Collapse AllGladstone Park and Chelmsford Square Singles - Round 32 | Thursday 5 October 2017 to Wednesday 29 November 2017 (Midpoint: Wednesday 1 November 2017)
Thanks to all of you being proactive in scheduling matches and playing an impressive 80% of all possible matches, and your enthusiasm was reflected too in your match commentaries and the number of bonus balls we've sent out in the post! Player numbers were a little down on the last round so we're hoping this will bounce back in the Spring to give you more friendly but competitive matches in the next round!
Group Summary:
This was a competitive group with lots of matches played and a number of close 2 and 3 setters, showing a high standard of tennis across the group. Congratulations to Luca, making his Gladstone Park debut, on winning the group crown by going undefeated in 6 matches, although Krzysiek was a close second with just the one defeat to Luca in which Luca's smashes and lob retrievals were really put to the test! Well played everyone!
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Luca Calderone | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | WWWW | ||||||
2 | Krzysiek Filipiak | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | WWLW | ||||||
3 | David Roberts | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | LWLW | ||||||
4 | Metodi Borisov | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | WLWL | ||||||
5 | Maher Al Ahmadieh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | LLW | ||||||
6 | David Thomas | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | LLLL | ||||||
7 | Christopher Evi-parker | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LLL |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "The court was slippery so we decided to suspend the match. Chris is getting married soon and we didn't want him walking down the aisle on crutches!" -- David
Player Comments:
- "This was a very tactical match; Krzysiek playing the moonballer and me trying to smash his lobs. So I saw the sky most of the time, sometimes really forgetting where the court was.. I am really talking of 50 mt hight lobs, which everytime I left hit the ground, they were mostly going to hit the lines...it has been a nightmare...and my neck hurts! Well played Krzysiek. See you on the court again." -- Luca
Player Comments:
- "Christopher is a very tall opponent, he is able to cover the net very well and i wasn't in my best moment; well played Chris, see you on the court again!" -- Luca
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable game- Krzysiek" -- Krzysiek
Player Comments:
- "It was great fun playing tennis with David." -- Metodi
Player Comments:
- "the weather was cruel, but we decided to play anyway.... so it was a very tactical match, we had fun!" -- Luca
Player Comments:
- "Metodi has improved massively over the last few months. In the past I've beaten him quite easily, but this was a really tough game, with a tie-break in the first set and strong winds blowing the ball around!" -- David
Player Comments:
- "We played some good rallies, David has a good baseline style, and I am sure he will improve match by match. keep going." -- Luca
Player Comments:
- "David is obviously a good player, but he hasn't played for a while. The second set was much more competitive and I'm sure David will improve very quickly with more match time." -- David
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentMaher Al Ahmadieh bt Metodi Borisov (Oct 15) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4Player Comments:
- "2 hours of great tennis won by the slightest of margins. Metodi just wouldn't give up any ball today. Well done " -- Maher
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