Singles QF: (6) Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) v Kyle Edmund  Ct 6 Match 1 (10am BST)
Doubles QF: (1) Liam Broady & Josh Ward-Hibbert vs Enzo Couacaud & Alexandre Favrot (FRA/FRA)  Ct 6 match3

2-2

 

edmund to serve

 

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3-2 Coppjeans

Seems to be all about 1st serve % early on - when I last looked, both were winning around 90% when they got their 1st serve in, less than 1 in 3 when they didn't and Coppejans was getting more than 60% of his 1st serves in, Kyle less than 50%.

However, Kyle has just had a break back point (saved, unfortunately)

15-0

30-15

30-30

40-30

6-4 Coppejans

The dream run of Grade As is over

Doubles QF: (1) Liam Broady & Josh Ward-Hibbert lost to Enzo Couacaud & Alexandre Favrot (FRA/FRA) 6-3 3-6 [8-10]

With four mid or low seeds in the singles semis (Coppejans, Peliwo, Krueger and Pavlasek) Liam is certain to drop from 3 in the rankings

This seems like a really strong cohort. None of the people in the semis (singles or doubles) is a surprise -- OK, some weren't technically seeded, but it didn't take a lot to work out that Monteiro/Quinzi (for example) might just be a decent doubles team. Equally, if the quarters had gone the other way, the people in the semis wouldn't have been a surprise.

Within that context, the kind of consistency shown by GB players over time (eg Broady/Ward-Hibbert in doubles, Edmund in singles) is very encouraging. Especially Mr Edmund, given that his run of QFs+ comes at 16/17.

-- Edited by Spectator on Friday 8th of June 2012 10:30:39 AM