Davis Cup - Euro Africa Zone Group II R1 - GBR v Turkey, 9-11 July 2010

Count Zero · Tennis legend

RE: Davis Cup - Euro Africa Zone Group II R1 - GBR v Turkey, 9-11 July 2010

goldfish · Futures qualifying

That's a great comeback - breaking after a disastrous end to set 3. Well done James.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Double break for *3-0! Hold your nerve, James! (and your serve

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Mikeduke · County player

If there is a time for Smith to earn his stripes, its got to be now!!

Mikeduke · County player

Oops, I wrote that at the end of the set. Obviously he did!

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

3-1* One break lost.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Bet365's scoreboard is a little. . . er, odd. It was showing 40-15 to James, then A-15(?????), now back to 40-15, now A-40. . . I feel like I'm going a little crazy. Or they are.

Edit - oh, LOL! now it's showing A-A. I think I'll just wait until they show who wins the game!

-- Edited by Madeline on Friday 9th of July 2010 03:32:51 PM

LadyTigress · County player

It's a hot one today, that's for sure. Any forecasts for how hot tomorrow? I heard yesterday that 30 degrees Celsius was predicted, but the forecast might've changed closer to the day. I'd better pack my sunscreen for the doubles.

Oh, btw Maddie, James just won that one, breaking Ilhan's serve. He's now up 4-1.

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Friday 9th of July 2010 03:34:36 PM

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

*4-1 (if you can trust Bet365)

wolf · Tennis legend

Long game ends with a dodgy dropper from Ilhan and Ward gets the double break back.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

LadyTigress wrote:

It's a hot one today, that's for sure. Any forecasts for how hot tomorrow? I heard yesterday that 30 degrees Celsius was predicted, but the forecast might've changed closer to the day. I'd better pack my sunscreen for the doubles.

Oh, btw Maddie, James just won that one, breaking Ilhan's serve. He's now up 4-1.

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Friday 9th of July 2010 03:34:36 PM

Factor 50 at least.

oh, btw LT, it's just Mad, not Maddie.

-- Edited by Madeline on Friday 9th of July 2010 03:36:11 PM

Count Zero · Tennis legend

is Ilhan playing a a player on the brink of the top 100? is Wardy playing superb?

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Madeline wrote:

LadyTigress wrote:

It's a hot one today, that's for sure. Any forecasts for how hot tomorrow? I heard yesterday that 30 degrees Celsius was predicted, but the forecast might've changed closer to the day. I'd better pack my sunscreen for the doubles.

Oh, btw Maddie, James just won that one, breaking Ilhan's serve. He's now up 4-1.

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Friday 9th of July 2010 03:34:36 PM

Factor 50 at least.

oh, btw LT, it's just Mad, not Maddie.

-- Edited by Madeline on Friday 9th of July 2010 03:36:11 PM

Mad gets Mad if you call her Maddie :)

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I think James took it 6-1 - they switched the score off the moment they showed it.

Lol I have spent all afternoon following a " live" scoreboard. I might at well have paid the £4 and watched Eurosport Player. Ah well, off to do some work now.

Well done lads, we couldn't have a better start.

wolf · Tennis legend

GSM Ward 6-2 7-5 6-7(0) 6-1

I've been the first to say I am not a fan of Ward in the past, but you have to say that was impressive.

When I saw him play last year he was spraying it around a lot, but he seems to have developed some consistency. That backhand is a real weapon as well, and 21 aces to 4 double faults was a good effort. He didn't come to the net an awful lot, but that is encouraging because he can translate this to other surfaces.

Ilhan was perhaps shown up a but, he seems like the type of player which could who sustain a top 100 ranking for a couple of years through sheer consistency and he does look like a good match player, but just didn't have the weapons today to beat Ward on a grass court.