Week 29 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - Granby, Canada (Hard)

scottie1 · Futures level

RE: Week 29 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - Granby, Canada (Hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Richard Gabb WR 484 vs James McGee (IRL) WR 215 (CH = 206 in May)

The WR 215 should be a pushover for Rich after he dumped out the WR 84....

TMH · Futures qualifying

Wow!

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Wow what a result

Spectator · All-time great

Very kind and considerate of Mr Gabb. He knows how much it means to BiS to hit his target for men in the top 500, and wanted to reassure him that this player at least wouldn't be one to worry about. (I think he's defended everything between now and September at one go ... very impressive). Well done.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Remarkable result. Kudos to Richard.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:
Very kind and considerate of Mr Gabb. He knows how much it means to BiS to hit his target for men in the top 500, and wanted to reassure him that this player at least wouldn't be one to worry about. (I think he's defended everything between now and September at one go ... very impressive). Well done.

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indiana · Tennis legend

Wow !

Presuming it was a big CH win for Richard, I went to check Helen Parish's table for his existing best. This shows his CH win as WR 84. Yes, already updated !

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I used to be a fan of James McGee (not easy trying to make a go of it as an Irish tennis player . . .) until I saw his match against Bedene at Wimbly qualies.

James, in frustration, hit his racket into the court SO hard that it kicked out quite a big divot and the match had to be held up while they got the Umpire guy to come to try and repair the court - and it wasn't at the back of the court or the sides but right on the main playing surface of the actual court.

I understand players get frustrated and don;t really care about bad language or balls being sent flying out of court - but you can't just whack holes and ruin a court.

So, Richard, you've got my full support !

steven · Tennis legend

Could hardly believe this when I checked my phone last night

I certainly can't remember Richard beating a top 100 / ex-top 50 player before! (I'm not even sure he had beaten a top 200 player before, but Helen got in too quick for me to find out without trawling back through his previous results)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Richard is first on tonight.

airsmashers · County player

Richard a break down 3-4*

-- Edited by airsmashers on Friday 18th of July 2014 04:44:01 PM

johnnylad · Tennis legend

3-6 3-4 on serve in second

airsmashers · County player

Lost the 1st set 6-3 and was a break up in the 2nd but now back on serve.

3-6 *3-4

airsmashers · County player

Richard DF on match point to give McGee the win 6-3 6-4

Such a shame to end it that way but what a week.