Dan manages to break in the first game. *1-0
Dan gets a second break. *4-1
Dan takes the first set 6-2 and is now 2-0* up in the second.
Dan lost his break and saved more break points to level it at 3-3.
Dan gets another break and will now serve for the match at *5-4
After a mammoth game, Dan converts his 4th match point to win 6-2 6-4.
QF: Bastian Trinker (GER) WR 994 vs Dan Smethurst WR 486
On the face of it, a good opportunity for Dan to make the SF, but given Trinker's giant-killing in the first round, it probably wouldn't do for Dan to underestimate the threat!
Good day for Dan:
QF: Jacob Ahlstrom & Patrik Rosenholm (SWE/SWE) UNR lost (3) Germain Gigounon (BEL) & Dan Smethurst WR 1969 by 4 & 2
SF: (3) Germain Gigounon (BEL) & Dan Smethurst WR 1969 vs (2) Patrik Brydolf & Milos Sekulic (SWE/SWE) WR 1247
Smetty wins 1st first set 6-4
Wardy's T100 KO's
09: Crivoi 87
10: Ram 93 , F.Lopez 30 , Schuettler 72, Kamke 85, Russell 80
11: Wawrinka 14, Querrey 26, Mannarino 54
12: Andujar 36
13: Tursunov 67
QF: Dan Smethurst (3) WR 486 def. Bastian Trinker (GER) WR 994 6-4, 6-3
SF: Dan Smethurst (3) WR 486 vs. Catalin Gard (2) ROM WR 509/ Julien Obry (8) FRA WR 638
The Magician Santoro wrote:SF: Dan Smethurst (3) WR 486 vs. Catalin Gard (2) ROM WR 509/ Julien Obry (8) FRA WR 638
Unsurprisingly, it's Gard, who beat Obry by 6-3 1-6 6-2.
Another good day for Dan:
SF: (3) Germain Gigounon (BEL) & Dan Smethurst WR 1969 defeated (2) Patrik Brydolf & Milos Sekulic (SWE/SWE) WR 1247 by 3-6 6-4 [10-4]
The match to decide their opponents in the final has not yet been played.