RJA wrote:

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korriban wrote:

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Bob in Spain wrote:

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Likely to be a difficult semi though. Probable opponent will be Marcel Ilhan, top seed and WC with a ranking of 180 (CH 87 in 2011)

Sounds like a bit of a ringer to me.

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Just what I was thinking. Probably spending a week or 2 with his family at one of the beach resorts in Antalya anyway.....last minute WC.

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This is the 7th Turkish futures event Ilhan has played this year.

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 Or maybe he's the Turkish equivalent of Dan Evans of old......loves his country, doesn't want to leave

The only surprise about Ilhan's QF was that it took him 3 sets to win it!

SF: (4) Richard Gabb WR 549 v (1/WC) Marsel Ilhan (TUR) WR 180 (CH 87 in 2011)

Ilhan has now won 23 matches in a row in Turkish Futures but only won a single game against Kavcic in USO qualifying last week.

Early days but Mr. Gabb seems to be giving Mr. Ilhan a run for his money at least . . . 4-3*

and, oh flip, while writing that, the man from Turkey broke . . . 5*-3 . . .

Coup Droit wrote:

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Early days but Mr. Gabb seems to be giving Mr. Ilhan a run for his money at least . . . 4-3*

and, oh flip, while writing that, the man from Turkey broke . . . 5*-3 . . .

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Richard was actually a double break up at *3-0, so it got away from him from that point.

Glad to see he's steadied the ship at 2-2 in set 2.

And, as if to prove a point :

SF: (4) Richard Gabb WR 549 lost to (1/WC) Marsel Ilhan (TUR) WR 180 (CH 87 in 2011) 6-4 6-4