Week 18 - ITF M25 - Nottingham, UK (outdoor hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 18 - ITF M25 - Nottingham, UK (outdoor hard)

Doonan · Intermediate Club Player

Ali G gets the first break in the final set *3-2

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Doonan wrote:
Ali G gets the first break in the final set *3-2

Didn't last long though. 3-3*

Two stunning returns from Riedi off decent 1st serves to get the break back.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Sadly, CD wasn't wrong:

SF: (4) Leandro Riedi (SUI) WR 331 defeated (2) Alastair Gray WR 305 by 3-6 7-5 6-3 cry

indiana · Tennis legend

Stuart and Billy in a TB.

After Stuart's early break, Billy broke back in game 9, Stuart broke again in game 11, and Billy broke back again in game 12.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Stuart and Billy in a TB.

Which Stuart takes by 9-7.

indiana · Tennis legend

Stuart takes the first set 7-6(7)

Billy had 4 SPs in all during the TB, 3 from 6-3* and another at 7-6*, but Stuart took it on his first SP.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Blinkin close between the two of them

Billy has just about managed to take the second set now (Stu will be cross with how he got broken at the end)

So it's into a third.....

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Final: (3) Julian Cash & Henry Patten CR 759 (374+385) defeated (WC) Charles Broom & Jan Choinski UNR (410+0) by 7-6(5) 6-2

Julian & Henry s, but a good week for Charles & Jan as WCs.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Final: (3) Julian Cash & Henry Patten CR 759 (374+385) defeated (WC) Charles Broom & Jan Choinski UNR (410+0) by 7-6(5) 6-2
Julian & Henry s, but a good week for Charles & Jan as WCs.

I think Jans real level isnt told by a zero ranking though , and it is that which the need for the wildcard was predicated on!

indiana · Tennis legend

Over 3 hours and Stuart breaks for *5-3 in the third and will serve for a place in the final.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
SF: (4) Leandro Riedi (SUI) WR 331 defeated (2) Alastair Gray WR 305 by 3-6 7-5 6-3

SF: Stuart Parker WR 555 defeated (5) Billy Harris WR 379 by 7-6(7) 5-7 6-3

*****

Final: Stuart Parker WR 555 vs (4) Leandro Riedi (SUI) WR 331

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

That was a good match

Nice spirit. Decent tennis.

Well done to both

But it's my Frenchie lad who comes through in the end - do hope he's got some legs left for the final tomorrow - his last two matches have been monsters

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

With my sincere apologies to Billy - GET IN THERE STUART.

Come to think of it, he just did, assuming we are talking about the Top 500

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

What a wonderful tie-break

12-10 !!!!

To Stu-boy

NB He lost the first set 1-6

Leandro is convinced there was a bad call against him - he's kicking off - to be honest, I saw Stu's ball in - but them I'm biased and didn't have my glasses on

- apart from that, I swear it was in !

So, into a third