Week 20 Futures - Poland F1 ($15K) - Katowice - Clay

SMC1809 · All-time great

RE: Week 20 Futures - Poland F1 ($15K) - Katowice - Clay

steven · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

QF: (2) Dan Smethurst WR 337 vs (5) Marek Semjan (SVK) WR 383
Don't want to jinx his chances, but surely a chance of a semi-final place?

Er? The ATP drawsheet/OoP suggests that Semjan went out to Koniusz today.

QF: (2) Dan Smethurst WR 337 v (WC) Blazej Koniusz (POL) WR 833

Koniusz is on a 4-match Brit-bashing streak since losing 2 & 3 to Jamie Baker in Jersey in 2007, beating Jewitt the following week and then getting 3-set wins v Slabba and Dr No in 2008, the year he hit a CH of 445. He then beat the Wardinator in R1 this week, it would be nice if Dan could avenge that defeat!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

Stircrazy wrote:

QF: (2) Dan Smethurst WR 337 vs (5) Marek Semjan (SVK) WR 383
Don't want to jinx his chances, but surely a chance of a semi-final place?

Er? The ATP drawsheet/OoP suggests that Semjan went out to Koniusz today.

QF: (2) Dan Smethurst WR 337 v (WC) Blazej Koniusz (POL) WR 833

Koniusz is on a 4-match Brit-bashing streak since losing 2 & 3 to Jamie Baker in Jersey in 2007, beating Jewitt the following week and then getting 3-set wins v Slabba and Dr No in 2008, the year he hit a CH of 445. He then beat the Wardinator in R1 this week, it would be nice if Dan could avenge that defeat!

That's weird! My apologies. ashamed

I took the result from the semi-live scoreboard on the tournament site which is now showing it the other way round (hard to miss the winner of a match when they put a gold star beside his name! wink

). That said, I had to correct a couple of scores earlier today which I'd got the wrong way round on my copy of the draw sheet! confuse

steven · Tennis legend

Don't worry, it's hard enough getting this kind of stuff right without the tournament sites misleading you!

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Smet lost 1st set 6-3, this Koniusz seems good

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Smetty went down 6-3, 6-4........

indiana · Tennis legend

Ah, thought that was a really good chance of a semi place cry

So Morgan is last one standing this week...

SMC1809 · All-time great

It will be worthwhile checking the ATP site later for the confirmation of the result. You never know, they may have made another Ballsami Upami!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

I think in this case the WC may disguise someone coming back from injury as the name of his conquerer rings a bell