Week 26 - Wimbledon men's qualifying

Jaffa · Challenger level

Week 26 - Wimbledon men's qualifying

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Don't see Marcus lasting much longer. His leg has gone. Looks like it might be as a result of that fall he had yesterday against Liam.

Rich · Lower Club Player

Out of it physically. He needs to be in much better shape when you have to play again the next day.

Jaffa · Challenger level

Andrew Castle is absolutely insufferable by the way.

Rich · Lower Club Player

Bouncy. Wish someone would deflate him.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Alex has just taken the 3rd set in a breaker 8-6 to lead 2 sets to 1.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

A1 tennis academy wrote:
Jay will certainly make top 150 but please don't take any anything away from willy's success we are all different

Gary: in case you're wondering where your Jay thread has gone, it's been merged into the one bearing his name in the Individual player threads forum.

thejester · Satellite level

Yes Alex! 2 sets to 1 up now, so desperate to see him close this one out. And Marcus, win this set and you never know!

Jan · Hall of fame

Come on Alex!!

Priesty · Challenger level

Absolutely gutted for Jay and his family bleh but it happens to every young player and I'm sure he'll learn and come back stronger. I feel his recent displays have been the sort of bright light we needed in the wake of the Evo scandal.

Not done any favours by the scheduling really.

thejester · Satellite level

Willbomb falls in the third set tie-break. Hopefully he's seen enough from himself to seriously commit now. He'll need to with the dip down the rankings he'll now be facing.

Meanwhile Alex goes a break up in the 4th and is 4 games from sealing a place in the main draw.

hoots · Intermediate Club Player

Jaffa-Castle always IS insufferable. [Today he put the commentator's curse on Jay by thinking he'd won when he went two sets up then realising he hadn't]Should have been replaced long ago.John Lloyd's a pain to listen to too .

-- Edited by hoots on Thursday 29th of June 2017 04:23:29 PM

Rich · Lower Club Player

Ward is so close now at 4-1. C'mon Alex.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

FQR: (qWC) Alex Ward WR 855 defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) WR 176 by 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(6) 6-1

That'll do his ranking a power of good! biggrin

FQR: (q9) Illya Marchenko (UKR) WR 117 defeated (qWC) Marcus Willis WR 374 by 6-4 6-7 7-6(4)

FQR: Sebastian Ofner (AUT) WR 215 defeated (qWC) Jay Clarke WR 396 by 2-6 6-7(9) 6-4 6-4 6-1

thejester · Satellite level

YES! Alex Ward, take a bow. Fantastic achievement and SO very well deserved for a genuinely nice guy who's had such awful luck with injuries and the like. Absolutely delighted for him!