British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

Jan · Hall of fame

Week 25 - ATP 250 - Lexus Open - Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, Great Britain (grass)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

emmsie69 wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
SF: Zizou Bergs (BEL) WR 48 defeated (LL) Toby Samuel WR 142 by 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
It could so easily - & should - have been the other way round.
SF: (6) Ugo Humbert (FRA) WR 30 defeated Jack Draper WR 160 by 5 & 3
I think it's for the best that Jack lost today.

Yes, I thought so too.

JonH · Tennis legend

Had a good week and lots to build on - Humbert is playing really well and he ran him close. Watch out for him at Wimbledon - plays Bergs I believe there as well or have I got that wrong ?

Ian1314 · Lower Club Player

DF wrote:
indiana wrote:
No doubt Jan generally thinks that Toby is a great guy but he can probably live with Toby losing there, and re top 100 not being taken to the wire of tomorrow's final.

I suspect it will only be a matter of time before Toby does enter the top 100 ( though we've said that about Brits before ) but for now, always assuming live rankings have it right ...

Congratulations to Jan Choinski WR 100

Yes Tara, WR 100 is in the top 100 ( old stagers here may recognise the reference ).

I can almost remember the quote, but was it Top 200 (no. 200) she had achieved at the time?
Mel did get to number 100, I think.
(Didn't look up these rankings, yet)

Tara could play well, on the grass, on her day.

Lee · Lower Club Player

JonH wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
JonH wrote:
Jack D Jack PJ and Arthur and Hake have wild cards for main draw here
codswallop
I thin I was turbot charged when I wrote that

never heard such a load of pollocks

JonH · Tennis legend

Did the final get cancelled or rain ?

Jan · Hall of fame

They started, but then rain came. Bbc website saying no play before 6.15pm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
SF: Zizou Bergs (BEL) WR 48 defeated (LL) Toby Samuel WR 142 by 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
It could so easily - & should - have been the other way round.
SF: (6) Ugo Humbert (FRA) WR 30 defeated Jack Draper WR 160 by 5 & 3

So, Bergs beat Humbert in three sets (3-6 6-1 6-4) to claim the title - eventually.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In a practically empty arena

The ridiculous situation was:

nobody was allowed to buy tickets for the Sunday final, or roll their Saturday tickets into the Sunday final

There was a community event going on and only those people were allowed into the complex - but, of course, they weren't focused on the final, it's not why they were there

Several stands in the court with the final were completely shut

And the stand that actually was open was only open to community event ticket-holders so it got a few people, but not a lot

And the poor people from yesterday got a 50% refund - but not a proper refund, they got a credit note in their LTA ticket account

JonH · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
In a practically empty arena

The ridiculous situation was:

nobody was allowed to buy tickets for the Sunday final, or roll their Saturday tickets into the Sunday final

There was a community event going on and only those people were allowed into the complex - but, of course, they weren't focused on the final, it's not why they were there

Several stands in the court with the final were completely shut

And the stand that actually was open was only open to community event ticket-holders so it got a few people, but not a lot

And the poor people from yesterday got a 50% refund - but not a proper refund, they got a credit note in their LTA ticket account

Thats rubbish. hmm

all sorts of better ways they could have managed that.

-- Edited by JonH on Sunday 28th of June 2026 05:55:02 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

Well at least they got some money back - after all, the ladies singles final was played, but not the doubles. The 50% refund is set out in their terms and conditions, which is pretty poor.