Week 45 - Great Britain F19 ($15,000) - Bath (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 45 - Great Britain F19 ($15,000) - Bath (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

Rosenzweig holds, so Dan serves for the match again and goes 0-40 down

steven · Tennis legend

Tricky Nicky breaks to 15 and is now 40-0 up on serve - I hope Dan hasn't injured himself or something like that

6-4 5-5*

steven · Tennis legend

As if to answer me, Dan wins the next 3 points - deuce

... and breaks so he will serve for the match for a third time 6-4 *6-5

-- Edited by steven on Thursday 6th of November 2014 02:20:23 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Dan goes 0-30 down again but comes through in the end

so 3 GB winners:

QF: (1) Dan Smethurst WR 253 beat Nicolas Rosenzweig (FRA) WR 1069 (CH 687 in 2012) by 4 & 5

QF: (5) Josh Milton WR 379 beat (Q) Adam Chadaj (POL) WR 1187 (CH 202 in 2005) by 6-4 5-1 ret.

QF: (4) Dave Rice WR 326 beat (Q) Marshall Tutu WR 2106 by 6-2 5-7 6-3

Dan and Josh will play each other and Dave will play the winner of Authom v Ehrat, which is now in a final set tiebreak

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

In the last QF, the scoreboard has stuck at 2-0 to Authom in that final set tiebreak. He has to be the favourite to win that I would have thought given his recent form.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Thursday 6th of November 2014 02:44:34 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Authom won the tiebreak 7-3

SF: (1) Dan Smethurst WR 253 v (5) Josh Milton WR 379 *
SF: (4) Dave Rice WR 326 v (2) Maxime Authom (BEL) WR 303 (CH 143 in 2013)

H2H 3-4 but Dan won their only meeting since 2012 3 & 3 in Sunderland this year

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Dave will play Authom as the ITF Drawsheet confirmed my prediction of is victory. Dare I say - "Quod Ehrat Demonstrandum". IGMC

indiana · Tennis legend

I think that Dave can get the SF win if he believes. Anyway, I think that that's a good maxime to have.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Dave will play Authom as the ITF Drawsheet confirmed my prediction of is victory. Dare I say - "Quod Ehrat Demonstrandum". IGMC

smile smile smile

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
I think that Dave can get the SF win if he believes. Anyway, I think that that's a good maxime to have.

Going to be tough though even working with that Maxime. After all the Belgian is always pretty good at this time of year. He's just not so good in Spring, Summer or Winter.

PS. We clearly have too much time on our hands Indi.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Bob in Spain wrote:
indiana wrote:
I think that Dave can get the SF win if he believes. Anyway, I think that that's a good maxime to have.
Going to be tough though even working with that Maxime. After all the Belgian is always pretty good at this time of year. He's just not so good in Spring, Summer or Winter.
PS. We clearly have too much time on our hands Indi.

Bob I like your joke, but I was in there first, of course great minds think alike or something like that, haha.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Fab effort from Smethy this week, considering his layoff.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Joe/O'Hare beat Rice/Milton. And Richard/Jonny beat Scott/Toby

So Joe and David O'Hare will play Gabb/O'Mara in the final of the doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (4) David O'Hare (IRL) & Joe Salisbury CR 1202 (497+705) defeated Josh Milton & David Rice CR 1557 (1346+211) by 7-6(0) 6-2
SF: (2) Richard Gabb & Jonny O'Mara CR 959 (434+525) defeated (3) Scott Clayton & Toby Martin CR 1411 (562+849) by 6-1 1-6 [10-7]

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Final: (4) David O'Hare (IRL) & Joe Salisbury CR 1202 (497+705) vs (2) Richard Gabb & Jonny O'Mara CR 959 (434+525)