Week 4: Dubai Tennis Championships (H, CSWT 500)

Qualifying - Bottom Half

Aaron O'Neill has pulled off a surprising win over Matt James to make it into the first round of the tournament. In what was a strangely tight win over James, O'Neill's string of poor serving never really looked like putting a dent in his game for some reason, as his opponent just made up for it with some crazy shot into the crowd. Bosh Burger was unlucky to miss out on a spot in the first round, as he lost to Brett Hall over two sets, despite pushing him very close in the second. Jonty Rhodes won the all-South African matchup, dominating compatriot Chad Dyer. Englishmen Marcuss Deane and Geraint Martyn progressed with ease, and in the final game of the day, one to watch Alistair Son looked in good form while beating Chris Raftery in straight sets.

Results
Brett Hall def Bosh Burger 6-3, 7-6 (11-9)
Henry Daman def Jake Harding 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
Matt James def by Aaron O'Neill 2-6, 6-4, 5-7
Blake Quilty def by Marcuss Deane 3-6, 3-6
Geraint Martyn def Morgan Burridge 6-4, 6-1
Alistair Son def Chris Raftery 6-2, 6-2
Jonty Rhodes def Chad Dyer 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (7-3)
Oscar Wood def Jake Howe 6-1, 6-1
Siege Morgan def by Ginger Furball 1-6, 3-6
Kelvin Fung def by Truman Lee 2-6, 4-6

 

First Round Draw

(1) W. Welker v L. Himann
H. Davis v J. Ritchie
A. O'Driscoll v E. Starris
J. Chewie v (5) R. Cribb

(3) L. Popovic v J. Logan
Z. Ikram v C. Warrington
G. Weaver v J. Wivillian
S. Yates v (7) R. Wheelson

(6) A. James v B. Hall
H. Daman v J. Ridd
A. O'Neill v M. Deane
G. Martyn v (4) B. Force

(8) O. du Toit v A. Son
J. Rhodes v R. Chowdhuri
O. Wood v G. Furball
T. Lee v (2) I. Ryabovol

 

Fucking doos.

 

I need to retire from singles.