Week 8 - Thailand F2 ($10,000) - Nonthaburi (Hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 8 - Thailand F2 ($10,000) - Nonthaburi (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Brilliant result, Lewis. Really pleased. :)

(Must be his best scalp in a long time . . . since back at the Wimbledon qualie play-offs maybe ? )

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
L32: (4) Marcus Willis WR 389 beat Chung Hyeon (KOR) WR 541 (CH 490 in Oct; junior no. 19) by 5-7 6-3 6-4

L16: (4) Marcus Willis WR 389 v Nam Ji-Sung (KOR) WR 568 (CH 372 in Jun)

To complete the set:

L32: Lewis Burton WR 790 defeated (3) Ivo Klec (SVK) WR 388 by 4 & 3 biggrin

And a decent-looking second-round draw as his reward:

L16: (WC) Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul WR 915 (CH 889 in November 2012)

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Stircrazy wrote:

L16: (WC) Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul WR 915 (CH 889 in November 2012)

And we debate on how to pronounce Phau! biggrin

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Madeline wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:

L16: (WC) Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul WR 915 (CH 889 in November 2012)

And we debate on how to pronounce Phau!

Took me about half an hour to type that! wink

Spectator · All-time great

Bet that tennis referees' nightmares involve a Davis or Fed Cup pitting Thailand against Madagascar.

steven · Tennis legend

Great result

Something about Thailand seems to bring out the best in Lewis - his career best scalp was his win over (then-Aussie) Brydan in Phuket in 2012.

indiana · Tennis legend

This has already been explained by Gary. It's the Thai massages that do it for Lewis :)

spud · Challenger qualifying

Finally we can celebrate a decent singles result for Lewis, its been far to long!!

I had a sneaky feeling he might pull it off... with Meehan (who has a similar game) beating Klec in probably similar hot conditions in Cambodia not so long ago, as well as Lewis giving Marcus a run for his money last week and him seemingly having decent results when in Thailand.

Hopefully decent runs for both of them now and really make the trip count

spud · Challenger qualifying

Burton wins a marathon, 6-4 6-7(3) 7-6(3) - Very nice to back up his win yesterday and a close match like that can only help with confidence

Willis about to start third set, 6-4 4-6 *0-0

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

L16: (4) Marcus Willis WR 389 defeated Nam Ji-Sung (KOR) WR 568 (CH 372 in Jun) 6-4 4-6 6-2

L16: Lewis Burton WR 790 defeated (WC) Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul WR 915 (CH 889 in November 2012) 6-4 6-7(3) 7-6(3)

Massages all round . . . and then the doubles :)

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

spud wrote:
Finally we can celebrate a decent singles result for Lewis, its been far to long!!

I had a sneaky feeling he might pull it off... with Meehan (who has a similar game) beating Klec in probably similar hot conditions in Cambodia not so long ago, as well as Lewis giving Marcus a run for his money last week and him seemingly having decent results when in Thailand.

Hopefully decent runs for both of them now and really make the trip count

Very much so the boys are starting to find some form they appear to be raising their game against tough opponents and they have played their part in a week of surprise upsets marcus taking out last weeks singles title winner & Burts the no3 seed Klev

With the no2 seeds just beaten hoping this going to be best week so far in 2014 .

-- Edited by A1 tennis academy on Wednesday 19th of February 2014 11:50:53 AM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

A1 tennis academy wrote:
spud wrote:
Finally we can celebrate a decent singles result for Lewis, its been far to long!!

I had a sneaky feeling he might pull it off... with Meehan (who has a similar game) beating Klec in probably similar hot conditions in Cambodia not so long ago, as well as Lewis giving Marcus a run for his money last week and him seemingly having decent results when in Thailand.

Hopefully decent runs for both of them now and really make the trip count
Very much so the boys are starting to find some form they appear to be raising their game against tough opponents and they have played their part in a week of surprise upsets marcus taking out last weeks singles title winner & Burts the no3 seed Klev
With the no2 seeds just beaten hoping this going to be best week so far in 2014 .

-- Edited by A1 tennis academy on Wednesday 19th of February 2014 11:50:53 AM

Good to see. Can often take time to find your feet at the start of a new season. Hopefully both guys are in full flow now.

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

And an early break in the doubles and blitzIng to a 3-0 win

Must have watched the railway man last night

steven · Tennis legend

Both of last week's finalists have now been despatched by Marcus ... and Lewis into his first singles QF of the year - good stuff