE) WR 687 bt Dan Cox/Marcus Willis WR 2390 by 3-6 7-6(6) [10-8] bleh

(WC) Tom Farquharson/Stefan Sterland-Markovic UNR bt Burnham Arlidge/Kyle Brassington WR 2695 by 1-6 6-4 [10-5] smile

(4) Frederik Nielsen/Martin Pederson (DEN/DEN) WR 656 bt Josh Milton/David Smethurst WR 1663 by 7-6(8) 7-5 bleh

Dan Evans/Henri Kontinen (FIN) WR 1329 bt (WC) (2) Jamie Delgado/Jonny Marray WR 510 by 2 & 3 smile

* Some interesting results there! Evo & Kontinen are really on a roll...!

QFs:

(1) Fleming/Skupski vs Oudsema/Simmonds
(3) Eaton/Fischer vs Krkoska/Minar
Farquharson/Sterland-Markovic vs (4) Nielsen/Pedersen
Wolmarans/Yani (who had a walkover against Robert & Sanon) vs Evans/Kontinen

Drew · Mar 17, 2009

jazar wrote:

it amuses me that marcus comes on here and makes a post and instantly everyone is sucking up and licking his ass. maybe he could have won today if he wasnt so fat

Regardless of who you speak to on here whether a player, fan, parent, journo or coach being blatantly personal is absolutely NOT on.

We have protected this forum from all sorts over the last 4 years and we are not about to put up with personal jibes which are so unfounded.

Having strong opinions on GB tennis is one thing but this clap-trap is no welcome.

Please withdraw your slander and stick to commenting on tennis.

Really want you to be part of this forum but you have to get with it.

Last warning.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Not the best day with Marray and Evans losing (although to higher ranked opponents, it's just that we expected them to win), but at least Cox got past Wolmarans to give us one Brit who we didn't all expect to get through.

Good wins for Illy, Fleming, Bloomers and Eaton as we hoped, but it's a shame that none of the others could get through despite them putting up a good effort.

Bloomers and Eaton are the best chance of getting a QFinalist here, although Fleming could push Mertens, and I'm sure Cox has given Fischer a good match before - Illy though will be just another victim for Robert (why couldn't he have lost that TB!!!)

SLUMDOG · Newbie

willis is not fat...the guys an absolute unit and is also a living legend...
john morris is abit of a space cadet...
i am a slumdog...
peace out...from patches o'houlihan

-- Edited by SLUMDOG on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 01:07:01 AM

-- Edited by SLUMDOG on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 01:08:22 AM

willis · Newbie

SLUMDOG wrote:

willis is not fat...the guys an absolute unit and is also a living legend...
john morris is abit of a space cadet...
i am a slumdog...
peace out...from patches o'houlihan

-- Edited by SLUMDOG on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 01:07:01 AM

-- Edited by SLUMDOG on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 01:08:22 AM

I agree completely. UNIT

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

So there

willis · Newbie

jazar wrote:

it amuses me that marcus comes on here and makes a post and instantly everyone is sucking up and licking his ass. maybe he could have won today if he wasnt so fat

Yeh i agree mate, I think you know alot as you did say Andy Murray had no talent and would get nowhere! , I think everyone on this forum listens to you, please give me some more words of wisdom. You make me laugh.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

ooh Eleskovic you bean, why couldn't you finish off Robert?

serveandvolley · Social player

I do find all this name calling rather pathetic we have had this on here many times before and it usually comes out as being other players doing so to provoke a response from each other, maybe this is why British tennis is in the state it is in.

It seems to be the same person/coach sticking up for the players on each occasion which is admirable but if I remember correctly was this not the same coach who had his own badly behaved unprofessional players hack his password to name call and abuse players?
I do find it all rather tidious hence my reluctance to post on here for a while and whilst it seems that the two players that have tried so hard to create mischief and scandal in the past have thankfully stopped playing as they were going no where fast, I can't help but wonder are they at the root of this abrupt and rather pointless slating of Marcus Willis as they have been with Sean Thornley, Andrew Fitzpatrick, George Coupland & Ahmed El Menshawy?

As for the coach in question, it seems he has had a lot of success for a young coach but surely it can not do his career any good by getting involved in mindless, immature, pointless name calling of players as their unofficial head defender?

For a site that was once a very good one for information and results for the true tennis fan, it seems it has once again returned to the sad and pathetic soap opera that has discouraged so many exsisting members to stop posting and leave the site, I hope the powers that be can look at this and try to police this site better in the future.