Telde Challenger

Sheddie · administrator

Telde Challenger

Sally · Grand Slam Champion

I`ll second that prediction.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I will be brave and say he will get 1. Supreme optimist, that's me.

GC77 · County player

Should we not predict the number of points - the double bagel is normally assured with Adam?

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

"Oooh, we are awful"

(you are probably all too young to know the catchphrase I am referring to there, still never mind, just shake your heads and say, "poor old dear, the marbles are going".

Sheddie · administrator

Adam Lownsbrough is through to the final qualifying round !

The most amazing result yet in British tennis:

A Lownsbrough bt M Ryderstedt [Swe][1] !!!

But...

He didn't actually play the match, Ryderstedt was moved into the main draw from the alternates list this morning and Lownsbrough got a walkover !!

Adam plays a Spaniard Oscar Burriez for a place in the main draw.

I agree with GC77, we really should predict the number of points Adam manages to win, however, sadly we have no means of knowing how many he actually does manage to win !!!

Sally · Grand Slam Champion

Main Draw

(1)KUNITSYN, Igor RUS vs (WC)PUERTO-JAIMEZ, Rafael ESP
RUIZ-CADENAS, Hector ESP vs PRPIC, Filip SWE
STAKHOVSKY, Sergiy UKR vs (WC)NESTEROV, Nikolay RUS
ZITKO, Radim CZE vs (8)ADAKTUSSON, Jacob SWE

(4)VICO, Uros ITA vs SCHUKIN, Yuri RUS
(Q)MUNOZ-DE LA NAVA, Daniel ESP vs DORSCH, Benedikt GER
(WC)REYES-RYGH, Narciso ESP vs RYDERSTEDT, Michael SWE
DELL'ACQUA, Massimo ITA vs (6)VENTURA, Santiago ESP

(7)FRAILE, Gorka ESP vs KLEC, Ivo SVK
OP DER HEIJDE, Melvyn NED vs (Q)SANCHEZ DE LUNA, Jose Antonio ESP
BLOOMFIELD, Richard GBR vs (Q)BURRIEZA, Oscar ESP
MARRERO, David ESP vs (3)BECKER, Benjamin GER

(5)MONTCOURT, Mathieu FRA vs LOPEZ, Marc ESP
CHADAJ, Adam POL vs (Q)OUANNA, Josselin FRA
(WC)GONZALEZ-DE CUETO, Carlos ESP vs LEE, Martin GBR
RECOUDERC, Laurent FRA vs (2)BURGSMULLER, Lars GER

Drew · May 1, 2006

BLOOMFIELD, Richard GBR vs (Q)BURRIEZA, Oscar ESP

I see that Richard plays against Mr Lownsbrough's victor....pity...then Richard would have been guaranteed a 2nd round match !

Burrieza is a 30 yr old pro who once ranked 126 (1997) but is now ranked 701. If Richard can serve well then he will progress....

(WC)GONZALEZ-DE CUETO, Carlos ESP vs LEE, Martin GBR

Martin has a wild card....a 18 yr old ranked 1519....Martin must win this !!!!!

Sally · Grand Slam Champion

R1:

Bloomfield def. Burrieza 6-3, 6-0
Lee def. Gonzalez-De-Cueto 6-2, 6-1

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Sally wrote:

R1:
Bloomfield def. Burrieza 6-3, 6-0Lee def. Gonzalez-De-Cueto 6-2, 6-1

Wahey!

Nobody mentioned Adams score - 0-6 0-3 ret.
There is a surprise. Doesn't class as a double bagel, does it?

-- Edited by Madeline at 22:02, 2006-05-01

Sally · Grand Slam Champion

Madeline wrote:

Nobody mentioned Adams score - 0-6 0-3 ret. There is a surprise. Doesn't class as a double bagel, does it?-- Edited by Madeline at 22:02, 2006-05-01

Probably not... but it looks like he was well on track

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Madeline wrote:

Nobody mentioned Adams score - 0-6 0-3 ret. There is a surprise. Doesn't class as a double bagel, does it?

Is it me or does Adam retire from matches quite a lot? I wonder why, perhaps he gets bored.

Bladetiger · Pro player

Of course it counts as a double bagel, and yes you are right he regularly quits on his stool whilst staring a db in the face.

What a clown!!

Anyway onto more important matters and well done to our guys, although I expected them both to win, any win in a challenger is a solid 5 points so not to be sneezed at.

Sheddie · administrator

Great rd1 wins for Richard and Martin

Sadly they got thrashed 6-2, 6-1 in the doubles rd1 despite being 4th seeds. Hopefully that isn't a sign of things to come for rd2 of the singles today.

Rd2:

R Bloomfield [GB] v D Marrero [Esp]

Preview: Richard would probably have been expecting to play the 3rd seed Ben Becker in rd2 but he lost to 25 year old David Marrero-Santana, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 [slightly bizarrer scoreline !]. Marrero is ranked 315 and his 2006 highlights to date include reaching a 10K final, semi and quarter-final in Spain. Hopefully Richard can take advantage of this stroke of luck, normally I'd expect him to win this match but it's on clay.

M Lee [GB] v L Burgsmuller [Ger][2]

Preview: The 30 year old German veteran has been as high as 65 in the rankings but has now slipped to 148. He has wins over Henman and Schuettler on clay in the past. He had an almighty struggle in rd1 against the big-serving Frenchman Laurent Recouderc, just edging it 6-7[9], 7-5, 7-6[5]. Lee and Burgsmuller have played 3 times previously [though the last match was in 2002], Lee leads 2-1 on head-to-head. Lee won 6-3, 6-2 on grass in ATP Newport in 2001, 6-4, 6-4 on indoor carpet in the Bratislava Challenger quarters in 2001 and Burgsmuller won 6-3 6-3 in the world team cup on clay in 2002.

Sally · Grand Slam Champion

R2:

Marrero def. Bloomfield 6-2 6-3

M.Lee def. Burgsmuller 4-6 6-1 6-4