Week 2 - Futures F1 ($15K) - Glasgow, GBR - indoor hard

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

RE: Week 2 - Futures F1 ($15K) - Glasgow, GBR - indoor hard

spud · Challenger qualifying

Yeh Eaton!

Best result for a while- i still believe he can become a good player if the consistency improves.

Solid recovery from Josh! Playing and winning a lot of matches at the moment!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stuart Fraser wrote:
Eaton beat Mertens 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (8-6)

Excellent win. biggrin

If he follows it up with another one over one or other of the two French clay-courters, Oger (WR 412) or Renard (Q/WR 647), in the QF, it may be that he's finally at least starting to turn the corner.

spud · Challenger qualifying

An excellent result from Eaton of course.
I wonder if we are seeing the same style of play at the start of 2010 for Chris or is he started to be more patient in points.
Maybe trying to work the point a bit more before either going for the winner or coming into the net.

steven · Tennis legend

I couldn't help noticing as I added those results to the GB Top 25 table that there's a nice block of blue there now. Of the 10 Brits below Muzza, GB nos 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 & 11 have all won matches in the last 24 hours, GB nos. 7 & 9 are due to play tonight and only the GB no. 10 (Bloomers) had already gone out!

Chris's win is the only rankings upset among that lot, of course. He had those Wimbledon 2008 points to be dropped hanging over him for the first half of last year, I wonder if he's going to quietly make some progress this year ...

Stuart Fraser · Lower Club Player

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Morgan level at one set all with Lugassy

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

wow morgan, back to back days competing with top 700 players, showing it wasn't a freak result that might not be lived up to anytime soon.

Stuart Fraser · Lower Club Player

RESULTS

Lugassy beat Morgan 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 7-5

Crackin' final set! Breakthrough came at 6-5 when Lugassy broke to win the match. Morgan has a booming first serve and a huge forehand but the groundstrokes were a little erratic at times. Some more matchplay though should help with the consistency!

Renard beat Oger 6-4 6-2

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Good effort morgan

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

very encouraging

James · Satellite level

So so close. A cogent effort from Morgan though, it does look like his game is well suited to the senior game. And I would much rather see a player than has the power to tame than one that is consistent yet has no major weapons, especially at Morgan's age.

Any further details on Morgan's game Stuart? How's his backhand? And thanks for the continued updates - will you be there for the remainder?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stuart Fraser wrote:

RESULTS
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Renard beat Oger 6-4 6-2

The prayers must be working again! wink

That - in theory at least - is good news for Chris Eaton: Alexandre Renard's a qualifier & a clay-courter. He's also ranked below Chris. Then again...

Shame George got so close, but couldn't quite pull it off - but with any luck, he'll learn from the experience.

steven · Tennis legend

L16: Timo Nieminen (FIN) WR 385 beat (1) Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) WR 191 by 4 & 1
L16: (5) Jamie Baker WR 313 beat Charles-Antoine Brezac (FRA) WR 361 by 5-2 ret. smile

L16: (4/Q) Josh Goodall WR 307 beat James McGee (IRL) WR 510 by 3-6 7-6 (5) 6-0 smile

L16: (WC) George Morgan UNR lost to (Q) Gary Lugassy (FRA) WR 623 by 6-7(8) 6-1 7-5 cry

L16: (Q) Alexandre Renard (FRA) WR 647 beat Thomas Oger (MON) WR 412 by 4 & 2
L16: Chris Eaton WR 488 beat (3) Yannick Mertens (BEL) WR 265 by 7-6(5) 7-6(6) biggrin

L16: (6) David Goffin (BEL) WR 326 beat Romain Jouan (FRA) WR 455 by 7-6(3) 7-6(6)
L16: (WC) James Marsalek UNR lost to (2) Stefano Galvani (ITA) WR 254 by 4 & 1 cry

QF: (5) Jamie Baker WR 313 v Timo Nieminen (FIN) WR 385
QF: (4/Q) Josh Goodall WR 307 v (Q) Gary Lugassy (FRA) WR 623
QF: Chris Eaton WR 488 v (Q) Alexandre Renard (FRA) WR 647
QF: (2) Stefano Galvani (ITA) WR 254 v (6) David Goffin (BEL) WR 326

clayfan · Lower Club Player

Managed to take in some of the play today. I thought Marsalek played very well and was unlucky the result didn't reward his efforts.
Mertens won the event last October but does not like playing serve and vollyers. Chris edged him out in 2 tie breaks but it was hit or miss stuff. Chris was coming in a lot and Mertens got more and more frustrated he could not play his usual game. But to rely on frustrating opponents with serve and volley to get up the rankings is a dangerous business these days.
George Morgan looks a really good prospect. First time I have seen him play. He has very solid and powerful groundstrokes and with a bit more experience will go a long way. Sorry to hear he was edged out as I had to leave after the first set which he won on a tie break after having been a break up.
Strangest match of the day has to be Josh's win over Mcgee. Looking jaded and out of sorts for most of the first 2 sets, Josh finally remembered how to play tennis in the second set tie break. He then bagled the guy in the third, to win a match which looked beyond him for most of it. I did think he is carrying too much weight (who has ate all the mince pies then?) and needs to get a bit fitter for the season ahead. There is no denying he has the talent if only he could add the fitness and consistency.
Finally we did not see much of Baker today, but he remains the man to beat in this tournament. He brings in a lot of local support in what is his own back yard. Tomorrow he faces Timo Nieminen who had a very good win over Ignatik today and seems to be on a bit of a role. Could be a difficult match.

Drew · Jan 13, 2010

Quite a good return for the guys...well done and so close for George !