Week 27 - Great Britain F12 ($15,000) - Manchester (grass)

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Week 27 - Great Britain F12 ($15,000) - Manchester (grass)

steven · Tennis legend

As well as taking him into his first Futures singles final, George's win today should see him break into the top 700 for the first time with room to spare (probably in the 660s)

Doonan · Intermediate Club Player

Now 1 set all and Josh a break up in the 3rd

steven · Tennis legend

Josh came back from the almost dead for the second time today (not quite so almost dead as against Oli, admittedly!) to make the Final!

All today's results:

QF: (1) Dave Rice WR 316 beat (Q) Keelan Oakley WR 1321 by 3 & 1

QF: (8) Josh Milton WR 570 beat (3) Oli Golding WR 359 1-6 6-4 7-5

QF: (4) Brydan Klein WR 460 beat (WC) Joe Salisbury WR 1623 by 4 & 3

QF: George Coupland WR 810 beat (2) Ed Corrie WR 355 by 4 & 1

SF: (8) Josh Milton WR 570 beat (1) Dave Rice WR 316 by 3-6 7-5 6-4

SF: George Coupland WR 810 beat (4) Brydan Klein WR 460 by 5-7 6-4 6-4

FINAL: (8) Josh Milton WR 570 v George Coupland WR 810

H2H 2-0, both in US Challengers last year - Josh won 3 & 4 in Champaign and 2-6 6-1 6-1 in Charlottesville

paulisi · Tennis legend

Final starts at 12 and is showing as being played indoors.

If there is viewing, I will go.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

A win for Josh would see him back in the Top 500 wink

indiana · Tennis legend

Ah, but playing the longer "20 in the top 500" game, a title for George might be useful :)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Forecast is good for tomorrow, so should be outdoors assuming the courts were well covered. The Northwest has had about 10 hours of permanent rain.

Nice to see some of the lesser ranked(500-900) players starting to push on now.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Ah, but playing the longer "20 in the top 500" game, a title for George might be useful :)

Totally agree. Will be happy either way. One or two others lower down are beginning to show a bit of form as well. Just a pity that Cam Norrie is (a) injured and (b) off to college or he would be a cert for the Top 500 by the end of the year IMHO. Of course going off to college may be the best thing for him in the long term.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Saturday 5th of July 2014 11:35:37 AM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Under way and currently George leading by a break at *3-2

More breaks than holds so far though so can't read too much into this.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Josh storms back from *2-4 down to win the 1st set 6-4. He seems to like winning games in "batches" this week.

And just to confirm the "topsy-turvy" nature of the match, George then breaks in the 1st game of the 2nd set. 11 games so far and 6 breaks of serve.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Saturday 5th of July 2014 11:55:22 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

George has had at least a couple of Match Points in the third set but Josh won't go away. . .

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

We are rapidly approaching squeaky culo time. Josh has saved at least 2 MPs although live scores hasn't been that reliable.

Scores so far (Josh first) 6-4 1-6 *5-6

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Saturday 5th of July 2014 01:07:06 PM

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

Congrats to Josh on taking the title! 7-3 in a 3rd set TB.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

FINAL: (8) Josh Milton WR 570 beat George Coupland WR 810 6-4 1-6 7-6(3)

But in reality, congratulations are due to BOTH players who have had fantastic weeks.