Week 16 - ATP 500 - Barcelona - clay

KyleM · Lower Club Player

RE: Week 16 - ATP 500 - Barcelona - clay

KyleM · Lower Club Player

Ward looking comfortable on serve after that dodgy first game now 6-2 5-2*

-- Edited by KyleM on Sunday 19th of April 2015 11:31:36 AM

LouieG · County player

Through 2 & 3!

I thought this forum was being a little too pessimistic yesterday, but didn't say anything! Anyway onto the main draw woth James and hopefully he can get a kind draw!

-- Edited by LouieG on Sunday 19th of April 2015 11:39:36 AM

KyleM · Lower Club Player

And he has done it. 6-2 6-3 Great result against a good clay courter.

Some tough qualifiers positions in the draw but some winnable games as well!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Chalk and cheese is as all I can say. Must have got rid of all those cobwebs yesterday because James was superb today. So much more aggressive than yesterday and dictating the patterns of play. He served extremely well too.

There are some inviting qualify spots too and if Wardy can play like today, anything is possible.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Great stuff today Wardy :D
GL with the R1 placement...oops with FQR blankstare

Phew; looks like there's no Q3 so that wasn't a jinx biggrin

-- Edited by vohor on Sunday 19th of April 2015 12:02:30 PM

-- Edited by vohor on Sunday 19th of April 2015 12:08:23 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Delighted to be proved wrong! biggrin

QR2: (1) James Ward WR 107 defeated (q12) Rui Machado (POR) WR 237 by 2 & 3 smile

*****

FQR: (1) James Ward WR 107 vs (q2) Norbert Gombos (SVK) WR 124 (CH = 117 last month) or Andrey Rublev (RUS) WR 333 (CH = 328 last month)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

You'll be even more delighted to be proved wrong again SC. Today's win was FQR. Wardy is in the MD

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Stircrazy wrote:
Delighted to be proved wrong!
QR2: (1) James Ward WR 107 defeated (q12) Rui Machado (POR) WR 237 by 2 & 3
*****
FQR: (1) James Ward WR 107 vs (q2) Norbert Gombos (SVK) WR 124 (CH = 117 last month) or Andrey Rublev (RUS) WR 333 (CH = 328 last month)

Hi SC; am I reading the qualie draw right? Wardy is already through to the MD isn't he?

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Bob in Spain wrote:
You'll be even more delighted to be proved wrong again SC. Today's win was FQR. Wardy is in the MD

biggrin

Keep up the good support Bob smile

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Qualifier slots
Verdasco
Ilhan
Ymer
Kuznetsov
Paire
Belluci

LouieG · County player

He's through to the main draw, yes

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

A very good win for James. I managed to follow the scores while preparing lunch, but I haven't got the hang of this new-fangled tablet yet - I got the forum, even the thread, but when I tried to post things went pear-shaped. Admittedly it was a very cheap tablet and I have arthritic fingers and almost no nails which makes tapping accurately difficult!

When will the qualifiers be placed?

Jaffa · Challenger level

There's only really Verdasco and Bellucci that are difficult draws there in my opinion.

Jan · Hall of fame

Brilliant - only just able to log on and see the result!
Very well done James!

Thanks for the eye witness account Bob - so pleased that James played better today. Keep up the good cheering!