Here's hoping Darren & Adham have a bit more luck after dropping down to Futures level:
R1: Adham E-Effendi (USA) & Darren Walsh CR 1365 (1017+348) vs Iván Gómez & Pascal Meis (ESP/GER) CR 2239 (881+1358)
indiana wrote:Would hope and expect them to do well at this level.
Would hope and expect them to do well at this level.
Well, they took their first step along that road this afternoon - eventually! :
R1: Adham E-Effendi (USA) & Darren Walsh CR 1365 (1017+348) defeated Iván Gómez & Pascal Meis (ESP/GER) CR 2239 (881+1358) by 6-7(5) 7-5 [10-6]
A win at long last!
With any luck, that win will have given the boys' confidence a bit of a boost & set them up nicely for their quarter-final. Unfortunately, that's where their progress could grin to a halt :
QF: (3) Den(n)is Matsukevi(t)ch (*) & Matteo Volante (RUS/ITA) CR 733 (487+246) vs Adham E-Effendi (USA) & Darren Walsh CR 1365 (1017+348)
(*) The spelling of both the Russian's Christian & his surname varies according to the source...
As I feared:
QF: (3) Denis Matsukevitch (*) & Matteo Volante (RUS/ITA) CR 733 (487+246) defeated Adham E-Effendi (USA) & Darren Walsh CR 1365 (1017+348) by 7-6(7) 6-3
Competitive first set, but Adham must still be pretty ring-rusty after his long lay-off.
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