Week 31 - Georgia F2 ($10,000) - Telavi (clay)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 31 - Georgia F2 ($10,000) - Telavi (clay)

indiana · Tennis legend

No messing from Dan ...

R2: (Q) Dan Dowson WR 942 beat (WC) Shota Meparidze (GEO) UNR 6-2 6-0

QF: (Q) Dan Dowson WR 942 vs (7) Thomas Fancutt (AUS) WR 680* (at CH)

*Yes, a higher ranking than the #1 seed that Dan saw off in R1.

#1 seed fell last week from WR 680 to WR 724
#7 seed rose last week from WR 865 to WR 680 as a result of the points from a recent China 10K title being added.

Edit: Sorry, Indy. Just had to amend your spelling of "Fancutt".

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Thursday 4th of August 2016 09:27:04 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (2) Thomas Fancutt & Mitchell William Robins (AUS/AUS) CR 1630 (563+1067) defeated James Allemby & Dan Dowson CR 2490 (1726+764) by 1 & 1

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dan was a break up in the first.

And generally ahead in the TB

But lost the first set TB 7-6(6)

steven · Tennis legend

Dan's an early break up in the 2nd too

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And despite being broken back, breaks again and gets the second set, 6-3

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

4-4* in the decider.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Dan breaks and is serving for the match

*5-4

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (Q) Dan Dowson WR 942 defeated (7) Thomas Fancutt (AUS) WR 680 by 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4

*****

SF: (Q) Dan Dowson WR 942 vs (3) Lukas Mugevicius (LTU) WR 710 (CH = 579 in July last year)

"The Mug" had a walkover in his QF against the Russian fifth seed, Baluda.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Another very good result from Dan. Should do his ranking some good too, now we are into the serious SF points - at least.

steven · Tennis legend

Brilliant - from a set down and a break down in the 3rd

So he has now upset both the top seed and the highest-ranked player in the tournament

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Incredibly, there will be three qualifiers & only one seed in tomorrow's semis - & Dan's got him! hmm

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

This weeks efforts will already take Dan up over 100 places to around the 830 mark and will see him enter the Top 25 table, where we will lose Dan Smethurst for what is probably (and sadly) the last time.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Incredibly, there will be three qualifiers & only one seed in tomorrow's semis - & Dan's got him!

Dan's been eating seeds for breakfast so far this week.

steven · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Another very good result from Dan. Should do his ranking some good too, now we are into the serious SF points - at least.

Yes, up from 942 (GB 26) now to around 830 (GB 23 on Monday week), taking out his old career high by about 50 places

Edit: I see Bob had already answered his own question At least we both agree on the numbers, that's always reassuring!

A lucky loser ranked 1669 has won one of the QFs in the bottom half of the draw and a lucky loser ranked 2155 (junior 494) is a breadstick up in the other one!

-- Edited by steven on Friday 5th of August 2016 10:28:22 AM