Week 6: Rogers Cup (G, CSWT 1000) & US Clay Championships (C, CSWT 250)

Force 4-6 6-1 2*-2 Delonge
Force broke again in the second set just before the rain struck. They're going through the games in the third set, but neither player looks like threatening the other at the moment.

Force 4-6 6-1 2-3* Delonge
Well I'm looking a little silly now, DeLonge has just broken Force! And a love game to boot, here's the action we've all been craving in this third set.

Force 4-6 6-1 2*-4 Delonge
2*-4: Force gets a couple of points, but can't get anywhere near a break.

 

Force 4-6 6-1 3*-5 Delonge
So DeLonge will serve for the match (if he doesn't break), Force almost had a break but he threw away two break points to lose the game. He took his service game quite easily though.

Force 4-6 6-1 5*-5 Delonge
DeLonge finds the net twice on serve, and a couple of forehands down the line puts Force back on level terms.

Force 4-6 6-1 5*-5 Delonge
Still level here, and we'll continue until someone breaks.

 

Force 4-6 6-1 7-6* (30-0) Delonge
Force has a nice advantage here, can he make it count?

Force 4-6 6-1 7-6* (30-15) Delonge
The first serve is poor, but Force comes to the net after returning the second, and is made to pay with a deft lob.

Force 4-6 6-1 7-6* (30-30) Delonge
Force's return is wide of the mark, and there his hope for DeLonge again. Ether Starris has beaten Joshua Ritchie in two sets.

Force 4-6 6-1 7-6* (40-30) Delonge
A lovely backhand from Force is too much for DeLonge, and that's match point for Force.

Force 4-6 6-1 8-6 Delonge
And he does it. very simple, comes to the net and this time it works. A good comeback from the Englishman, though DeLonge is again unfortunate to crash out so early in the competition.

 

Around the Courts
Joshua Ritchie and Leumas Himann have just leveled the score with Gareth Weaver and Wes Welker in the doubles, it's one set all there. Wheelson/du Toit are in the third set with Chad Dyer and Andrew James, that looks set for a tense finish over on court #3. Heath Davis has just lost to Aaron O'Neill by a rather large margin.

 

Howe/Wood 1*-5 Deane/Ryabovol
Deane/Ryabovol have taken the last 5 games, this could get ugly.

Howe/Wood 1-6 2*-0 Deane/Ryabovol
But their lead could be short lived in terms of the match, as the English pair win their first game in 7, and then break!

 

Howe/Wood 1-6 6-4 0*-0 Deane/Ryabovol
Nothing more of note in the second sees Howe claim his first set for a long time. Due to the length of these matches on the main court, O'Driscoll/Dyer has been moved to court #9, should be the last to finish of the day.

Howe/Wood 1-6 6-4 2-3* Deane/Ryabovol
Ryabovol provides a couple of classy points to ward off a chance of a break of his serve, and then proceeds to win a couple of points at the net for a break of his own.

Howe/Wood 1-6 6-4 3-6 Deane/Ryabovol
And that's the match. A further break right at the end hands Deane & Ryabovol a place in the quarters. Over to court #9 for the last match of the day.

O'Driscoll 7-5 0-0 Dyer
O'Driscoll breaks after 5 deuces for a set win, Dyer has been surprisingly good in this match.

O'Driscoll 7-5 3*-1 Dyer
And a break for O'Driscoll. Serve and volley doesn't appear to work for Dyer, and he's duly punished for it.

O'Driscoll 7-5 6-3 Dyer
And that's that for the day. Results and the second round draw incoming.

 

Results
Main Court
Gareth Weaver def by Marcuss Deane 3-6, 3-6
Jonny Ridd def Rob Cribb 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
Bruce Force def Tom DeLonge 4-6, 6-1, 8-6
J. Howe & O. Wood def by M. Deane & I. Ryabovol 1-6, 6-4, 3-6

Court #2
C. Warrington & B. Force def A. O'Driscoll & B. Hall 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Oscar Wood def Reagan Wheelson 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
Brett Hall def by Chris Warrington 0-6, 2-6
J. Ritchie & L. Himann def by W. Welker & G. Weaver 5-7, 6-4, 4-6
Kelvin Fung def by Ginger Furball 6-2, 4-6, 4-6

Court #3
Wes Welker def Supple Dong 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
Zac MacDonald def by Luka Popovic 4-6, 4-6
R. Wheelson & O. du Toit def C. Dyer & A. James 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
K. Fung & T. DeLonge def by H. Davis & T. Lee 7-6 (9-7), 5-7, 2-6
J. Harding & Z. MacDonald def by M. Burridge & H. Daman 5-7, 2-6

Court #6
Ritwik Chowdhuri def Henry Daman 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
Os du Toit def Matt James 6-3, 6-2
Joshua Ritchie def by Ether Starris 3-6, 4-6
Andrew James def Jonty Rhodes 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 8-6
B. Storer & E. Starris def J. Ridd & J. Logan 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1

Court #9
Jordan Logan def by Ivan Ryabovol 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 2-6
Truman Lee def Chris Raftery 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Aaron O'Neill def by Heath Davis 2-6, 1-6
R. Cribb & S. Dong def by R. Chowdhuri & L. Popovic 5-7, 7-5, 4-6
Alex O'Driscoll def Chad Dyer 7-5, 6-3

 

Gun performance in doubles, although I don't think Harding/MacDonald were the strongest opponents. Unfortunately I've got the #1 seeds next round