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CricketWeb Tennis - Season I
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SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Miami Masters (Quals) - Mar 23 - Apr 5 Season I
US Men's Clay Court Championships
Qualifiers - Houston
Draw
Qualifiers: 1-Bertran Renard (FRA); 2-Gocha Berianidze (GEO); 3-Jefferson Quezada (CHL); 7-Julian Day (USA)
Wildcards: Ralph Robinson (USA); Anothy Ficher (USA); Javier Villaneuva (ESP).
Grand Prix Hassan II
Qualifiers - Casablanca
Draw - Sections 1 and 2
Young CWLand hopeful Jarko Maxum has overcome patchy form to earn himself a place in the main draw at Casablanca with a three-set win over Puerto Rican Brendan Tito in his play-off final. Given a bye in the first round as a seeded player, Maxum lost the first set in his second round clash with Kiwi John Searcy, before finally finding his range on the clay courts and taking the match in three. Tito, who took care of top seed Sipko Wetzel in the first round, put up a big fight, and in a marathon match it took all of Maxum's guile to grind out the Puerto Rican to seal qualification 7-5 3-6 7-5. Elsewhere, Sven Svensson was forced to come from a set down to defeat unseeded Fin Ville Vilkki. After easily accounting for a Moroccan qualifier in his first match, the sixth seed was comprehensively beaten in the first set against Vilkki. But Svensson improved as the match wore on to the take the next two sets in convincing fashion and seal passage into the main draw.
Lawrence Trumper-Smith's return to professional tennis has started poorly as he was thrashed in just his second match back by seventh seed Aleksander Alitspritsin. After easily accounting for local qualifier Nabil Zeroual in straight sets, Trumper-Smith was given a real wake-up call in his return to the tour. Fresh off his yacht and on the run from Texan oil tycoons, Trumper-Smith's mind seemed to be elsewhere, and he'll hope he forgets all about this match as the Lithuanian ran away a 6-0 6-4 winner.
Qualifiers: 6-Jarko Maxum (CWL); 2-Sven Svensson (CWL); 7-Aleksander Alitspritsin (LIT); 5-Guilermo Crespo (ARG)
Wildcards: Omar Allali (MAR); Khaled Moussaoui (MAR); Azgin Erdi (TUR).
Houston
First matches in main draw:
5-Randy Smeltz vs. Zbiginiew Boniek (86)
3-Brett Read vs. Jean-Christophe Genghini (119)
Billy Spleen vs. Jefferson Quezada (Q) (144)
6-Jojo Mustard vs. Samuel Thorpe (106)
Spas Delev vs. Bertran Renard (Q) (141)
Casablanca
First matches in main draw:
Jarko Maxum (Q) vs. 1-Rasmus Olesen (9)
6-Heath Davis vs. Carlos Machado (102)
Sven Svensson (Q) vs. Jeremy Natale (96)
Rob Bowenburg vs. Adam Murray (94)
2-Jefferson Drake vs. Henrik Henrikkson (105)
Very tough start for Maxum.
US Men's Clay Court Championships
Qualifiers - Houston
Draw
Qualifiers: 1-Bertran Renard (FRA); 2-Gocha Berianidze (GEO); 3-Jefferson Quezada (CHL); 7-Julian Day (USA)
Wildcards: Ralph Robinson (USA); Anothy Ficher (USA); Javier Villaneuva (ESP).
Grand Prix Hassan II
Qualifiers - Casablanca
Draw - Sections 1 and 2
Young CWLand hopeful Jarko Maxum has overcome patchy form to earn himself a place in the main draw at Casablanca with a three-set win over Puerto Rican Brendan Tito in his play-off final. Given a bye in the first round as a seeded player, Maxum lost the first set in his second round clash with Kiwi John Searcy, before finally finding his range on the clay courts and taking the match in three. Tito, who took care of top seed Sipko Wetzel in the first round, put up a big fight, and in a marathon match it took all of Maxum's guile to grind out the Puerto Rican to seal qualification 7-5 3-6 7-5. Elsewhere, Sven Svensson was forced to come from a set down to defeat unseeded Fin Ville Vilkki. After easily accounting for a Moroccan qualifier in his first match, the sixth seed was comprehensively beaten in the first set against Vilkki. But Svensson improved as the match wore on to the take the next two sets in convincing fashion and seal passage into the main draw.
Lawrence Trumper-Smith's return to professional tennis has started poorly as he was thrashed in just his second match back by seventh seed Aleksander Alitspritsin. After easily accounting for local qualifier Nabil Zeroual in straight sets, Trumper-Smith was given a real wake-up call in his return to the tour. Fresh off his yacht and on the run from Texan oil tycoons, Trumper-Smith's mind seemed to be elsewhere, and he'll hope he forgets all about this match as the Lithuanian ran away a 6-0 6-4 winner.
Qualifiers: 6-Jarko Maxum (CWL); 2-Sven Svensson (CWL); 7-Aleksander Alitspritsin (LIT); 5-Guilermo Crespo (ARG)
Wildcards: Omar Allali (MAR); Khaled Moussaoui (MAR); Azgin Erdi (TUR).
Houston
First matches in main draw:
5-Randy Smeltz vs. Zbiginiew Boniek (86)
3-Brett Read vs. Jean-Christophe Genghini (119)
Billy Spleen vs. Jefferson Quezada (Q) (144)
6-Jojo Mustard vs. Samuel Thorpe (106)
Spas Delev vs. Bertran Renard (Q) (141)
Casablanca
First matches in main draw:
Jarko Maxum (Q) vs. 1-Rasmus Olesen (9)
6-Heath Davis vs. Carlos Machado (102)
Sven Svensson (Q) vs. Jeremy Natale (96)
Rob Bowenburg vs. Adam Murray (94)
2-Jefferson Drake vs. Henrik Henrikkson (105)
Very tough start for Maxum.
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Think this is the first time Mustard has been seeded.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Miami Masters (R32) - Mar 23 - Apr 5 Season I
US Men's Clay Court Championships
Round of 32 - Houston
Top Half
Bottom Half
CWLand third seed Brett Read was the biggest name casualty in the first round in Houston as he lost from a set ahead against France's Jean-Christophe Genghini. The world number 27 has been in abysmal form as of late, but looked in entertaining form in the first set as he accounted for the Frenchman easily. But after a 6-1 opening set lead, Read struggled to really get going as Genghini began to grind the CWLand grinder out of the match with a vast array of shots. A dejected Read dropped the next two sets with poor serving and positioning and would later fall victim to a scathing attack from countryman Roy Daniels.
But Read proved to be the only disappointment for CWLand as the other five entrants all won their first round clashes. Fifth seed Randy Smeltz easily accounted for Austrian Zbiginiew Boniek in straight sets as he looked at home on the clay of Houston. Ahead of the Monte Carlo masters, Smeltz looks to push into the top fifty which has thus far alluded him - the world number 55 advancing to a tough second round clash against Viktor Vuriak with a 6-2 7-5 win. In the bottom half, sixth seed Jojo Mustard celebrated his first seeding with a win; edging past American Samuel Thorpe in a three-set encounter. In a tougher match than Mustard would have liked, the pair traded sets to start with before he got the better of his opponent in the final set with early breaks. A 6-3 3-6 6-1 victory represented the story of the match, and Mustard will hope to continue his run as he faces Italian Massimo Prodi in the round of 16.
Spas Delev will likely break into the top hundred following this tournament despite an unimpressive first round win over French qualifier Bertran Renard. Delev was forced to come from behind to defeat the world number 141, and in a tight tussle Delev finally emerged victorious. In a contest which could have easily gone the other way, Delev stayed determined and on track to advance to a second round clash with second seed Carlo Amato - but he'll have to improve on his 5-7 7-6(6) 7-5 victory. And finally, Billy Spleen booked an interesting second round clash with Bogdan Maurer following a come-from-behind win against Chilean Jefferson Quezada. Quezada proved too good for the youngster in the first set, but Spleen kept at it as the two produced some tiring rallies. A couple of superb sets gave Spleen a 3-6 6-1 6-4 victory, but his game will certainly have to improve as he faces the Romanian who defeated fourth seed Valter Cordiero in straight sets.
Seeds Out: 3-Brett Read (CWL); 4-Valter Cordiero (POR).
Grand Prix Hassan II
Round of 32 - Casablanca
Top Half
Bottom Half
Second seed Jefferson Drake has looked to set about restoring his form, and he started on that quest well with a straight sets thumping of Sweden's Henrik Henrikkson. Drake, who was bitterly disappointed with poor tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami, took out his frustrations on his first match on clay for the season; accounting for the Swede in just under an hour. Drake didn't drop a game in the first set against the world number 105, racing through with supreme confidence. Whilst Henrikkson put up a better fight in the second set, the enigmatic CWLander proved too strong as he advanced to a second round clash with Chinese Taipei's Tu Haifeng with a 6-0 6-2 victory. Also successful was sixth seed Heath Davis who proved he can play on clay with a big win over dangerous Brazilian Carlos Machado. Machado wasn't too dangerous in the first set as he was roundly thumped 6-0, but he managed to work his way into rallies more successfully in the second set as he forced Davis to do most of the running. But Davis' killer serve gave him some crucial free points in the ensuing second set tiebreaker; Davis sealing a 6-0 7-6(4) victory and moving to a second round clash with Belgian gun Yves Parmentier. The other successful CWLander was qualifier Sven Svensson. Svensson, who prefers to be called by his nickname 'Sven', emerged victorious against journeyman Australian youngster Jeremy Natale in an impressive straight sets victory. Natale, ranked 96th in the world, will be disappointed with his performance as Svensson dominated the going with an impressive all-court game on his foreign clay court surface. With incredible poise, the CWLand import sealed his first victory on the tour with a 6-4 6-2 win. It gets tougher, though, as his second round opponent, Jean-Alain Depuis upstaged Spanish eighth seed Sanchez Emelio in straight sets.
Jarko Maxum came in confidently to his match with top seed Rasmus Olesen, but proved to be little more than cannon-fodder for the Dane as he warmed himself up with a 6-1 6-4 win. Despite some impressive points on his favoured clay surface, Maxum was no match for his more talented opponent and was easily accounted for by the world number nine. Elsewhere, Adam Murray recorded his first victory on return from injury in a three-set tussle with Rob Bowenburg. The Lob has suffered atrocious form as of late with just one win in his last four matches, and was given a tough task against the determined Australian. Despite dropping the second set, Murray looked in fine form to advance 6-3 4-6 6-2 as he looks to rejoin the world's top fifty.
Seeds Out: 4-Ross Onwye (MAR); 5-Hayden Onwye (MAR); 8-Sanchez Emelio (ESP).
Moroccan brothers disappoint on home turf
Brothers Ross Onwye and Hayden Onwye have disappointed the Moroccan crowd as the pair both suffered defeats in the first round of the Casablanca tournament. The fourth seed, Ross, fell to wildcard Omar Allali in straight sets in a poor performance. In the bottom half of the draw, Hayden, seeded five, also fell in straight sets to Gjorgi Dinov of Macedonia. It wasn't all bad news for the locals, though; the man who defeated Ross happens to be a local wildcard himself.
Daniels tears into "bog-average" Read
A rift in the CWLand camp has developed as youngster Roy Daniels was understood to have launched a scathing attack on countryman Brett Read. Daniels, who pulled out of the US Men's Clay Court Championships with a niggling injury, labelled Read "bog-average" following his first round defeat in Houston. In a bar post-match, an intoxicated Daniels announced to onlookers that Read was the "most overrated player in CWLand" and was also "living off one good performance". The comments from Daniels will do little to soothe Read's soul following a dreadful run of form as of late. Tournament organisers were said to be disappointed with his lacklustre performance; expecting more from the man who upset Darcy Cowan in Memphis just over a month ago. Read has yet to comment on the outburst.
US Men's Clay Court Championships
Round of 32 - Houston
Top Half
Bottom Half
CWLand third seed Brett Read was the biggest name casualty in the first round in Houston as he lost from a set ahead against France's Jean-Christophe Genghini. The world number 27 has been in abysmal form as of late, but looked in entertaining form in the first set as he accounted for the Frenchman easily. But after a 6-1 opening set lead, Read struggled to really get going as Genghini began to grind the CWLand grinder out of the match with a vast array of shots. A dejected Read dropped the next two sets with poor serving and positioning and would later fall victim to a scathing attack from countryman Roy Daniels.
But Read proved to be the only disappointment for CWLand as the other five entrants all won their first round clashes. Fifth seed Randy Smeltz easily accounted for Austrian Zbiginiew Boniek in straight sets as he looked at home on the clay of Houston. Ahead of the Monte Carlo masters, Smeltz looks to push into the top fifty which has thus far alluded him - the world number 55 advancing to a tough second round clash against Viktor Vuriak with a 6-2 7-5 win. In the bottom half, sixth seed Jojo Mustard celebrated his first seeding with a win; edging past American Samuel Thorpe in a three-set encounter. In a tougher match than Mustard would have liked, the pair traded sets to start with before he got the better of his opponent in the final set with early breaks. A 6-3 3-6 6-1 victory represented the story of the match, and Mustard will hope to continue his run as he faces Italian Massimo Prodi in the round of 16.
Spas Delev will likely break into the top hundred following this tournament despite an unimpressive first round win over French qualifier Bertran Renard. Delev was forced to come from behind to defeat the world number 141, and in a tight tussle Delev finally emerged victorious. In a contest which could have easily gone the other way, Delev stayed determined and on track to advance to a second round clash with second seed Carlo Amato - but he'll have to improve on his 5-7 7-6(6) 7-5 victory. And finally, Billy Spleen booked an interesting second round clash with Bogdan Maurer following a come-from-behind win against Chilean Jefferson Quezada. Quezada proved too good for the youngster in the first set, but Spleen kept at it as the two produced some tiring rallies. A couple of superb sets gave Spleen a 3-6 6-1 6-4 victory, but his game will certainly have to improve as he faces the Romanian who defeated fourth seed Valter Cordiero in straight sets.
Seeds Out: 3-Brett Read (CWL); 4-Valter Cordiero (POR).
Grand Prix Hassan II
Round of 32 - Casablanca
Top Half
Bottom Half
Second seed Jefferson Drake has looked to set about restoring his form, and he started on that quest well with a straight sets thumping of Sweden's Henrik Henrikkson. Drake, who was bitterly disappointed with poor tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami, took out his frustrations on his first match on clay for the season; accounting for the Swede in just under an hour. Drake didn't drop a game in the first set against the world number 105, racing through with supreme confidence. Whilst Henrikkson put up a better fight in the second set, the enigmatic CWLander proved too strong as he advanced to a second round clash with Chinese Taipei's Tu Haifeng with a 6-0 6-2 victory. Also successful was sixth seed Heath Davis who proved he can play on clay with a big win over dangerous Brazilian Carlos Machado. Machado wasn't too dangerous in the first set as he was roundly thumped 6-0, but he managed to work his way into rallies more successfully in the second set as he forced Davis to do most of the running. But Davis' killer serve gave him some crucial free points in the ensuing second set tiebreaker; Davis sealing a 6-0 7-6(4) victory and moving to a second round clash with Belgian gun Yves Parmentier. The other successful CWLander was qualifier Sven Svensson. Svensson, who prefers to be called by his nickname 'Sven', emerged victorious against journeyman Australian youngster Jeremy Natale in an impressive straight sets victory. Natale, ranked 96th in the world, will be disappointed with his performance as Svensson dominated the going with an impressive all-court game on his foreign clay court surface. With incredible poise, the CWLand import sealed his first victory on the tour with a 6-4 6-2 win. It gets tougher, though, as his second round opponent, Jean-Alain Depuis upstaged Spanish eighth seed Sanchez Emelio in straight sets.
Jarko Maxum came in confidently to his match with top seed Rasmus Olesen, but proved to be little more than cannon-fodder for the Dane as he warmed himself up with a 6-1 6-4 win. Despite some impressive points on his favoured clay surface, Maxum was no match for his more talented opponent and was easily accounted for by the world number nine. Elsewhere, Adam Murray recorded his first victory on return from injury in a three-set tussle with Rob Bowenburg. The Lob has suffered atrocious form as of late with just one win in his last four matches, and was given a tough task against the determined Australian. Despite dropping the second set, Murray looked in fine form to advance 6-3 4-6 6-2 as he looks to rejoin the world's top fifty.
Seeds Out: 4-Ross Onwye (MAR); 5-Hayden Onwye (MAR); 8-Sanchez Emelio (ESP).
Moroccan brothers disappoint on home turf
Brothers Ross Onwye and Hayden Onwye have disappointed the Moroccan crowd as the pair both suffered defeats in the first round of the Casablanca tournament. The fourth seed, Ross, fell to wildcard Omar Allali in straight sets in a poor performance. In the bottom half of the draw, Hayden, seeded five, also fell in straight sets to Gjorgi Dinov of Macedonia. It wasn't all bad news for the locals, though; the man who defeated Ross happens to be a local wildcard himself.
Daniels tears into "bog-average" Read
A rift in the CWLand camp has developed as youngster Roy Daniels was understood to have launched a scathing attack on countryman Brett Read. Daniels, who pulled out of the US Men's Clay Court Championships with a niggling injury, labelled Read "bog-average" following his first round defeat in Houston. In a bar post-match, an intoxicated Daniels announced to onlookers that Read was the "most overrated player in CWLand" and was also "living off one good performance". The comments from Daniels will do little to soothe Read's soul following a dreadful run of form as of late. Tournament organisers were said to be disappointed with his lacklustre performance; expecting more from the man who upset Darcy Cowan in Memphis just over a month ago. Read has yet to comment on the outburst.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Decent win. Thought I might struggle in that one. Certainly the surface doesn't play to my particular set of skillz, but we'll see what happens.
Disappointed in the Onwye brothers as well. The crowds will have to cheer on someone else now!
Disappointed in the Onwye brothers as well. The crowds will have to cheer on someone else now!
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Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Disappointing to drop a set, but happy with the win. Mustard will be hoping to back it up with another win.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Terrible grammar.Am Clay Ich spiele wie ich tragen einen Rock.
Fail to agree with the sentiment too, Mauresmo would beat you.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Fair effort there, especially on clay. Sven's first win in a major event I believe.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Miami Masters (R16) - Mar 23 - Apr 5 Season I
US Men's Clay Court Championships
Round of 16 - Houston
Top Half
Bottom Half
Fifth and sixth seeds Randy Smeltz and Jojo Mustard have both booked their selves a spot in the US Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston after dominant second round victories in their respective matches. The fifth seed Smeltz had a difficult task in overcoming Viktor Vuriak, but made it look beyond easy as he ran away a 6-2 6-1 winner. The Ukrainian Vuriak, who defeated Belrus' Denis Isaev in the first round, was belted by the CWLander who continued his task of pushing into the top fifty. In the other side of the draw, Mustard had little trouble against little known Massimo Prodi as he ran out 6-1 6-1 victor. But both men will have a much tougher task in their quarterfinals; Smeltz has the top seed Tiago Matias, and Mustard has the second seed Carlo Amato.
Billy Spleen put up a brave fight against Romanian Bogdan Maurer, but ultimately proved undermatched against his out-of-touch opponent. Maurer, who upset the fourth seed Valter Cordiero in the first round, was dominant in the first set, but seemed to go off the boil in the second. The match went to a tight deciding set where Maurer prevailed in an easy tiebreaker 6-2 4-6 7-6(3).
Seeds Out: 8-Néstor Moreno (ECU).
Grand Prix Hassan II
Round of 16 - Casablanca
Top Half
Bottom Half
Jefferson Drake was the only CWLander to make it through to the quarterfinals, as the second seed overcame Tu Haifeng of Chinese Taipei in just over an hour. Drake was dominant as he begins to find his best form - dispatching Tu in straight sets 6-1 6-2. Having dropped just five games so far, Drake has yet to come up against a seeded player as he now faces Tal Cohen of Israel in the quarterfinal. But a difficult prospect looms in the semis - Hungarian József Boros is ranked 19th in the world which is somewhat of a poor reflection of his ability.
Sixth seed Heath Davis wasn't so impressive as he struggled on clay against quality opposition. After breezing through his first round clash, Davis found himself outmatched by Belgian prodigy Yves Parmentier and capitulated in straight sets. The Belgian, ranked 90th in the world, took the first 6-2 and the second in similar fashion as Davis struggled to hold service on long points. He only had one break point for the match which he didn't get a racquet on - Parmentier leaving Davis a lot to think about ahead of Monte Carlo with a 6-2 6-3 win. Qualifier Sven Svensson also fell in the second round - this time to Frenchman Jean-Alain Depuis. Svensson put up a better fight against his unseeded opponent, but was also unsuccessful as he was knocked out of the tournament 6-3 4-6 6-3.
Seeds Out: 6-Heath Davis (CWL).
US Men's Clay Court Championships
Round of 16 - Houston
Top Half
Bottom Half
Fifth and sixth seeds Randy Smeltz and Jojo Mustard have both booked their selves a spot in the US Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston after dominant second round victories in their respective matches. The fifth seed Smeltz had a difficult task in overcoming Viktor Vuriak, but made it look beyond easy as he ran away a 6-2 6-1 winner. The Ukrainian Vuriak, who defeated Belrus' Denis Isaev in the first round, was belted by the CWLander who continued his task of pushing into the top fifty. In the other side of the draw, Mustard had little trouble against little known Massimo Prodi as he ran out 6-1 6-1 victor. But both men will have a much tougher task in their quarterfinals; Smeltz has the top seed Tiago Matias, and Mustard has the second seed Carlo Amato.
Billy Spleen put up a brave fight against Romanian Bogdan Maurer, but ultimately proved undermatched against his out-of-touch opponent. Maurer, who upset the fourth seed Valter Cordiero in the first round, was dominant in the first set, but seemed to go off the boil in the second. The match went to a tight deciding set where Maurer prevailed in an easy tiebreaker 6-2 4-6 7-6(3).
Seeds Out: 8-Néstor Moreno (ECU).
Grand Prix Hassan II
Round of 16 - Casablanca
Top Half
Bottom Half
Jefferson Drake was the only CWLander to make it through to the quarterfinals, as the second seed overcame Tu Haifeng of Chinese Taipei in just over an hour. Drake was dominant as he begins to find his best form - dispatching Tu in straight sets 6-1 6-2. Having dropped just five games so far, Drake has yet to come up against a seeded player as he now faces Tal Cohen of Israel in the quarterfinal. But a difficult prospect looms in the semis - Hungarian József Boros is ranked 19th in the world which is somewhat of a poor reflection of his ability.
Sixth seed Heath Davis wasn't so impressive as he struggled on clay against quality opposition. After breezing through his first round clash, Davis found himself outmatched by Belgian prodigy Yves Parmentier and capitulated in straight sets. The Belgian, ranked 90th in the world, took the first 6-2 and the second in similar fashion as Davis struggled to hold service on long points. He only had one break point for the match which he didn't get a racquet on - Parmentier leaving Davis a lot to think about ahead of Monte Carlo with a 6-2 6-3 win. Qualifier Sven Svensson also fell in the second round - this time to Frenchman Jean-Alain Depuis. Svensson put up a better fight against his unseeded opponent, but was also unsuccessful as he was knocked out of the tournament 6-3 4-6 6-3.
Seeds Out: 6-Heath Davis (CWL).
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