Week 7 - Futures F6 ($10K) - Cartagena, Spain

shaun · Lower Club Player

RE: Week 7 - Futures F6 ($10K) - Cartagena, Spain

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

L32: (8) SMETHURST, Daniel def. MILTON, Josh 6-3 6-2
L32: (Q) PAUFFLEY, Neil lost to (3) TRUJILLO-SOLER, Gabriel (ESP) 2-6 1-6
L32: (Q) WARD, Alexander def. (6) SAVIC, David (SRB) 6-7 (5) 6-3 6-4

L16: (8) SMETHURST, Daniel WR 431 v SABATE-BRETOS, Oscar WR 545
L16: (Q) WARD, Alexander WR 654 v (Q) GINER, Marc WR 798

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

Doubles

L16: GOODE/DEE def. BURRIEZA-LOPEZ/MARTI (ESP) Walkover

QF: DEE/GOODE UNR v (2) POLLOCK/SAVIC (USA/SRB) WR 912

steven · Tennis legend

Oh Goode-Dee, they've made the QFs! ROFLMAO biggrin

Another excellent win for the Wardinator - I recken lots of us half-expected it too!

Harper · Junior player

Gotta win it Surely?

indiana · Tennis legend

Good to see Dan finally get his first win of the season smile

And great to see Alex win his err 19th smile

You'ed think he was trying to deny himself the opportunity to play qualifying matches in future

Josh · Challenger level

Do team Goody get ranking points for that 'win'?

Vamos08 · Intermediate Club Player

No-Goode played at my club, I lost to him at doubles in the county closed semi-final 6-4 6-4, was a close game! Good to see him, win(?) his first match!

indiana · Tennis legend

So far, according to the drawsheet, noone has actually won a doubles match here

The quarter finalists are made up of the no 1 and no 2 seeds getting byes and the other 6 getting walkovers in the last 16.

We already have one semi finalist since apparently one of the walkovers now has a walkover over one of the other walkovers !!

http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2010/288/mdd.pdf

Smidster · Challenger level

Good stuff for Wardy yet again...and the draw has opened up for him as 2nd seed gone.

Much needed win for Dan - hope it gives him some confidence

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Hopefully that win can kick-start Dan's season as he hasn't started this year in anything like the form we were expecting.

Alex just keeps winning matches and you feel that a really big result cannot be too far away if he keeps this up, and maybe a futures title will be coming to him soon.

steven · Tennis legend

Nice improvement through the match today for Dan, but not a good day for the Wardinator, though he might be able to rescue it tomorrow:

L16: (8) Dan Smethurst WR 430 beat Oscar Sabate-Bretos (ESP) WR 547 by 3-6 7-5 6-1

L16: (Q) Alex Ward WR 662 trails (Q) Marc Giner (ESP) WR 783 by 2-6 3-4 susp.

QF: (8) Dan Smethurst WR 430 v (1) Jose Checa-Calvo (ESP) WR 277

indiana · Tennis legend

Good to see Dan getting another win. Surprised re Alex score, hope that 2nd set is on serve.

Josh · Challenger level

Unfortunately the Wardinator is a break down in the 2nd, but I'm sure he'll come out firing tomorrow.

James · Satellite level

Alex is probably just nostalgic for the 'good ol'days' when winning in three sets, preferably having been a set and a break down, was his bread and butter.

I wouldn't write him off.