Aberdeen Cup - Sunday - LIVE to this messageboard

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

RE: Aberdeen Cup - Sunday - LIVE to this messageboard

Sheddie · administrator

Aucks serving:

15-15

30-15

40-15

Game

3-3

Sheddie · administrator

Bally serving:

0-15

0-30 - big chance for england here !

15-30

30-30: is bally's serve getting her out of trouble I wonder

40-30

Game

4-3

Aucks and katie really let them off the hook there

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Bally

0-15, 2nd serve. Jamie hits the lob long

2nd serve 0-30, Aucks/Bally exchanging cross-court. Jamie moves across too early, Aucks goes down the line, Bally can't get there in time (she is staying back)

15-30, someone went wide

30-30, a lucky net cord for Jamie, Aucks gets it back with a lucky net cord of his own, Jamie hits the passing winner down the line.

40-30, ace

game. Aucks' return wide. 4-3 Scotland. New balls.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

ultimateshedman wrote:

Bally serving:

0-15

0-30 - big chance for england here !

15-30

30-30: is bally's serve getting her out of trouble I wonder

Not really that time, an ue followed by the kind of point where anyone can win because of the net.

Katie serving with new balls.

15-0, Katie got bored with rallying (she stayed back too) and whacked it down the line, Jamie could only stand and stare!

30-0,

30-15, Jamie hits a lovely little volley into the centre of the court, and Katie can't reach it.

30-30, Aucks nets.

40-30, a great serve from Katie, but Bally is uncovinced it wasn't out.

game. Jamie goes wide/long. 4-4

USM, both girls stayed back on every point.

Sheddie · administrator

imoen wrote:

ultimateshedman wrote:

How did Aucks serve in the mens doubles ?

Very well indeed, we all know what Andy's returns are like but quite often whilst he could read Aucks' serve he could only get it back in play and not attack it like he wanted.

Jamie's serving in the mens was also very impressive, he seemed to have quite a smooth serve action and was serving big, not neccessarily fast (hard to tell from the camera angles) but right in the corners and well placed.

I didn't notice what Bally and Katie were doing after serve, will let you know next game. Katie did seem to have the weaker serve, it doesn't go as deep into the service box as Bally's.

Jamie serving,

15-0

15-15, df.

game (was too busy answering USMs questions)

3-2

Apologies for asking so many questions, was inconsiderate of me

thanks for the info....yeah Jamie' serve doesn't have the raw power of Aucks' serve but he more than makes up for that with superb placement and the amount of spin he generates. It's really effective in doubles, in singles I'm told that opponent's are able to expose the lack of pace more particularly on slow courts, but Jamie is still very dangerous in singles on a fast surface. His favourite serve is the kicker out wide to the ad court with loads of topspin, taking the returner right out of court. Worked really well with the Flee as he'd then cross and thump the backhand volley away.

Sheddie · administrator

Jamie serving:

15-0

30-0

40-15

Game

5-4

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Jamie serving

15-0, netted return

30-0, netted return

40-0, netted return.

40-15, return winner from Aucks.

game. Katie misread the serve and ended up sending it into the crowd to defend her head!

5-4.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

ultimateshedman wrote:

Apologies for asking so many questions, was inconsiderate of me

It's fine, ask away, I was only teasing. The serve out wide is defintely Jamie's fav, all the first four points of that last game were out wide, in fact that's why Aucks got the return winner as he moved to be ready for it.

Aucks serving:

15-0
30-0
30-15, Aucks fails to get the volley over the net, I think that was due to simple tiredness.

30-30, return winnner.

40-30, ace.

game. 5-5

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Bally serving:

15-0,

30-0, Jamie nonchalently pops a volley over and Aucks sprints to reach it, but his answer goes wide.

40-0, again Aucks nets trying to get the angled volley.

game. ace.

6-5

Sheddie · administrator

Katie in a bit of trouble on her serve at 15-30 down but has pulled it back to 40-30

Sheddie · administrator

Now into a tiebreak

This set has been so close, it's difficult to predict a winner....Bethan who do you think will win it ?

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

It's really funny, every change of ends they play some music. Fine, except it's the start of a song so each change we get to her the first few bars of a new song!!

Katie serving

0-15,

15-15, great running intercept from Aucks, took Bally by surprise and she was passed.

30-15, bally nets and hangs her head back-it was a pretty bad net!

40-15, Jamie misses the return, does a few practise swings in the pause.

40-30, Aucks intercepts but clips the net and it falls back. He tries to kick it over instead and fails at that too!

game. short rally that England win. 6-6.

Tiebreak.

Sheddie · administrator

Scotland serving 1st

0-1: England get the 1st minibreak

0-2

1-2 - minibreak for scotland and it's on serve again

2-2

3-2

4-2: another minibreak for scotland and they've won 4 points in a row !

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

I think Scotland have the edge to be honest, Jamie has been slightly better than Aucks and the girls are much of a muchness.

having said that, Jamie is broken first point! Bally nets.

1-0 Eng.

2-0 Eng, Aucks ace.

2-1, Eng. mb back. missed it, sorry.

2-2, Bally unreturnable.

3-2 Scot, Katie goes long on return.