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indiana


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Yes, a very good looking win in Marcus's first 'proper' test.

Whatever many may think of Marcus's potential vs where he has actually got to in the past ( and I would be one who thinks he can reach new personal heights ) that is a decisive win against a player currently ranked higher than Marcus's CH 322 from June 2014.

Suggests that he has most certainly been working in his time out, and his tennis is in pretty decent shape. With more matches and further work away from the match court it will be very interesting to follow Marcus's progress.

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Oh and congrats on that big doubles final win !

He has always been a relatively good doubles player. It still is singles though that surely must be his priority in the coming year or two with doubles 'fitting in' as appropriate.



-- Edited by indiana on Friday 18th of November 2016 02:04:02 PM

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Marcus has taken the 1st set 6-3 in his singles final.

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Marcus does the double! ban-woohoo.gif

Final:  (4) Marcus Willis WR 503 defeated (3) Daniel Altmaier (GER) WR 476 by 6-3 7-6(8)   biggrin



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Good stuff from Marcus!!

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Well done Marcus. Quite a tight final set and a see-saw tiebreak, but a good win !

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What a wierd TB that was. There had been so few BPs in the match (Marcus 1/3, Altmaier 0/1) and yet neither could hold their serve in that breaker. Marcus was twice a double mini break down at 0-3* and again at 2-5*, pulled back to have his first MP on serve at *7-6, lost both service points for 7-8*, broke both Altmaier points before finally sealing it 10-8.

Let's hope this week proves nothing more than an appetiser for what is to come next year.

Well played Willbomb. #ShoesOff


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As a results of that win, Marcus will move up to the mid 430s in the rankings, just ahead of James Ward.

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I have a question for the rankings points wizards here.

I know this might be a little over amibitious, but do these 18 points count as part of Willbombs "Race to the O2" tally for 2017 ?  smile



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Marcus' win just mentioned by Bouncy during the commentary on  Andy's match against Raonic.  I guess that's what a couple of wins at Wimbledon can do for a player practically unknown outside the confines of  this MB! wink  



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Stircrazy wrote:

Marcus' win just mentioned by Bouncy during the commentary on  Andy's match against Raonic.  I guess that's what a couple of wins at Wimbledon can do for a player practically unknown outside the confines of  this MB! wink  

Stuart Fraser from the Daily Mail also giving him a mention on Twitter.



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You might not be over ambitious. The rules for this year (from ATP Rankings FAQ) say:-

"The Emirates ATP Rankings Race To London include points earned in 2016 plus points earned after the 2015 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris (excluding the World Tour Finals)"

So I reckon they will count

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the addict wrote:

You might not be over ambitious. The rules for this year (from ATP Rankings FAQ) say:-

"The Emirates ATP Rankings Race To London include points earned in 2016 plus points earned after the 2015 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris (excluding the World Tour Finals)"

So I reckon they will count

Great. I was pretty sure they would count.  The "over ambitious" part was thinking that Marcus might qualify wink



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When he's battling it out with Tomas Berdych for the last place next year, and it all comes down to the Meshref points ... you heard it here first ...

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Great to see Marcus back winning and with a good attitude and work ethic. So looking forward to following his progress next year.

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