Only 15 ranked players in the draw here, but predictably enough all the Brits in same quarter .
R32: (5) Sean Thornley (GBR) WR 614 vs. (WC) Or Ram-Harel (ISR) UNR
R32: Daniel McGrath (GBR) UNR vs. Alon Faiman (ISR) UNR
R32: (3) David Rice (GBR) WR 474 vs. Benjamin Ezer (ISR) UNR
Clean sweep!
R32: (5) Sean Thornley (GBR) WR 614 beat (WC) Or Ram-Harel (ISR) UNR 6-4 7-5
R32: Daniel McGrath (GBR) UNR beat Alon Faiman (ISR) UNR 6-3 6-3
R32: (3) David Rice (GBR) WR 474 beat Benjamin Ezer (ISR) UNR 6-1 6-1
R16: (5) Sean Thornley (GBR) WR 614 vs. Igor Smilansky (ISR) WR 1302
R16: Daniel McGrath (GBR) UNR vs. (3) David Rice (GBR) WR 474
Doubles:
R1: (1) David Rice & Sean Thornley WR 632 defeated Eyal Cohen & David Mushayev (ISR/ISR) UNR by 3 & 0
QF: (1) David Rice & Sean Thornley WR 632 vs (WC) Netanel Arcabas & Simeon Branzberg (ISR/ISR)
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QF: RICE (GBR) / THORNLEY (GBR) (1) defeated ALCABAS (ISR) / BRANZBERG (ISR) 6-4 7-6(2)
SF: RICE (GBR) / THORNLEY (GBR) (1) Vs BARON (ISR) / OKUN (ISR)
wolf wrote:David and Sean still in with an outside shot of Wimbly doubles WC, two titles in Israel next two weeks and a semi in Nottingham will do it.
David and Sean still in with an outside shot of Wimbly doubles WC, two titles in Israel next two weeks and a semi in Nottingham will do it.
That's not a bad incentive. Fingers crossed...
QF : (3) David Rice WR 459 beat (5) Sean Thornley WR 610 6 - 3 6 - 1
SF : (3) David Rice WR 459 vs (2) Michal Schmid (CZE) WR 486
SF : (1) Rice / Thornley beat Baron / Okun ( ISR ) 6 - 1 6 - 0
F : (1) Rice / Thornley vs (3) Eros / Weintraub ( ISR )
SF : (3) David Rice WR 459 beat (2) Michal Schmid (CZE) WR 486 6-3 3-6 6-1
F: Amir WEINTRAUB (ISR) (1) Vs David RICE (GBR) (3)
Dr No is already one up on Weintraub.
F: RICE (GBR) / THORNLEY (GBR) (1) defeated EROS (ISR) / WEINTRAUB (ISR) (3) 3-6 6-3 [11-9]
Good stuff. Rice & Thornley certainly making a great late charge for their declared aim of a Wimbledon doubles WC.
If Dr No can win the final, he will almost certainly surpass his current CH of WR 423.