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pauldepstein · Junior player

RE: Week 26 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass) - men's qualifying

9vicman · Futures qualifying

JonH comes home wrote:
Riedi has grass pedigree, Surbiton final ( or win, cant remember) last year. And been on edge of top 100. Interesting match for Hamish .

Blockx former AO junior champ - he and Oli T could be very tight battle.

Riedi has had two knee surgeries since last September, and this is only his third tournament back. But he was a very promising young player.

-- Edited by 9vicman on Wednesday 25th of June 2025 07:34:58 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Both winnable, Id say - and loseable also!

9vicman · Futures qualifying

pauldepstein wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Hamish to BBC reporter, whose name is refusing to stick in my memory (not Annabel Croft) & who asked him to explain the last few minutes of the match: "Somehow I won!"
I also saw that interview. It was between Hamish and Abigail Johnson.

-- Edited by pauldepstein on Wednesday 25th of June 2025 03:19:32 PM

Was it not Pippa Horn?

the addict · Tennis legend

Abigail was doing interviews all over the place today.

9vicman · Futures qualifying

I know, but Pippa Horn is so distinctive (and not in a good way) that I recall it was her. But now can't find the interview.

9vicman · Futures qualifying

9vicman wrote:
I know, but Pippa Horn is so distinctive (and not in a good way) that I recall it was her. But now can't find the interview.

OK so Pippa Horn was doing for radio: https://x.com/wimbledonradio/status/1937892784893001901

pauldepstein · Junior player

9vicman wrote:
pauldepstein wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Hamish to BBC reporter, whose name is refusing to stick in my memory (not Annabel Croft) & who asked him to explain the last few minutes of the match: "Somehow I won!"
I also saw that interview. It was between Hamish and Abigail Johnson.

-- Edited by pauldepstein on Wednesday 25th of June 2025 03:19:32 PM
Was it not Pippa Horn?

I knew it was Abigail Somebody because Hamish said (something like) "Thanks, Abigail" at the end of the interview.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Hamish should buy a lottery ticket biggrin

He won fair and square - but by the skin of his teeth - Luca never serves DFs - it's not his game - and then he serves two in the MTB ???? That's hilarious

I saw a set and a half

Big bravo to Hamish for coming back after losing such a close second set

Only seems like yesterday I was watching him play - and beat - a very temperamental Moutet two courts away in juniors smile smile

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 26th of June 2025 06:42:24 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Oli deserved it - Galarneau didn't have a touch on grass tennis in him - it was solid and decent but he could have made SOME effort to recognise the surface he was playing on

And, as Lambda predicted, it was a battle but Tarvet was like a terrier, so physical, his trainer kept shouting 'legs'

- and he does have amazing quads - and really uses them in every shot (so maybe a terrier with very strong legs

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emmsie69 · Top national player

Spare ticket available for today

indiana · Tennis legend

Riedi looking fit and well and essentially too good for Hamish in set 1. I think Hamish will have to go a fair bit above and beyond to prevail here. At which point he breaks with some excellent play

3-6 *3-1

seagull · Hall of fame

Great first set from Tarvet 6-3

paulisi · Tennis legend

Watching Oli for the first time. He looks like a baseliner, but on occasions has ventured to the net.
Looks to be very solid.

Jajon · Club Coach

Is Tarvet in the college system? Genuinely never heard of the bloke and I still remember names like Ed Corrie, Fran Stephenson, Eleanor Dean and David Rice.

(Watching on mute so will have missed if John Lloyd/Andrew Castle have spoken about it ad nauseam)