Week 44 - Great Britain F4 ($10,000) - Sheffield (indoor hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Week 44 - Great Britain F4 ($10,000) - Sheffield (indoor hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Rich G breaks in the opening game of the decider, but Billy breaks straight back. He then holds for 2-1*

Joel survives 6 deuces in his opening service game. He and Marshall are at 1-1*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

There is a right royal tussle going on between Joel Cannell and Marshall Tutu. One hour gone so far and we are *3-4 40-40

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

So far in Joel v Marshall there have been 11 BPs. 7 for Marshall and 4 for Joel. None have been taken. *4-4 after 63 minutes.

Meanwhile, Rich G is serving *5-6 to take his match versus Billy into a 3rd set breaker.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Here we go then.

Rich v Billy = Squeaky Culo Time.

Into that 3rd set breaker.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Marshall cracks the BP hoodoo and takes the 1st set 6-4 against Joel.

Edit

Cancel that. Live scores has corrected itself. The set is not over yet.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Wednesday 2nd of November 2016 03:06:52 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Rich has won his battle against Billy, 5-7 6-4 7-6(4). Pleased for Rich who has had his injury problems, but at the same time gutted for Billy, who shows again that he has the ability to go much higher in the rankings if he can stay fit.

Even tougher on Billy when you look at the total points won column and see Billy (114) - Rich (107)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Joel and Marshall finally make it to 5-5* after 1 hour 18 mins.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

With all this excitement going on, I missed the fact that Luke O has won the 2nd set and taken Freddie Nielsen into a decider. On serve early in the 3rd,

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

This time Marshall does get the break and wins the 1st set 7-5 in 1 hour 32 mins.

Spectator · All-time great

These matches sound rather super - hard luck for Billy Harris, but good to see Richard Gabb returning well. And the younger player must take encouragement (one hopes!) from his showing.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Freddie Nielsen escapes from another 3 setter to continue his Brit bashing week. This time he beats Luke Oakley 6-2 in the 3rd.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Scott is a set down to his French opponent, whilst Marshall is serving for the match against Joel at *5-3 in the 2nd.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Joel forced a BP but Marshall hangs on to clinch a 7-5 6-3 victory in 2 hours 18 mins.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well done to Marshall.

I know he graduated from Uni of East London in 2014 but don't know what he was doing last year.

Shame for Joel, but it's been a good few weeks whatever.

That means that of the '3J dream team', we've got one through, one out and one battling a third set at the moment....