Week 8 - Great Britain F5 ($10,000) - Nottingham (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 8 - Great Britain F5 ($10,000) - Nottingham (Hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Just looking at the points to defend - Dan S only has 1pt to defend in the next month, so likely to progress close or into the top 300.

Ed has 36pts to defend in the next month, so 18pts here would do very nicely.

I want Ed to win this week now.

steven · Tennis legend

Dan went a set and a break down but has just broken back in the 2nd. Another Dan is taking an interest too:

Me: "2nd seed Dan is facing a battle to retain a chance of reaching 5 singles finals in a row, 3-6 *2-4 down to Arvidsson SWE"

Evo: "@GBtennis still think @dansmethurst90 will win"

Me: "@Evo151216 @dansmethurst90 Yes, it wouldn't be his first good comeback this year either! "

Good to see the Brits believing in each other

-- Edited by steven on Thursday 20th of February 2014 01:43:42 PM

spud · Challenger qualifying

steven wrote:
Dan went a set and a break down but has just broken back in the 2nd. Another Dan is taking an interest too:

Me: "2nd seed Dan is facing a battle to retain a chance of reaching 5 singles finals in a row, 3-6 *2-4 down to Arvidsson SWE"

Evo: "@GBtennis still think @dansmethurst90 will win"

Me: "@Evo151216 @dansmethurst90 Yes, it wouldn't be his first good comeback this year either! "

Good to see the Brits believing in each other

-- Edited by steven on Thursday 20th of February 2014 01:43:42 PM

And would you believe it... from *2-4

He holds to love, breaks to 40, holds to 15, breaks to 40 to take the set 6-4

Now at 4-6 6-4 3-2*

TMH · Futures qualifying

Another good win for Luke that. Expect him to be one of the biggest risers this year.

Broady and Cluskey cruising in the doubles, but in the other semi-final Morgan and Pauffley lost the first set 2-6.

-- Edited by TMH on Thursday 20th of February 2014 02:31:45 PM

steven · Tennis legend

*4-4 in the 3rd now - looks like Arvidsson is serving very well so Dan's going to have to keep his wits about him to edge this one

... he's just held for 5-4*

... crunch game coming up

steven · Tennis legend

Arvidsson serving to stay in the match
30-15 .. 30-30 .. 30-40 match point!
2nd serve ... deuce ... then match point no. 2
2nd serve again ... deuce again
game point Arvidsson ... deuce once more
match point no. 3 ... oh my, no 2nd serve needed this time - saved with an ace!
match point no. 4

Comeback from a set and a break down complete

QF: (1) Ed Corrie WR 337 beat (7) Neil Pauffley WR 544 by 4 & 4

QF: (5) Liam Broady WR 472 lost to (4) Micke Kontinen (FIN) WR 450 (= CH) by 2 & 4

QF: Luke Bambridge WR 658 beat (3) Ashley Hewitt WR 410 by 3 & 3

QF: (2) Daniel Smethurst WR 330 beat (8) Isak Arvidsson (SWE) WR 613 (CH 554 in Jul) by 3-6 6-4 6-4

SF: (1) Ed Corrie WR 337 v (4) Micke Kontinen (FIN) WR 450 (= CH)
SF: (2) Daniel Smethurst WR 330 v Luke Bambridge WR 658

Ed's H2H v Kontinen is 0-1 - the Finn beat him 1 & 4 in Sunderland last month

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (1) Liam Broady & James Cluskey (IRL) CR 601 (443+158) defeated Andreas Mies & Matthias Wunner (GER/GER) CR 1669 (499+1170) by 6-2 7-6(4)
SF: Rémi Boutillier & Quentin Halys (FRA/FRA) CR 1595 (449+1146) defeated George Morgan & Neil Pauffley CR 1650 (687+963) by 2 & 0 cry

*****

Final: (1) Liam Broady & James Cluskey (IRL) CR 601 (443+158) vs Rémi Boutillier & Quentin Halys (FRA/FRA) CR 1595 (449+1146)

philwrig · Hall of fame

Plenty of Mancunian grit in that performance from Smethy today.

RJA · Hall of fame

Final: Rémi Boutillier & Quentin Halys (FRA/FRA) CR 1595 (449+1146) beat (1) Liam Broady & James Cluskey (IRL) CR 601 (443+158) : 6-2, 0-6 [10-8]

paulisi · Tennis legend

Dan and Ed won in straight sets to guarantee yet another GB winner this year.

steven · Tennis legend

SF: (1) Ed Corrie WR 337 beat (4) Micke Kontinen (FIN) WR 450 (= CH) by 7-6(7) 6-1

SF: (2) Daniel Smethurst WR 330 beat Luke Bambridge WR 658 by 3 & 3

FINAL: (1) Ed Corrie WR 337 v (2) Daniel Smethurst WR 330

H2H 3-1 but Dan won their most recent match in 3 sets in the Sheffield semis 3 weeks ago

indiana · Tennis legend

The GB 10K futures are carrying on from last year in so much giving to GB players. Well done, lads.

I do still really wish ( like apparently everyone here that has expressed a view ) that more balance had been introduced this year with maybe more 15Ks but particularly more challengers.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Well it looks like the better players are opting to play elsewhere for the next few events - Dan S, Ed, Marzi, Rice, etc so there are opportunities for some of the lesser names to pick up big points - Bambo, Pauffley, Broady, Milton, Broady etc - Bob will be getting excited as players could be getting closer to top 500.

Still would like Ed to win tomorrow.

RJA · Hall of fame

paulisi wrote:
Well it looks like the better players are opting to play elsewhere for the next few events - Dan S, Ed, Marzi, Rice, etc so there are opportunities for some of the lesser names to pick up big points - Bambo, Pauffley, Broady, Milton, Broady etc - Bob will be getting excited as players could be getting closer to top 500.

Still would like Ed to win tomorrow.

However Cox returns to play in Shrewsbury, Willis and Rice are playing Preston and all 3 are on the initial list for Tipton.