Mister Wright
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Awesome stuff Davis. Hopefully you can go all the way. Can't wait to cheer you on in the box.
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The Championships, Wimbledon II
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SirBloody Idiot
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The Championships, Wimbledon II - Gentlemen's Singles
GRAND SLAM - Friday (2nd Semifinal) - Wimbledon,
United Kingdom - Grass
GRAND SLAM - Friday (2nd Semifinal) - Wimbledon,
- With an 0-4 record against Daniel Páez Blanco, eighth seed Jefferson Drake seemingly had the world against him as he looked to back up a tiring quarterfinal encounter with Radek Špidlá that went to 12-10 in the fifth set. Adding to the adversity, Blanco produced his best tennis yet to beat Sven Oxenstierna on Wednesday in straight sets.
In a tense opening to the second match on Centre Court, it was Blanco who drew first blood in the third game as he broke Drake before the East CWLander returned the set to service immediately. In a surprisingly low quality first set, Drake looked tentative and failed to pull the trigger when necessary as the Spaniard claimed the first set 6-4.
The second set continued in much the same vein as Drake continually found himself being drawn into protracted rallies with the Spaniard. This time, though, he found more free points on serve and did enough to take the set to a tiebreaker. There he finally started to lift his intensity, and closed out the set with an approach to the net 7-3 in the breaker.
In four previous meetings, Drake had managed to take just two sets of the Spanish second seed. At 3-0, though, he looked set to double that before Blanco managed to create more chances of the eighth seed's serve to take the third set to a tiebreaker as well. Drake let another 3-0 lead slip as the Spanish gun clawed back to take a 2-1 lead with his first set point.
Knowing that he needed something special to claim victory, Drake began to change things up and looked to end points quickly to avoid another draining five-set thriller. Blanco was steady as ever at the baseline, and continually caused Drake troubles with a kick serve out wide as he looked surprisingly strong on serve. The new World No. 1 didn't, however, manage to take the fourth set to another tiebreaker though as he was broken late by a charged up Drake whose game was finally beginning to work for him. A cross-court forehand and then a powerful double-handed backhand volley to the open court gave him the set 7-5 and ensured he would play his second five-set thriller in three days.
In their last meeting, Blanco bested Drake over five sets in the quarter finals of Roland Garros. But it was clear that this was Drake's turf as he turned the screws early with some confident tennis. From 1-4 down, there was no coming back this time for the Spaniard as Drake ended the hoodoo to advance to his maiden Grand Slam final as Blanco sent a rally backhand long; Drake through 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-1.
The second set continued in much the same vein as Drake continually found himself being drawn into protracted rallies with the Spaniard. This time, though, he found more free points on serve and did enough to take the set to a tiebreaker. There he finally started to lift his intensity, and closed out the set with an approach to the net 7-3 in the breaker.
In four previous meetings, Drake had managed to take just two sets of the Spanish second seed. At 3-0, though, he looked set to double that before Blanco managed to create more chances of the eighth seed's serve to take the third set to a tiebreaker as well. Drake let another 3-0 lead slip as the Spanish gun clawed back to take a 2-1 lead with his first set point.
Knowing that he needed something special to claim victory, Drake began to change things up and looked to end points quickly to avoid another draining five-set thriller. Blanco was steady as ever at the baseline, and continually caused Drake troubles with a kick serve out wide as he looked surprisingly strong on serve. The new World No. 1 didn't, however, manage to take the fourth set to another tiebreaker though as he was broken late by a charged up Drake whose game was finally beginning to work for him. A cross-court forehand and then a powerful double-handed backhand volley to the open court gave him the set 7-5 and ensured he would play his second five-set thriller in three days.
In their last meeting, Blanco bested Drake over five sets in the quarter finals of Roland Garros. But it was clear that this was Drake's turf as he turned the screws early with some confident tennis. From 1-4 down, there was no coming back this time for the Spaniard as Drake ended the hoodoo to advance to his maiden Grand Slam final as Blanco sent a rally backhand long; Drake through 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-1.
- Seeded players out:
Daniel Páez Blanco.
SirBloody Idiot
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With a win in Sunday's final, Drake will be the new World No. 3. With a loss, he will be the new World No. 4. Either way, he is the top ranked CWLander after this week. Should Davis pull off the upset, he will be the new World No. 8. With a loss, he rises to World No. 11.
Magrat Garlick
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Socialist steroids for the win.
SirBloody Idiot
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Wimbledon II: Men's Final Preview
In the biggest match in CWLand tennis history, it is East vs. West in the final of the The Championships at Wimbledon. In one corner is the eighth seed and East CWLand No. 1 Jefferson Drake who is by far the more credentialed player and a player who has appeared in more PTA Tour finals. In the other corner is a virtual unknown - 23rd seed Heath Davis is a fan favourite, but the casual fan has only been introduced to one of the top ranked doubles players in the world over the past week.
Both players were gifted straightforward first weeks. Drake was the only player to lose a set and neither player met a seeded opponent. Where they have come into their own, though, has been in the second week. Drake managed to live up to his ironman reputation with five-set wars against the #2 and #3 players in the world. Davis, meanwhile, came from a set down twice to beat top ten players who have had second week experience at Wimbledon.
For Davis, this final is deserved. After spending most of season I struggling with fitness and weight, he has finally shown his ability after slimming down and increasing his endurance. Despite having appeared in just one PTA Tour singles final, he is no stranger to finals day at Grand Slams with a record of 2-1 in doubles finals.
Drake, meanwhile, has appeared in nine PTA Tour finals - but this is no doubt his biggest. He too has appeared in a Grand Slam doubles final - against Davis - earlier this season.
While Davis' serve is no doubt his biggest weapon (he fired down the second most aces of any player this tournament), it would be wrong to suggest that is all he has. He's shown regularly this week some massive groundstrokes to the point that his forehand is arguably his most dangerous weapon.
Drake, meanwhile, is one of the best baseliners in the world but has shown a prodigious talent at the net. If he manages to draw Davis into longer rallies, there is little doubt he will be in a better position. The great thing about Drake is how aggressively he defends - he has some of the biggest shots in the game and hits it flat. He had troubles against Blanco's top spin on Friday, but he won't have that problem against Davis who hits a ball in a similar manner.
While the big names are missing from this final, stylistically this is set to be a ripper. The big question is how will Drake recover from his grueling week. He is the five-set king, and we think he will do enough to pick up the victory. Prediction: Jefferson Drake, Wimbledon champion, in five sets.
WHAT'S AT STAKE -
Winner: £1,100,000 and 2000 Season II PTA Ranking points
Runner-up: £550,000 and 1200 Season II PTA Ranking points
FINALS HISTORY -
Davis: Appearing in his 2nd PTA World Tour level final............He is 1-0 in finals
Drake: Appearing in his 10th PTA World Tour level final............He is 6-3 in finals
HOW THEY GOT HERE -
Davis: Davis started his fortnight with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 victory over wildcard Jordan Mutch. In the second round he beat Brazilian qualifier Flavio Augusto Martins 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. In the third round he beat #77 Randy Bruce 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. In the fourth round he beat #46 Tom Vollan 6-2, 6-4, 7-5. In the quarterfinals he beat #5 Jozsef Boros 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. In the semifinals he beat #10 Dwayne Murdoch 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 7-6(5). SETS: 18-2 (20). GAMES: 120-71 (191). TIEBREAK SETS: 1-1.
Drake: Drake started his Championships with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 win over #90 Bogdan Maurer. In the second round, he beat #66 Petr Brozik 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-2. In the third round, he beat #115 Valter Cordiero 6-0, 6-2, 6-3. In the fourth round he beat #45 Javier Villaneuva 7-5, 6-2, 6-3. In the quarterfinals he beat #3 Radek Spidla 7-5, 6-7(0), 6-7(3), 6-1, 12-10. In the semifinals he beat #2 Daniel Paez Blanco 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-1. SETS: 18-5 (23). GAMES: 145-92 (237). TIEBREAK SETS: 2-3.
SUNDAY CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD 2 HEADS -
(23) Heath Davis (FRC) vs (8) Jefferson Drake (CDR) Drake leads 2-0
I Zagreb Hard QF Jefferson Drake 7-5, 6-1
II Queens Club (London) Grass QF Jefferson Drake 7-5, 6-3
*II Boodles Challenge (Buckinghamshire) Grass PO Jefferson Drake 5-7, 6-1, [10-3]
*Exhibition event.
In the biggest match in CWLand tennis history, it is East vs. West in the final of the The Championships at Wimbledon. In one corner is the eighth seed and East CWLand No. 1 Jefferson Drake who is by far the more credentialed player and a player who has appeared in more PTA Tour finals. In the other corner is a virtual unknown - 23rd seed Heath Davis is a fan favourite, but the casual fan has only been introduced to one of the top ranked doubles players in the world over the past week.
Both players were gifted straightforward first weeks. Drake was the only player to lose a set and neither player met a seeded opponent. Where they have come into their own, though, has been in the second week. Drake managed to live up to his ironman reputation with five-set wars against the #2 and #3 players in the world. Davis, meanwhile, came from a set down twice to beat top ten players who have had second week experience at Wimbledon.
For Davis, this final is deserved. After spending most of season I struggling with fitness and weight, he has finally shown his ability after slimming down and increasing his endurance. Despite having appeared in just one PTA Tour singles final, he is no stranger to finals day at Grand Slams with a record of 2-1 in doubles finals.
Drake, meanwhile, has appeared in nine PTA Tour finals - but this is no doubt his biggest. He too has appeared in a Grand Slam doubles final - against Davis - earlier this season.
While Davis' serve is no doubt his biggest weapon (he fired down the second most aces of any player this tournament), it would be wrong to suggest that is all he has. He's shown regularly this week some massive groundstrokes to the point that his forehand is arguably his most dangerous weapon.
Drake, meanwhile, is one of the best baseliners in the world but has shown a prodigious talent at the net. If he manages to draw Davis into longer rallies, there is little doubt he will be in a better position. The great thing about Drake is how aggressively he defends - he has some of the biggest shots in the game and hits it flat. He had troubles against Blanco's top spin on Friday, but he won't have that problem against Davis who hits a ball in a similar manner.
While the big names are missing from this final, stylistically this is set to be a ripper. The big question is how will Drake recover from his grueling week. He is the five-set king, and we think he will do enough to pick up the victory. Prediction: Jefferson Drake, Wimbledon champion, in five sets.
WHAT'S AT STAKE -
Winner: £1,100,000 and 2000 Season II PTA Ranking points
Runner-up: £550,000 and 1200 Season II PTA Ranking points
FINALS HISTORY -
Davis: Appearing in his 2nd PTA World Tour level final............He is 1-0 in finals
Drake: Appearing in his 10th PTA World Tour level final............He is 6-3 in finals
HOW THEY GOT HERE -
Davis: Davis started his fortnight with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 victory over wildcard Jordan Mutch. In the second round he beat Brazilian qualifier Flavio Augusto Martins 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. In the third round he beat #77 Randy Bruce 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. In the fourth round he beat #46 Tom Vollan 6-2, 6-4, 7-5. In the quarterfinals he beat #5 Jozsef Boros 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. In the semifinals he beat #10 Dwayne Murdoch 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 7-6(5). SETS: 18-2 (20). GAMES: 120-71 (191). TIEBREAK SETS: 1-1.
Drake: Drake started his Championships with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 win over #90 Bogdan Maurer. In the second round, he beat #66 Petr Brozik 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-2. In the third round, he beat #115 Valter Cordiero 6-0, 6-2, 6-3. In the fourth round he beat #45 Javier Villaneuva 7-5, 6-2, 6-3. In the quarterfinals he beat #3 Radek Spidla 7-5, 6-7(0), 6-7(3), 6-1, 12-10. In the semifinals he beat #2 Daniel Paez Blanco 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-1. SETS: 18-5 (23). GAMES: 145-92 (237). TIEBREAK SETS: 2-3.
SUNDAY CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD 2 HEADS -
(23) Heath Davis (FRC) vs (8) Jefferson Drake (CDR) Drake leads 2-0
I Zagreb Hard QF Jefferson Drake 7-5, 6-1
II Queens Club (London) Grass QF Jefferson Drake 7-5, 6-3
*II Boodles Challenge (Buckinghamshire) Grass PO Jefferson Drake 5-7, 6-1, [10-3]
*Exhibition event.
HeathDavisSpeed
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It's the final that the crowds didn't know they wanted, but they secretly always wanted.
Drinking a gallon of milk in preparation. C'mon!
Drinking a gallon of milk in preparation. C'mon!
SirBloody Idiot
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Live sim?
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.
idc about winning anymore, we've already wonnnnn.
idc about winning anymore, we've already wonnnnn.
HeathDavisSpeed
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I'm off to bed now, but I'm keen at some point when you're able. Else,I'm happy to read whatever you have to write about it!
SirBloody Idiot
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I can't guarantee when I can do it or how long it takes - what's the time difference between here and NZ? Pretty sure it is 8 hours between here and dcye, but not sure.
HeathDavisSpeed
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I'll be two more hours than Smitty, so probs 10.
SirBloody Idiot
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It is about half past one here - so 11ish there?
Magrat Garlick
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Yeah. 10 hours.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
I'm going to bed within 30 minutes, I have to get up at 5am for work so if you live sim it'd have to be right now for me to see it.
Mister Wright
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The only thing that could have topped this final would have been the world's 2 best doubles players in the final. Despite that, I'll be cheering hard for Davis...
SirBloody Idiot
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The Championships, Wimbledon II
GRAND SLAM - Sunday (Finals Day) - Wimbledon,
United Kingdom - Grass
GRAND SLAM - Sunday (Finals Day) - Wimbledon,
- East CWLand's Jefferson Drake has become the first player for either CWLand nation to win a Grand Slam title after a hardfought 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-6(3) win over West CWLand rival Heath Davis. Drake played... [more].
- Seeded players out:
Heath Davis.
- In the doubles final, fourth seeds Sandro Bachunelli and Hicham Hadir have successfully defended their Wimbledon crown with a four-set win over seventh seeds Tal Cohen and Raz Teper. After dropping two sets in their first round match last week, Bachunelli and Hadir have gone from strength-to-strength as the tournament has progressed. After dominating the first two sets, they had two championship points in the third but fell in a tiebreaker. Despite that, they hit back strongly to secure their second title at the All England Club 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3.
- Seeded players out:
Tal Cohen &
Raz Teper.
SirBloody Idiot
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2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darcy Cowan was the defending champion but lost to Dwayne Murdoch in the fourth round.
Jefferson Drake won his first Wimbledon title, beating Heath Davis 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-6(3) in the final.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darcy Cowan was the defending champion but lost to Dwayne Murdoch in the fourth round.
Jefferson Drake won his first Wimbledon title, beating Heath Davis 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-6(3) in the final.
SirBloody Idiot
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2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sandro Bachunelli and Hicham Hadir, the defending champions, successfully defended their title. They defeated Tal Cohen and Raz Teper in the final.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sandro Bachunelli and Hicham Hadir, the defending champions, successfully defended their title. They defeated Tal Cohen and Raz Teper in the final.
SirBloody Idiot
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Code:
LW NEW Player NEW
Points
2 1 Blanco 10310
1 2 Hall 9440
8 3 Drake 7090
3 4 Spidla 6655
4 5 Oxenstierna 6050
5 6 Boros 5435
6 7 Olesen 4990
9 8 Altman 3990
10 9 Murdoch 3850
26 10 Davis 3825
11 11 Daneu 3330
13 12 Henson R 3305
7 13 Cowan 3155
14 14 Hurtado 3025
18 15 Mustard 2800
16 16 Micic 2785
15 17 Brdar 2785
17 18 Smeltz 2645
12 19 Varga Z 2570
20 20 Stewart 2545
21 21 Zhijun 2520
19 22 Pascaul 2475
25 23 Kennedy 2320
22 24 Charles 2135
24 25 Amato 1945
27 26 Carter 1855
23 27 Moreno J 1805
29 28 Benaglio 1680
28 29 Bachunelli A 1640
31 30 Cohen 1606
32 31 Joaquin 1465
33 32 Orlov 1455
36 33 Maxum 1355
30 34 Emelio 1275
37 35 Haas 1220
34 36 Champion 1189
35 37 Vollan K 905