Week 6 - Great Britain F4 ($10,000) - Wirral (Hard)

TMH · Futures qualifying

RE: Week 6 - Great Britain F4 ($10,000) - Wirral (Hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Hey Paulisi.

Get back there tomorrow. We need more reports like this one.

Thanks.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Ross not scheduled to play until tomorrow. I though he may have wanted some practice time today.

Liam has a nice all round game, but nothing that I saw was stand out. He hit a few nice passes, hit a couple of aces, but that was about it. It's difficult to judge on one appearance and the courts were slow.

Bob - unfortunately, I'm needed in the office. Should be down for the final on sat. Otherwise next planned trip will be to Preston for the boys 10K/girls 25k unless I trek to Shrewbury.

Spectator · All-time great

It was a super report; thanks, Paulisi. Good to hear that there are so many "new" people playing at a high level - and very glad to hear that Mr Bloomfield was playing well again. Sorry, though, to hear about the rule bending/breaking from Mr Bambridge; he's always come across from what people say as a good sort. Hope it was a temporary aberration.

Good luck to all tomorrow - and where one GB player has to win over another, I hope that they both have the satisfaction of having played well.

RJA · Hall of fame

paulisi wrote:
One other thing to mention from the first set was that Bambo, was calling shots out and pointing, which is against the rules. Josh told Harry to complain to the umpire. Harry did, Josh got told that he wasn't allowed to coach and Harry kept up bringing the issue and asked for a supervisor at one stage.

Lots of young players do that. It is simply a force of habit from playing junior matches without an umpire, nothing to worry about in my opinion.

indiana · Tennis legend

Tremendous report, paulisi. Thanks very much.

paulisi · Tennis legend

As RJA said, don't read too much into the "rule bending", it's from juniors and quails when there are no umpires and it is as RJA says force of habit.

Spectator · All-time great

Oh, good. As I said, the player in question has always come across as a very good sort from all that's been said ... glad that's the case, and it's a non-issue.

DWH · Club Coach

Ed is up a set on Neil but has just gone down a break in the second 6-2 0-1*

Scott served for the set got broken back but re-broke and is serving for it again at *6-5

Toby at 5-5* after being a break up earlier.

Edit: Ed got the broke back straight away, held and got a break of his own 6-2 *3-1

George broke Scott to take it to a tiebreak

Toby also in a tiebreak

-- Edited by DWH on Wednesday 5th of February 2014 11:36:45 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ed won comfortably 6-2 6-3

George scraped the TB 8-6

And Nicolas scraped his TB against Toby, also 8-6

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Wednesday 5th of February 2014 11:57:38 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

George won 7-6 6-1

Dan S is cruising, up 6-1 1-0

Nicolas served for the match but Toby broke: 5-5 in the second

Luke a break up in the first

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Looks like there are more breaks than holds in Toby's match. He is going to need another one now though as Rosenzweig is serving again for the match at *6-5

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

And on his 4th BP, Toby duly obliges and into another tiebreak we go.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Luke takes the first set 6-4

paulisi · Tennis legend

That's a bit of a suprise from George Morgan - didn't expect that.