Collapse AllRichmond Parks Singles - Round 23 | Thursday 31 January 2019 to Wednesday 27 March 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 27 February 2019)
Another successful round for the Richmond Parks league with nearly 100 matches played and lots of close competition on court. Thanks for many match commentaries which provided us with an excellent story of the round and showed the friendly spirit of the league. Until next time!
Group Summary:
What a group! Every available match was played, all bonus points were earned, the number of three set thrillers hit double figures and the race for the gold went right to the wire - great effort everyone. Mihai pipped title rivals Alvaro and Pawel to the post in a couple of incredible contests and this gives him the wins he needs to finish unbeaten and sneak the gold. Alvaro beat Pawel in another "great match" to narrowly secure the silver.
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Mihai Nagit | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | WWWW | ||||||
2 | Alvaro Cordero | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | LWWW | ||||||
3 | Pawel Lipka | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | WLWL | ||||||
4 | Alexandru Tataru | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | LLWL | ||||||
5 | Maximilian Rudolf | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | WLLW | ||||||
6 | Oliver Chan | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | LLLW | ||||||
7 | Martin Dewberry | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | LWLL | ||||||
8 | Chris Moore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | LLL |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Good level tennis game both players played. 1.5 hour game with long rallies. Last game in this League Thank you and Good luck " -- Pawel
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentMihai Nagit bt Alvaro Cordero (Mar 26) 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-5Player Comments:
- "A very entertaining battle with Alvaro! We've started with 4 games that felt like a set with many deuces that all ended in my side. From 0-4 Alvaro changed the strategy, came back to 5-5, then pushed the set into a tie break that finished 7-5. 2nd set started with Alvaro very motivated to come back leading 2-0, 3-1 and keeping his nerve at 3-3 to go up 4-3 and closed it with 6-4. 3rd set was a thriller with Alvaro breaking in the first game and going up for the first time in the match, followed by me winning 5 games in a row and serving for the championship at 5-1. It was not to be! Long 4 games with outstanding rallies, beautiful winners and silly unforced errors pushed us at 5-5. After 3.15h we've got kicked out of court! TBC probably
- "We've just managed to play last 2 games of this long match for the championship and i've won last 2 games which were quite intense 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-5. Thank you Alvaro, you are a great fighter," -- Mihai
Player Comments:
- "Max is the nicest guy. Always a pleasure playing with him." -- Alvaro
Player Comments:
- "This was a great match in difficult weather conditions, with both players giving it all while adapting to a new opponent and windy moments. First set we went head to head to 4-4 both holding serves then the 9th game was the decider with some mistakes from Pawel giving the first break and the set. The second set was a strong come back from Pawel leading with 3-0 and holding his nerve at 3-2 in a thriller 8 deuces game which decided the second set. 3rd set was very entertaining with Pawel this time playing catch up at 0-2, 1-4, 3-5 however loosing in the last game after 6 deuces and saving 6 match points. Very nice meeting you and hope to play you again in the leagues and outside the leagues. Good luck with your last one!" -- Mihai
Player Comments:
- "To be continued..." -- Maximilian
Player Comments:
- "Die Hard Alex!!! What a great match with a very good fighter. Alex played very well being very hard to kill and coming back strongly in the first set after a slower start pressuring and a bit unlucky at 4-3 serving. The second set was a very long battle with a reversed situation, him being in the lead all the time 3-0, 4-2, 5-4, 6-5 and me playing catch up, saving 5 set points in different stages and constantly hopping for a tie break and a miracle. Lovely playing you Alex, seeing your 11 points accumulated I'm sure we will meet in round 24 in warmer conditions!! " -- Mihai
Player Comments:
- "Great weather to play also 3,5 hour game so long in 3 set result was 2:5 to Alex then 5:6 in tiebreak 7:5 I win and won the longest geme I ever played Great tennis Thank you Alex Good luck Pawel" -- Pawel
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet Chris, really nice guy. Beautiful day for tennis too. His sliced BH is defibstriu one to watch out for but I think I was so determined to break a losing streak, it saw me through this time. Good luck with your next match Chris.. " -- Martin
Player Comments:
- "Very entretaining match." -- Alvaro
Player Comments:
- "Another beautiful day for tennis in Richmond!!! A long match with many deuces, interesting rallies and breaks off each eachother serves. Well played Martin you've deserverd at least a point, sorry didn't happened especially the way you led all the time in the second set. Don't loose the joy for tennis, forget about the losses, remember the good matches and keep it up!!" -- Mihai
Player Comments:
- "Great match. Pawel had a slow start but got his form back in the second set." -- Alvaro
Player Comments:
- "What a beatiful day for tennis in sunny Richmond!!! Great long match against a tough fighter. Olly played very well and was clinical in the first set securing every chance he had on each game;. He continue to play well however the luck moved on my side and after going up and reducing the unforced errors to minimum was difficult for him to catch up. Long games and good rallies would be the summary of this battle! Well deserve point for Olly and good luck with the next matches!" -- Mihai
Player Comments:
- "A beautiful day, shame the same can't be said for my tennis - sorry for dragging you down to my level, today, Martin" -- Oliver
Player Comments:
- "Great tennis today mate a little bit unlucky in 2 set but i was enjoy today long rallies and other combinations Good luck in rest league games" -- Pawel
Player Comments:
- "Good game Nice day for Tennis Max play Ok but just mąkę to many mistakes in this league level is who mąkę them less win The game Good Luck mate " -- Pawel
Player Comments:
- "Very entretaining match. The score doesn't reflect how long fought all points were." -- Alvaro
Player Comments:
- "Very dificult conditions." -- Alvaro
Player Comments:
- "Good match going over the full lenght. Could have gone either way in the third. Some great rallys. Good luck with the other matches. " -- Maximilian
Player Comments:
- "Great match from Alex who calmy played every ball back waiting for mistakes. Well don!" -- Maximilian
Player Comments:
- "First game in the season Both players well played but winner is always only one that’s tennis. Great weather for tennis today Good luck in rest games in the League " -- Pawel
Player Comments:
- "What a great match on a frosty sunny day! After defrosting the court for 1h, the battle begun with Max playing very well going up 3-1 and 5-3 and closing 6-4 the first set at the second chance on my service. 2nd set was a battle the first 4 games with long 6/7 deuces that went my way and put off Max for 20 min however mentally preparing for the 3rd set. The decider was an epic battle in the first 7 games with Max giving it all, diving at least 10 times, once twice in a point at a drop shot followed by a lob. His compatriot Boris Becker invented this on Wimbledon grass and Max took it further on hard courts. After 9 deuces and breaking for 4-3 lead the match went my way with relatively quick 2 games. Great match once again Gladiator Max!" -- Mihai
Group Summary:
Rags and Hammad matched each other stride for stride to be neck and neck at the front coming down the home straight. The match between the two is therefore a winner takes all affair and although the "gusty wind" made it far from easy Rags found another gear to emerge with a strong victory. Hats off to Rob who inflicted the only defeat on the new champ in a "hard fought battle".
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Rags Martel | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | WWWL | ||||||
2 | Hammad Siddiqui | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | WLWL | ||||||
3 | Rob Hollinshead | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | WLWW | ||||||
4 | Rod Sumner | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | WWLL | ||||||
5 | Joe Abel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | LWW | ||||||
6 | Tony Langford | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | LLLL | ||||||
7 | Aman Sood | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | LLL | ||||||
8 | Ersan Durer | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LL | ||||||
9 | Will Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Some long rallies despite Tony trying out a brand new racquet. Great to get this match played!" -- Rags
Match of the Group:
Hammad Siddiqui bt Joe Abel (Mar 17) 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2Player Comments:
- "Enjoyable Sunday morning match at York House Gardens with Tony despite difficult conditions with the wind and bright sun. A close first set, both of us lost a bit of focus in the second and a broken string didn't help Tony. Match played in good spirit and hopefully we will play again soon. " -- Rod
Player Comments:
- "Strong and competitive match against Hammad. But there was another opponent on court - the gusty wind. It wasn’t easy but we both persevered without being blown away! Thanks for a great game Hammad. See you again soon. " -- Rags
Player Comments:
- "Brave battling in a match very much influenced by strong winds, despite which we both served pretty well. " -- Rob
Player Comments:
- "A great match completed with lots of highs and lows, both players struggled big time on the control aspect, playing against the wind was rather tricky. Especially Rob who is a fantastic player with some very impressive shots, hitting some fine winners on his double handed backhand. Good luck with the rest of the games! Thanks." -- Hammad
Player Comments:
- "Unfortunately Aman had a bad fall, turning his ankle on what was a slippy court after overnight rain, he bravely continued but later had to retire. We still had a tightly contested first set, with lots of deuces and Aman coming back twice from 0-40. The set went to a tiebreak where I then came back from 1-6 to 6-6, but Aman won the set 6-6 (8-6). Hope your ankle gets better soon and good luck for the remaining matches." -- Tony
Player Comments:
- "Tough match, against a tough competitor, in tough conditions. Made to work for every point. Thanks for the game, Aman. See you soon. " -- Rags
Player Comments:
- "Conditions were significantly better than they could have been for February, despite the odd slip on the dew from both of us. Rags was dominant in the first set, punishing any short balls in his wake. The sun was positioned to dazzle in the second set and Rags coped better with it. It was a hard-fought battle that could have gone either way. Had it not been for a slight dip in Rags' serve in the third set, the match could have easily gone to the wire. A good-tempered and physical game with great court coverage and some quality winners. " -- Rob
Player Comments:
- "Glorious sunshine. Springlike tennis with some tough fought rallies. Thanks for a lovely game Ersan. " -- Rags
Player Comments:
- "Early Monday morning match at Cambridge Gardens - great start to the week! Thanks for the game Hammad, incredibly close and could have gone either way in the final set as little to choose between us today. Look forward to playing again soon and good luck in your remaining matches." -- Rod
Player Comments:
- "A lovely sunny day and a good match as well!" -- Joe
Player Comments:
- "We were fortunate with the conditions for February but nevertheless both took quite a bit of the first set to get going. The fact that the first six games were all breaks tells its own tale about the serving. Some great shots and involved rallies from both and it was definitely a good run-out." -- Rob
Player Comments:
- "This match consisted a lot of long rallies and deuces. Also some good consistent serves by Tony. Good luck in your other matches! Thanks " -- Hammad
Player Comments:
- "No big celebration after this match. Like soldiers who’d seen too much war - we were just happy tennis was the winner. Thank you Rod for a true tennis battle. Great game. " -- Rags
Player Comments:
- "We got pretty lucky with conditions, given that it's February. There were quite a few rallies, plenty of commitment and impressive court coverage from both sides. The match could have gone either way but luckily my serve hit form in the third set. Battle kudos to us both." -- Rob
Player Comments:
- "Nice weather, we picked the best day for tennis. Well played Aman. Good luck with your next matches!" -- Hammad
Player Comments:
- "A really enjoyable and competitive match!" -- Joe
Group Summary:
Gareth was the standout player in group three, recording a stunning seven wins without dropping a set to deservedly claim the prize. Laurence was ready to take advantage of any slip up from the champ, combining five tough wins with scheduling prowess to finish narrowly behind in second. A pat on the back to you all for playing the majority of the matches on offer.
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Gareth Richman | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | WWWW | ||||||
2 | Laurence Knight | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | WLWL | ||||||
3 | James Maher | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | WWLW | ||||||
4 | Manoj Jangra | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | WLWW | ||||||
5 | David Saville | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | WWLW | ||||||
6 | Paul Alexander | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | LLWL | ||||||
7 | Kenny Su | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | LLLL | ||||||
8 | Denise Nemtzov | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | LLLL |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "An early start on a Wednesday morning and played at Redlees Park under cloudy skies and noisy planes! A fun match with some good rallies. Thanks for the game and nice to meet you Denise." -- James
Player Comments:
- "Another great match against Alex, he pushed me hard in both sets feeling shattered now! " -- Manoj
Match of the Group:
Paul Alexander bt Kenny Su (Mar 24) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5Player Comments:
- "Excellent game, thank you Denise" -- Paul
Player Comments:
- "A really good competitive match, with most rallies being over 10 shots each. Perfect conditions with warm weather and no wind." -- Laurence
Player Comments:
- "Great conditions for tennis with some long rallies, points and dueces. Really great to host and meet Paul. Wishing you all the best in your matches" -- Gareth
Player Comments:
- "Played at York House Gardens on a cloudy Saturday morning. A very close back and forth first set with the lead changing time about 5 times. I managed to cut out more of my errors after that and Kenny was going for a few more winners that didn't come off. A good match and nice to meet you Kenny. " -- James
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet and play Laurence. The match was played in the true spirit of the game on a lovely evening (without any hint of windy weather conditions). Well done with your results so far in this league. Wishing you the very best! " -- Gareth
Player Comments:
- "Another difficult swirling windy weather match day on court but full of hard fought rallies in the second set. Mani stepped up his game well. It was a bonus to have the opportunity to play dubs with him after our match. " -- Gareth
Player Comments:
- "Lovely to finally get to play this match with the lovely Denise, it wasn't as easy as the scoreline suggests." -- Manoj
Player Comments:
- "Tricky conditions (really windy weather) playing against a tricky opponent with some decent rallies and points. Thanks forthr game and good luck in your remaining league fixtures. G" -- Gareth
Player Comments:
- "A match played in really windy conditions with some amazing rallies!" -- Manoj
Player Comments:
- "We played in a gale force wind which spoilt the match, especially as the wind kept changing direction. The points were therefore short, but at least we got the match played. Hopefully next time it will be better conditions." -- Laurence
Player Comments:
- "Great battle of tennis in really testing windy conditions ... but with some fierce shots, rallies and winners played with respect and good sportsmanship and spirit on both sides. Pleasure to host Kenny on court and look forward to playing him in the near future. " -- Gareth
Player Comments:
- "Another epic match against James, the momentum was definitely with him again into the final Champions tie break. I managed to just pull through. Good luck in the rest of your matches buddy! " -- Manoj
Player Comments:
- "A lovely game of tennis played in great spirit and laughs. Pleasure to meet and play Denise. Thank you for the match and all the best in the rest of your league fixtures. G" -- Gareth
Player Comments:
- "Played at York House Gardens on another amazingly sunny February afternoon. A close couple of sets with some good rallies. Both players struggled with 1st serves at times and I managed to hit a few winners on David's 2nd serve. Thanks for the game." -- James
Player Comments:
- "Played at York House Gardens on a beautiful sunny afternoon. 3 very close sets, despite the scores in the last 2. Lots of good rallies and a lot of court covered by both players." -- James
Player Comments:
- "A great battle and fight by James, as well as a being a true gentleman on court. All the best for the rest of your matches. G " -- Gareth
Player Comments:
- "A close match, played mainly from the baseline. Both sets had a lot of long rallies. The sun came out which made it a bit difficult at one end, but other than that the conditions were perfect." -- Laurence
Player Comments:
- "A good match with a lot of long rallies and close games, especially in the second set." -- Laurence
Player Comments:
- "Another close and enjoyable match against Manoj, which went my way this time. Apart from a low sun, we played in fine conditions on a very nice court." -- Laurence
Group Summary:
Will ground out a topsy turvy victory over Jacqueline and came out on top in a 2.5 hour game with Sebastian, and this set him on his way to a clean sweep of wins and a place on the top of the podium. James had a battle of his own with Jacqueline, and although he missed out on this victory, the point he earned for winning a set combined with four victories and bonus points sees him become the runner up.
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Will Purdue | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | WWWW | ||||||
2 | James Meurer | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | WWWL | ||||||
3 | Jacqueline Jeromson | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | WLWW | ||||||
4 | Sebastian Hardman | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | LWLW | ||||||
5 | Terry Rollinson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | LLLW | ||||||
6 | Ian Simpson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | LLLL | ||||||
7 | Joseph Fraser | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LLL | ||||||
8 | James Keating | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Great to finally get this match played after a few false starts, wonderful weather. Nice to find out that Ian and I are from the same place in the world." James
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable match with Joe who was unlucky not to win the second set. Really fun end to the round. " -- Will
Player Comments:
- "A really great game, and pretty epic (2.5 hours) considering we both are quick to take our next serve and had no tie breaks! Could easily have gone either way, at 0-2 in first set I thought I might be on to a 0-6, but won 6-3, and second set I was feeling good and found myself 5-1 down. We had to finish at 5-4 which was cruel, so there was a lot of pressure starting at that point in the match! If Seb broke my serve then I’m pretty sure he’d be writing this, but managed to serve well to take the match overall. It was great to have such a competitive and friendly match. " -- Will
Player Comments:
- "Good games despite the strong winds!" -- Sebastian
Player Comments:
- "The score really doesn't reflect the match! Great enjoyable game - lots of deuces and crazy rallies with lobs & drop-shots. The apartments around Cambridge Gardens got their money's worth! " -- James
Player Comments:
- "Terry has a devilishly wicked game, which perfectly matches his humour. The game didn't start well. Terry pointed out that according to the rules it was my responsibility to bring ball-boys/girls. I explained that I'd only scanned the rules - and apologised - but he was quite rightly furious. I'm afraid it cost him the first set, as he angrily fired balls left, right - but rarely centre. Again I'd had the unwitting effrontery to break the only-one-drop-shot-per-set rule but this time, Terry managed to focus his rage and very nearly took me out with one of his laser-sharp passing shots. Had it not been for the sun in his eyes I'm not sure I'd be here to write this. I'll be banned, for sure, but it was worth it. I have no remorse. " -- James
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentJacqueline Jeromson bt James Meurer (Feb 21) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-4Player Comments:
- "A tightly fought (friendly) battle, that could have gone either way, thanks James. " -- Jacqueline
Player Comments:
- "Nice evening for floodlit tennis! Good to play Joe again. " -- James
Player Comments:
- "An enjoyable match, Ian’s serve was a little rusty but was improving without however I’ve had more match practise recently. " -- Will
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable match with Jacqui, was very, very worried going into the last set. Really topsy turvy match with both of us having good and bad moments, Jacqui in particular hit some great winners." -- Will
Player Comments:
- "Great to play with James, some really good rallies and a really good sunny afternoon of tennis!" -- Will
Player Comments:
- "Nice day and good fun!" -- Sebastian
Group Summary:
Paul played more matches than anyone else and scored bonus points, and this proved to be a winning formula as he picked up four impressive victories, despite the "windy conditions", to boost his total and climb into first place. Now runner up Mario defeated Paul in a "very competitive match" and finished unbeaten from his three matches, so could he have gone one better if he had played a couple more?
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Paul Snoddy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | WWWL | ||||||
2 | Mario Baburic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | WWW | ||||||
3 | Richard Northern | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LWL | ||||||
4 | Benjamin Gravouil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | W | ||||||
5 | Hashem Mirzadeh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | WLLL | ||||||
6 | Jilly MacPherson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | ||||||
7 | Nigel W Williams | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | LL | ||||||
8 | Michael Ruggier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "A long battle on a pleasant Saturday morning, with many close matches" -- Hashem
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentPaul Snoddy bt Richard Northern (Mar 9) 6-2, 1-6, 7-6Player Comments:
- "Very windy conditions made this match very hard to predict particularly in the third set when the balls were blowing all over the place. I managed to nab the tie break 7-5 but it could of gone either way. Still a fun match with some nice rallies." -- Paul
Player Comments:
- "Wet and windy conditions made this somewhat unpredictable at times but there were still plenty of good rallies. " -- Paul
Player Comments:
- "Beatiful day for tennis. Nice match, Hashem" -- Mario
Player Comments:
- "A fun match with lots of nice rallies on a gorgeous day for tennis. Lovely to meet you Jilly." -- Paul
Player Comments:
- "A very competitive match & well played Paul!" -- Mario
Player Comments:
- "Very windy conditions made it somewhat unpredictable but a fun match anyway. Nice to meet you Nigel. " -- Paul
Player Comments:
- "Thanks Richard for a nice match and some great rallies. It was much closer than the result suggests. Good luck!" -- Mario
Player Comments: