Flembo serving at *5-5, gets to 40-15 but suddenly Simmonds has got it back to duece and then ad-out, another bp, which he takes - he'll serve for the match

Colin had a point to break back again to & take the final set into a tie-break, but couldn't convert it:  7-5 to Simmonds.

If I were they, I might not want to stick around until the end of the week anyway. There's a hurricane forecast to come up the East Coast. Right now the main projections show it coming ashore on the Florida/Georgia border on Friday. I looked up Winston-Salem, and it seems to be far enough inland that it would just get rain and mild winds. But can't think that travel anywhere on the East Coast that weekend is going to be great.

(For that matter, long-term models are known to be "dynamic" (ie lots can change) ... but looking at them, it wouldn't be entirely surprising if this were quite a rain-delayed Open. Aforementioned storm is projected to come through New York on Sunday/Monday, and there seems to be quite a bit of rain around generally)

I hope you're right! Don't like some of the scenarios that are currently arising, and it would be very nice if Irene dissipated quickly. But she became a hurricane a little while ago:  instead of cutting across Puerto Rico and (mountainous) Hispaniola, thus weakening, she's going slightly north and strengthening.  That's good for Hispaniola (which, frankly, needs protecting more than pretty well anywhere else, so let's be grateful for small mercies!), but not great for everything to the north.

Latest NHC discussion suggests a category 2 or higher (110 mph winds) There are three main options for path: UKMET and one other take it to the West Coast of Florida; ECMWF, which has the best record over the past few seasons, bounces it off of the Carolinas and has it coming up the coast to cut across the eastern tip of Long Island; and GFS (and current consensus) have it basically raking the East Coast of Florida and coming in on the border of Florida/Georgia before travelling north as a large rainstorm. Of course, models are models, and anything can happen. But unless things change, Sunday and Monday of next weekend may well be rainy in New York.

PS: For those who are interested in this (or weather prediction for tournaments more generally), there's an interactive map here. It's set to show the hurricane development space just east of the Windwards/Leewards. You need to alter the location once you're in it. Tick "model" to see what the various models show. You can also drag it so that it shows the UK, Europe or whatever location you want.

PPS: Really hope it doesn't go straight up the Florida Coast. No hurricane is nice (so hope it weakens!) but a hurricane straight up the coast could be particularly nasty.