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L32 : (4) Jack Carpenter WR 669 v Aleksandre Metrevalli (GEO) WR 1087 (CH 917 : Oct 2012)

Only 1 player in the top 600 in the field this week and he is ranked 591.



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I'm pretty sure Jack's opponent is the grandson of Alex Metreveli who was the runner-up at Wimbledon 40 years ago.

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steven wrote:

I'm pretty sure Jack's opponent is the grandson of Alex Metreveli who was the runner-up at Wimbledon 40 years ago.

 

wow, the things you know . . .



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Not the best of starts. Jack lost the first set 6-3.

Currently 4-3* up in the second.

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That's more like it. Jack gets his first break of the match to take the second set 6-4. Prior to the last game of that set he hadn't even had a break point.

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The third set has gone badly, badly wrong. Jack trails *0-4

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And Jack loses the final set 6-1, failing to hold serve once.

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Sorry about Jack's result but my day has just been made by seeing that the match about to come features a guy called Tuna Altuna

TUNA ALTUNA - I kid you not . . .

(sorry if everyone knows him but that's just brilliant . . . )

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Tuna Altuna is a player how is well known to this forum, at least by name. He is responsible for some very bad jokes.

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Disappointed by Jack's result but in all honesty, not too surprised. Jack is a lot more comfortable on the clay and I think this is his first Futures tournament on Hard Court this year. Having said that, given the weak draw, I was hoping for a decent run - but not to be.

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Bob in Spain wrote:

Disappointed by Jack's result but in all honesty, not too surprised. Jack is a lot more comfortable on the clay and I think this is his first Futures tournament on Hard Court this year. Having said that, given the weak draw, I was hoping for a decent run - but not to be.

Before this week he has played 8 tournaments on hard courts this year reaching one final and 3 quarter finals. I would guess the problem was more likely to him being a bit rusty after a few weeks off.



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RJA wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:

Disappointed by Jack's result but in all honesty, not too surprised. Jack is a lot more comfortable on the clay and I think this is his first Futures tournament on Hard Court this year. Having said that, given the weak draw, I was hoping for a decent run - but not to be.

Before this week he has played 8 tournaments on hard courts this year reaching one final and 3 quarter finals. I would guess the problem was more likely to him being a bit rusty after a few weeks off.

I really must do my homework before posting no

My excuse is that it is very early on Monday morning here and I am not awake yet. I  really thought he has stuck to clay so far this year.



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Jack crashed out of the doubles, too:

R1:  Rudy Coco & Laurent Malouli (FRA/FRA) CR 2030 defeated (4) Jack Carpenter & Robert Coman (ROU) CR 2493 by 3 & 4

Going by yesterday's rankings, the Frogs should have been the seeded pair anyway! hmm

R1:  Tinotenda Chanakira & Ricky Ventura (ZIM/ESP) UNR defeated Ren Nakamura (JPN) & Rafael Peters (new name on me) UNR by 0 & 5



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Bob in Spain wrote:
 

My excuse is that it is very early on Monday morning here and I am not awake yet.

Going to be hobnobbing with His Holiness, then, Bob? wink 



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Stircrazy wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
 

My excuse is that it is very early on Monday morning here and I am not awake yet.

Going to be hobnobbing with His Holiness, then, Bob? wink 

Not if I can help it wink



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