Week 41 - Greece F7 ($10,000) - Heraklion (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 41 - Greece F7 ($10,000) - Heraklion (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

QR2: Cosmin ONTICA (ROU) [5] def. Matthew HINGLEY (GBR) 6-3 6-3

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

We've had some good ones recently, in Egypt amongst others, but this time it's not the best of Main Draws:

R1: Toby Martin WR 733 v [3] Ivan Bjelica (SRB) WR 422 (CH 290 in autumn 2010)

R1: Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 727 v Michael Shabaz (USA) WR 956 (CH 394 in Dec. 13)

R1: Lloyd Glasspool WR 810 v [5] Peter Heller (GER) WR 463 (CH 415 Aug 15)

As the Soto pair, Lloyd is playing with JWH in the doubles. Toby is with Peter Bothwell.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: (3) Peter Bothwell (IRL) & Toby Martin CR 1643 (1136+507) vs André Biro & Oliver Nagy (HUN/SVK) UNR

R1: Nerman Fatic & Miki Jankovic (BIH/SRB) CR 2034 (1252+782) vs (2) Lloyd Glasspool & Josh Ward-Hibbert CR 1391 (689+702)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Going to be tough for Toby but just great to see him back on court after a lay-off of a couple of months. He has shown enough signs earlier this year that on form, he is more than capable of winning matches like this, so let's hope he can put up a good show at least. Then, who knows.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Three of the top French in-their-last-year-as-Juniors are here competing. I assume it's a Federation delegation thing.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Although Shabaz may have had a say in it, it seems likely that it's a typical Josh-style match: he's won the first set 6-0 and then gone AWOL and lost the second 4-6.....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Huge battle in the middle of that third set eventually went the way of Josh.

Who then thankfully finished it off, winning the third set 6-3

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Toby and Pete Bothwell won their doubles.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lloyd has won the first set , 7-5, against the top 500 player.

And lots of BPs in the second set too - but on serve 2-2

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Great job, Lloyd !!!

R1: Lloyd Glasspool WR 810 def. [5] Peter Heller (GER) WR 463 (CH 415 Aug 15) 7-5 6-4

There are 8 Soto players in Heraklion this week - some nice photos posted of the whole team at dinner, supposedly arguing in the friendliest way !

Well done to Soto too !

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

A gruelling first set, with set points to both players.

But Toby loses it, 12-10 in the TB :(

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Toby has fought back to take the 2nd set 7-5. Into a decider we go.

Edit

2 set of tennis. 2 hrs 40 mins.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Wednesday 14th of October 2015 11:29:28 AM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Toby was broken early in the 3rd, broke straight back, only to get broken again. Now 2-4* down.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: (3) Ivan Bjelica (SRB) WR 422 defeated Toby Martin WR 733 by 7-6(10) 5-7 6-3 in three hours & 32 minutes

Good performance by Toby - & tantalisingly close for a while. hmm The Serb served for the match at 5-3 in the second!

L32: Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 727 defeated Michael Shabaz (USA) WR 956 by 6-0 4-6 6-3

L32: Lloyd Glasspool WR 810 defeated (5) Peter Heller (GER) WR 463 by 5 & 4 biggrin

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L16: (3) Ivan Bjelica (SRB) WR 422 vs Josh Ward-Hibbert WR 727

L16: Lloyd Glasspool WR 810 vs Alexandre Muller (FRA) WR 784 (= CH)