Week 28 - Futures F9 ($15K) - Frinton, GBR

johnnylad · Tennis legend

RE: Week 28 - Futures F9 ($15K) - Frinton, GBR

Scratchy · Club Coach

This is a super performance from Dr No. Keep it up Ricey!!!

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Rice wins 6-2 (or 6-3), 6-4!!

Great win for him and it means we've got a British winner now. Don't know who I'd favour in the final as both looks to be in great form this week.

steven · Tennis legend

Oh yes, Dr No! biggrin

It feels like success is breeding success among the young Brits in Frinton this week.

steven · Tennis legend

SF: David Rice WR 783 beat (1) Greg Jones (AUS) WR 339 by 4 & 4 biggrin

SF: (6) Josh Milton WR 650 beat (Q) Kyle Brassington WR 1227 by 2 & 2 smile

FI: (6) Josh Milton WR 650 v David Rice WR 783

-- Edited by steven on Friday 17th of July 2009 02:11:29 PM

Scratchy · Club Coach

Mmmmm, Rice has probably had the tougher passage, knocking out the 1st and 5th seeds, but I did pick Josh to win before the start of the MD and he took out the 3rd seed. By that rationale I'll go for Dr No! To be honest I see it as a win/win.

MAC · Junior player

Great to see a couple of young'uns fighting it out for the title - it's good to see some Brits taking advantage of the weaker draw this week before the higher ranked players come back into play at Ilkley again.

Is this the first final for both players?

helki · Futures qualifying

Well done to both Josh and David.

Shame Neil and Marcus couldn't quite manage to make it a clean sweep here, but a very good week for all concerned, regardless of how weak the draw was!

David's winning score was 6-4 6-4. smile

-- Edited by helki on Friday 17th of July 2009 02:07:58 PM

steven · Tennis legend

MAC wrote:
Is this the first final for both players?

Yes (at senior/ITF level anyway)

Dr No only reached his first singles semi last month as a qualifier in Kuala Lumpur and has now reached the QFs or better three times in the last five weeks, having only reached one Futures QF before that, in Zaragoza in March 2008, so he's really made a move this summer and he should be in the top 700 on Monday week having started the year at 906.

Josh seldom fails to get through at least one round (he's the only Brit other than Muzza and Wardy to have scored points in more than 18 tournaments in the laast 12 months) but has only reached one SF before, losing to Bloomers in Sunderland last November but this is the 7th time he has reached QFs or better in his singles career. Today's win will take him into the top 600 and he will overtake Chris Eaton to become GB no. 11 if he wins tomorrow.

-- Edited by steven on Friday 17th of July 2009 02:11:08 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

SF: David Rice WR 783 beat (1) Greg Jones (AUS) WR 339 by 2(?) & 4

According to Aunty, it was 4 & 4. Still a bloody good win for him!

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Wow great week for these guys.

I watched David play in wrexham a few years ago, he had a good game, wonder why its taken him so long to get going.

Good to see a final with 2 young guys. I'm going to go for Josh for the win being welsh and all

spud · Challenger qualifying

Whats Daves game like, anyone who has seen him play. Ive seen him, hes a tall lad, does he have a big serve? Serve/Volleyer , Baseliner, Hacker?

Silver · County player

Stircrazy wrote:

steven wrote:

SF: David Rice WR 783 beat (1) Greg Jones (AUS) WR 339 by 2(?) & 4
According to Aunty, it was 4 & 4. Still a bloody good win for him!

Aunty Beeb? Reeeeeally?

wolf · Tennis legend

Ricey certainly has been in form these past few weeks, hope he keeps it up.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Rice leads 3-1.