Yes, great to see 2001-er, Anton, get an ATP point. (Shame at the expense of a Josh but they can't both win)

Anton will now be our youngest ranked boy.

Golding breaks again to take 1st set 6-3.

Revenge is sweet..... super win for Oli 6-3 6-0

Pity that Oli and Tom have to play in the next round against each other as they are probably the best 2 left in the draw. One of them a stick on for the final at least you'd expect.

The story of the first round, with three matches outstanding:

L32:  (1) David Guez (FRA) WR 293 defeated (Q) Mason Recci WR 1951 by 2 & 1
L32:  (Q) Tad Maclean UNR vs (Q) Barnaby Smith UNR
L32:  (Q) Anton Matusevich UNR defeated (Q) Joshua Rose WR 1768 by 5-7 6-3 6-3
L32:  Jeremy Beale (AUS) WR 801 defeated (7) Jonny Gray WR 675 by 7-5 7-6(4) 

Jonny was up a break in both those sets. 

L32:  (WC) Oli Golding WR 728 defeated (3) Lucas Catarina (MON) WR 445 by 3 & 0 
L32:  Tom Farquharson WR 703 defeated (WC) Harry Wendelken UNR by 2 & 4
L32:  Luke Johnson WR 1000 defeated Dusty Boyer (USA) WR 1061 by 7-6(7) 7-5
L32:  Ryan Storrie WR 722 (= CH) vs (6) Peter Bothwell (IRL) WR 658 (= CH)

L32:  (5) Grégoire Barrère (FRA) WR 698 defeated (WC) George Loffhagen UNR by 0 & 1
L32:  Josh Paris WR 898 defeated (Q) Isaac Stoute WR 2042 by 2-6 6-3 7-5
L32:  Ryan Peniston WR 1021 defeated Sean Hodkin WR 1307 by 6-2 3-6 7-6(2)
L32:  (4) Neil Pauffley WR 627 defeated Marvin Möller (GER) WR 903 by 3 & 1

L32:  (8) Richard Gabb WR 689 (CH = 410 in October 213) vs Billy Harris WR 783 (CH = 773 last month)
L32:  (Q) Rob Carter WR 1768 defeated Lukas Ollert (GER) WR 699 by 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 
L32:  (Q) Tommy Bennett UNR vs (LL) Alexander Babanine (AUS) UNR
L32:  (2) Michal Konecny (CZE) WR 449 defeated (WC) Aidan McHugh WR 1877 by 3 & 4

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L16:  (1) David Guez (FRA) WR 293 vs Maclean or Smith
L16:  (Q) Anton Matusevich UNR vs Jeremy Beale (AUS) WR 801

L16:  (WC) Oli Golding WR 728 vs Tom Farquharson WR 703
L16:  Luke Johnson WR 1000 vs (6) Peter Bothwell (IRL) WR 658

L16:  (5) Grégoire Barrère (FRA) WR 698 vs Josh Paris WR 898
L16:  Ryan Peniston WR 1021 vs (4) Neil Pauffley WR 627

L16:  Gabb or Harris vs (Q) Rob Carter WR 1768
L16:  Bennett or Babanine vs (2) Michal Konecny (CZE) WR 449

Coup Droit wrote:

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Ryan S hasn't really capitalised on his great run in Ireland - got a couple of wins/points, here and there, which is all good, but not enough to make any real impact.

However, thrilled to see that Luke J has got a good win over the American. That'll get Luke into the top 1000. And with his doubles being successful, it's good to see another big-serving college boy doing well.

(A spring article about Luke said his plans for this year were to make top-800 in singles and top-500 in doubles). He's not quite there yet but he's not that far off.... Top-100 is the long-term goal.....)

Young Aidan is no doubt being drop-shotted to death by the Czech second seed and has lost the first set 3-6.

Ryan P (another college top-1000 very soon prospect) is 5-5 in the third with Sean H.

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 26th of September 2017 11:33:26 AM

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 Given that Luke is currently precisely WR 1000, I take it that you come from the Tara Moore school of thought  

That's a really impressive looking win by Oli. I fancied some turnaround with Oli being no doubt fresher this time, plus no doubt generally progressing his game again, but not to that extent.

Now Oli vs Tom. I had earlier reckoned that Tom might well edge such a clash here but that Oli win is food for thought. Just, as has been said, pity they meet so early, but of course rather misleadingly ranked and thus unseeded as they are they lay in wait to pounce. But ideally not against each other!