Week 24 - Challenger (€64,000) - Nottingham 2, UK (grass)

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 24 - Challenger (€64,000) - Nottingham 2, UK (grass)

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Hes done it!!! What a match - what a fight!!

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Long rally, Josh goes long *0-1
Ace from Josh *1-1
2nd serve, Josh pushes Moriya out wide, who nets 2-1*
Josh nets a Moriya 1st serve 2-2*
Strong serve, Josh barely returns it, Moriya strong forehand, Josh goes long *2-3
Strong 1st serve, returned short by Moriya, Josh forehand winner *3-3
Strong 1st serve, Moriya nets 4-3*
Josh puts back a weak backhand, strong Moriya forehand means Josh nets 4-4*
Moriya loops a high ball back, Josh hits powerful forehand out wide, Moriya nets *5-4
2nd serve, Moriya return hits the net and trickles over *5-5
Josh serves and rushes to the net, bounces just before but his return is too quick for Moriya who nets 6-5*
Good rally, Josh defending well with single backhand, Moriya goes long! 7-5

Josh Ward Hibbert (GBR) WR 869 def. (q2) Hiroki Moriya (JPN) WR 196 3-6, 6-3, 7-6

RJA · Hall of fame

Great wins for both Cox and JWH.

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

I really enjoyed watching that, and really like JWH's style of play

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

I enjoyed that a lot too, wasnt expecting to watch it, yet alone get so in to it.

Big, powerful serves from Josh and excellent volleys plus nerveless play. He is made for the grass.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

That is a massive win. Glad his single handed backhand was useful at the death. I watched him working on that with Greg R at the La Manga training camp before Xmas. Big follow through seemed to be the key point that coach Greg was trying to get across.

And there is no doubt that JWH is a real athlete in the JWT mode.

Really happy for him.

steven · Tennis legend

Given that JWH's previous career best ranking scalp was Josh Milton, that's quite a step up! biggrin

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

I think that grass and fast hard courts will really suit his game.

RJA · Hall of fame

Bloomfield bt Burton 3 & 4
Butler bt Banasik 5 & 3
Busby lost 4 & 0
Woolley lost 5 & 5

Ratty · County player

Bob in Spain wrote:
That is a massive win. Glad his single handed backhand was useful at the death. I watched him working on that with Greg R at the La Manga training camp before Xmas. Big follow through seemed to be the key point that coach Greg was trying to get across.

And the point of the "big follow through" is .... what, exactly? Given that once you have hit the ball, your influence on its trajectory is diddley-squat.

It's rubbish, like so much of accepted tennis "wisdom". Take a look at Nadal's and Sharapova's forehands - practically all the time they use the "buggy-whip" follow-through, and not the classical follow-through, even when they're not brushing up over the ball.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Ratty wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
That is a massive win. Glad his single handed backhand was useful at the death. I watched him working on that with Greg R at the La Manga training camp before Xmas. Big follow through seemed to be the key point that coach Greg was trying to get across.
And the point of the "big follow through" is .... what, exactly? Given that once you have hit the ball, your influence on its trajectory is diddley-squat.
It's rubbish, like so much of accepted tennis "wisdom". Take a look at Nadal's and Sharapova's forehands - practically all the time they use the "buggy-whip" follow-through, and not the classical follow-through, even when they're not brushing up over the ball.

Hmmm. Now you have put me on the spot. I am thinking of taking some tennis lessons myself and I am looking for a coach. So the big question is .... Ratty or Greg Rusedski ? Tough one that. wink

Whilst not being a coach myself, I would say that if you truncate the follow through, you increase the risk of decelerating through the impact of the ball, reducing topspin and control.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Lloyd Glasspool 4-2* up on Zhyrmont in the first set.

Miriambee · Futures level

Luke Bambridge won the 2nd set vs M Daniell, 7-5.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Luke B evens the match up by taking the 2nd set 7-5 against Marcus Daniell