Week 29 - Ireland F1 ($25,000) - Dublin (carpet)

Miriambee · Futures level

RE: Week 29 - Ireland F1 ($25,000) - Dublin (carpet)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Three British wins against foreign opponents, and just Josh Rose's loss against the fourth seed, makes that a very successful first lot of matches for the day.

With the Anglo-Irish tally now up to 11-0 (I think), the Irish must be wishing us further (and not for the first time.......)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Neil P has beaten Ali G in 3 sets.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

The Irish finally pull one back:

L32: (WC) Osgar O'Hoisin (IRL) UNR defeated (Q) Alex Jhun UNR by 4-6 6-2 6-3 cry

Topemp · Strong Club Player

Absolute break-fest in Storrie - Duncan match- now 5-5 first set, 10 breaks of serve ! Is this a record?

Topemp · Strong Club Player

Absolute break-fest in Storrie - Duncan match- now 5-5 first set, 10 breaks of serve ! Is this a record?

Topemp · Strong Club Player

Absolute break-fest in Storrie - Duncan match- now 5-5 first set, 10 breaks of serve ! Is this a record?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Not sure, but posting the same thing three times makes it sound like a broken record biggrin

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Having said that, we finally have a hold, by Ryan Storrie. The players seem so shocked by that they've had to take a toilet break.

indiana · Tennis legend

Probably used to getting more expenses if doing things in triplicate

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Probably used to getting more expenses if doing things in triplicate

Ouch wink

Topemp · Strong Club Player

Doh!

Nice one Indiana, it's a new one on me that is.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

The mayhem is ongoing as Scott and Ryan reach 5-5 in the 2nd set. (Ryan won the 1st 7-5) The have now had 18 breaks of serve in 22 games. Are they serving underarm ? Or has Live scores got the service rotation back to front ?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Ryan and Scott now one set all.

With regard to the breaks of serve, my comments about live scores getting the serve back to front was meant as tongue in cheek, but having looked at the serve stats themselves, it may be an explanation. On 2nd serve, both players are winning approx 50% of points - roughly what you would expect. However on 1st serve, neither player is winning more than 25% of the points and that just doesn't seem right to me.

So I'm going to stick my neck out and say that I think breaks are holds and holds are breaks.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Given that the next match is seemingly in play on the same court, and that the gizmo has frozen in Storrie/Duncan at 7-5 5-7 1-0, my guess is that the match has actually finished.
But no idea who won because the gizmo seemed to cut in and out several times so, as Bob says, it can hardly be trusted.
But I've seen it do something similar when, in fact, there was a tie-break in the second set and the umpire hadn't pushed the right button so the gizmo went (incorrectly) into a third set. So, at a real push, Ryan in two?