Week 29 - Manchester Challenger [€30K+H] - 2008.

Salmon · Tennis legend

RE: Week 29 - Manchester Challenger [35K+H] - 2008.

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

Sorry to go off the thread a little, but has anyone got a contact in Frinton for the Futures? I'm trying to find out about Ed Seator and the girls.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

[WC] C Eaton (GBR) vs R Bloomfield (GBR) 4-6 3-4*
Eaton called for physio

Bladetiger · Pro player

Kung Fu Panda wrote:

Not good for Slabba, but well done to Josh. I'd prefer it if Bloomers won this as then he may have a chance of getting to the USO, although I don't mind if Eaton wins, either.

Come on, Dan, later on. The surface being slower can only help him.

Interesting one about Bloomers and Eaton. I know Richard a little bit and dont know Chris at all so would always side with Bloomers from that point of view.

If I was neutral I guess I would have wanted Chris to win as he is the one you want to really see keep the momentum going from wimbledon win, I feel it's probably now or never for him. As for Richard I guess I feel we've probably seen what he's got, will have good spells where he will push up to around #200 mark and bad spells where he sinks to around #350 or #400 but basically trots along between those two most of the time. When I see Richard you always think that with his serve he should do a bit better than he does, but it could be he'll just be a late developer.

Certainly the courts will help Dan and should make it a much closer contest, hope he can nick it, would be a super week for him then.

steven · Tennis legend

Portsey wrote:

Sorry to go off the thread a little, but has anyone got a contact in Frinton for the Futures? I'm trying to find out about Ed Seator and the girls.

The ITF factsheet for the tournament at http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentfactsheet.asp?tournament=1100017915 has all the info you need - good luck!

Drew · Jul 18, 2008

Rb serving for match

Salmon · Tennis legend

Yes, can't disagree with that, Blade. Bloomers needs to win matches on other surfaces to move higher up. Not necessarily clay, but he has an atrocious record on outdoor hard, which can easily be improved upon somehow.

I think he has won something like seven matches outside grass / fast indoor hard since 2006 at Challenger or Slam qualies level.

-- Edited by Kung Fu Panda at 15:12, 2008-07-18

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Bloomers beat Eaton 6-3 6-4

Faurel vs Smeets 7-6(6) 2-4

Salmon · Tennis legend

Go, Rich! I am sure that he can beat Smeets/Faurel if he plays properly.

Shame about Eaton losing.

But at least from now he will make quite a few weak Challenger cuts.

-- Edited by Kung Fu Panda at 15:21, 2008-07-18

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Faurel vs Smeets 7-6(6) 4-6

Cox vs Groth just started

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Smeets beat Faurel 6-7(6) 6-4 6-0

So thats Bloomers next target decided, he beat Smeets last year in 3 sets but lost earlier this year in Mexico in 2 sets inc TB.

steven · Tennis legend

Well done Bloomers. If you want to know approximate rankings implications, I'm updating the top 25 table after every match.

Richard's now the 4th highest points scorer in 2008 with 71, having overtaken Chris (on 65) and Jamie B (on 64) with that win - he is behind Andy 1175, Boggo 174 and Josh 86. Yes, that's right, Boggo has amassed more than twice as many points as any Brit other than Andy this year!

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Cox loses the first set 7-6(1)

Gazz says that Cox can win this match, but he's loses his rag with the hopeless umpire, which made him lose concentration in the tiebreak, which is why he lost it.

Bloomers beating Eaton on a slower court was probably expected, and good luck to him in the Quarter Finals

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Groth takes the lead over Cox 7-6(1)

Apparently Cox was very unhappy over several calls including an obvious let missed by the umpire.

Beat me by 17 seconds but I guess two is better than none at all! wink

Anyway I will be missing for a while now.

-- Edited by mjd at 17:34, 2008-07-18

Salmon · Tennis legend

Down with the hopeless umpire.

Keep fighting, Coxy.