Week 11 - Great Britain F4 ($15,000) - Wirral (hard)

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 11 - Great Britain F4 ($15,000) - Wirral (hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Think that Marcus has three set points, in fact, - pretty sure I saw it at 6-3 in the TB to him.

Shame, a third set would have been nice.

steven · Tennis legend

He might well have had - I didn't see what happened before he led 6-5 in the tiebreak.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Happy to see the Bomb extend Coxy to give him a real match, and a shame about Neil after such a fine week.

Coxy has a great ability to just find enough at this level to get the job done, so must have every chance of winning this week.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dan Cox and Dave Rice have made the doubles final, beating the dutch fourth seeds 10-1 in the MTB

They'll play the dutch top seeds in the final

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

steven wrote:
Marcus fought back from a set and a double break (2-5*) down to get a set point in the 2nd set tiebreak but, in the end, to no avail:

QF: Neil Pauffley WR 680 lost to Matija Pecotic (CRO) WR 550 (CH 544 earlier this month) by 2 & 3
QF: (3/WC) Dan Cox WR 263 beat (6) Marcus Willis WR 348 by 6-3 7-6(6)

SF: (3/WC) Dan Cox WR 263 v Matija Pecotic (CRO) WR 550 (CH 544 earlier this month)
Non-GB: (2) Boy Westerhof (NED) WR 234 (CH 201 in 2012) v (4) Yannick Mertens (BEL) WR 264 (CH 195 in 2012)

Marcus fought well and got the break in first set but fitness was an issue ! G

wolf · Tennis legend

R1
Antal VAN DER DUIM (NED) / Boy WESTERHOF (NED) [1] BYE
Maximilian NEUCHRIST (AUT) / Matija PECOTIC (CRO) 6-3 6-2 Andrew BETTLES (GBR) / Toby MARTIN (GBR)
Luke BAMBRIDGE (GBR) / Marcus WILLIS (GBR) [3] 6-4 6-3 Salvatore CARUSO (ITA) / Antonio MASSARA (ITA)
Scott CLAYTON (GBR) / Richard GABB (GBR) 6-2 Retired David O'HARE (IRL) / Joe SALISBURY (GBR)
Adam CHADAJ (POL) / Adam MAJCHROWICZ (POL) 6-3 7-5 Nicolas ROSENZWEIG (FRA) / Bruce STRACHAN (GBR)
Sander ARENDS (NED) / Niels LOOTSMA (NED) [4] 6-2 6-4 Elliott FARMER (GBR) / Craig LEESE (GBR)
Jan CHOINSKI (GER) / Mats MORAING (GER) 6-4 6-0 Evan HOYT (GBR) / Joshua WARD-HIBBERT (GBR)
Daniel COX (GBR) / David RICE (GBR) [2] BYE

Quarterfinal
Antal VAN DER DUIM (NED) / Boy WESTERHOF (NED) [1] 6-3 6-7(2) [10-2] Maximilian NEUCHRIST (AUT) / Matija PECOTIC (CRO)
Scott CLAYTON (GBR) / Richard GABB (GBR) 7-6(4) 6-4 Luke BAMBRIDGE (GBR) / Marcus WILLIS (GBR) [3]
Sander ARENDS (NED) / Niels LOOTSMA (NED) [4] 6-1 7-6(3) Adam CHADAJ (POL) / Adam MAJCHROWICZ (POL)
Daniel COX (GBR) / David RICE (GBR) [2] 6-4 6-2 Jan CHOINSKI (GER) / Mats MORAING (GER)

Semifinal
Antal VAN DER DUIM (NED) / Boy WESTERHOF (NED) [1] 6-4 6-1 Scott CLAYTON (GBR) / Richard GABB (GBR)
Daniel COX (GBR) / David RICE (GBR) [2] 4-6 6-4 [10-1] Sander ARENDS (NED) / Niels LOOTSMA (NED) [4]

Vandenburg · Futures level

EddietheEagle wrote:
Players who languish about in Futures tournaments are, by definition, going nowhere as far as reaching the ATP top 100 is concerned. If they choose to 'live the dream' that way as a relative bottom feeder, they ought to do so within their own means.

Futures are for getting into and out of as fast as possible for those with a serious intention of becoming a top 100 player, preferably by the age of twenty.

Exactly, could not agree more. I have no problem with people playing futures at any age. They should not have LTA funding though past a certain age if they are still at this level. What kind of example does that set? In lesser countries, who have *** all funding, your life depends on you making it to at least challanger status just so you have earn enough money to live and travel etc.

I remember a few years ago gregory Howe actually winning futures singles matches and he was about 50.

Vandenburg · Futures level

Madeline wrote:
The older players in Futures also provide a very useful challenge to young players. If they only had other young players to play against, how would they ever improve? They need the experience of playing all sorts of opponents to fit them for the move up to Challengers - or they risk being steam-rolled once they make the attempt.

But then, this was started by our own pet troll, Vandenburg. Long time no see, Vandenburg, where have you been?

I moved to MTF, but thinking of moving back here, there seems to be some new blood on here now instead of the old chelsea pensioners we used to have.

indiana · Tennis legend

Well, considering British futures players aged over 24 won't be getting LTA funding, you appear to have argued yourself round, Vandenburg. Well done :)

paulisi · Tennis legend

In the meantime - the tennis has started and Dan C has broken straight away.

Constant · Lower Club Player

Cox lost first set 6-3

Sim · County player

SF: Dan Cox WR 263 lost to Matija Pecotic (CRO) WR 550 (CH 544) 6-3 6-4 cry

Shhh · Challenger level

No huge points hall for GB here then, nor will this encourage the LTA to stage more. Can only hope next week proves a happier hunting ground.

paulisi · Tennis legend

I think we can say that Toby Martin's result can be put into context as he has lost to the finalist who is yet to drop a set and took out the second seed by the same score as he did to Toby.

Money on Mertens to win tomorrow in straight sets.