Week 43 - Great Britain F22 ($10,000) - Tipton (Hard)

Salmon · Tennis legend

RE: Week 43 - Great Britain F22 ($10,000) - Tipton (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Madeline wrote:
Thanks, A1. This type of input is much appreciated!

yes, I was going to say the same - it's always really interesting to have someone actually at the tournament and with direct contact with the players and to hear how they are playing, how thing's are going etc. etc.

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

I think that rob carter is currently batting above his Current world ranking and Could defeat win his higher ranked opponent , also expect Marcus & Lewis to win their R32 matches .

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

scottie1 wrote:
Is Graeme Dyce trying to make full time comeback on the tour?

No idea but you're our 'scottie' person - he's up your neck of the woods !

I believe that he got his MSc in Sports Management from Stirling (quite a few players up there) so maybe now he's graduated it is part of his plan.

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Thanks I love to meet the players many of Brits are familiar with my presence so happy to talk . I can also report thst last weeks Loughborough futures winner L Grigelis was looking every bit a champion

No2 seed Grigelis looked every bit a recent title winner while training adjacent to our GB no2 Dan Evans who looked tanned , fit , confident and said he was looking forward to his Asian tour where with decent draws I am confident he can do well .

Grigelis was hitting extremely well with training partner no8 seed Sam Barry from the Irish republic they both looked confident and i expect Sam to reach at least the 1/4 final & the Lithuanian Davis cup player to reach his 2nd consecutive final .

After training on the decent Tipton courts ( lighting better than loughborough ) I drove no1 seed Marcus & doubs partner Lewis burton to a spa to swim & relax .

I am going to spend 2 days to support my players i feel that if both can win tomorrow they can relax and enjoy a rewarding week . I decided to stay an extra day because both have potentially tricky early matches .

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Coup Droit wrote:
scottie1 wrote:
Is Graeme Dyce trying to make full time comeback on the tour?
No idea but you're our 'scottie' person - he's up your neck of the woods !
I believe that he got his MSc in Sports Management from Stirling (quite a few players up there) so maybe now he's graduated it is part of his plan.

I know a talented coach Euan Mcginn head of coaching at Stirling UNi from the days when i was managing North of scotland star Jason barnett so i am keen to speak to graham , and Bruce Strachan also of north of Scotland who has a tough r32 match but I am sure on a high after gaining his first ATP points last week

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

A1 tennis academy wrote:
I am going to spend 2 days to support my players i feel that if both can win tomorrow they can relax and enjoy a rewarding week . I decided to stay an extra day because both have potentially tricky early matches .

Good luck to your guys this week, Gary.

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Bob in Spain wrote:
A1 tennis academy wrote:
I am going to spend 2 days to support my players i feel that if both can win tomorrow they can relax and enjoy a rewarding week . I decided to stay an extra day because both have potentially tricky early matches .
Good luck to your guys this week, Gary.

Thanks bob Appreciated

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

huntley93 wrote:
nice to see george morgan back in action

George morgan or myles orton could face Marcus Willis in R16 and are both potentially dangerous opponents .

Doubles :

I would like to see George playing more and it's interesting that he has paired with A1 Pharmaceuticals no2 Neil Pauffley in the doubles let's hope the All GB pairing can progress to the 1/4 final

Marcus Willis ( bomb ) & Lewis Burton ( burts ) are likely to face Rob carter & Oliver Hudson in the doubles QF

The all GB pair with the toughest R1 doubs match is probably kivanda/stoute v no3 seeds Griekspoor bros of the Netherlands but the Dutchman could face tougher competition by 1 of 2 stronger All GB pairs in the 1/4 finals

My doubs final prediction is Griekspoor bros v Willis /burton Or Morgan/Pauffley final

steven · Tennis legend

(I don't want to tempt fate but ...) it's good to see people getting along and being constructive and helpful on here again

Marcus and Lewis could meet in the QFs, of course. If there's any hope of a British winner this week, it's probably going to come from that quarter of the draw - in fact, it's quite hard to see any Brit other than a (hopefully back-in-form) Marcus giving Grigelis a decent run for his money here, though I'd love to be proved wrong and have an all-GB Final!

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Let's hope we have a good week with some of our GB youngsters picking up

Points , there are some Mouthwatering matches that i look forward to reporting on tomorrow

Salmon · Tennis legend

No Bloomers...

Good start for Aurelius, but he has to get to the final this week to earn anything serious (praise or points ).

-- Edited by Salmon on Tuesday 22nd of October 2013 02:00:08 PM

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Rob carter 2-2 v Roy with serve

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Everything up and going in Tipton.

Mathieu Roy has had a pretty skinny run recently, barely a match won, so hopefully Rob can pull off an upset.

Like A1, I'm looking forward to seeing what some on the youngsters/less know players manage - there's some attractive draws out there and sometimes it only takes one or two good victories for a player to 'click' and things take off.

Tennisnow · Lower Club Player

Updates:

L32: (7) Tom Farquharson WR 483 v James Marsalek WR 642
6-3 0-0*
L32: (6) Neil Pauffley WR 450 v Kevin Griekspoor (NED) WR 668
5-4*
(non-GB): N Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) WR 771 v (Q) Jesper Brunstrom (SWE) WR 1660
4-5*
L32: Rob Carter WR 871 v Mathieu Roy (FRA) WR 790
6-3 *0-1