JonH comes home wrote:

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And Ben and Dahmon lost.

Leaving

Mens singles - Alfie and Gordon, last 16
Mens doubles - Alfie/Gordon last 8
Womens singles - Lucy last 16
Quad singles - Andy and Greg last 8
Quad doubles - Andy/Greg - final

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 All 5 play their singles tomorrow. Alfie should win easily; Gordon should win but Miki could be tricky. Lucy could find her Chinese opponent too much for her; Andy will find Kaplan of Turkey tough but should win; and Greg will almost certainly struggle against the Israeli, Sasson. 

expect 3 of the 5 of them to win, maybe 4 if Lucy can perform as she can. 

9vicman wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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Andy and Greg reach the final, well take that! And Alfie and Gordon also won their opening mens doubles match.

Ben and Dahnon a set down however

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 Sp pleased for Greg. Only 22 and a guaranteed silver. Was in tears on court at the end. 

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 Brilliant - didnt get to watch it but thats great to hear how pleased he was! 

9vicman wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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Big match today is quad doubles in which Andy and Greg go against a Brazilian pair in the semis. A win will guarantee them the silver. They are seeded 2 and favourites to win. Win and the final will be on Wednesday. Lose and they go into a bronze play off, also on Wednesday.

The mens singles last 32 and mens doubles last 16 are also today, all 4 Brits in the mens go in both events. Alfie and Gordon will be favourites in singles and doubles; Ben has Oda, the Japanese second seed and French champion and Dahnon has Houdet, the French hero and seeded; and in doubles, Ben and Dahnon play highly rated Dutch pair , Egberink and Scheffers. A win for Ben or Dahnon in either format will be a major surprise, but we should expect wins from Alfie and Gordon in singles and doubles and Andy and Greg in the quad doubles.

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 I was going to say the Brazilian pairing are a much more experienced pairing, but notice that Slade has played them four times this year, and won three times. Once with Lapthorne. So a real opportunity.

I don't think Lapthorne has a chance of a singles medal - the other three top seeds are playing much better - so this is a really important match.

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 And Andy is struggling a little against the Turkish opponent, Kaplan, 4-3 down now with a break. Got to fight...

Sadly, Andy went down in 3 sets and , also, Lucy was comprehensively beaten in the womens singles.

So, that leaves us with just Alfie and Gordon in singles play - Alfie to come later today, Gordon into the last 8 - and Alfie/Gordon and Andy/Greg in the mens and quad doubles respectively.

JonH comes home wrote:

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Sadly, Andy went down in 3 sets and , also, Lucy was comprehensively beaten in the womens singles.

So, that leaves us with just Alfie and Gordon in singles play - Alfie to come later today, Gordon into the last 8 - and Alfie/Gordon and Andy/Greg in the mens and quad doubles respectively.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Monday 2nd of September 2024 01:30:46 PM

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 A tough loss for Andy, but I don't think whoever won that match will medal. The top 3 quad players are another level. So even more important that they have reached the doubles final.