Week 49 - Turkey F48 ($10,000) - Antalya - Kaya-Belek (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 49 - Turkey F48 ($10,000) - Antalya - Kaya-Belek (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Ed lost the first set and has been broken in the first game of the second set.

5-7 0-1*

Only winning 52% points on first serve, which puts him ahead in that department. Basic is winning 47% !

korriban · Challenger level

1-4* second set. Losing 6 of your first 9 service games in a men's match is never going to get the job done. Slightly unusual for Ed who has a solid serve, without it ever being a real weapon.

If only we could see what's actually happening!!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Final: (1) Mirza Basic (BIH) CR 266 defeated (3) Ed Corrie WR 309 by 5 & 4 cry

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Shame for Ed and shame that we're 0 out of 3 for finals this week (especially as it's all men's - in the women's it really doesn't make much difference point-wise if you lose the final or even the semi).

BUT brilliant to at least have three players in the finals !

steven · Tennis legend

korriban wrote:
1-4* second set. Losing 6 of your first 9 service games in a men's match is never going to get the job done. Slightly unusual for Ed who has a solid serve, without it ever being a real weapon.
If only we could see what's actually happening!!

Apparently it was very windy.

@johnnyparkes1: "@GBtennis extremely tough conditions out here in turkey is why. Winds up to 40mph"

DWH · Club Coach

Account from Ed's facebook confirms the conditions

Unfortunately I was second best today. Went down to Mirza Basic (BIH) ranked 267, 75 64. For the first time this week it was blowing a gale today. We both scrapped and net rushed as best we could but overall he served and returned more consistently and aggressively than I did. Staying here for one more tournament next week. Will be looking to build on some good work this week!

This is the address by the way https://www.facebook.com/edcorrie.tennis

-- Edited by DWH on Sunday 8th of December 2013 03:59:25 PM

steven · Tennis legend

The new rankings have just come out and Ed has dropped 3 places to 312 - his points total next Monday is enough for WR 297 in the 9 Dec list but another week of similar overall movements among players around 300 could mean he just misses out on a top 300 place. He could do with a decent run next week to if he wants to make absolutely sure that he ends the year with a 2 at the start of his ranking.

steven · Tennis legend

Ed's run here did turn out to be enough to get him into the top 300 - he moves up 14 to 298 in tomorrow's ranking list, which has just come out