Week 30 - Ireland F1 ($15,000) - Dublin (Carpet)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 30 - Ireland F1 ($15,000) - Dublin (Carpet)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: Tom Allen & Adam Thornton-Brown CR 2968 "defeated" (3) Daniel Glancy & Barry King (IRL/IRL) CR 1849 by a walkover

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QF: Aaron Banasik & Sam Hutt UNR vs Tom Allen & Adam Thornton-Brown CR 2968

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: (1) Sam Barry & Albano Olivetti (IRL/FRA) CR 768 defeated Jathan Malik & Jack Oswald UNR by 4 & 2

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QF: (4) Harry Meehan & Stefan Sterland-Markovich CR 1874 vs John Morrissey & Colin O'Brien (IRL/IRL) UNR
QF: Aaron Banasik & Sam Hutt UNR vs Tom Allen & Adam Thornton-Brown CR 2968
QF: William Boe-Wiegaard & Luca Serena (USA/ITA) UNR vs (2) Marcus Daniell (NZL) & Richard Gabb CR 900

paulisi · Tennis legend

Play is underway in Ireland and the good news is that Richard Gabb is serving for the first set at 5-4, but has just been broken back(now 5-5) and Tom F has taken the first set 6-0

-- Edited by paulisi on Wednesday 24th of July 2013 11:57:46 AM

-- Edited by paulisi on Wednesday 24th of July 2013 11:58:15 AM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Gabb breaks again and then holds serve to take the first set 7-5

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Not looking so good in the 2nd though.

Tom has just lost the 2nd 6-4 But let's be honest - it wouldn't be TOM if it didn't go to a 3rd set breaker

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

And Richard has just saved multiple BPs to stay at 4-4 in the 2nd

paulisi · Tennis legend

Gabb win 7-5 7-6

Tom F 4-2 up final set

Guranteed 3 out of 4 in bottom half of draw (if Tom F wins) with Alex Jhun the chance to make it 4 from 4

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

And Tom goes on to win 6-2 in the 3rd. Quite straight forwards by his standards.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Tom F won 6-2 final set

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

If I am not mistaken, that win should seal Tom's entry into the Top 500.

Ever closer to the 20 player mark - as long as his entry doesn't push Oli out (temporarily) as seems likely.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Tom has nothing to defend for a while so should remain in top 500. Oli will only need a couple more points to get back in.

Richard Gabb could be the next to attack the top 500 with a few good weeks - he has been very consistent of late.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Tom has nothing to defend for a while so should remain in top 500. Oli will only need a couple more points to get back in.

Richard Gabb could be the next to attack the top 500 with a few good weeks - he has been very consistent of late.

Agreed. And also Fitzy, if he can get himself fit and healthy. Let's hope so.

RJA · Hall of fame

Hutt took the first set against Cox 7-6(4)

Malik lost the first set 6-4, now 3-2* up in the second

paulisi · Tennis legend

Jathan Malik won the second set tie break 11-9, Dan about to bagel Sam in second set.