Week 2: Australian Open (H, Grand Slam)

Discussion in 'Tournaments' started by Mariner, Jan 11, 2014.

  1. Mariner CL Warrington

    Was thinking sometimes they're a little low, just when players seem to literally not be able to get the serve in at all (like 2/3 players) is when it gets a little high.

    Yep, right after the finals.
     
  2. Lukic L Popovic

    Ah fair enough, makes sense tho since you never point out the regular amounts but only the occasional 30+ double faulter.
     
  3. Mariner CL Warrington

    Finals

    Wes Welker has taken his first title after five sets of really watchable tennis. After some less than spectacular performances on serve during the competition, Welker really brought his A-game to the match. In the first set, Ryabovol was more than equal to the challenge, keeping a steady hand on the game. When the opportunity arose in Welker's third service game, Ryabovol made an easy winner to break, not needing the extra two break points available. The two were at stalemate for the rest of the set, neither being able to get a break. Into the second set and it was much the same. A tiebreak was looming at 6-5 on Ryabovol's serve, but the man from NSW got in a very good position with a set point. But Ryabovol somehow forced a deuce after a rally of 22. Welker got the advantage, and the set was finished off by a double fault, leveling the scores at one set all. Again, the third set was similar to the first two, but this time it was Ryabovol who took the set after much hard work. The fourth set was where the match really changed. Welker took a commanding lead immediately, and really stepped it up a notch. He hit winner after winner, and forced his opponent to make some really silly errors with the pressure he was creating. This dominance gave him the fourth set 6-2. The final set seemed much the same for Welker, but Ryabovol pulled something out of the bag too. He pushed his opponent on every point on his serve, unfortunately missed out on two break points which would almost have certainly given him the game. Unluckily though, it was Welker who was to gain the victory and win the title. In the doubles, it was a slightly simpler affair for Chris Warrington & Bruce Force, who after being pushed very hard in the first set, took it easy to take the championship in four sets. The first set required a tiebreak that seemed to go on for ever, but the British pair came through eventually. In the second, there was a mini-implosion on the part of Samuel Yates, who after some great play in the first set decided to go back to his usual self and be horrible at returning the ball. Of course, this was not limited to returning serves as he racked up the unforced errors. Naturally, Warrington/Force decided that a good game strategy would be to aim the ball at Yates and wait for the mistake. The set didn't take very long. Somehow, Burger and Yates took the third set by some margin. Perhaps they wanted revenge for previous matches, maybe Force thought it would be ok to nip to Subway with a certain female Canadian tennis player he had the hots for given the state of the match. The fourth however, with two men on the court Warrington and Force powered through to take their first official title. Congrats to both winners.

    Results
    Wes Welker def Ivan Ryabovol 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
    C. Warrington & B. Force def S. Yates & B. Burger 7-6 (9-7), 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
     
  4. Weeman27bob BE Force

    :naughty:
     
  5. Weeman27bob BE Force

    Happy to get the doubles win though.

    Grats to Welker too.
     
  6. Mariner CL Warrington

    Tournament Overview
    Singles
    Code:
    Player			Round  
    W. Welker		Winner
    I. Ryabovol		Finalist
    L. Popovic		Semifinal
    R. Cribb		Semifinal
    O. du Toit		Quarterfinal
    J. Ridd			Quarterfinal
    R. Chowdhuri		Quarterfinal
    R. Wheelson		Quarterfinal
    A. James		Last 16
    C. Raftery		Last 16
    G. Furball		Last 16
    C. Warrington		Last 16
    J.. Chewie		Last 16
    M. James		Last 16
    B. Hall			Last 16
    H. Davis		Last 16
    G. Martyn		Round 32
    B. Force		Round 32
    O. Wood			Round 32
    M. Deane		Round 32
    A. Dforum		Round 32
    A. O'Driscoll		Round 32
    B. Read			Round 32
    H. Daman		Round 32
    J. Rhodes		Round 32
    E.Starris		Round 32
    S. Yates		Round 32
    R. Hutchinson		Round 32
    G. Weaver		Round 32
    J. Ritchie		Round 32
    H.Bots			Round 32
    J. Logan		Round 32
    S. Morgan		Pre
    S. Vimes		Pre
    J. Howe			Pre
    C. Dyer			Pre
    L. Himann		Pre
    T. Lee			Pre
    B. Burger		Pre
    A. O'Neill		Pre
    M. Burridge		Pre
    B. Quilty		Pre
    C. Downes		Pre
    S. Masters		Pre
    
    Doubles
    Code:
    Warrington/Force	Winners
    Burger/Yates		Finalists
    Welker/Weaver		Semifinals
    Martyn/Quilty		Semifinals
    Davis/Lee		Quarterfinals
    Ridd/Bots
    Furball/Hall
    Burridge/Daman
    Morgan/Wood		Last 16
    Chewie/Hutchinson
    Vimes/Ryabovol
    Howe/O'Dirscoll
    Himann/Ritchie
    Starris/O'Neill
    Downes/Wheelson
    Logan/du Toit
    Dyer/James		Qualifiers
    Read/Popovic
    Masters/Rhodes
    Raftery/MJames
    Ritwik/Dforum
    Cribb/Deane
     
  7. KickATinAlong IA Ryabovol

    :( So Close

    Well played, 'n congrats, Welker.
     
  8. Gazza GJ Weaver

    Woohoo Welker!!
     
  9. Reagan Wheelson RDP Wheelson

  10. BoshtrichBurger BB Burger

    Grats to Warrington and Force.
     
  11. weldone RM Chowdhuri

    Congrat's winners..
     
  12. Frizzed WC Welker

    Congratulations to everyone that competed. Looked like an immense tournament.
     
  13. Starris ER Starris

    Typical Force leaving you on the court by yourself while making off with some hot floozy.
     

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