Week 30 - St. James’s Place Battle of The Brits Team Tennis - NTC, Roehampton, United Kingdom (Hard)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Week 30 - St. James’s Place Battle of The Brits Team Tennis - NTC, Roehampton, United Kingdom (Hard)

the addict · Tennis legend

I don't recall seeing Jo there at all this weekend. I keep looking at the players on the sidelines, there is Cam, there is Eden - where is Jo ?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
It's incredible they got it to come down to the decider.

Makes me sad to say it, but whilst I have no problems with Jo not competing this weekend, I think not even making the effort to come to support in the sidelines for these last two matches reflects badly on her. It's not a big ask.

Yes, I agree.

Eden was there, and she's had a nightmare, really.

And Emma's turned up. And Cam, though injured.

As you say, unless you were on a plane somewhere, why wouldn't you come????? Would rather watch the Antique Roadshow???

indiana · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
It's incredible they got it to come down to the decider.

Makes me sad to say it, but whilst I have no problems with Jo not competing this weekend, I think not even making the effort to come to support in the sidelines for these last two matches reflects badly on her. It's not a big ask.

Who knows where she is or what she is doing.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
BBs/UJs: Maia Lumsden WR 368 defeated Alicia Barnett WR 569 by 3 & 3
48-45
UJs/BBs: Anton Matusevich WR 564 defeated Alastair Gray WR 1089 by 3 & 2
47-48
BBs/UJs: Emma Raducanu WR 338 defeated Naomi Broady WR 499 by 3 & 3
50-47
BBs/UJs: Liam Broady WR 211 defeated Ryan Peniston WR 393 by 7-6(1) 6-3 [12-10]
52-47
The Bulldogs are closing in on the target:
BBs/UJs: Kyle Edmund WR 44 defeated Jan Choinski by 2 & 1
UJs/BBs: Heather Watson defeated Sarah Beth Grey by 0 & 2
49-55
The Bulldogs are now only two points shy of the finishing line!
BBs/UJs: Harriet Dart WR 146 defeated Jodie Burrage WR 289 by 6-4 7-6(5) in two hours & 19 minutes!
58-49
The Jacks narrow the gap a bit courtesy of Dan Evans:
UJs/BBs: Daniel Evans WR 28 defeated Aidan McHugh WR 552 by 5 & 2 in two hours
52-58
And the gap narrows a little more:
UJs/BBs: Naomi Broady & Andy Murray CR 227 (142+85) defeated Emma Raducanu & Kyle Edmund UNR (0+161) by 6-3 7-6(5)
56-58

But the Bulldogs pull it off! s

BBs/UJs: Harriet Dart & Joe Salisbury CR 227 (220+7) defeated Heather Watson & Jamie Murray CR 76 (50+26) by 4 & 2

63-56

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Huge success for the tournament as a whole. I wasn't really into it at the start of the week but it grew on me each day. Jamie's team may have lost, but huge congratulations to him on putting the whole show together. I am sure he had a lot of help too so well done all of them.

PaulM · Tennis legend

I loved it as an event. I suspect it will be hard to recreate it in normal times when it's so long, but perhaps most of the top Brits could find a Friday to Sunday at some point each year to do this?

indiana · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Huge success for the tournament as a whole. I wasn't really into it at the start of the week but it grew on me each day. Jamie's team may have lost, but huge congratulations to him on putting the whole show together. I am sure he had a lot of help too so well done all of them.

This.

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Bulldogs win having been in the lead for the whole time. People having a go at Jo for not being there to support the team in the last 2 days. But there could be perfectly valid reasons why. Strangely enough I felt Jo's presence was not relevant to the event. i.e. the result might have been the same if she had not played any matches at all. It wasn't like the Fed Cup. At least the likes of Jodie, Harriet and Emma got our full attention and the watching public hopefully and Jo was not stealing attention off them.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Stu Fraser quoting Jo about her absence.

"With the upcoming schedule and the amount of potential matches, my team and I wanted to manage my time on the match court."

PaulM · Tennis legend

That explains why she wasn't playing, not why he couldn't make the effort to come to the NTC at dinner time to be courtside for a couple of hours?

I mean it's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, I just think it's a shame really, given how much of a team spirit there was throughout the week to miss the last bit.

-- Edited by PaulM on Sunday 2nd of August 2020 07:58:48 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Stu Fraser quoting Jo about her absence.

"With the upcoming schedule and the amount of potential matches, my team and I wanted to manage my time on the match court."

I share your confusion, Bob. Meaningless explanation, if you ask me - not that anybody would!

Bagel · Lower Club Player

Stircrazy wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Stu Fraser quoting Jo about her absence.

"With the upcoming schedule and the amount of potential matches, my team and I wanted to manage my time on the match court."
I share your confusion, Bob. Meaningless explanation, if you ask me - not that anybody would!

Loved her cardboard cut out at the presentation-says it all! Apparently she was not a good team member all week-insisted on playing only those she chose to play against!

Jan · Hall of fame

Who knows? But I really enjoyed the whole week, especially seeing some of the less-well-known players.
Huge congrats to Jamie and his helpers for putting this on, and to the players for giving it their all

Jan · Hall of fame

Bagel wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Stu Fraser quoting Jo about her absence.

"With the upcoming schedule and the amount of potential matches, my team and I wanted to manage my time on the match court."
I share your confusion, Bob. Meaningless explanation, if you ask me - not that anybody would!
Loved her cardboard cut out at the presentation-says it all! Apparently she was not a good team member all week-insisted on playing only those she chose to play against!

Oh I missed the presentation - hoping it will be on iPlayer.