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Collapse AllHammersmith & Fulham Singles - Round 45 | Thursday 11 July 2019 to Wednesday 4 September 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 7 August 2019)
In terms of total matches played there was definitely more tennis to be squeezed out of the round, but nevertheless this was an action-packed set of groups with some very close matches. Welcome to all the new players and really hope everyone will be be back for the next one!
Group Summary:
Paul followed up on his group two victory last round with an equally impressive unbeaten run this time to top group one! A fantastic performance but he will probbaly take it modestly - we loved his generous comment after his close match with Jason. Tamas who came through an epic of his own against Julius wins the silver and Stijin the bronze. Well done all.
Final Rankings:
- Paul Ughetta [W5] 10 WINNER
- Tamas Kosa [W3, L1] 6 RUNNER UP
- Stijn Kooij [W2, L2] 4
- James Tanner 9.2 [L3] 3 includes 2 bonus points
- Jason Dunlop [W1, L1] 2
- Julius Klutmann [L1] 1
- Gilles Malandain [L3]
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "fantastic tennis. the better player did not win this match. " -- Paul
Player Comments:
- "Amazing tennis. Very even, great long points. A lot of fun. " -- Paul
Match of the Group:
Tamas Kosa bt Julius Klutmann (Jul 16) 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), [10-6]Group Summary:
Another group champ from last round who hasn't forgotten his winning ways... Well done Maurice who not only played more matches than anyone else, but won more too. With so many going to three sets, he must be exhausted! Simon and Benoît both have the honour of saying they beat Maurice in the round, but they couldn't match him for overall performance this time (getting matches set up and played is so important!). Nearest in the chase was Jennifer who naturally enough, took the champ to three sets herself! Excellent tennis all!
Final Rankings:
- Maurice O'Callaghan 9.2 [W4, L2] 10 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Jennifer Ehr [W3, L3] 10 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Benoît Durand [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Simon Amslinger 9.2 [W3] 6
- Horace McDonald [W2, L3] 4
- Paul Karacaoglu 9.1 [L3] 3 includes 2 bonus points
- Phil Reynolds [L3] 2
- Luke Hardy 10.2 [L1]
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Great match with long deuce games...despite the net was lucky to pull through. Rematch soon. " -- Maurice
Player Comments:
- "Really good competitive match" -- Horace
Player Comments:
- "Good match, thanks Horace. " -- Simon
Player Comments:
- "Really close match. Hopefully again soon!" -- Simon
Player Comments:
- "First set wrapped up in record time...then second and third...what a slog!! Very competitive match, rally after rally, end to end, stuff! Nothing in the last few sets but some lucky exhausted shots! Rematch soon!" -- Maurice
Player Comments:
- "Another three set cracker...long sets with plenty of deuce games in the sunshine, wind and rain...rematch soon! " -- Maurice
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentMaurice O'Callaghan bt Jennifer Ehr (Jul 28) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3Player Comments:
- "What a cracking match...great rally’s, impressive net play and deuces games making each set ebb and flow! Rematch soon! " -- Maurice
Player Comments:
- "Nice match I took Jen to some long Deuces quite a few times but wasn’t enough" -- Paul
Group Summary:
Of course winning the group is important, but for most of us playing it is the individual matches that remain in the memory. Just take for example Pawel's match with Benjamin; for Pawel an amazing turn around and for Benjamin one of those encounters that often makes you stronger in the long run. Meanwhile at the top of the group (where overall we did need more matches to be played) Bassim made good use of bonus points to prise the group win out of Neil's hands!
Final Rankings:
- Bassim Basma [W2, L1] 6 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Neil Redondo [W2] 4 RUNNER UP
- Julian Eccles 10.2 [W1, UF1] 3
- Pawel Rados 9.2 [W1, L1] 3
- Benjamin Hammant 10.1 [L2, UF1] 2
- Charlotte Reid [L2]
- Matthew Doherty
- Rich Sharpe
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for a great game Charlotte in rapidly disappearing light!" -- Julian
Player Comments:
- "Julian a great pity we ran out of time and light. Very evenly matched throughout as the score attests. I think we are both satisfied that a 'draw' represents a fair result. Well played. " -- Benjamin
Player Comments:
- "Very tight first set Which I was lucky to edge. Thanks for The game." -- Bassim
Player Comments:
- "It was crazy match. Ben destroyed me in the first set. in the second set he made more mistakes and it was possible to win second set for me. in the third set i did not make mistakes anymore and i won. Is always a pleasure to play with You Ben. Thanks " -- Pawel
Player Comments:
- "Great game." -- Neil
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentBassim Basma bt Pawel Rados (Jul 21) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5Player Comments:
- "Two hours of knackering tennis. What a top bloke Pawel is. Really enjoyable and haven’t been able to walk properly since." -- Bassim
Group Summary:
What a shame Daniel and Gabriel's match remained unfinished! By rights it should have been the group decider, but even with the point for the set won, Daniel finds himself a point behind his rival as the round ends. Well done to Gabriel - those bonus points really came in handy! Meanwhile, Phil bagged the bronze.
Final Rankings:
- Gabriel Kain [W4, UF1] 10 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Daniel Sedgwick [W4, UF1] 9 RUNNER UP
- Phil De Beausacq [W2, L3] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Nnamdi Uche [W1, L2] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Andrew Ballard [L3]
- Charles Meek 9.1 [L1]
- James Bosley [L2]
Match Results:
Match of the Group:
Daniel Sedgwick v Gabriel Kain (Sep 3) 7-5, 1-2 TBCPlayer Comments:
- "Excellent battle, with lots of nice passing shots from Andrew." -- Phil
Player Comments:
- "Fun match and James hit a fair number of aces along the way!" -- Phil
Player Comments:
- "Much tougher match than the score suggests, lot of deuce games with long taxing rallies " -- Gabriel
Player Comments:
- "Very intense match! Phil pushed it with his all around game to tie break in the second where I managed to edge it by narrowest of margins " -- Gabriel
Player Comments:
- "Very good match with some gruelling rallies" -- Gabriel
Player Comments:
- "Very enjoyable match on one of the hottest days of the year, great exchanges at the net" -- Gabriel
Player Comments:
- "An enjoyable match. " -- NNAMDI
Group Summary:
Well done to Viktor who went the extra mile and sought permission to finish his match with Patrick after the official end of the round - and with that victory in the bag, he wins the group. But well done too to Gilead who very sportingly agreed to accept the late result even though it disadvantaged him. Gilead still gets the reward of second place, just edging David into third as he won their head-to-head. Nicely done all!
Final Rankings:
- Viktor Dinnyesi [W3, L3] 9 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Gilead Amit 9.1 [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- David Wigg [W3, L2] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Luis Espinoza [W2, L1] 4
- Andre Alvim [W1, L2] 4
- Stephen Wan 10.2 [W1, L3] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Patrick Batten [L2] 1
- Christian Colson
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Very competitive match with plenty of deuces and great rallies. The result doesn't make justice to the competitiveness and quality of Stephen's game" -- Andre
Player Comments:
- "a close fought game with numerous swings of momentum, thanks Andre" -- David
Player Comments:
- "A good game - Luis made some great shots" -- David
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentGilead Amit bt Viktor Dinnyesi (Jul 16) 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1Player Comments:
- "Played over two days after I squeaked into a third set" -- Gilead
Player Comments:
- "If it weren't for his 3 week old baby, Andre might have had some proper sleep! He also had some wrist ache. So I managed to beat him today with spectacular rallies on both sides. Perhaps an other day he would easily beat me. " -- Viktor
Player Comments:
- "As well as at the previous round, David beat me now again confidently. Although we kept on playing a third game where I wasn’t behind so much. We stopped at his leading: 6:5 " -- Viktor
Group Summary:
A couple of unfinished matches and rather too many matches not started at all, but that didn't stop Angus dancing his way to the to of the table! Now if only Inez had followed up on her win over Angus we might have a different story, but it takes, as they say, two to tango! Well done Angus and to Alain who earns the silver.
Final Rankings:
- Angus Comber 9.1 [W3, L1, UF1] 6 WINNER
- Alain Gaudeau [W1, UF2] 4 RUNNER UP
- Inez Aspinall [W1] 2
- Hebe Plummer [W1, L1, UF1] 2
- Alexander Quinto 10.2 [L2]
- Victoria Gaisford [L2]
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyed that, beautiful day for ballet on the tennis courts. That must have been on some other court! Actually some good play and some long rallies." -- Angus
Player Comments:
- "Victoria fought back hard at the end of the 2nd set and I wondered if we would finish before it got dark. Very enjoyable match." -- Angus
Match of the Group:
Hebe Plummer bt Alexander Quinto (Aug 4) 6-1, 6-4Player Comments:
- "It started off with long rallies on the first few games. I thought the match was going to take a long long time. We probably regressed a bit from there. But really enjoyable, good play." -- Angus
Group Summary:
An excellent return to the league for Britta who mitigated her losses to Matthew and Matteo by playing more matches than anyone else and crucially getting a set off Matteo. It leaves Matthew (having defeated the new champ) with the bragging rights for what was also an excellent round. Gayaneh just edges out Matteo for third place.
Final Rankings:
- Britta Becker 9.1 [W5, L2] 13 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Matthew Brodel [W5] 12 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Gayaneh Shahbazian [W2, L2] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Matteo Conti 10.1 [W2, L3] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Hoi man Cham [L4, UF1] 3 includes 2 bonus points
- Alice Finch Noyes [W1, L2, UF1] 2
- Abdullah Selek [L1] withdrawn
- Chris Watt [L1]
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Lots of close games that went to deuce. Very hot conditions!" -- Alice
Player Comments:
- "very long second set, competitive and long match, well done Gloria!" -- Matteo
Player Comments:
- "A very strong and enjoyable match. In between there was a kitten rescued that got trapped in the fence, much to the entertainment to all players on the tennis courts, yet ...the match stayed competitive, thank you Alice." -- Britta
Player Comments:
- "This was a well fought match, and the score does not do any justice to Abdullah's game who hit some really strong winners." -- Britta
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentMatteo Conti bt Britta Becker (Aug 3) 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 7-6 (7-2)Player Comments:
- "the longest match of my life, 3h30, intense, very well played! Very close Britta! " -- Matteo
Player Comments:
- "Great evening playing with Matteo and we had some nice rallies" -- Gayaneh
Player Comments:
- "Hottest day of the year, and Gloria and I were battling it out for almost 2 hours with very long rallies. A very competitive match, thank you Gloria" -- Britta
Player Comments:
- "A very unpredictable match. We had so many long games where we went deuce multiple times, it was very challenging and enjoyable to play. Thank you Gayaneh! " -- Britta
Player Comments:
- "A very hard fought match on both sides, could have gone either ways not just in the first set, great match!" -- Britta
Player Comments:
- "Matteo showed good sportsmanship and we had some some good rallies. " -- Matthew
Group Summary:
We welcome no fewer than four new players to the league from this group and it was one of them, John, who took the title. Perhaps Seb in second place may feel a little robbed, after all he did defeat the winner and equalled him for the number of overall matches won. But John, played his cards like an old hand, earned his bonus point reward for excellent scheduling and leapfrogged his rival in the points table. Fun tennis to conclude the round!
Final Rankings:
- John Crawford Clarke [W4, L2] 10 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Seb Huempfer [W4] 8 RUNNER UP
- Shane O'Reilly [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Emilia Stankiewicz [W3, L2] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Yudi Palkova [L3, UF1] 2
- Asavin Wattanajantra [L4, UF1] 1
- Richard Trevorah [L1]
- Sophie Laing [L2]
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "A good fun match, with a great comeback by Yudi in the second set! " -- John
Player Comments:
- "Dear Yudi, thank you for the lovely, competitive match! It was a great pleasure to play against you. Your return down the line and fast, low balls forced me to go down on my knees and to be extra focused. Thank you for a very interesting talk between games and sets as well. I hope to see you again soon! Vidíme sa! :) " -- Emilia
Player Comments:
- "A good match with some fast-paced balls and running to the net. It was a pleasure to meet you, Sophie!" -- Emelia
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentJohn Crawford Clarke bt Emilia Stankiewicz (Jul 23) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5)Player Comments:
- "A marathon match with both sets going to tie break! 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5). Could have easily gone either way - thanks Emilia!" -- John
Player Comments:
- "A good match with some hard fought games! Thanks Sophie" -- John
Results
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The results listed here include the current and previous round of Singles matches for Hammersmith & Fulham.
Scoring Information:
You earn one point for every set you win. Players who complete three or more matches by the mid-point of the round receive 2 bonus points, and a bonus prize (typically a free can of HEAD tennis balls). Bonus prizes must be claimed within 28 days using the link posted to the player's Account page. The link is also emailed to players.
Please note, while matches tied at one set all may be completed with a matchtiebreak, singles matches completed to this shortened format, do not count toward bonus points.
Understanding the current rankings display:
Player name, [LTA rating - if known], W - tally of wins, L - tally of losses, UF - tally of unfinished matches] 'n' - points won (if bonus points have been won a note to this effect is added)
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