Richard Gabb has been very busy of late. Since wrapping up the second of his two titles in Copenhagen on Saturday morning he has had to play 3 rounds of qualifying here, in order to join a large British contingent in the main draw. The draw has done us few favours, with 6 out of 8 drawing seeds.
R1 (L32)
Christopher Helliar (GBR) v (8) Bobbie De Goeijen (NED) (4) Jannick Lupescu (NED) v Joshua Gledden (GBR) Benedict Calnan (GBR) v (6) Valentin Nourrissat (FRA) (5) Kevin Griekspoor (NED) v Daniel Cochrane (GBR) Tom Farquharson (GBR) v (Q) Colin Van Beem (NED) (Q) Liam Broady (GBR) v (3) Tim Nekic (GER) (Q) Richard Gabb (GBR) v (WC) Stephen Hart (NED) Stefan Sterland-Markovic (GBR) v (2) Scott Griekspoor (NED)
No upsets of seeds, despite some close calls, so we are left with just the 2 in-form players
R1 (L32)
(8) Bobbie De Goeijen (NED) d. Christopher Helliar (GBR) 3-6 6-4 7-5 (4) Jannick Lupescu (NED) d. Joshua Gledden (GBR) 6-1 6-1 (6) Valentin Nourrissat (FRA) d. Benedict Calnan (GBR) 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(8) (5) Kevin Griekspoor (NED) d. Daniel Cochrane (GBR) 6-2 6-2 Tom Farquharson (GBR) d. (Q) Colin Van Beem (NED) 0-6 6-1 7-5 (3) Tim Nekic (GER) d. (Q) Liam Broady (GBR) 2-6 6-2 7-5 (Q) Richard Gabb (GBR) d. (WC) Stephen Hart (NED) 6-2 6-1 (2) Scott Griekspoor (NED) d. Stefan Sterland-Markovic (GBR) 7-5 6-4
R2
Tom Farquharson (GBR) v (3) Tim Nekic (GER) (Q) Richard Gabb (GBR) v (2) Scott Griekspoor (NED)
Tom Farquharson (GBR) d. (3) Tim Nekic (GER) 6-4 7-6(3) (Q) Richard Gabb (GBR) d. (2) Scott Griekspoor (NED) 6-2 6-1
That's 7 consecutive straight-sets wins for Richard, making him 14-1 for the year (ITF only) - but there won't be any double this week, as he and Daniel Cochrane made an early exit from the doubles.
QF
(5) Kevin Griekspoor (NED) v Tom Farquharson (GBR) Kevin Noordermeer (NED) v (Q) Richard Gabb (GBR)
Awesome form for Gabb, saw him play in an inter-club match where I was captaining the opposition 4 years ago. We was only a division 7 player but worked really hard for every point. Obviously the hard work is starting to pay off. Following in Marsalek's footsteps as a local Somerset boy trying to push through to the top ranks.
