Week 11 - Futures F4 ($15K) - Bath, Great Britain

Count Zero · Tennis legend

RE: Week 11 - Futures F4 ($15K) - Bath, Great Britain

steven · Tennis legend

Count Zero wrote:

Boggo takes it 1 & 3, yeah as i said definitely closer than the 1 & 4 win from last time

Given that Milton is the 'future' and has done very well in Futures over recent months, I shouldn't be happy about how convincing this result is, but I am - I still think Alex is the more likely of them to ever reach the top 100 and he hasn't got so long to do it.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Smethurst Bloomfield 6-4 6-4

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Josh is leaving :(

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Mercir beat Golding but i don't know the score.

Josh · Challenger level

Count Zero wrote:

Josh is leaving :(

Ha, had lectures to go to I'm afraid cry

Could pop back over know but I guess most of the matches will have finished so probably wouldn't be worth it. Was next to Greg and Leon Smith for most of Boggo's match and they weren't exactly over the moon with his performance. I'll try to write a bit more later if I get any time.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

that's a strange comment. did Boggo play well or badly?

Josh · Challenger level

He played quite well and it was a pretty fair scoreline but Milton didn't really turn up. Greg was saying how disappointed he was that Boggo was basically the same player he was when he was 17. I couldn't hear the whole conversation but he wasn't impressed with Boggo's physique, saying he didn't look 26, which seems strange when you consider Davydenko's success who isn't that big either. He also mentioned that his ball toss usually goes lower when under pressure and was hoping Milton could get into the match to see how Boggo would react. As it was Boggo pretty much coasted through, but he might have it a bit tougher tomorrow.

When I left Fitzy was on serve in the early stages of the 3rd set and it was a pretty even match from what I saw. Willis won comfortably but I'm not sure how Bugby made it into the draw when he didn't even make it to the FQR. Guess all the other LLs had gone or weren't by the courts and he was the only one available to play on short notice.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Josh & Slabba lost the first set of their doubles match 6-3. On serve at *1-2 second set.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Milton / Slabba lose 6-3 6-2.

thegingerlightbulb · Intermediate Club Player

It must be quite irritating for the LTA that Boggo serially bashes all the other Brits. I can understand Rusedski and Smiths frustration when you consider that Boggo only has decent results against other Brits, but they should accept the fact that he is by far still our second best player. Ironically Rusedskis prodigy, Ward has achieved far less than Boggo ever has.

RCD · Intermediate Club Player

Confirmation (via ITF) for today's R1 results:

Daniel SMETHURST (GBR) defeated Richard BLOOMFIELD (GBR) 6-4 6-4
Dieter KINDLMANN (GER) (3) defeated Richard GABB (GBR) 6-3 6-2
Peter TOREBKO (GER) defeated Yann MARTI (SUI) 5-7 6-3 6-4
Marcus WILLIS (GBR) defeated Miles BUGBY (GBR) 6-2 6-2
Josh GOODALL (GBR) defeated Ashley HEWITT (GBR) 6-4 3-6 6-4
Hans PODLIPNIK-CASTILLO (CHI) defeated Andrew FITZPATRICK (GBR) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Yannick MERTENS (BEL) (4) defeated Alexander SLABINSKY (GBR) 6-4 6-2
Miloslav MECIR (SVK) (8) defeated Oliver GOLDING (GBR) 6-2 6-1
Alex BOGDANOVIC (GBR) defeated Joshua MILTON (GBR) 6-1 6-3
Pavol CERVENAK (SVK) (2) defeated James MARSALEK (GBR) 6-4 6-2

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Dissapointing result again for Golding

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

First round doubles results:

Richard Bloomfield & Andrew Fitzpatrick UNR lost to James Cluskey & James McGee WR 1066 by 4 & 2 cry

Scott Clayton & Toby Mitchell UNR lost to Miles Bugby & Marcus Willis WR 1368 by 3 & 0 cry

Jack Busby & Oliver Plaskett UNR lost to Michael Lammer & Alexander Sadecky WR 1640 by 1 & 1 cry

Josh Milton & Alex Slabinsky WR 1148 lost to (4) Andrej Martin & Miloslav Mecir (SVK/SVK) WR 744 by 3 & 2 cry

George Morgan & Dan Smethurst UNR defeated Richard Gabb & Ashley Hewitt WR 2537 biggrin

Burnham Arlidge & Chris Priddle WR 2450 lost to (2) Hans Podlipnik & Max Raditschnigg (CHI/AUT) WR 487 by 4 & 4 cry

QF: (1) Chris Eaton & Josh Goodall WR 424 vs James Cluskey & James McGee WR 1066
QF: (3) Pavol Cervenak & Yannick Mertens (SVK/BEL) WR 727 vs Miles Bugby & Marcus Willis WR 1368
QF: George Morgan & Dan Smethurst UNR vs (2) Hans Podlipnik & Max Raditschnigg (CHI/AUT) WR 487

The missing QF will be contested by non-Brits.

Fitzy · Intermediate Club Player

Well, ive honestly got no idea how i lost today.
But i can try to summarise for you guys.

First set was close and i edged it breaking him crucially at 5-4. Then second set i had break points more than one in every single one of his service games, but i couldnt get the decisive break. He kept coming up with massive serves, and i only played one poor point on a break point in the whole match.
Then 2-2 in the third i hit a serve and my dampner flew off, (its red) and i couldnt find it, tried to for a while. Opponent rushed me, and i had to use a broken one, which was like having nothing for the rest of that game, subsequently got broken as i double faulted twice and nearly fences 2 forehands.
Found the dampner at the end of the game but the damage was done by then. 3 hours and a battle but i was absolutely gone when i came off as i dominated him and should never have lost.

Double was a bit of a none event for some reason. I was tired and bloomers was struggling a little.