9th February 2025
Adrian Militaru
Richard Clements
6
3
4
6
10
6
Richard: Well played Adrian. Solid in the tie breaker and a strong first set gave you a deserved victory. Good fun, definitely some great rallies and a few off the frame that were just as memorable! Cheers Adrian looking forward to the next one.
9th February 2025
Alexei Coban
Ismail China
7
7
6
3
7
8
6
6
Alexei: How to win a league match against Ismail His strengths: -He runs. Fast. So try to hit balls on the wide sides to move him from one side to the other -Always goes for biggest possible first serve. 90% of them go into the net or long. But a very few get in. He managed to get about 3 aces against me. The second serve is gentle to get into the box His weaknesses -inability to control his frustration. As he wants to hit aggressively, he'll get frustrated when it goes into the net or long. The vast majority of high balls, he'll go for an aggressive hit as he doesn't have the patience to play it. Wants to strongly hit it for a quick win. If the balls comes high to him, he'll miss hit it 95% That's probably how I came top from being 2-5 in the second set. I was hoping to make it 7-5 but ended in a tiebreak. So grind him. Slowly but surely. Have patience. You'll get there
Ismail: Unplayable, he will just do moon shot on every forehand when there is no need, very boring game.
3rd February 2025
Kurt Williams
Poi Cheng Lai
6
1
6
3
Kurt: It was great to play in temperatures nearing double digits. Poi was a slow burner to get into the match but her play level trippled in the second set. Her backhand was working!!!! Such o lovely person. We had fun π
Poi Cheng: Thanks for a fun game Kurt! You certainly made me work hard for those points! I really enjoyed our rallies:-)
21st January 2025
Roman Martynenko
Bailey Wilson
7
5
3
6
10
5
Roman: One of the toughest matches in a while. Lots of consistent rallies, powerful serves and valleys. Thanks for the game and good luck!
Bailey: What a battle. Roman was too strong from the baseline, and came up clutch in the match tiebreak. All the best for the rest of the league!
17th January 2025
Pete Hellyer
Paul Morrell
6
1
6
0
Pete: Great game with Paul! We had some good rallies and there was some unplayable returns πΎ
Paul: Great couple of hours with Pete, some good rallies and a very enjoyable game. Thanks Peteπ
18th December 2024
Marty McColl
Steve Reed
6
4
Marty: That was a ridiculously chaotic match as it was so windy and I think I was just lucky with more helpful gusts than Steve was! Good luck for the rest of the league π
Steve: Well played and definitely adjusted to the wind better. Look forward to the rematch π
16th December 2024
Alexandre Lung
Marty McColl
6
4
Alexandre: Thanks Marty! Great serve and volley game! Good luck!
Marty: Well played Alexandre! Good match and came down to the serve improving mid match. Good luck! π
15th December 2024
Adrian Militaru
Ben Alonso
6
3
6
1
Adrian: Surprisingly good weather for tennis, with a shy sun making a rare appearance this morning. Lovely to meet Ben who (same as I) is keeping the one handed backhand alive, so kudos to that! Plenty of good rallies in the match and some impressive serves from Ben, so I'm happy I managed to get the win by playing quite consistent and aggressive throughout. Good luck in your next matches!
Ben: Great fun. Thank you Adrian. Pleasure meeting you and good luck on your next matches. Cheers.
17th November 2024
Necati Peken
Will Gurney
6
0
15th November 2024
Kim Meier
Ben Robinson
6
4
Kim: Thanks for a great match Ben! π
Ben: Likewise. Pesky blinding sun. But nice to get out in it! Well played
Adrian: Glad to finally manage to play with Richard, even though the court was a bit slippery we had some good fun on the court. We exchanged some good rallies, winners, net plays, drop shots, lobs, passing shots, which is what makes tennis exciting. It was a 50-50 game in terms of who would win this one, and the tiebreaker was the way to decide this and I just managed to win a couple more points towards the end when it mattered, but it could have gone either way just as easy. Thanks for the match and well played, good luck in your next ones and hopefully we'll play again even if just a rally.