Week 9 - Canada F1 ($15,000) - Gatineau (Hard - indoor)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 9 - Canada F1 ($15,000) - Gatineau (Hard - indoor)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Let's hope the ALT charmed life doesn't continue. It shouldn't, but...

SF: (ALT) Chris Haggard & Tyler Hochwalt (RSA/USA) CR 2457 (1497+960) vs (2) Germain Gigounon (BEL) & Dan Smethurst CR 519 (283+236)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Smethers is 1-4 down

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

First set to Meister 6-2

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dan loses 6-2 7-6(6)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Dan loses 6-2 7-6(6)

but advances to the final in the doubles:

SF: (2) Germain Gigounon (BEL) & Dan Smethurst CR 519 (283+236) defeated (ALT) Chris Haggard & Tyler Hochwalt (RSA/USA) CR 2457 (1497+960) by 4 & 3

As a matter of interest, CD, if Dan lost, why did you give the set scores the wrong way round? Surely it should've been 2-6 6-7(6)? confuse

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Dan loses 6-2 7-6(6)
but advances to the final in the doubles:
SF: (2) Germain Gigounon (BEL) & Dan Smethurst CR 519 (283+236) defeated (ALT) Chris Haggard & Tyler Hochwalt (RSA/USA) CR 2457 (1497+960) by 4 & 3

As a matter of interest, CD, if Dan lost, why did you give the set scores the wrong way round? Surely it should've been 2-6 6-7(6)?

Because, the way I learned, when you're an umpire and you fill out the result sheet (by hand or enter it into the computer), you put the score that way round, as a winner. It's the rule, no exceptions. If you have free choice how to manually enter the players, you then normally put the winner first. But if it's a team match, say, the 'home' team player always goes first. Even if he lost. You then mark 'D' or 'V' (for defeat or victory) in the next box. And then put the score, with the 6 (or 7) first.

It's possible that other people have used different systems but that's the system I've always used. And when I did the exam that's how I had to do it. So it's now habit, I guess, just how I was taught.

I'm glad they won, though smile .

And good luck to them tomorrow.

indiana · Tennis legend

As we were discussing the other day, CD, we have two camps on the forum in how they express GB player lost to Other player results and the two don't look likely to meet anytime soon.

I realise in this case you only said GB player loses 6-2 7-6(6), but the same principle applies, some will put 6-2 7-6(6) and some will put 2-6 6-7(6).

For a completed match, it really isn't a problem, 'lost' / 'loses' giving clarity. For a win by retirement a few extra words adds clarity to the scoreline.

Myself, I would express all sports results your way round, eg. QPR lost to Arsenal 2-1 rather than 1-2

But I have long accepted that SC and others prefer the other way round for tennis results. No doubt we will continue our separate ways with the occasional discussions about it.

I realise that during matches when updating scorelines we are more united in the forum in putting the GB player score first, but that makes sense for clarity and brevity : eg. James *2-4 vs Isner.

Somehow, it all basically works :)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Oh, it makes no difference whatsoever to me, in reading them.

Each to their own, I reckon - it's always clear.

I was just explaining to SC why I do it that way.

In fact, I like steven's comment a while back, that he preferred the 'happy face' - 'sad face' approach, and just glanced down, 'eyeballing' the icons.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dan Smethers adds another doubles title !!!

Along with Gigounon, he defeated King and O'Brien, 6-4 6-4

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Picture of the champs :)

pbs.twimg.com/media/B_hUvNAU8AA5-T3.jpg:large

Gigounon Germain @GermainGigou · 4h 4 hours ago

Great win with my partner @dansmethurst90 ! #champions #Gatineau #jam #8inarow

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 7th of March 2015 11:47:18 PM

emma · Strong Club Player

good to hear

Congratulations to Dan and Germain :)

nice photo - they look so happy