Week 4 - Great Britain F2 ($10,000) - Sunderland (Hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Week 4 - Great Britain F2 ($10,000) - Sunderland (Hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Dan Smethurst has taken the first set 6-1

Dan Cox's game seems to be stuck at 2-0

spud · Challenger qualifying

Come on Dan Smethurst! 6-1 2-2* Recovers a break in the 2nd

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (7) Dan Smethurst WR 403 defeated (3) Yannick Mertens (BEL) WR 293 by 6-1 7-6(3) biggrin

plankton · Social player

Smethy's on fire!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

We don't know what happened in the other match but either way, we have an ALL GB final. smile

Congrats to Dan S.

Spectator · All-time great

Great result. Again. Really terrific start to the year.

TMH · Futures qualifying

Yep, very impressive start to the season from Dan in two pretty stacked Futures.

steven · Tennis legend

SF: (5) Dave Rice WR 321 beat (1) Dan Cox WR 249 by 4 & 4

SF: (7) Dan Smethurst WR 403 beat (3) Yannick Mertens (BEL) WR 293 (CH 195 in 2012) by 6-1 7-6(3)

FINAL: (5) Dave Rice WR 321 v (7) Dan Smethurst WR 403

ITF H2H 1-0 - 2 & 4, Glasgow R1 a year ago

LouieG · County player

Will this take Ricey to a new career high?

steven · Tennis legend

LouieG wrote:
Will this take Ricey to a new career high?

Yes and if he wins tomorrow, he should break into the top 300 (rough estimates - WR 291 if he wins, WR 304 if he loses - 6 points due off in Feb)

Dan is getting closer to his career high of 331 (rough estimates - WR 341 if he wins, WR 358 if he loses - 16 points due off in Feb)

scottie1 · Futures level

steven wrote:
LouieG wrote:
Will this take Ricey to a new career high?
Yes and if he wins tomorrow, he should break into the top 300 (rough estimates - WR 291 if he wins, WR 304 if he loses - 6 points due off in Feb)
Dan is getting closer to his career high of 331 (rough estimates - WR 341 if he wins, WR 358 if he loses - 16 points due off in Feb)

I think Rice seriously under ranked as a singles player could make top 200 if he keeps this up possible WC for Wimbledon!

Shhh · Challenger level

Coup Droit wrote:
Shhh wrote:
spud wrote:
Mertens always seems to do well in the British futures, would be such a shame for him to go on and win it. Hopefully Smethurst can keep up his recent form and take him
I agree, I seem to think he's going to beat David Rice in the final.....I say this because I am always wrong and hoping to make it so by putting it in print.
Excellent tactic

I expect no thanks but this all Brit final is obviously down to me

-- Edited by Shhh on Friday 24th of January 2014 02:03:33 PM

-- Edited by Shhh on Friday 24th of January 2014 02:03:58 PM

Spectator · All-time great

Really good to see talented group of 1989/90s (Cox, Smethurst, Rice all being of that group) making steady progress up the rankings.

-- Edited by Spectator on Friday 24th of January 2014 02:06:21 PM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Thnaks Shhh - looking at entry lists for Sheffied and Wirral, we should have all GB finals for the next two weeks.