Week 11 - Great Britain F7 ($10,000) Bath -Hard

RainDelay · Pro player

RE: Week 11 - Great Britain F7 ($10,000) Bath -Hard

RainDelay · Pro player

Folie beat Skupski 6-2 6-3

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

Josh very average, just knocked balls up the centre with lots of topspin. Gabb the far more assertive and served well, fully deserved win.

wolf · Tennis legend

L32: Alexandre Folie (BEL) WR 491 beat (WC) Neal Skupski WR 1571 6-2 6-3
L32: (Q) Richard Gabb WR 755 beat (1) Josh Goodall WR 252 6-2 6-4

Pouille leads Coupland 6-3 5-5*
Hewitt-Ward 6-4 0-6 0-0*

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Dreadful result for Josh he must be in a rut at the moment even if he played to 50per cent ability he really should be beating very average players like Gabb.

RJA · Hall of fame

Seeds 1, 3 and 6 all fall in the first round

-- Edited by RJA on Tuesday 12th of March 2013 06:56:22 PM

wolf · Tennis legend

L32: (8) Lucus Pouille (FRA) WR 410 beat (WC) George Coupland WR 1159 6-3 7-6(7)

wolf · Tennis legend

L32: (Q) Ashley Hewitt WR 750 beat Alex Ward WR 443 6-4 0-6 6-2

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: Liam Broady & Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 1820 defeated George Coupland & James Marsalek WR 2012 by 3 & 2

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Tuesday 12th of March 2013 07:56:11 PM

dorsetman · Social player

Poor Richard Gabb!
What on earth has he done to offend people on here?
Maybe he read this thread before the match, motivation enough I would have thought. ;)

RJA · Hall of fame

dorsetman wrote:
Poor Richard Gabb!
What on earth has he done to offend people on here?
Maybe he read this thread before the match, motivation enough I would have thought. ;)

I don't think he has offended anyone on here. Someone just asked a question and got some honest answers. From what I have seen he is a solid player but I haven't seen anything that indicates to me that he will have a decent career, by which I mean making it to the challenger tour. This isn't a personal slight, just an assesment based on what I have seen. I hope he proves me wrong because he seems like quite a nice guy.

korriban · Challenger level

Nobody's saying that Richard isnt a very good tennis player, merely that he hasnt suggested YET to those who have seen him live or by way of outstanding results, that he might be a top 200 player.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

dorsetman wrote:
Poor Richard Gabb!
What on earth has he done to offend people on here?
Maybe he read this thread before the match, motivation enough I would have thought. ;)

2 semi finals from about 40 tournaments and few top 500 scalps at 21 that's all. Nothing to do with offending anyone. Josh should have won easily had he played his A game.

RJA · Hall of fame

Jaggy1876 wrote:
Dreadful result for Josh he must be in a rut at the moment even if he played to 50per cent ability he really should be beating very average players like Gabb.

It is starting to look like Goodall's attempt to make it on the challenger tour last Autumn might have been his last shot at a breakthrough. It is obvious from his many comments that financial constraints are now a big factor in his scheduling and I don't think anyone would be surprised if he retired this year, especially if he doesn't get a Wimbledon wild card.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Feel sorry for Josh the financial issue must be affecting him. He needed good results in the home run to help challenger funds. I'd say he wouldn't have lost today and last time had the pressure been off. He also tweeted that the players had to pay for car park and gym use out of the paltry prize money. What a joke. Meanwhile uncle fat cat Roger and co are deciding what should go on the fine dining menu at Wimbledon.