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SirBloody Idiot

SirBloody Idiot

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World Tour Finals I
Hall dealt tough group

Two-time Grand Slam winner Jason Hall faces a tough road to claiming the inaugural World Tour Finals as he was drawn with Wimbledon champion Darcy Cowan, former World No. 2 Radivoj Daneu and World No. 7 József Boros. The World No. 1 has suffered big losses to both Cowan and Daneu - Cowan stunned his fellow American in the semi finals of Wimbledon, whilst Daneu claimed a second Masters Series title with a win in Miami.

In the second group, in form Spaniard Daniel Páez Blanco will combat a quicker surface in Flushing Meadows than he had in his wins in Valencia and last week in Paris. Compounding that is third seed Radek Špidlá who will hope to bounce back from his exit in Paris to Tiago Matías. The two look the most likely to advance from their group, but sixth seed Sven Oxenstierna and eighth seed Rasmus Olesen could pose big threats to the world's second and third best players.

Whilst the Red Group is stacked in the singles draw, the doubles draw made for a brutal Blue Group headlined by Hayden & Ross Onwye. The second seeds were handed a group including third best team Heath Davis & Jojo Mustard, Wimbledon champs Sandro Bachunelli & Hicham Hadir and French Open finalists and Paris Masters winners Tal Cohen & Raz Teper.

Singles Round Robin Groups

Red Group
(1) Jason Hall
(4) Darcy Cowan
(5) Radivoj Daneu
(7) József Boros

Blue Group
(2) Daniel Páez Blanco
(3) Radek Špidlá
(6) Sven Oxenstierna
(8) Rasmus Olesen

Doubles Round Robin Groups

Red Group
(1) Hugh James/Ralph Robinson
(4) Jefferson Drake/Martti Korpinen
(6) Andrej Konc/Evgeniy Maximov
(8) Ion Andueza/Sanchez Emelio

Blue Group
(2) Hayden Onwye/Ross Onwye
(3) Heath Davis/Jojo Mustard
(5) Sandro Bachunelli/Hicham Hadir
(7) Tal Cohen/Raz Teper


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SirBloody Idiot

SirBloody Idiot

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Monday

ATP World Tour Finals - Doubles - Red Group
Jefferson Drake/Martti Korpinen vs. Ion Andueza/Sanchez Emelio

Fourth seeds Jefferson Drake and Martti Korpinen have got their World Tour Finals campaigns off to a good start by claiming a 6-4, 6-4 win over Spain's Ion Andueza and Sanchez Emelio in the first fixtures at Flushing Meadows. In a welcome change to a faster court than the indoor continental Europe efforts, the CWLanders combined brilliantly to curb the grinding style of the Spaniards who lacked penetration against their distinctly more aggressive opponents. The favourites started well by claiming a break in the third game, and although the Spaniards broke back on the Drake service they were unable to get any consistency on their own as the CWLanders took the first. It was a tighter start to the second, but at 4-4 Drake and Korpinen again earned a decisive break of service to walk away with a straight sets victory and to surge to the top of their group.

ATP World Tour Finals - Singles - Red Group​

Darcy Cowan vs. Radivoj Daneu

Serbia's Radivoj Daneu might not have played since the CW Open following a hamstring tear, but he showed that he made the right decision in playing in New York ahead of next week's Davis Cup Final with a thumping 6-3, 6-2 win over Darcy Cowan. The World No. 5 hadn't missed a beat as he came out with the same quality strokes that earned him the first two Masters titles of the season and continued the downward slump of the American teenager's year. The normally powerful and accurate Cowan serve was again down in the fifties, and it was little surprise that he was broken three times in the match. Meanwhile, Daneu's raking left-handed serve caused the American all sorts of troubles, whilst his booming forehand provided some real entertainment for a disappointed local crowd.

ATP World Tour Finals - Doubles - Red Group
Hugh James/Ralph Robinson vs. Tal Cohen/Raz Teper

Israel's Tal Cohen and Raz Teper last week claimed their first title of the season in Paris, but couldn't overcome the world's top team as Hugh James and Ralph Robinson clinched a tight affair in the match tiebreaker. In a replay of the French Open final, the home side took their opportunities in a close first set to snatch a late break thanks to the handy work of James at the net. But the sixth seeds did not wilt, and after surviving some impressive serving from the top seeds sent the set to a tiebreaker where they took an early mini-break and held onto it. That form carried into the match tiebreaker as they picked up a 3-1 lead, but the Americans managed to find a way back into the match and steal a 7-5, 6-7(4), 10-8 win.

ATP World Tour Finals - Singles - Red Group​

Jason Hall vs. József Boros

World No. 1 Jason Hall has bounced back from a third round exit in Paris last week to run away with a close match against Hungary's József Boros. The World No. 7 put up a great fight against his American opponent and looked to have continued his form from Paris a fortnight ago. But after coming back to take the second set in a tiebreaker, Boros could not maintain his form against the world's best player as Hall pounced on an early break opportunity and quickly put the match to bed 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-1.



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SirBloody Idiot

SirBloody Idiot

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World Tour Finals I
Flushing Meadows, NY, USA
Tuesday

ATP World Tour Finals - Doubles - Blue Group
Hayden Onwye/Ross Onwye vs. Sandro Bachunelli/Hicham Hadir
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The world No. 2 team Hayden & Ross Onwye have opened their World Tour Finals account with a victory as they overcame a strong start from Wimbledon champs Sandro Bachunelli & Hicham Hadir to produce a 2-6, 6-3, [12-10] win. The Onwye Brothers failed to lift a Grand Slam title this season, and had made it clear in the lead up to Flushing Meadows that they intended to claim a major championship before the season was out. But it was the Italian-Moroccan pair that got off to the best start as they overwhelmed the brothers to take the first set 6-2. But the Onwyes weren't going to take it lying down, and they surged back into the match to take the second set 6-3 and send it to the always unpredictable match tiebreaker. The Wimbledon champs had their chances to take a decisive lead, but were thwarted by the second seeds who saved a match points to snatch a three-set win.

ATP World Tour Finals - Doubles - Blue Group
Heath Davis/Jojo Mustard vs. Andrej Konc/Evgeniy Maximov
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CW Open champions Heath Davis & Jojo Mustard have suffered a blow to their World Tour Finals chances as they were stunned in three sets by Belarusian-Serbian pairing Andrej Konc & Evgeniy Maximov in Tuesday night's doubles match. After bombing out in the semi finals of the Paris Masters more than a week ago, the CWLanders were again in trouble as Konc and Maximov put some recent poor form behind them to breach serve twice in the first set to take it 6-2. The poor first set seemed to light a fire underneath the third seeds, and they stormed back to claim a 4-0 lead, before a brief fightback from Konc and Maximov managed to make the scores more respectable but not prevent the match from going to a deciding tiebreaker. The shift in momentum, though, might very well have been decisive as the seventh seeds managed to surge to a big lead in the match tiebreaker and continue the CWLanders' poor record in the ten-point sets to open their account with a 6-2, 3-6, [10-6] win.


ATP World Tour Finals - Singles - Blue Group
Radek Špidlá vs. Rasmus Olesen
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Two-time Grand Slam finalist Radek Špidlá has begun his New York campaign well as he easily accounted for World No. 8 Rasmus Olesen. The Czech Republic giant had too much for his fellow big-man in a two-set slug-fest lasting just over one hour. Olesen had lost his only encounter against the World No. 3, and started very slowly in trying to rectify it as he netted a forehand to give Špidlá the early jump. He held onto it, and managed to fire down nine first set aces to keep Olesen away from any break point opportunities to claim it 6-4. Olesen finally earned a break point at 3-4 in the second, but by then it was too late as Špidlá held with some clutch serving and took three games in a row to secure a 6-4, 6-3 win.


ATP World Tour Finals - Singles - Blue Group
Daniel Páez Blanco vs. Sven Oxenstierna
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Sven Oxenstierna had never taken a win off World No. 2 Daniel Páez Blanco entering into the match, and with Blanco coming off two wins in two weeks it looked unlikely to change. But the change to a faster court didn't sit well with Blanco as he fell back into his clay court rhythm and allowed Oxenstierna free reign to approach the net and to dictate proceedings. Where many other players had lamented the slower surfaces of Valencia and Paris, Blanco had thrived and it looked like he had finally overcome his hard court hoodoo with two titles on the surface. But it was a wake-up call for him here as Oxenstierna fired to take the first set tiebreaker 7-2 and to surge to a 2-0 lead in the second. Blanco, however, is the best returner in the game and continued to look dangerous even if he hadn't quite adjusted to the surface. Two straight breaks gave him 3-2 lead, but Oxenstierna broke straight back as the two went tit-for-tat in the decider. In what would be the final game of the match, Oxenstierna brought up match point by slamming a big backhand down the line off a Blanco second serve before being handed the match as Blanco netted a cross-court forehand deep behind the baseline.



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SirBloody Idiot

SirBloody Idiot

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World Tour Finals I
Flushing Meadows, NY, USA
Tuesday

ATP World Tour Finals - Doubles - Red Group
Hugh James/Ralph Robinson vs. Jefferson Drake/Martti Korpinen
World No. 1 team Hugh James & Ralph Robinson have secured a place in this weekend's semi finals after a straight sets win over Jefferson Drake & Martti Korpinen. With both teams riding high after opening day victories, it was the American favourites who got the jump on their opponents with some attractive play to take the opening set with a second break of service. The CWLanders used the break between sets to regroup, but it didn't look like much had changed as Drake's service was broken to hand the favourites a 2-0 lead. But the fourth seeds quickly broke back as the always massive Ralph Robinson service briefly misfired to hand the underdogs a break point. A heated second set went to a tiebreaker, and it was there that the top dogs booked a place in the semi finals as they surged ahead to seal a 6-2, 7-6(5) win.

ATP World Tour Finals - Doubles - Red Group
Tal Cohen/Raz Teper vs. Ion Andueza/Sanchez Emelio
Israel's Tal Cohen & Raz Teper have moved to second in the Red Group after overcoming a dismal performance from Ion Andueza & Sanchez Emelio. The Spanish duo crashed out of the tournament with a 6-1, 6-4 loss to the French Open runners up who will face Drake and Korpinen for a spot in the semis on Thursday. The Spaniards, who produced an uninspiring display against the CWLanders on Sunday, were no better here as the Israelis continued their fine late season form with a comprehensive win.

ATP World Tour Finals - Singles - Red Group

Radivoj Daneu vs. József Boros
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Serbia's Radivoj Daneu has stormed into the semi finals of the ATP World Tour Finals as he overcame another spirited display from Hungary's József Boros. Daneu had little trouble in his first match on Sunday, and looked on course to produce another easy win as he shot a set and a break of service ahead. But Boros, whose first match also ended in straight sets, managed to break back immediately and level the match at a set each to send it to a decider. Boros won just one game in the third set against Jason Hall, but looked much more confident here as he brought up two break points on the fifth seed's serve. But Daneu remained strong, and that swinging left-handed serve continued to frustrate before he finally snatched a late break of serve that would prove decisive.

ATP World Tour Finals - Singles - Red Group

Jason Hall vs. Darcy Cowan
Daneu's match with Jason Hall on Thursday will decide top spot in the Red Group after the World No. 1 survived a calamitous second set to defeat countryman Darcy Cowan in three. Cowan was mauled in his first match against Daneu, and came out in his second a changed player as he looked to attack at all opportunities. Whilst Hall's class was enough in the first set which saw just one break of service, Cowan's persistance paid off in the second as he allowed Hall just two games in a rare poor set. But Cowan, whose season has seen just the solitary big win (admittedly at Wimbledon), seemed to lock up and allowed Hall to dictate play in the third and final set in much the same way the Serbian was allowed to do on Sunday. Hall secured the match with another deep forehand winner to secure a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win.

ATP World Tour Finals - Singles - Red Group
(5) Radivoj Daneu 2-0 (4-1, 27-18)
(1) Jason Hall 2-0 (4-2, 33-25)
(7) József Boros 0-2 (2-4, 26-35)
(4) Darcy Cowan 0-2 (1-4, 17-26)

ATP World Tour Finals - Doubles - Red Group
(1) James/Robinson 2-0 (4-1, 26-20)
(6) Cohen/Teper 1-1 (3-2, 24-18)
(4) Drake/Korpinen 1-1 (2-3, 20-21)
(8) Andueza/Emelio 0-2 (0-4, 13-24)

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SirBloody Idiot

SirBloody Idiot

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Samuel_Vimes said:
This.

The Ox clearly not a big fan of sideburns either.
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Is very cold in Sweden...

HeathDavisSpeed said:
Damn it! It's going to be very tough to progress now. Bloody weird third sets.
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Mister Wright said:
Bummer. Crumbling under the pressure. Not a good start. We'll have to be ruthless from here on in.
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Tough group, and now makes things very hard as you really need wins over both Onwye/Onwye and Bachunelli/Hadir. Still, you have one more Grand Slam than the first two and the next two are basically where they are because of Wimbledon and not all the other failures they've had.
 
SirBloody Idiot

SirBloody Idiot

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CWLand Championships Groups Drawn

World No. 6 Sven Oxenstierna leads an All-Star cast at the maiden CWLand Championships in Edfield beginning next Sunday on Nov. 29. The French Open finalist is currently competing in Flushing Meadows, NY which is set to wind up on Sunday, but has confirmed he will fly over regardless of his finish in the World Tour Finals on little sleep to compete in his adopted country.

Sixteen of the seventeen top ranked CWLand players (Roy Daniels misses through a recurring knee injury) will compete in a round robin stage, before the top two from each group advance to the quarterfinals beginning Saturday. The semi-finals will occur Sunday morning before the final, weather permitting, on Sunday evening.

Red Group
(1) Sven Oxenstierna
(5) Heath Davis
(11) Matt Bre
(14) Mat Mitchell

Blue Group
(2) Jefferson Drake
(7) Jarkko Maxum
(9) Spas Delev
(16) Rick Langley

Green Group
(3) Randy Smeltz
(8) Rob Bowenburg
(10) Scotland Rivers
(15) Marcuss Deane

Purple Group
(4) Jojo Mustard
(6) Jamee Hancianu
(12) Martti Korpinen
(13) Randy Banks

Quarter Finals
R1 vs. P2
B1 vs. G2
G1 vs. B2
P1 vs. R2

Semi Finals
QF1 vs. QF4
QF2 vs. QF3

Final
SF1 vs. SF2
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HeathDavisSpeed

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Going by the seedings, I could be playing Jojo in the Quarters!

Are there ranking points available for this tourney, or is it just for larks?
 
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