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

Spectator · All-time great

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

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Anybody know why Sean never entered the singles this week? Dave can at least concentrate on a good chance of some points this week.

RJA · Hall of fame

Spectator wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Shock! Horror!
R1: Ashley Hewitt & George Morgan WR 1853 defeated (1) David Rice & Sean Thornley WR 452 by 7-6(4) 6-1

So the earthquakes weren't only happening at Indian Wells ....

Glad for Mr Morgan and Mr Hewitt, and the remarkably successful Messrs Rice and Thornley could probably use a rest. Going to the end of tournaments week after week must be exhausting.

Given that most doubles matches last 90 mins at most I doubt that fatigue is a problem.

korriban · Challenger level

Completely agree on Ed. But I'm sure he will give it a go at CH level too.....and I'd give him a real chance of a QF or 2, especially if he is selective on tournaments......Siberia, remote Japanese island, exotic Polynesian resort, Australia, that type of thing.

As I write, Richard Gabb has come through nicely in 3 against a top 500 player, backing up yesterday very well. Perhaps he's worked on the offensive side of his game compared to last year....better signs for sure.

Shame about Liam, already a break down in set 2. Broken 4 times out of 5 so far. Even as a junior, his serve was always a relative weakness.....not much power, prone to DFs and generally not the weapon a nice lefty swinging serve can be. He's admitted this himself and is said to have been working very hard on it, but looks like today it may not be firing.

-- Edited by korriban on Wednesday 13th of March 2013 01:55:44 PM

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

Gutted today is the one day there is no possibility of me getting down, oop choc full of Brits! Hope there are still plenty left by tomorrow.

korriban · Challenger level

Ed Corrie patented slow start very much in evidence. Loses first 5 points, but now *4-3 up first set, so normal service resumed.

Richard Gabb also an early break up. Could this week be his first real tournament break-through.....reaching a final or winning?

SMC1809 · All-time great

The trouble is, Gabb would need to beat Corrie in the QF.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Gabb currently involved in a mammoth game. Hewitt was 0-3 but now serving for the set.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Gabb needs to get past Folie yet - he's a break down second set.

Ed's serving for the match and Ashley is serving for the first set.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Corrie wins 6-4 6-4

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

korriban wrote:
Ed Corrie patented slow start very much in evidence. Loses first 5 points, but now *4-3 up first set, so normal service resumed.
Richard Gabb also an early break up. Could this week be his first real tournament break-through.....reaching a final or winning?

Think we should learn to walk before we run on that one. Ed on the other hand very impressive didn't even face a break point. On this form the LTA should be sitting up taking note. Wild card for wimby?

scottie1 · Futures level

is ashleys serve really good today?

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

liam struggling today, 2-5* down against tom

indiana · Tennis legend

Really impressive consistency from Ed Corrie, week after week.

Most certainly should be a qualifying WC for Wimbledon, I'm taking that as almost read.

But for me, not a main draw WC as yet. Even ignoring the top 250 thing, he really needs to have stepped up to challenger level and to some extent be delivering there before I would say possible MD WC.

RJA · Hall of fame

Liam is all over the place. Unforced errors galore