Week 39 - Futures F24 ($10K) - Laguna Niguel, USA

James · Satellite level

RE: Week 39 - Futures F24 ($10K) - Laguna Niguel, USA

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

Doubles

L16: BRADSHAW/EVANS lost to (3) GORANSSON/KROMANN (SWE/DEN) 2-6 7-6 (0) 8-10

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

L16: (5) Richard Bloomfield WR 439 v Nima Roshan (AUS) WR 647 or (WC) Alexander Sarkissian (USA) UNR

Edit: corrected possible opponent - Roshan, not Basilashvili

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 30th of September 2009 01:20:42 AM

Oops, sorry about that! ashamed

Even with my glasses on, my weary eyes (it was getting on for bedtime...) must've skipped a line on the draw sheet!

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Shhh wrote:

Its early days for Bloomers but, after picking up wins for the last 5 weeks at 10k level, I feel this week he can go all the way to the title.

To do that he would most probably have to beat McClune but this time in the semis.
By the way McClune did take the title last week.

Bradshaw only Brit to play today (Wed) at 10.00 local (18.00 BST)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

B*gger:

L32: (Q) Tim Bradshaw WR 955 lost to (LL) [the ridiculously named] Ty Trombetta (USA) WR 1035 by 2 & 2! bleh

L16: (5) Richard Bloomfield WR 439 vs Nima Roshan (AUS) WR 647

I hope Bloomers at least can do the business.

gazzpash · Club Coach

Laguna Niguel is in Orange County and can be very warm. There's a heat wave over here in LA at moment so my guess is it could be hitting 100 degrees in laguna. I'm there coaching on Friday so will try to get to watch a bit of it.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (5) Richard Bloomfield WR 439 defeated Nima Roshan (AUS) WR 647 by 7-5 6-7(2) 6-4 smile

QF: (5) Richard Bloomfield WR 439 vs (3) Tigran Martirosyan (ARM) WR 388

If Richard gets no further - & I sincerely hope he does - at least he's justified his seeding, which is more than can be said for the three seeds below him! wink

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Friday 2nd of October 2009 12:23:14 AM

Spectator · All-time great

The loss to Trombetta may not be as bad as it looks. While he hasn't done much in ATP play this year, my recollection is that he was quite highly thought of as a junior.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

QF: (5) Richard Bloomfield WR 439 def (3) Tigran Martirosyan (ARM) WR 388 6-3 6-4 biggrin

Next - Yes! once again last weeks champion
SF - (5) Richard Bloomfield WR 439 vs (2) Michael McClune (USA) WR 343 hmm

indiana · Tennis legend

Well done to Richard smile

A quiet looking weekend is suddenly looking busier with Richard and all these guys in challenger qualifying.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Richard's success comes at a price - he will not now make the Sacramento Challenger qualies, I was half expecting him to 'lose' today - perhaps he is enjoying winning after a four month injury break.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

mjd wrote:
QF: (5) Richard Bloomfield WR 439 def (3) Tigran Martirosyan (ARM) WR 388 6-3 6-4

Next - Yes! once again last weeks champion
SF - (5) Richard Bloomfield WR 439 vs (2) Michael McClune (USA) WR 343

Really pleased to hear about Richard's win today (you actually beat me to the post, Mike! wink

).

Just for the record (hoping it has a bearing on the SF! wink

), McClune's current ranking according to the ITF is 367... evileye

steven · Tennis legend

mjd wrote:

Richard's success comes at a price - he will not now make the Sacramento Challenger qualies, I was half expecting him to 'lose' today - perhaps he is enjoying winning after a four month injury break.

That's a pity, but I think a few wins in Futures matches are probably better for him that a win or two in Challenger qualifying after the trials of the last four months.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:

The loss to Trombetta may not be as bad as it looks. While he hasn't done much in ATP play this year, my recollection is that he was quite highly thought of as a junior.

Trombetta's current ranking, according to the ITF, is 1097 & after beating Tim, he proceeded to lose by 2 & 1 in the second round to the Aussie, James Kemke (WR 611). hmm

mjd · Challenger qualifying

I remember in last weeks match that Ken on radiotennis.com said: "these two players are equally matched in style of play and even in height - let's cut straight to the tiebreakers" - how true did that turn out to be? Let's hope that Richard learned more than McClune from that match. Unfortunately, however, McClune is playing at home in California.