Week 45 - Challenger ($50,000) - Knoxville, TN, USA (Hard)

TMH · Futures qualifying

RE: Week 45 - Challenger ($50,000) - Knoxville, TN, USA (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

1/1 bps saved by Sam so far in this set, 2/2 by Ed, so still very close. Crunch time now though - 6-4 5-7 *5-6

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 4th of November 2014 10:53:29 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Tiebreak

steven · Tennis legend

Ed got broken just before the changeover - *2-4

steven · Tennis legend

3 MPs Groth, Ed saves 2 on his serve but Groth now has one on his own

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Obviously confuse Don't get on here too often !

one comment was Marcus does not look like a tennis player and another that today's opponent be too quick well he was'nt quick enough to stop 22 ace side winder missiles today ! Lol

steven · Tennis legend

A great effort but it's not to be

L32: Ed Corrie WR 215 lost to (3) Sam Groth (AUS) WR 81 (= CH) by 4-6 7-5 7-6(5)

all_rounder · Junior player

Didn't deserve to lose that match! Good performance though against a top 100 player.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Gutted for Ed - matched or outplayed Groth for long periods.

philwrig · Hall of fame

You have to feel for Ed, don't you. In the form of his life, having won all those futures matches, his earlier foray into challenger tennis failed, but now having raised his level, he gets 2 shocking draws, when one could argue he'd have beaten at least half the field, he loses from a set and break up against Duckworth the eventual winner last week, and then loses against a top 100 player in a nip and tuck match.

I hope these results don't drain his confidence, because he should be comfortably capable of getting into the top 200 next year and securing his WC wimby spot.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

A1 tennis academy wrote:
Obviously Don't get on here too often !
one comment was Marcus does not look like a tennis player and another that today's opponent be too quick well he was'nt quick enough to stop 22 ace side winder missiles today ! Lol

I think you misread the comment. Spud said that Giron was a very good player but fingers crossed that the Marcus, playing on a quick court, would be too much for Giron. Which it proved to be.

As to doubters, well I 'doubt' that Marcus will be a top 5 player. Doesn't make me a 'doubter'. You seem rather to go looking for anti-Marcus comments. And. basically, there aren't any. Everyone has been making very positive comments. And those who have mentioned the slight negatives are perfectly within their rights, as it's been done in light of the positives.

I thought, and still think, that Marcus' returns are a touch dodgy. He seems a little slow. Often chips when most top players would be better positioned and able to hit the ball properly. But as said before, that's just a comment like saying he has a great serve and and some nice court craft.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Gutted for Ed - matched or outplayed Groth for long periods.

Absolutely cry

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Gutted for Ed

You are not alone cry

What a magnificent effort.

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Jolly green giant

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QR1: (q1) Lewis Burton & Marcus Willis CR 451 (221+230) defeated (qWC) Erik Elliott & Greg Ouellette (USA/USA) CR 1515 (522+993) by 4 & 3
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FQR: (q1) Lewis Burton & Marcus Willis CR 451 (221+230) vs Taro Daniel & Dimitar Kutrovsky (JPN/BUL) CR 1590 (1209+381)

First set to Marcus and Lewis - 6-3 smile