Week 16 - Qatar F3 ($10,000) - Doha (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

Week 16 - Qatar F3 ($10,000) - Doha (Hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Oli and JWH both win their respective 1st sets.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Oli playing some excellent tennis (didn't see the first few games, which was maybe just as well, given what steven says the score was!)

I was afraid he'd be a bit lacklustre after last week, hard to get going again, and the young man would have a point to prove. But all looks good so far.

JWH winning the first set is no surprise. Now for him to concentrate and keep up the level. And, even more importantly, if he wins, to manage to keep up the level in a few matches back-to-back ., . .

steven · Tennis legend

Just checked bet365 - Oli was 1-3* down then won 5 games in a row - the 6 games in a row shown on ITF livescores was another red herring

steven · Tennis legend

Oli is about to serve for the match 6-3 *5-3

The 2nd set of the all-GB match is 2 points away from a tiebreak

steven · Tennis legend

30-0 to 30-40 break/set point Ashley on JWH's serve - saved and in the end it is tiebreak time

Oli gets 3 match points, DFs away the 1st but takes the 2nd to win 3 & 3

- he plays Roelofse (who double-bagelled a local) next

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Oli wins 3 & 3. Extremely slow pace of play, don't think they obeyed the 30 second rule once, and walked very slowly to recover 1st serves that hit the net. I know its hot, but!

In the few games that I watched, Oli was not troubles, though he did throw in a couple of doubles.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Excellent match - Oli was boss for all the bits I saw, the youngster always on the back foot. Completely wrong, Coup Droit, brilliant !

(mind you, James unfortunately went out to the lower Italian as feared and JWH - well, did he go off the boil in the second (as he quite often does)? Or did Ash play better? No way of knowing . . .)

steven · Tennis legend

I don't know who led 6-5 in the tiebreak but it went to 6-6 then Ashley had a set point at 7-6* which Josh saved. Ashley now has a set point on his own serve at *8-7, and takes it!

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (8) James Marsalek WR 617 lost to Pietro Licciardi (ITA) WR 730 (= CH) by 6-3 4-6 6-2
L32: Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 712 beat (5) Ashley Hewitt WR 407 by 6-2 6-7(7) 6-3
L32: (2) Oli Golding WR 352 beat (Q) Michael Mmoh (USA) WR 1406 (= CH; 16yo world junior no. 9) by 3 & 3

L16: Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 712 v (Q) Robin Olin (SWE) WR 1492 (CH 590 last Apr)
L16: (2) Oli Golding WR 352 v Ruan Roelofse (RSA) WR 756 (CH 357 in 2012)

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 15th of April 2014 05:19:42 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Always tough to get too excited at a Brit win, when the vanquished is also a Brit, but really pleased for JWH that he managed to complete his win over Ash, 6-3 in the 3rd.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Bob in Spain wrote:
Always tough to get too excited at a Brit win, when the vanquished is also a Brit, but really pleased for JWH that he managed to complete his win over Ash, 6-3 in the 3rd.

Especially when it's Ash and he needs the wins just as much !

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Not a great start from Ollie *0-3 down

seagull · Hall of fame

Has got it back to 4 all

seagull · Hall of fame

Took the set 7-5 and leads 3-1* in the second