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Collapse AllNorthwood and Ruislip Singles - Round 21 | Thursday 15 April 2021 to Wednesday 9 June 2021 (Midpoint: Wednesday 12 May 2021)

Wow, what a Round!! It was amazing to see so many of you back on court after restrictions lifted – nearly 5,000 of you got straight back to tennis across 130 Leagues with more than 8,000 matches played so far and counting! Congratulations to everyone for a fantastic Round and also to our Group Winners, you lucky bunch. We’re looking forward to even more tennis in the coming weeks with Wimbledon on the horizon and also some Mixed Doubles and brand new Women’s Doubles Rounds launching in some areas, with more to follow later in the year. We look forward to seeing you next time – don’t forget to book your place early and get set for the summer season.

Group Summary:

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Kieran Eivers 4 3 1 2 9 LWWW
2 Advait Kapadia 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
3 Gavin Boorman 2 2 0 0 5 WW
4 Richard Woodnorth 4 2 2 0 4 WWLL
5 Andre Alvim 4 1 3 0 2 LLWL
6 Gianfranco Celani 5 0 5 2 2 LLLL
7 Roger Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentAdvait Kapadia bt Kieran Eivers (Jun 9) 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Tight game in the sun! "  -- Advait
Richard Woodnorth bt Andre Alvim (Jun 5) 6-4, 7-5
Reveal CommentGavin Boorman bt Gianfranco Celani (Jun 3) 6-4, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Very hot conditions but good to get it played. The 2nd set was closer than the score suggests with a few deuce games that could have gone Gianfranco's way on another day - as always an enjoyable match."  -- Gavin

Match of the Group:

Richard Woodnorth bt Gianfranco Celani (May 30) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Reveal CommentKieran Eivers v Gavin Boorman (May 19) 6-4, 1-6, 5-5 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Close match as expected and could have gone either way in the end. Gavin had to forfeit with the game at 5-5."  -- Kieran
Reveal CommentGavin Boorman bt Andre Alvim (May 15) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good to get the game played despite the wet conditions, cheers Andre!"  -- Gavin
Reveal CommentKieran Eivers bt Richard Woodnorth (May 7) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game in sunny Rickmansworth!"  -- Kieran
Andre Alvim bt Gianfranco Celani (May 2) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
Reveal CommentKieran Eivers bt Gianfranco Celani (Apr 30) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Tricky 2nd set, closer than the score suggested. "  -- Kieran
Reveal CommentAdvait Kapadia bt Richard Woodnorth (Apr 30) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great game ! Thanks Richard"  -- Advait
Reveal CommentAdvait Kapadia bt Gianfranco Celani (Apr 28) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Gianfranco!"  -- Advait
Reveal CommentKieran Eivers bt Andre Alvim (Apr 25) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Tricky game in windy conditions. Thanks for the match!"  -- Kieran

Group Summary:

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Ross Joynes 5 5 0 0 10 WWWW
2 Anon Anon 5 5 0 0 10 WWWW
3 Ivan Fabijanic 6 3 3 2 8 LWWL
4 Milan Nandha 6 2 4 2 6 LLWW
5 George Davidson 6 2 4 0 6 LLLL
6 Liben Y 6 1 5 2 6 LLLL
7 Neil Kirkham 6 2 4 0 4 LLLW
8 Clark Foran 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentAnon Anon bt George Davidson (Jun 9) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for coming down. Good thing you noticed you had broken your string during the match ! Those dodgy balls did the trick ;-) all good fun ! "  -- Tahir
Anon Anon bt Ivan Fabijanic (Jun 8) 6-4, 6-2
Ross Joynes bt Liben Y (Jun 7) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentIvan Fabijanic bt Neil Kirkham (Jun 6) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Neil for a reminder that we have a match, as I almost missed it. Neil went up 3:0 in the first set and it took me up to 5:5 to catch up. 4 or 5 games went to 6+ deuces and Neil kept returning every ball I already considered to be a winner... They just kept coming back again and again... Good luck Neil and thanks for an enjoyable match. "  -- Ivan
Ross Joynes bt Neil Kirkham (Jun 5) 6-0, 6-0
Reveal CommentAnon Anon bt Neil Kirkham (May 31) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Such a pleasure to play with Neil. Final score doesn’t do justice to the way he moves so quickly around the court, just gets everything back! Hope to play again soon. "  -- Tahir
Reveal CommentRoss Joynes bt George Davidson (May 28) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Ivan for knackering George out the evening before!"  -- Ross
Reveal CommentNeil Kirkham bt Milan Nandha (May 28) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good game, lots of deuces, thanks for the match"  -- Neil

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentIvan Fabijanic bt George Davidson (May 27) 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (7-9), 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Two epic sets that lasted over 2 hours. A lot of twists and turns, with some very long games including countless deuces. Agreed to play the third set at a later date due to reduced light (and tiredness ;-))"  -- Ivan
  • "I'm really glad we managed to finish this match. The epic saga continued with George taking early lead 2:0, and I had to work hard to catch up. We both struggled to keep the serve, but at the end I managed to get the win. Thanks George and I'm looking forward to our next meeting!" -- Ivan
Anon Anon bt Liben Y (May 21) 6-2, 6-2
Reveal CommentAnon Anon bt Milan Nandha (May 19) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for coming across to Northwood. Certainly more energetic game than my normal slow doubles. I got a bit lucky with quite a few of the shots but enjoyed playing."  -- Tahir
Neil Kirkham bt Liben Y (May 14) 6-3, 6-4
Reveal CommentMilan Nandha bt George Davidson (May 14) 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "What a match.. Gruelling three sets of tennis lasting over 2hrs. The conditions were perfect and both started well and in the first set, there was exchange of break of server each. I won the tie break serving strong. The second set looked liked it was going for another tie break until George played a great lob to get the point, game and set. Third set was quick one where I took a 3 game lead and was able to close the match before the lights went out. Match had many long rallies and lots games to deuce. Thanks for last minute scheduling really enjoyed the match up today. Good luck with the rest of your matches."  -- Milan
Reveal CommentGeorge Davidson bt Liben Y (May 11) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Close match with long rallies at times, well played George."  -- Liben
Reveal CommentLiben Y bt Ivan Fabijanic (May 8) 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good match again, great effort considering Ivan broke his racket."  -- Liben
Reveal CommentMilan Nandha bt Liben Y (May 7) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Perfect day, perfect tennis.. really enjoyed this first match up with Liben. The match lasted 1hr 45 min going to the decider set, where I was able to hold my nerve to complete my come back. Most games went to deuce with some really good rallies. Thanks Liben and good luck with rest of your matches."  -- Milan
Reveal CommentGeorge Davidson bt Neil Kirkham (May 3) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "good game with neil,lots of duces ."  -- George
Ross Joynes bt Milan Nandha (Apr 30) 6-1, 6-2
Ross Joynes bt Ivan Fabijanic (Apr 24) 6-0, 7-5
Reveal CommentIvan Fabijanic bt Milan Nandha (Apr 23) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "It was so good to be back on the courts playing tennis. In spite the score we had some nice rallies and quite a few deuces. I was perhaps a bit lucky that Milan’s racket string broke just before the first serve was due, so he had to play with a spare racket. My serve worked like magic and I really enjoyed the nice surface at Eastcote Club. Thanks Milan and best of luck for other matches!"  -- Ivan

Group Summary:

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Peter Jones 4 4 0 0 8 WWWW
2 Steve Grace 4 3 1 2 8 WWLW
3 Neha Thakerar 5 3 2 2 8 LWLW
4 Harjinder Badyal 5 2 3 2 8 LLWW
5 Christopher May 5 1 4 0 4 WLLL
6 Vivek Karwal 3 0 3 0 0 LLL

Match Results:

Peter Jones bt Neha Thakerar (Jun 8) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentChristopher May bt Vivek Karwal (Jun 2) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Nice match in the sun. Thanks for the match Vivek. Good luck with your other matches"  -- Christopher
Peter Jones bt Christopher May (Jun 1) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentSteve Grace bt Christopher May (May 18) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Some good rallies, score doesn’t really reflect the match"  -- Steve

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentNeha Thakerar bt Harjinder Badyal (May 18) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great to finally get this game played when the rain had died down. An enjoyable and exhausting match to the end, hopefully we play again soon"  -- Neha
Reveal CommentSteve Grace bt Neha Thakerar (May 10) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for playing Neha, good luck for the rest of the round"  -- Steve
Reveal CommentNeha Thakerar bt Christopher May (May 5) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A really enjoyable match with competitive rallies throughout. Hope to play again soon"  -- Neha
Peter Jones bt Steve Grace (May 4) 6-2, 6-1
Steve Grace bt Harjinder Badyal (Apr 27) 6-4, 6-7 (1-7), 6-2
Reveal CommentNeha Thakerar bt Vivek Karwal (Apr 24) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great to finally get playing again. There were some good rallies as the tennis gradually became more competitive throughout the game. Vivek played some great shots, and unfortunately the score doesn't really reflect how close some games were. Overall an enjoyable match in great weather to start the league !"  -- Neha
Reveal CommentHarjinder Badyal bt Christopher May (Apr 19) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Very close match."  -- Harjinder
Harjinder Badyal bt Vivek Karwal (Apr 17) 6-3, 6-1
Peter Jones bt Harjinder Badyal (Apr 16) 6-4, 6-4