Week 40 - Kuwait F3 ($10,000) - Meshref (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 40 - Kuwait F3 ($10,000) - Meshref (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Apparently, Lewis has retired. Do hope he's OK. Let us know A1 if you get a chance:

QF: (1) Tak Khunn Wang (FRA) WR 333 def. (6) Lewis Burton WR 694 6-0 3-0 reitred

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

marcus' score has frozen for the last five minutes, at MP (40-15 up at 6-1 5-0 up).

My guess is he's won but the umpire's forgotten to push the last button on his little machine (it happened last week somewhere else too and is easily done).

In the other QFs, Klec and Weissborn have won easily (although there was another retirement in Weissborn's match)

plankton · Social player

Willis wins 6-1 6-0 pleased with his curling apparently

plankton · Social player

GB No8 after next week?

indiana · Tennis legend

Well done again to Marcus.

Re his doubles, I believe he is most certainly not "GB's most talented doubles player". Yes, he is on the rise and one can argue where he places in the line of doubles specialists currently ranked well ahead of him. But ahead of Andy Murray ? Well, no !

Admirable enthusiasm maybe sometimes needs to meet reality.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

plankton wrote:
GB No8 after next week?

I think so. Unless Dave (or anyone else) is playing Challengers that week i.e. with the potential to score points that count in the same week.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Ah, you beat me to the draw, Steven - again! For the record, Weissborn has his own web site & styles himself "Sam". A wise decision, methinks!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Congrats again to Marcus, and hoping that Lewis's decision was nothing more than "tactical" to reserve some energy for the doubles.

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

indiana wrote:
Well done again to Marcus.

Re his doubles, I believe he is most certainly not "GB's most talented doubles player". Yes, he is on the rise and one can argue where he places in the line of doubles specialists currently ranked well ahead of him. But ahead of Andy Murray ? Well, no !

Admirable enthusiasm maybe sometimes needs to meet reality.

I don't think you understand. This is a guy with the potential to win Grand Slams in doubles - I think Gary is likely to know, he's funding Marcus.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

A1 tennis academy wrote:
Agree with stupid but will keep banging away until I get through not your fault you are as thick as 2 planks

A1, kindly refrain from aiming such unpleasant - & unwarranted - personal insults at other members of this board or you'll quickly find yourself banned from using it. Oh, & cut out the verbal diarrhoea while you're at it! furious

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Thursday 3rd of October 2013 07:12:38 PM

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Jeff Stelling wrote:
indiana wrote:
Well done again to Marcus.

Re his doubles, I believe he is most certainly not "GB's most talented doubles player". Yes, he is on the rise and one can argue where he places in the line of doubles specialists currently ranked well ahead of him. But ahead of Andy Murray ? Well, no !

Admirable enthusiasm maybe sometimes needs to meet reality.
I don't think you understand. This is a guy with the potential to win Grand Slams in doubles - I think Gary is likely to know, he's funding Marcus.

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

yes I did say potential

Colin Fleming 22 - 4 doubles titles

Marcus Willis 22 - 11 doubles titles & 2 singles

Yea 28 year Marcus & Andy Murray be nice !

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Let me tell you if Marcus did not have the talent why would I be wasting my time !

If you know anything about me in business you would know that I believe in investing in young people with the right talent not wasting money . After Murray the 2 most talented players in GB or Dan Evans & Marcus Willis Period .

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Spent my life proving doubters wrong !

He was World no15 ITF with hands at the net that top 50 singles players dream about