Week 16 - Egypt F3 ($10,000) - Sharm El Sheikh (Clay)

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Week 16 - Egypt F3 ($10,000) - Sharm El Sheikh (Clay)

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

oh god, comon oli!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

And he is now 0-2 down in the 2nd set. Not looking good.

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

yeh he's retired

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

That's not good news.

korriban · Challenger level

Well after Oli served for the first set at *5-4, it was 6 games in a row for his opponent when Oli decided to stop (presumably).

Oli had 10 BPs, including opportunities in both sets before the Croat won his first service game to love, and then Oli retired.

I'm sure we'll get some insight on his injury on twitter in due course: nothing has been mentioned before the match. I'm also presuming that's it for the doubles too (not too fussed), and that next week might be in doubt although it would be better if he made a quick recovery.

Disappointing. Again.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Rather cryptic tweet from Oli

things can always get worse ....

Unfortnately it doesn't enlighten us on the nature or seriousness of the injury - assuming that is what it is.

Spectator · All-time great

Poor Mr Golding: he seems to be having a rough year. Hope it's nothing too serious and not too great a disappointment for him.

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity. Hopefully nothing too bad, but worrying. Oli could certainly do without a significant setback just now.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

korriban wrote:
[...] I'm also presuming that's [the withdrawal's] for the doubles too [...]

Yep. The fourth seeds have been given a walkover.

korriban · Challenger level

Oli tweeted today about getting a full week's training in this week, with an early start this morning, ahead of the Italian clay $15k next week as planned.

Sounds, therefore, like his withdrawal from his match last week and the from the follow-up week 17 Egypt Futures (this week) was nothing too serious. I presume he could have played Egypt, but given the poor results from his 3 tournaments there, training does sound like a much better option.

We are almost at the end of April, and it would have been nice to see 1 or 2 stand-out performances from 1 of the "Famous 5" [Morgan-Golding-Broady-Edmund-Bambridge] by now in 2013. Hasn't happened yet. All ready to be on the sidelines cheering.