Week 22 - Mozambique F1 ($10,000) - Maputo (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 22 - Mozambique F1 ($10,000) - Maputo (Hard)

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QR1: Jack Oswald def. ZIERSCH, Philipp (SUI) UNR 6-2 7-6(1)

FQR: Jack Oswald v. Tomas Gerini (ARG) UNR

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FQR: Jack Oswald lost to Tomas Gerini (ARG) UNR 6-0 6-3

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Not the luckiest draws, given the nature of the field:

R1: Curtis Clarke v Duncan Mugabe (UGA) WR 1609 (CH 659 Nov 09)

R1: Jay Clarke v (2) SCHOLTZ, Nicolaas (RSA) WR 450 (CH 439 March 15)

Not playing the doubles. But Jack Oswald is, as a WC entry, but drawn against the second seeds.

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Curtis has won the first set. 6-3

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Well done Curtis. Beat a ranked player, ex top-700. His first ranking point, I assume?

R1: Curtis Clarke def. Duncan Mugabe (UGA) WR 1609 (CH 659 Nov 09) 6-3 6-3

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Another player to join the rankings. That's an excellent way to do it too. Not just a lucky draw against another UNR WC.

Spectator · All-time great

Congratulations indeed to Mr Clarke. I was going to say that I wasn't sure I'd be quite so enthusiastic as you, BiS, given that Mr Mugabe's two ranking points both came against UNR players in weak tournaments ... but then I saw that in his losses in these two tournaments, he'd taken the ultimate winner of the first, Laslo Djere, to three tough sets, and done a respectable job versus a decent player in the second. So I'll join your enthusiasm. Well done!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:
Congratulations indeed to Mr Clarke. I was going to say that I wasn't sure I'd be quite so enthusiastic as you, BiS, given that Mr Mugabe's two ranking points both came against UNR players in weak tournaments ... but then I saw that in his losses in these two tournaments, he'd taken the ultimate winner of the first, Laslo Djere, to three tough sets, and done a respectable job versus a decent player in the second. So I'll join your enthusiasm. Well done!

I was also taking into account that Mugabe has a CH of 659, albeit a few years ago. You don't get that high by beating just a couple of UNR players in weak tournaments.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Mugabe wasn't able to dictate play.......

Spectator · All-time great

Ouch.

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Not surprisingly, given the rankings:

R1: Jay Clarke lost to (2) SCHOLTZ, Nicolaas (RSA) WR 450 (CH 439 March 15) 6-2 6-3

And Jack Oswald+ lost his doubles, 6-3 6-1

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R2: Curtis Clarke v Benjamin Lock (ZIM) WR 1218 (CH 1150 July 14)

Ben Lock is a Florida US college player, who plays Davis Cup, but hasn't played many pro tournaments. He beat the 8th seed easily in the first round (although the 8th seed was hardly highly ranked)

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Curtis won the first 6-4. Lost the second 1-6. Is now 2-1* to him, on serve, in the third

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All terribly close - LONG games - Curtis up 5-4* in the third