Week 31 - Great Britain F15 ($15,000) - Nottingham (Hard)

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RE: Week 31 - Great Britain F15 ($15,000) - Nottingham (Hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
L32: (1) Dan Smethurst WR 410 v (WC) Robert Carter WR 1161
L32: Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 770 v Marcus Daniell (NZL) WR 569
L32: (WC) Toby Martin WR 994 v Nicolas Rosenzweig (FRA) WR 937
L32: (no-GB) (8) Hugo Nys (FRA) WR 519 v (Q) Bjorn Thomson (IRL) UNR

L32: (3) Neil Pauffley WR 418 v Jack Carpenter WR 714
L32: George Coupland WR 930 v (WC) Lloyd Glasspool WR 1732
L32: (Q) Jathan Malik WR 1093 v (Q) Sam Hutt WR 1996
L32: (5) Dan Cox WR 461 v Lewis Burton WR 688

L32: (6) Tom Farquharson WR 508 v Marcus Willis WR 475
L32: Luke Bambridge WR 857 v (WC) Chris Simpson UNR
L32: Andrew Fitzpatrick WR 571 v (Q) Tom Allen UNR
L32: (4) Ashley Hewitt WR 465 v (Q) Billy Harris UNR *

L32: (7) Alex Slabinsky WR 590 v (Q) Oliver Hudson WR 1605
L32: Liam Broady WR 778 v (Q) Myles Orton WR 1150
L32: Richard Gabb WR 601 v (Q) Imran Aswat WR 1400
L32: (2) Josh Milton WR 417 v Richard Bloomfield WR 675

* RJA didn't get the result of the Harris v ATB final qualifying match wrong above - or at least, it was wrong but it wasn't RJA's fault! It looks like it was one of those matches where a mistake is made on match point so the match looks like it is over on ITF livescores but it actually carries on and they can't undo the mistake during the match if it ended a set.

-- Edited by steven on Monday 29th of July 2013 06:01:35 PM

Some cracking ties - JWH v Daniell stands out as does Tom F v Marcus

Pauffley v Carpenter could be interesting as could Coupland v Glasspool, Dan v Lewis an Josh v Bloomers

Fitzy couldn't have wished for a better draw on his return.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Luke won easily,

L32: Luke Bambridge WR 857 won 6-0 6-1 (WC) Chris Simpson UNR (would like to see Luke have a good week)
L32: (1) Dan Smethurst WR 410 won 6-4 6-3 (WC) Robert Carter WR 1161 (the first set was very tough going, the second a little easier)

Josh serving for the second set, showing a bit of a turn around as predicted but still not on song with his serve.

Toby 4-2 in the second - nearly there . . .

Neil a couple of points from winning . ..

added: as per plan Neil wins and Josh takes the second set. BUT Toby gets broken which is not what the doctor ordered . . .

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 30th of July 2013 10:41:54 AM

steven · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
Tennis36 wrote:
Tom f 1/2 on to beat Willis on bet365, not sure about that
Tom should be the favourite he is way fitter than Marcus in my opinion so should win in either straight sets or in a long 3 setter whereas I think Marcus only chance is straight sets.

I thought they looked dodgy odds too but they made a bit more sense the way Jaggy put it, but it's the last option he (and I) expected that seems to be playing itself out - Tom was a set up but Marcus won the 2nd set tiebreak 7-5 and is now *4-0 up in the 3rd!

Btw Tom won 13 points in a row early in the match, which looked pretty impressive, but Marcus managed to top that by winning 17 points in a row from the end of the tiebreak through love hold/break/hold at the start of the 3rd.

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 30th of July 2013 02:16:03 PM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Luke won first set 6-0
Toby Martin a break up
Pauffley a break up
JWH lost the first set 6-2

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Toby's won the first set 6-2 - hope he can see it though. Could be a nice result.

Josh was always the underdog, IMHO, (against a very in form Marcus) but 0 aces and 6 DF is not helping his cause. He has the game to turn it around though.

Very tight between Dan S. and Carter (surprise?)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ashley a break up. Dan C. two breaks up.

Toby unfortunately lost the second 7-5,, despite leading 4-2.

Josh exchanging breaks in the third . . .

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

Tom f 1/2 on to beat Willis on bet365, not sure about that

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: Hugo Nys (FRA) & Alex Slabinsky 1316 defeated (1) Andrew Fitzpatrick & Darren Walsh CR 766 by 5 & 4 bleh

*****

QF: Hugo Nys (FRA) & Alex Slabinsky CR 1316 vs Ashley Hewitt & Dan Smethurst CR 1462
QF: (4) Liam Broady & Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 1290 vs Anvit Bendre & Ronak Manuja (IND/IND) UNR
QF: Scott Clayton & Toby Martin CR 1659 vs Billy Harris & Myles Orton UNR
QF: Jordan Angus & George Coupland UNR vs (2) Marcus Daniell (NZL) & Richard Gabb CR 760

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Wednesday 31st of July 2013 05:48:56 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Josh lost in the 3rd 6-2 4-6 6-3
Ashley beat Billy 4 & 2
Dan Cox thrashed Lewis 1 & 1

Gutted for Toby Martin, who was a set and a break up against Rosenzweig and won 2 points more than the Frenchman but ended up losing 2-6 7-5 6-3

steven · Tennis legend

Well done Fitzy, that was quite a win to pull out in the end - hope you aren't suffering for it too much tomorrow!

Every single match was won by the higher-ranked player (it must be quite unusual for this to happen on a day whena seeds gets beaten!):

L32: (1) Dan Smethurst WR 410 beat (WC) Robert Carter WR 1161 by 4 & 3
L32: Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 770 lost to Marcus Daniell (NZL) WR 569 by 6-2 4-6 6-3
L32: (WC) Toby Martin WR 994 lost to Nicolas Rosenzweig (FRA) WR 937 by 2-6 7-5 6-3
L32: (3) Neil Pauffley WR 418 beat Jack Carpenter WR 714 by 2 & 3
L32: George Coupland WR 930 beat (WC) Lloyd Glasspool WR 1732 by 7-6(3) 6-2
L32: (Q) Jathan Malik WR 1093 beat (Q) Sam Hutt WR 1996 by 7-6(1) 6-4
L32: (5) Dan Cox WR 461 beat Lewis Burton WR 688 by 1 & 1
L32: Marcus Willis WR 475 beat (6) Tom Farquharson WR 508 by 2-6 7-6(5) 6-0
L32: Luke Bambridge WR 857 beat (WC) Chris Simpson UNR by 0 & 1
L32: Andrew Fitzpatrick WR 571 beat (Q) Tom Allen UNR by 7-6(5) 1-6 7-6(3)
L32: (4) Ashley Hewitt WR 465 beat (Q) Billy Harris UNR by 4 & 2
L32: (7) Alex Slabinsky WR 590 beat (Q) Oliver Hudson WR 1605 by 3-6 6-2 6-1
L32: Liam Broady WR 778 beat (Q) Myles Orton WR 1150 by 7-6(4) 6-0
L32: Richard Gabb WR 601 beat (Q) Imran Aswat WR 1400 by 3 & 0
L32: (2) Josh Milton WR 417 beat Richard Bloomfield WR 675 by 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3

L16: (1) Dan Smethurst WR 410 v Marcus Daniell (NZL) WR 569 - H2H 0-2, both close, 2007/8
L16: (all-French match)
L16: (3) Neil Pauffley WR 418 v George Coupland WR 930 - H2H 0-1, 1 & 2, Nottingham Ch this year
L16: (5) Dan Cox WR 461 v (Q) Jathan Malik WR 1093
L16: Marcus Willis WR 475 v Luke Bambridge WR 857 - H2H 1-0, 4 & 2, Loughborough Ch 2011
L16: (4) Ashley Hewitt WR 465 v Andrew Fitzpatrick WR 571
L16: (7) Alex Slabinsky WR 590 v Liam Broady WR 778
L16: (2) Josh Milton WR 417 v Richard Gabb WR 601 - H2H 0-1, 3 sets, Edinburgh 2009

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 30th of July 2013 07:03:50 PM

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Tennis36 wrote:
Tom f 1/2 on to beat Willis on bet365, not sure about that

Tom should be the favourite he is way fitter than Marcus in my opinion so should win in either straight sets or in a long 3 setter whereas I think Marcus only chance is straight sets. Hence 1/2 maybe going on style of play fitness and their current game. Maybe still slightly generous odds though granted.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Marcus cannot put two good weeks together yet. I would have Tom slight favourite.

RJA · Hall of fame

Broady won 6 and 0
Gabb won 3 and 0

RJA · Hall of fame

Malik won 6 and 4
Slabinsky won 3-6, 6-2, 6-1

Willis 4 love up in the decider