Week 12 - Great Britain F5 ($15,000) - Shrewsbury (hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 12 - Great Britain F5 ($15,000) - Shrewsbury (hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Tom has just lost the first set 6-4 and looks like he was broken twice on the bounce as Tom broke in the first game.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Good win for Joe over Richard Gabb.

Tom was a break down in the second but has just broken back.

Rob Carter has started well against the top 20 junior German 18 year-old.

4-4 in Neil v French top junior youngster (hope he can do this in 2 . . . fingers crossed)

Adam served for the first set but Jonny won it 7-5 and leads 3-1

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Unfortunately I was pretty sure that neil has to win it in two, and having got squeezed out of the second set 4-6, is now 0-5 down in the third.

Tom did well though to fight trhough the second and take the tie-break and is an early break up in the third.

Jonny closed it out, 6-2 in the second (his first point for a while?)

Rob took the first set 6-1

paulisi · Tennis legend

Nice to see Jonny back and winning and Rob Carter showing some sort of form.

Bambo has started well 4-1 up

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Tom served for the match and got broken. Now time to receive for the match.

Rob is 2-4 down in the second. Couldn't expect the young German not to put up a fight, I guess . .

JWH just started and on serve 2-1*

Luke 5-2* up (but early days . . . he seems to have a habit of playing well, looking like winning and then ending up on the wrong end so here's hoping . . .)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 24th of March 2015 01:20:16 PM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Tom won 7-5

Rob C into set 3

Luke pegged back to 5-5

paulisi · Tennis legend

Bambo won the tie break 7-5

The top seed has gone as well

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well done, Tom - always easier to receive for it than serve for it

Luke managed to get the first set 7-6(5)

Rob just had break point in the third but 1-1

Moraing serving for the first set at 5*-4 v JWH

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

The Czech top seed, Jan Mertl (WR 226, though he rose as high as N° 163 in July 2007...), has crashed out to Neuchrist by 3 & 4, so

L16: Maximilian Neuchrist (AUT) WR 521 (CH = 310 in August 2013) vs Joe Salisbury WR 806

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Rob had his chances at the beginning of the third but ends up losing the set 2-6.

Peliwo has, needless to say, rebounded in the second, leading Bambo 5-0

Andy B is a break up v Scott.

JWH on serve in the second (but hasn't had a single break point - that lad has to work more on his return game and base-line game and less on his serve - he's always had an excellent serve but you only need to miss one or two and, into the rally, you're broken . . . )

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Luke gets the break 3-1* in the third.

C'mon, boy, it'd be so nice for him to get at least ONE good victory after having been so close these past few months.

Andy B seems in control v Scott, leading 6-3 3-0

JWH has earned himself the chance of a TB, if nothing else, leading 6-5*, but still no look ins on the other guy's serve.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

well, the TB was short and sweet (or not). Mats definitely seemed to deserve that match, beating JWH 6-4 7-6(1)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

That's cheered me up !!! After disappointment for Neil, and Rob, and ( to a lesser extent i.e. it wasn't as close as the others) JWH, Luke comes through and wins the third

(NB good call, paulisi - could you call him to win the next one please?)

philwrig · Hall of fame

Bambo's got the upset, credit to Paulisi for calling it.

If Bambo can keep revving up the fearhand, and use it for sustained periods, he can/will make a big surge up the rankings.