Week 3 - Great Britain F1 ($10,000) - Glasgow (Hard)

spud · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 3 - Great Britain F1 ($10,000) - Glasgow (Hard)

TMH · Futures qualifying

Both have had a couple of convincing wins in their openers, could be an interesting one. I think Hewitt will edge it in two close sets.

paulisi · Tennis legend

I anticipate Ed, Dan and George to get through.

Dan if he is playing anywhere near his best should win. Ed is probably too consistent for Ashley and I think George pull off another surprise. George is definitely capable of a big jump up the rankings.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, both Ivanov and Authom had a MAJOR struggle to win their first matches and both had pretty tight scores in the second too so there's a good chance for the Dan and George (although both of them had very close first matches too). Does this just show that it's all very tight, especially at the start of the year?

paulisi · Tennis legend

Rice and Thornley edge an MTB against Meehan and Carter 16-14

indiana · Tennis legend

I kind of recalled Ashley having some success on the presumably very similar fast courts of Glasgow in the past.

I have just checked up and it seems what I was thinking off was him being runner up in a 15K in October 2012.

Spectator · All-time great

Some nice results there. Just out of interest, has anyone noticed the very odd German tournament this week? It includes Michael Lammer, Evgeny Korolev, Karol Beck, Bastian Knittel, Gilles Muller, and Vladimir Ignatik among others. I know they're not at the height of their powers (and a few have already lost), but I can't recall seeing a Futures tournament that involved so many former ATP or Challenger Tour players.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (1) David Rice & Sean Thornley CR 419 (210+209) defeated Rob Carter & Harry Meehan CR 2551 (1769+782) by 4-6 6-1 [16-14] disbelief
QF: James Marsalek & Myles Orton CR 1822 (769+1822) defeated (4) Kevin Griekspoor & Scott Griekspoor (NED/NED) CR 1231 (611+620) by 7-(4) 6-4 biggrin
QF: (3) Vladimir Ivanov & Micke Kontinen (EST/FIN) CR 1108 (552+556) defeated Joe Gill & Bruce Strachan CR 2850 (1425+1425) by 7-6(6)7-5 - a spirited performance by the young Brits by the looks of it
QF: (2) Ed Corrie & Dan Smethurst CR 701 (403+298) "defeated" Tom Farquharson & Josh Ward-Hibbert CR 2087 (1769+318) by a walkover - hope there's no serious injury involved there

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SF: (1) David Rice & Sean Thornley CR 419 (210+209) vs James Marsalek & Myles Orton CR 1822 (769+1822)
SF: (3) Vladimir Ivanov & Micke Kontinen (EST/FIN) CR 1108 (552+556) vs (2) Ed Corrie & Dan Smethurst CR 701 (403+298)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

George was a break up but now back to 4-4

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

george C unfortunately loses the first set TB 7-2

Ed 5-2* up against Ash

Dan S just started

spud · Challenger qualifying

Coupland 6-7(2) 0-1*

Corrie 5-2*

Smethurst 1-0*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

George C lost 7-6(2) 6-2

Ed has beaten Ash 6-3 6-3

Dan S is into a 1st set TB where he is 4-1* up

Edit

Dan takes the TB 7-1

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Thursday 16th of January 2014 02:44:55 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Dan S is into a 1st set TB where he is 4-1* up

Took it by 7-1. wink

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (6) Dan Smethurst WR 403 defeated (2) Maxime Authom (BEL) WR 271 by 7-6(1) 6-4 biggrin

*****

SF: Vladimir Ivanov (EST) WR 584 vs (6) Dan Smethurst WR 403

spud · Challenger qualifying

Very good win but expecting a good year from Dan. Should make the final now fingers crossed