Week 33 - Futures F2 (10k) - Koksijde, Belgium - Clay

Drew · Aug 14, 2009

Week 33 - Futures F2 (10k) - Koksijde, Belgium - Clay

Smidster · Challenger level

QR1: (q1) Alexander Ward WR 923 v BYE
QR1: (q4) Maniel Bains WR 997 def Nikola Bismpikos UNR (GRE) 6-2 6-1

QR2: (q1) Alexander Ward WR 923 v Benjamin Devos (BEL) UNR
QR2: (q4) Maniel Bains WR 997 v (qWC) Jeremy Swyngedouw (BEL) UNR

Smidster · Challenger level

QR2: (q1) Alexander Ward WR 923 def Benjamin Devos (BEL) UNR 6-1 6-4 smile
QR2: (q4) Maniel Bains WR 997 def (qWC) Jeremy Swyngedouw (BEL) UNR 6-2 6-1
smile

R1: (Q) Alexander Ward WR 923 v Marcel-Loan Miron (ROU) WR 754
R1: (Q) Maniel Bains WR 997 v (Q) Marco Dierckx (BEL) WR 932
R1: (7) Marcus Willis WR 668 v (WC) Frederic De Fays (BEL) WR 943
R1: Daniel Smethurst WR 809 v (4) Germain Gigounon (BEL) WR 610

All of our guys are in the top half of the draw with Daniel potentially facing Maniel in R2

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Smidster wrote:

R1: (Q) Alexander Ward WR 923 v Marcel-Ioan Miron (ROU) WR 754
R1: (Q) Maniel Bains WR 997 v (Q) Marco Dierckx (BEL) WR 932
All of our guys are in the top half of the draw with Daniel potentially facing Maniel in R2

Alex lost 3 & 2. cry

Maniel put up more of fight, but eventually succumbed to his fellow qualifier 3-6 6-3 4-6 - less of a rankings gap, so no second-round encounter with Dan... hmm

Miron was a bit of a Brit-basher today: in the doubles, he & his compatriot, Erlic, WR 2077, eventually overcame Maniel & his Belorussian partner, Nikolai Fidirko, WR 2092 , in another tight match 6-2 4-6 [10-3]. cry

That leaves Alex & Marcus Willis, the seeds, as the only Brit interest in the doubles.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

meatball won, dan's result only one not updated

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

The Knight wrote:

meatball won, dan's result only one not updated

R1: (7) Marcus Willis WR 668 beat Frédéric de Fays (BEL) WR 943 6-4 3-6 6-3 smile

R1: Dan Smethurst WR 809 beat (4) Germain Gigounon (BEL) WR 610 6-4 2-6 6-4 biggrin

R2: (7) Marcus Willis WR 668 vs (WC) Yannick Reuter (BEL) UNR
R2: Dan Smethurst WR 809 vs (Q) Marco Dierckx (BEL) WR 932

Presumably a good chance for both to progress to the QFs - hope that's not the kiss of death!

Good day for Marcus. He & Alex Ward, the second seeds in the doubles (WR1753), beat Haehnle & Métenier (FRA/FRA) WR 2910 2 & 5 to reach the SF, where they will face the third seeds, Stephan Fransen & Bart Govaerts (NED/BEL) WR 1771.

-- Edited by Drew on Wednesday 19th of August 2009 12:27:40 PM

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Wednesday 19th of August 2009 01:18:35 PM

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Well done, lads, keep it up.

Josh · Challenger level

Stircrazy wrote:

The Knight wrote:

meatball won, dan's result only one not updated

R1: (7) Marcus Willis WR 668 beat Frédéric de Fays (BEL) WR 943 6-4 3-6 6-3
R1: Dan Smethurst WR 809 beat (4) Germain Gigounon (BEL) WR 610 6-4 2-6 6-4

QF: (7) Marcus Willis WR 668 vs (WC) Yannick Reuter (BEL) UNR
QF: Dan Smethurst WR 809 vs (Q) Marco Dierckx (BEL) WR 932

Presumably a good chance for both to progress to the SFs - hope that's not the kiss of death!

You've missed out a round there. Those matches are only the 2nd round, they need one more win for the quarters.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Josh wrote:

Stircrazy wrote:

R1: (7) Marcus Willis WR 668 beat Frédéric de Fays (BEL) WR 943 6-4 3-6 6-3
R1: Dan Smethurst WR 809 beat (4) Germain Gigounon (BEL) WR 610 6-4 2-6 6-4

QF: (7) Marcus Willis WR 668 vs (WC) Yannick Reuter (BEL) UNR
QF: Dan Smethurst WR 809 vs (Q) Marco Dierckx (BEL) WR 932

Presumably a good chance for both to progress to the SFs - hope that's not the kiss of death!

You've missed out a round there. Those matches are only the 2nd round, they need one more win for the quarters.

Oops, so I have!

Thanks for pointing it out, Josh. I wish I could say it was because I'd been referring to one of those bloody useless draw sheets the ITF makes available, but it was a PDF... ashamed

Instead, I'll put it down to a combination of the time of day at which I posted & the euphoria of Middlesbrough's first back-to-back away wins (Swansea on Saturday & "Sunny Scunny" yesterday evening) since the "Wally with the brolly" was in charge! wink

I would have edited my own post, but I see Drew just couldn't wait, though he did miss my reference to the SFs, which I've now dealt with...

MAC · Junior player

Still got one teenager to follow -

Yannik REUTER (BEL) defeated Marcus WILLIS (GBR) (7) 7-6(4) 3-6 6-2
Daniel SMETHURST (GBR) defeated Marco DIERCKX (BEL) 2-6 6-0 6-2

johnnylad · Tennis legend

I think Reuter has been ranked in the past.

Great couple of weeks for Smethers

MAC · Junior player

Quarterfinal
Yannik REUTER (BEL) defeated Pierre METENIER (FRA) (1) 1-6 6-3 6-2
Daniel SMETHURST (GBR) defeated Oscar SABATE-BRETOS (ESP) (8) 6-1 5-7 7-6(3)

and

WARD (GBR) / WILLIS (GBR) (2) defeated FRANSEN (NED) / GOVAERTS (BEL) (3) 6-3 7-5

Final
CHAKI (MAR) / DE FAYS (BEL) (1) Vs WARD (GBR) / WILLIS (GBR) (2)

They pulled it off again - so great to be following a whole group of young players getting some success under their belts.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Another great week for Dan. Hopefully he can get that title this week.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

makes Marcus's defeat to Reuter seem more acceptable - i think he even pushed him harder than Metenier did! Reuter was also a top 15 junior

well done Smethurst, 3 semi-finalists in one week!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

MAC wrote:

[Doubles] Final
CHAKI (MAR) / DE FAYS (BEL) (1) Vs WARD (GBR) / WILLIS (GBR) (2)

Chaki & de Fays won 3 & 2. cry

I assume Belgium was affected by something similar to the torrential rain which disrupted the World Athletics Championships yesterday, which is why there is still no sign of the singles SF results.