Boys: National Championships (U18), Roehampton (Week 32)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys: National Championships (U18), Roehampton (Week 32)

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

hmm im gonna put my money on Ashley but hoping for a George-Luke final

Is the final 5 sets again?

DavidC · Tennis legend

The Knight wrote:
Is the final 5 sets again?

Possibly -
"TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE AND MATCH FORMATS
22. In the 18&U boys singles main draw semi-finals and final, the LTA and Tournament Referee reserve the right to alter the format to be the best of 5 tie-break sets."

I guess the vagueness is so that they are not committed to 5 sets in the event that bad weather intervenes, causing a backlog, or is likely to disrupt the final

wolf · Tennis legend

Massive shock straight away as George Morgan loses to Eamon Soulsby in the first round.

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

Wow that is massive, I would have thought george would be playing dubs in the olympics anyway

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

wasnt even close, 4 and 1, top half results are up

DavidC · Tennis legend

Tennis36 wrote:

Wow that is massive, I would have thought george would be playing dubs in the olympics anyway

If there is still a chance of him going to Singapore that might explain the surprising lack of fight judging by the scoreline. He is in the doubles draw here though with Lewis. All the other seeds progressed, but Lewis was taken to 3 sets and Luke survived a long tiebreak against Dan Cochrane

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

As I had said a when the entry list was out at first, he was only one out, any withdrawal and he's in, and I'm not sure but i assume he could play dubs

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

hmm i wonder...did he throw this match, or am i not giving Soulsby any credit?

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

all seeds and Soulsby are through to QFs

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

. 'Unlike the regular Olympic Games, players can partner someone from another country in the doubles. World ranking points are also available, with the YOG Tennis Event a Grade A event on the 2010 ITF Junior Circuit.'

from the itf website, so george would need a withdrawal to play dubs

DavidC · Tennis legend

The only upset on seeding in the quarter-finals was Richard Gabb beating an injured Tom Allen (who subsequently withdrew from the doubles), though I think Richard would have been regarded as favourite on hard courts. Ashley comfortably dealt with Luke 6-3 6-3

SF

(6) Lewis Burton v (3) Jack Carpenter
(5) Richard Gabb v (2) Ashley Hewitt

Doubles Final

(1) Burton/Morgan v (2) Gabb/Hewitt

Catch interviews and video clips here:

http://www.lta.org.uk/Articles/AEGON-Junior-Nationals-2010/Sunny-quarter-final-Wednesday---110810/

DavidC · Tennis legend

Not the final expected at the start of the week

SF

(6) Lewis Burton d. (3) Jack Carpenter 1-6 6-4 6-1
(5) Richard Gabb d. (2) Ashley Hewitt 6-2 6-2

Final

(6) Lewis Burton v (5) Richard Gabb

Interviews with both: www.lta.org.uk/Articles/AEGON-Junior-Nationals-2010/Crunch-time---120810/

Doubles Final

(2) Gabb/Hewitt d. (1) Burton/Morgan 6-2 6-4

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

hmm surprised, thought this would be Hewitt's tournie

steven · Tennis legend

Final: (5) Richard Gabb beat (6) Lewis Burton 6-1 6-1 6-2

Amazing scoreline, if I'm hearing the umpire correctly on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQroV_d6qw8&feature=channel, though Burton was saying in his interview yesterday that he was injured and not moving well, so that may have been a factor.