Week 17 - Challenger (EUR30+H) - Tenerife, Spain

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 17 - Challenger (EUR30+H) - Tenerife, Spain

helki · Futures qualifying

Still some interest here, for some of us anyway. wink

All the Brit pack are on court in the doubles tomorrow. Goody & Aucks on court 1 and Delgo & Meffert, who won his singles today, on court 2. Both matches are last to take place.

-- Edited by helki on Monday 27th of April 2009 07:07:34 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:

Still some interest here, for some of us anyway.

For me, certainly! wink

If anything, more so, since in theory, our boys stand a slightly better chance of progressing than Goody in the singles... hmm

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Didn't expect Josh to win, but that's a very poor loss in terms of the score - Lu isn't that much better than him...

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

Delgado and partner will take on Aucks and Josh in the dubs quarters, last on court today.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Yesterday's results for them as like to be in possession of all the facts - like me! wink

Delgo & Meffert beat Lorenzi & "Stoppers" (ITA/ITA) by 5-7 7-5 [13-11] (bit of a battle, that one, but at least they got there! biggrin )

(3) Aucks & Goody beat WC José Checo & Adrián Menéndez (ESP/ESP) by 7-6(5) 6-4.

One pair will finish the match with at least 27 ranking points, the other with just 13. I guess I kind of lean towards hoping Aucks, who rose 8 places in the rankings to 148 on Monday, & Goody will pull it off!

seagull · Hall of fame

Delgado defending 80 points this week :(

helki · Futures qualifying

Those results took their time percolating through. Pleased the wait wasn't in vain. wink

Shame they have to play each other but at least it means some Brit interest in the SFs. I, too, am inclined towards a win for the complete Brit duo, but if it's Delgo & Meffert 'tis still okay. smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

We've been put out of our misery much earlier today! The doubles QF results have been posted already on the ATF site & the third seeds, Aucks & Goody, have triumphed over Delgo & Meffert in two tie-breaks, 7-6(3) 7-6(6). biggrin

Disappointed for Delgo, given the number of points he was defending this week... bleh

Aucks & Goody will face the unseeded Spanish pair, Carlos Poch & Fernando Vicente, in the SF after they thrashed the Yankee second seeds, Widom & Yani, 1 & 2 today! Hope they offer sterner opposition...!

helki · Futures qualifying

Tight match between the two pairs, congrats to Aucks & Goody, smile

commiserations to Delgo. cry

Their match against the Spanish pair is first on Pista 2 at 13.00, local time. The Spaniards look as though they are a duo not to be trifled with. After today's disappointment in Rome a win would be good here.

-- Edited by helki on Wednesday 29th of April 2009 07:44:09 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:

Tight match between the two pairs, congrats to Aucks & Goody, commiserations to Delgo. Their match against the Spanish pair is first on Pista 2 at 13.00, local time. This Spanish pair look as though they are not to be trifled with. After today's disappointment in Rome a win would be good here.

The Canary Islands are on the same time as the UK, so the SF will kick off at 13.00 here, too. wink

Couldn't agree more that we could do with another win to make up for Andy's loss today, but don't for one minute underestimate the Spaniards...! hmm

helki · Futures qualifying

Aucks & Goody into the final. smile

They were winners today 7-5 7-5.

It will be the GER/AUT pairing of Petzschner & Peya in the final, surprise, surprise. wink

They had an easy win against Sirianni & Smeets running out 6-2 6-1.

Final is tomorrow, not before 16.00. C'mon lads, sock it to 'em.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:

Aucks & Goody into the final. They were winners today 7-5 7-5. It will be the GER/AUT pairing of Petzschner & Peya in the final, surprise, surprise. They had an easy win against Sirianni & Smeets running out 6-2 6-1.

Terrific news! biggrin

Well done, James & Josh.

That said, P & P, the top seeds, represent a formidable challenge: they've dropped only six games all week!

Still, a minimum of 45 ranking points in the bag for the boys! smile

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Thursday 30th of April 2009 06:44:32 PM

Smidster · Challenger level

Another good win

Aucks is on a bit of a roll - 4 straight finals.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:
Aucks & Goody into the final. They were winners today 7-5 7-5. It will be the GER/AUT pairing of Petzschner & Peya in the final, surprise, surprise. They had an easy win against Sirianni & Smeets running out 6-2 6-1.

There's a massive gap between P&P's combined ranking (93) & those of the other three seeded pairs: Widom & Yani 347, James & Josh 368 & Bubka & Molchanov 383. They clearly couldn't be @rsed to mix it on the red stuff in the four times more valuable tournament in Tunis, where they'd also have been the top seeds, or Ostrava, where they'd have been seeded second, & didn't fancy picking on opponents their own size in Rhodes, where they'd have been the third seeds! cry

Talk about choosing your tournaments... disbelief